30 Best Video Games Of All Time

13. The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

Where The Witcher 3 proves you can have a gargantuan open world with scores of quests and characters to uncover, Skyrim sees Bethesda design a labyrinthine combination of overlapping A.I. scripts, dynamic mission generation and endless customisation.

The Elder Scrolls V's greatest strength comes from this "manifest destiny" approach. Want to be a mage? Gather up your provisions and head north-east - there's a College of Winterhold that'll let you embark on Tamriel's own mini-Harry Potter storyline. A warrior? Join the Fighter's Guild, a gallant adventurer? Pick a direction and see what creatures and treasures await. Or perhaps you just want to see the story through? Bethesda have never been amazing 'single player campaign' writers, but even Skyrim's has some fantastic twists and turns once you start getting into ancient wars between dragons and mysterious voices from atop mountains.

Yes, it's buggy as hell, but that's a very small price to pay when the end result is a literal world of content, all written to be as memorable as possible.