STILL PLAYING

Destiny 2: Forsaken PS4 This month brought worrying signs that suggest old habits die a little too hard for Bungie. A much-hyped murder-mystery quest amounted to perhaps an hour of actual gameplay, spread over three weeks’ worth of timegates. The reward, however, puts those fears to rest. Thunderlord, a returning Destiny 1 machine gun, is an absolute monster, and a reminder of all the progress Bungie has made in 2018.

Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Switch This overhauled classic may have felt too expensive at Switch’s launch, but we’ve more than had our money’s worth. It’s the ideal filler game for the final half hour of a long journey, Capcom’s combination of 2017’s combos and 1992’s damage model making for the most absurdly enjoyable run through Arcade mode you’ll ever have.

Sea Of Thieves Xbox One Rare has been busy filling its hypnotically pretty ocean with extra missions, limitedtime events – and fresh horrors, it seems. Panic ensues when we hop back in for a laid-back session with a new crewmate and end up sailing our sloop into the jaws of a hungry megalodon. We’d like to take this opportunity to apologise unreservedly to our cohabitants for all the screaming.