Pragmata review – the greatest Xbox 360 game never made

Pragmata – a game without a Roman numeral at the end of its name (Capcom)

Capcom channels the energy of the PlayStation 3 era in this top notch third person title that isn’t a sequel or a remake – just a really good video game.

Complaining that new franchises and IP are too risky and expensive is not a new phenomenon. Video game publishers (and movie makers and everyone else) have been relying almost solely on sequels, remakes, and licensed games for the last several decades. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 era was the last time costs were low enough that you could still risk taking a chance on a new and untested idea – and even then, it didn’t happen that often.

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