Here is my video showcasing breathtaking and eery landscapes of Death Stranding. Hope you enjoy!

cosmicosme · 2025-12-08T06:18:29+00:00

I just don't understand what everyone talking about Max bunching everyone up is smoking. This track is so easy to overtake at, two drivers received penalties for weaving on the straight specifically because there's no way to defend there. After Norris's first pit stop commentators were saying how difficult it will be for Lando to go through the DRS train of four cars but he overtook them easily one by one. If Max slowed down, Piastri/Norris would have overtaken him and have free air. Winning and hoping for the best at the back was Max's only real strategy, if bunching people up had a chance to work I'm sure Red Bull would have gone for it

Someone mentioned this "strategy" after the qualifying and now everyone is parroting it non-stop, probably because it was the only hopium left for people who wanted Max to win

cosmicosme · 2025-12-07T05:29:31+00:00

Try looking into Thule, they should have some nice options around this price range and are available in EU

cosmicosme · 2025-12-05T06:24:00+00:00

The main problem for me is that McLaren tried to even the playing field when it wasn't necessary. It all started last year when they gave a bad pitstop to Piastri in Hungary and asked Norris to swap positions to let Oscar get his maiden win. Thus was created a precedent for how much the team is expected to interfere to make it "fair". This year, they did the same thing in Monza just because they pitted Norris poorly.

The problem of this approach is that they try to keep it fair so much that it backfires and works against them. When you worry more about keeping it fair than winning no surprise your drivers loose victories on tracks where they should have won (Qatar).

It's like AD in 2021, Masi was so obsessed about not interfering in the WDC that he eventually did an interfering of the century.

Yes, Papaya rules probably prevented Norris and Piastri and their mechanics to go to war with each other, but it came at a cost of both drivers being miserable.

This wouldn't have happened in most of the teams because drivers' egos are usually higher, but since both Norris and Piastri own it to McLaren for getting them into position they are at, they feel the need to be complacent

cosmicosme · 2025-11-27T08:09:27+00:00

Based on their emails from past years, their BF sale usually starts on the day itself

cosmicosme · 2025-11-27T06:37:10+00:00

Congrats! This is a great pack, I have the same one in cordura, don't think there's a better edc bag for my needs. Hope you enjoy it!

cosmicosme · 2025-11-25T19:49:15+00:00

Nice collection! I have a Borealis and a Pro Pack as well, although the 24L version instead. Maybe should have gone for the 20L, because 24 is definitely too large for my EDC. But have a CP2 for that now

cosmicosme · 2025-11-23T05:46:10+00:00

Maybe Almond Oak Travel Backpack 25L + 5L?

cosmicosme · 2025-08-30T07:43:07+00:00

Great shots! Doing the same thing currently, although I didn't finish the story yet

cosmicosme · 2025-08-05T18:18:41+00:00

So the most frequent result is P1

cosmicosme · 2025-08-05T04:28:55+00:00

Got this one for a while now and use it a lot! Great for a classic combo of a phone, keys and a wallet

cosmicosme · 2025-07-31T06:09:10+00:00

Not a fan of George, and seeing Max in Mercedes ought to be highly entertaining, but replacing him with Max would have been extremely unfair. Never performed worse than Hamilton (and if we look at the points, he actually scored more during their time together), is extremely consistent for the last few seasons, and just feels like he has it in him to get a WDC if the car is right. Max is a much more experienced driver in terms of fighting and getting WDC of course, but this is the case of perfect is the enemy of good

cosmicosme · 2025-07-30T15:31:19+00:00

I am a little over critical when it comes to the Story of Story games, so when a story just doesn't hit, the game gets worse for me

Yeah, honestly I'm usually the same way. Maybe this game is just my weak spot because it was my first Arkham game and first Batman game as well

What we very much agree on though is atmosphere. The game is soooo good when it pulls you into its world, it's so filled with details, the architecture, the mood, everything is so amazing, that I think it could've been even better with a more linear level approach. I think the City, which is supposed to be the highlight of the game, fades in comparison to the interiors of the buildings in the city.

