The Wednesday letters page starts a 30th anniversary playthrough of every Resident Evil game, as one reader is unsurprised there’s no PS5 port of Starfield.
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Strange omissions
That Sony list of the most anticipated games of 2026 is really bizarre. I think the best explanation is that it’s basically an advert paid for by other publishers but it’s a big thing on their page, with its own trailer, so it’s really odd that it’s so random and is missing tons of games, including GTA 6.
For me, it’s yet another example of low effort Sony being out of touch. We’ll probably get a Nintendo Direct in February, but we have no idea what Sony’s planning and nobody even bothers to predict about State of Plays now.
For what it’s worth though, I would say that my most anticipated game of the year, that isn’t GTA 6, is probably Resident Evil Requiem (which is on Sony’s list), but that’s out this month, so that’s not much of stretch. I’m also interested in Saros, 007 First Light, and the Tomb Raider remake.
Weirdly, Tomb Raider wasn’t on Sony’s list, so does that mean Amazon wouldn’t pay for ad space either? I don’t understand why Sony didn’t buy the Tomb Raider franchise when they had a chance. Lara was practically the PS1 mascot and Sony has its whole film business. But then I kind of get the feeling Sony don’t really know what they’re doing with a lot of things.
Ishi
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The only way is up
I think talk of the Nintendo Switch 2 getting more expensive is one example of Inbox magic we could all have done without. I’m sure, though, that the reader on Tuesday and these analysts in the latest story are probably right though.
I realise it’s not technically Nintendo’s fault, but it is their fault that the console is expensive in the first place, that it’s got no wriggle room when something like this happens. We all want more powerful graphics, but I haven’t seen anything on the Switch 2 that doesn’t look like it would be possible on the original (except maybe Cyberpunk 2077, oddly).
Nintendo has never mentioned the graphics or done anything to show how good they can get, so it’s hardly been a selling point. Now they’re stuck with a console that’s too expensive and for no real reason. It’s not a good start to the year.
Kyle
Contrary opinion
On the subject of revisiting certain games you’d reviewed poorly, I demand a reappraisal, plus penance, for your egregious, illegitimate lambasting of The Evil Within 2, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Lies Of P.
Why are you guys such raging contrarians!? The Evil Within 2 is a four!? Behave yourselves!
Moreover, only a six for the post-modern masterpiece that is Alan Wake 2!? Were you in a coma when you wrote that travesty of a review!? Would you kindly just get with the program and stop disseminating such incendiary takes (to me!) on games I’d very much enjoyed!
Dezinavlag Remag
PS: Keep up the good work!
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Correct proportions
I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect the Tomb Raider remake to have grid-based movement, but I am hopeful it will go back to the old style of platforming. If you watch the trailer you can see her jumping around and it seems very like the original game, with some very stiff animation that is obviously that way just so it feels authentic.
I think this is a good idea, because to be a success we have got to get it away from the idea that it’s some kind of third person action stealth game. Like has already been said, the original barely had any of that kind of stuff in it. It was about exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, with a tiny bit of action, and the remake has to be the same to work, and to prove the team knows what they’re doing for the future.
Bors
Down a dimension
It’s obvious to me that the only way forward after the failure of Metroid Prime 4 is a follow-up to Metroid Dread. That was the most successful entry anyway, so something that’s in that same 2D style should wash the bad taste away, assuming they can come up with some new ideas for it – and figure out once and for all what to do about Samus speaking or not.
They also have to either make a non-player character that people don’t hate or just give up and have her be on her own all the time again. They need to hire a decent scriptwriter to sort it out, because you can’t have more of the cartoon rubbish from Metroid Prime 4.
Looking back, Nintendo really hasn’t capitalised on the initial success of Metroid Prime 1 at all. In fact, I’d say they got worse with each new game. Maybe it’s time to just abandon the spin-off and concentrate on the real thing.
Jacko
Last roll of the dice
That hybrid console is very clever – respect to the YouTuber’s technical skills – but their choices of exclusive games to demonstrate the three consoles with cracked me up.
So, for Sony we have Ghost Of Yōtei, a well-made but unimaginative open world game that pushes graphics and presentation above everything else. And for Nintendo we have Donkey Kong Bananza, a completely unique game that’s completely unlike anything else on any other system.
And then for Xbox we have… Starfield. A bitter disappointment and flop that Bethesda spent the best part of a decade making and went down like a lead balloon.
I don’t know if the YouTuber meant to sum the consoles up like that (they probably didn’t) but it made me laugh anyway.
I suppose it does remind you that Xbox does still have exclusives, but I think it’s pretty telling to Starfield’s failure that they haven’t bothered to port it to PlayStation 5 yet. They know no one cares and it won’t sell.
It’s even sadder because in hindsight you realise that was probably Xbox’s last chance at a console exclusive that would tip the scales, and it was one of their worst efforts ever.
Nagall
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No more
After having fought my way through Hollow Knight: Silksong last year I really can’t be having with the idea of anything similar again, not for a long time. If MIO: Memories In Orbit is just going to be the first of a new wave of Metroidvanias, which it probably is, I’m just not interested anymore.
A new game’s going to have to be something significantly different to get me interested and it’s long overdue that someone shook the whole idea up, instead of just splicing in ideas from other games.
Tosh
Anniversary run
With the 30th anniversary of Resident Evil coming (amongst so many others, apparently!) I’ve started playing the whole series in chronological order, starting with the original PS1 games. I’ve got through the first three and I had a blast with them.
They’re very old fashioned now but the controls are so weird and unhelpful you just kind of go with it and accept that they’re part of the challenge. I don’t really remember if that’s how it felt at the time – because they were always awkward – but once you get used to them it’s all part of the charm.
But let me tell you, these games are still creepy. The outdated graphics give the whole thing a very strange atmosphere, and bits like the first zombie reveal and the hunter appearance, as it races through the map to get you, are still shocking.
Resident Evil 2 is great too but it’s obvious that 3 was a rush job and starting to get repetitive with the formula. However, It is better than the remake, which completely ruined how the Nemesis works. Also, Jill’s final line is much better than the original.
It’s Resident Evil Code: Veronica next, which I think also has terrible controls, but I’m interested to play it, because the rumour is it’s the next one to be remade. I’ll be there for that, just like I am for almost anything Resi related.
Coolsbane
Inbox also-rans
I actually think Marathon will do pretty well. It should be obvious by now that online multiplayer fans are not looking for innovation, they just want a competent game and nothing that rocks the boat. I get the feeling that’s exactly what Marathon is.
Manos
I see Doug Bowser has joined Hasbro, which owns Dungeons & Dragons and lots of other things, like Transformers. I wonder why he left Nintendo if he was just going to go into a very similar business, rather than retire. Maybe he had a falling out with Japan?
Cubes
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