Pragmata is a new science fiction IP from Capcom, where you go around at some stations on the moon to solve some problems. One of the first things you should do is get used to the gunplay and hacking minigame, as the entire premise is built around it. You will be required to do two playthroughs to get all of the trophies/achievements in the game, since one is needed for the hardest difficulty, which isn’t unlocked until you complete the main story at least once. Overall, though, you’re probably looking at a solid 20 hours or so to get everything done, especially if you plan on getting every single trophy/achievement in the game.
The first thing you should worry about is just finishing the main story, as there is nothing missable.
Stage 1 - Play the Main Story¶
The first thing you should do is get accustomed to the game and play through the main story. During this stage, the main thing you want to worry about is getting all of the collectibles in each sector. Despite none of the trophies/achievements making it clear, you actually do have to get every single collectible in the game (reasons explained below in Stage 2). Once you clear Sector 2, there is an Object Scan you can purchase from the upgrades that basically pinpoints nearby collectibles whenever you do a basic scan (it’s also very cheap). There are a few miscellaneous things to do here, like defeating three enemies at the same time with a Lim Recycler, or causing the LunaDigger to retreat. These aren’t missable, though, so you can always go back to get them.
Likewise, there are a few miscellaneous trophies/achievements in the Shelter, your hub. These mostly involvew Diana, like talking to her and playing hide-and-seek. The latter is a minigame that unlocks if you keep speaking to her, so it’s not particularly difficult to do. Once unlocked, you can continually play the minigame whenever you speak with her, so you get infinite chances to win one of the instances. You’ll also want to make sure you do the Training Simulations during this step, but you only need to do the main objective (gold diamond) for each one. The other objectives are completely optional.
Stage 2 - Unknown Signal Mode¶
After beating the main story, you will unlock a few things, like New Game+, Lunatic Difficulty, and something called Unknown Signal Mode. The last one might be a little confusing at first, but it’s basically some post-game content. You go to a new area via the tram in the hub, where you basically get to do a series of challenge rooms, similar to the Training Simulations. However, to unlock them, you have defeat souped up versions of the bosses from the first four Sectors, as well as get every collectibles (100%) in every area.
Once you unlock all of the pods, complete each of the challenges and you will unlock the door in the middle. This gets you some outfits, as well as a new weapon, but the key item here is the Black Box Mod. Equip this and redo the final boss again to get some extra scenes and complete this mode.
(1 of 2) Unknown Signal is a postgame mode that you can do for a little bit of extra content.
Unknown Signal is a postgame mode that you can do for a little bit of extra content. (left), You’ll also need to do a fresh playthrough on Lunatic Difficulty. (right)
Stage 3 - Lunatic Difficulty¶
Lunatic Difficulty is the hardest setting in the game, unlocked after beating the game once. Unfortunately, you can only play it on a New Game and not New Game+, so you’re essentially starting over from the very beginning. Enemies have more health and deal more damage, so things are definitely not easy. Thankfully, you do have access to a lot of weapons at the start, although you still have to unlock some things along the way. Once you can start putting some builds together, then things should get a little easier. The biggest obstacles will probably be the bosses, so plan accordingly and keep going until you defeat them.
Stage 4 - Cleaning Up¶
If Lunatic Difficulty isn’t your final trophy/achievement, then you can use this stage to clean up anything that you have left to do. This will most likely be one of the miscellaneous trophies/achievements, so find out what you need to do and finish it off.
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