A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

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25th April

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Mat remembers when games were just games and not world-shaking conquerers; Marie is impatient for her vampires to get it on; Bertie discovers depth in ridiculousless; and Dom politely calls for help.

What have you been playing this week?

Here's another question: do you remember what you were playing last week? You don't have to! The What We've Been Playing archive has you covered.

Pragmata, PS5

I once described 2024's Twisters as a film deliberately engineered to be an 8/10; functional fun with no expectations of greatness. I feel the same way about Pragmata, as if it was plucked out of a different era of video game development when big games were allowed to just be alright. Slightly better than alright, even.…