ROCKET LEAGUE

Ben Tyrer finds he’s now a league behind It’s been almost a year since I went cold(ish) turkey from Psyonix’s wonderful soc-car sim and I decide to dip my toes back in the water to see how it’s come on since my self-imposed exile. Turns out my skills are rustier than the underside of an ’80s Astra. One-on-one duels see me ship eight goals to my opponent. A round of doubles has my partner openly mocking me via the in-game chat, a pleasant reminder of how lovely the community isn’t. While Rocket League goes from strength to strength, my days of bicycle goals are in the rearview mirror.