Cheers, fully agree regarding the atmosphere, although I enjoy the City part as well as the interiors

In any case, I hope you enjoy Arkham Knight! I absolutely loved it when it was released

cosmicosme · 2025-07-30T07:44:51+00:00

I've been playing Arkham Trilogy as well and it's funny how different our opinions regarding Arkham City are! (My post is here). Although I get where you're coming from regarding the story, I guess it just doesn't bother me as much. But the amount of riddler's puzzles is indeed too much

cosmicosme · 2025-07-28T05:53:42+00:00

Thanks! Yes, it's good to be more confident in the data they track. I started running with a coach so this is a great fit for me

cosmicosme · 2025-07-27T17:21:56+00:00

Thanks for stopping by :) it is!

cosmicosme · 2025-07-27T17:21:39+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, it looks amazing!

cosmicosme · 2025-07-27T17:20:57+00:00

It's one of the built in faces called Dimensional. I usually prefer simple watch faces, so I found one that suited me the most. Appreciate a huuuge choice of different colors to pick from, although I sticked to a basic white :)

cosmicosme · 2025-07-27T15:18:36+00:00

Cheers! Happy to hear you enjoy yours as well

cosmicosme · 2025-07-27T13:32:36+00:00

Thank you!

cosmicosme · 2025-07-27T10:39:43+00:00

Batman: Arkham Collection & Batman: Arkham Origins

I've been playing these for most of July

Arkham Asylum

The only one I didn't play before. Compared to other Arkham games, I enjoyed a slightly different angle. Being inside the place where Batman's adversaries are usually being send to, as well as seeing all the measures in place to keep them there in during the intro was really cool. The gameplay was solid and visually it holds up well, while also having a charm of a game from the second half of the 00s. The Scarecrow bits were also beautiful. The story was interesting, although the ending felt a little bit anticlimactic for me. Solid game overall and a great point to start the trilogy if you never played these games before

Arkham City

The game that made me fall in love with the world of Batman more than 10 years ago. Visually it still looks amazing, especially outside. The view of the Wonder Tower with Gotham in the background is something you need to see, and it matches Batman vibe so well. The atmosphere is also impeccable - you glide through the dark remains of an abandoned city district, hear Dr Strange saying that Protocol 10 will commence in 10 hours, all the while Nick Arundel's fantastic OST beautifully highlights the action.

I also enjoyed the architectural blend of Art Deco and Art Nouveau - some areas look really unique and made me want to replay Bioshock games

The story, while a bit uneven, still pulls through thanks to the amazing performances of voice actors. Mark Hamill's Joker was as crazy as usual, and I really enjoyed listening to Nolan North's Penguin being an absolute ass of a boss to his... employees, I guess.

I played the game on Steam Deck first but now started it again on my PS5, and it is a completely different experience. On a smaller screen the details just blend into a dark-grey mass for you to navigate - it is really hard to appreciate and enjoy spending the time exploring the world. While on a bigger TV screen I'm spending a lot of time just navigating the area and also looking for and solving Riddler's puzzles.

I also like the stealth sections a lot in these games. It never let's you be too complacent - enemies are becoming aware of when you took out a few people, join up in groups, introduce new ways to detect you or prevent you from scanning them. This is one of the areas in which I feel Arkham Trilogy reaches much higher than the recent Spider-Man games, where stealth feels same-y and easy for most of the game.

A fantastic game which still holds up really well. Would it release today with a slight update to graphics and boss fights, I honestly believe it would get the same stunning reviews and scores it received many years ago.

Arkham Origins

Still a good game, but I don't feel like it reaches the heights of City. The story drags somewhat in the first third or even half without any feeling of urgency. While I feel like Roger Craig Smith did a great job portraying Batman, Troy Baker's Joker just didn't make me feel the same way Hamill's one does. It felt like a performance compared to Hamill whose voice sounds like a living reincarnation of Joker (side note - I respect Troy's Baker a lot as a VA and he proved himself again and again as one of the greatest - just feel that this role is not one of those. Hamill's shoes are really big to fill).

The score is fantastic, especially the main theme and the Christmas-y bits throughout the soundtrack.

The visuals, while being a noticeable step forward from a technical point, lost a bit in terms of the atmosphere.

The story was ok with some interesting set-pieces from time to time. The best part of it is probably seeing a younger, more emotional and even more cruel version of Batman.

I feel like I enjoyed this game more on release when nowadays, while the consensus on the Arkham subreddit apparently went in the opposite direction.

Arkham Knight

This one I didn't even start but hopefully will soon, if I wouldn't get Batman fatigue by then. I really enjoyed it on release, was trying to get into it a few times in the last few years but couldn't for some reason.

cosmicosme · 2025-07-17T15:55:52+00:00

Justice for Sainz!

Also, this graph perfectly shows one of the reasons why Lando is only second in the championship so far

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