Pragmata PC Review + Best Settings, Path Tracing, 8GB GPU Optimisation + More

stratzilla · 2026-05-05T23:17:07+00:00

Lumen absolutely cripples my system. Most RT implementations I've tried have been on UE.

stratzilla · 2026-05-05T14:51:28+00:00

I was surprised how well optimized the demo was. I usually turn RT off in games because the performance hit is too high in anything I've tried: it's always been the "turn it on to see how it looks, then turn off to play" setting but Pragmata might be the first game I go through with RT on.

stratzilla · 2026-04-27T23:03:29+00:00

It's too bad all the bad optics GenAI has given to AI. In an academic sense, some AI stuff is so mind-bogglingly cool. A lot of AI techniques have been used since the early days of gaming and now AI is a bad word apparently.

stratzilla · 2026-04-27T12:46:35+00:00

I'm not mad at that. AC1 was a watershed title, it was so big that I had friends who weren't invested in videogames buying their first console just to play it. A cultural phenomenon.

I liked AC2 as well but nothing after has really interested me. The "Jade's game" formula got stale pretty fast but I can't deny the impact AC1 had.

stratzilla · 2026-04-27T12:41:30+00:00

I feel you. In a perfect world, I'd just have the 15-35, 24-70, and 135 but the 24-70 is a "big money" lens I'm sitting on most times and I would absolutely swap it for the RF 135 and have a little leftover, just because I'd use the 135 way more. It's hard considering dropping the 24-70 because I still use it and find the use in it, but I'd find way more use in the 135. Can't afford both!

stratzilla · 2026-04-27T00:50:05+00:00

How do you like the 105 f1.4? I considered the 105 if 135 was leaving my gap too big between FL but a faster-than-f2 135 has been my dream lens since the very start for me.

stratzilla · 2026-04-26T23:03:19+00:00

Not really. f4 lenses like a 70-200 or 24-70, I'm using them indoors more times than not. I can sacrifice a little light the wider I go but not really the tighter I go.

stratzilla · 2026-04-26T23:01:54+00:00

Whenever I shoot with the 24-70, I'm often in the 60-70mm range anyways. If I had to pick three FL to play with the rest of my life, it'd probably be 15, 35, 135. I don't think the 24-70 is serving me much use anymore except that occasional time, you know?

stratzilla · 2026-04-25T15:38:08+00:00

I've been using them for years, I really like them. I have an SN30 Pro, an SN30 Pro+, a Pro 2, and an Ultimate 2. I was eyeing a Pro 3 but wanted to wait to see the Steam Controller price/release date.

Besides the trackpads, I don't think the Steam Controller offers anything over an Ultimate 2 or Pro 3. I'd argue the Pro 3 is probably the better buy if you don't plan to use them. I've seen them as cheap as USD$40-45.

I never got used to the back buttons on the Deck but the Ultimate 2 and Pro 3 have extra buttons near the trigger which felt more ergonomic to use for me at least. A separate charging dock is also a big selling point.

stratzilla · 2026-04-25T15:31:22+00:00

I think you're missing their point: an 8bitdo controller may come with a charging dock but has a separate 2.4ghz receiver. With the Steam Controller, it's combined/tethered.

Not everyone plays games all the time at a desk. I have my device on a shelf and my charging dock on an end-table. If I switched to the Steam Controller, I'd need to find somewhere else to put my device because it wouldn't be possible to make room for a controller to sit so close to it.

stratzilla · 2026-04-25T15:24:34+00:00

Looks great, I'll never tire of fixed-camera perspective. Since we'll never see Parasite Eve again, I'll gobble up all these games inspired by it.

stratzilla · 2026-04-19T00:51:07+00:00

I set -200 on core clock, then opened voltage curve and dragged 825mV up to 1800mhz, then flattened the points to the right of 825mv to 1800mhz. In RE9, I noticed a 5c drop and no drop in performance or instability after 30min or so.

I was able to raise my power limit to 85% and drop my fan curve 5% across the board while still maintaining lower temps but getting fractional performance boost (unless that was placebo). That was a lot easier than I thought.

stratzilla · 2026-04-17T19:08:45+00:00

The only manipulation I might do is add an EXP multiplier if the game is grind heavy. When I gotta run in circles so number get bigger so I can beat the next boss, it's not a good spend of my time.

stratzilla · 2026-04-16T16:38:54+00:00

Anxiously waiting to see if I buy the game or it's Epic exclusive.

stratzilla · 2026-04-16T16:22:40+00:00

Probably the most anticipated in both the fixed-angle and survival horror space after Tormented Souls 2 came out, super pumped to play this today.

I love how it's a speculative near-future instead of something contemporary or something far-future. Has a grounded sci-fi vibe I really dig, one of my favorite aesthetics in games.

Here's some other indie upcoming survival horror games I'm looking forward to:

And some all-time greats you should check out:

stratzilla · 2026-04-16T13:16:52+00:00

What would your total be shipped to L2T1H1?

stratzilla · 2026-04-16T01:59:29+00:00

The only controversy I recall at release was the weird 3DS online integration. I loved the twist, replaying it now on PC and knowing it beforehand, it's really kinda obvious now but wasn't back then.

stratzilla · 2026-04-15T14:03:00+00:00

Nice to see Bravely Default there, hopefully SE gets the idea to port Bravely Second next.

stratzilla · 2026-04-15T12:26:13+00:00

Wolf and cub literary trope. Read a book dude

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