Have you played.....No One Lived Forever

[PsychoFish]

easiest way to go would be for them to make a spiritual successor, same themes and elements just a different name and slightly different main character

Yes, but that would be essentially completely new IP and it would have to carve out it's own unique player base. It wouldn't be the same without Cate Archer, H.A.R.M, UNITY or anything else that could potentially be considered copyright infringement.

[DieGrootHammer]

Yes, but that would be essentially completely new IP and it would have to carve out it's own unique player base. It wouldn't be the same without Cate Archer, H.A.R.M, UNITY or anything else that could potentially be considered copyright infringement.

This!

As much as I would probably like a spiritual successor to the franchise, omitting elements like Cate Archer and H.A.R.M would just not be the same. And people will not buy into the idea the same way as witha re-release of the old titles. If the old titles could've been re-released, at least you know they could've banked on pure nostalgia to sell the game well. With new assets, that simply cannot happen.