Found a copy of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for PS3 in a secondhand shop for £1. It was released in 2006 (and 2007 for Pas3) and is often included in lists of greatest videogames. I remember my eldest son playing it back then on 360 but I’m pretty sure I didn’t at the time (the opening, in which your character escapes from a prison cell through sewers seems pretty familiar though).

Having just played a few hours of the game (which supposedly takes anywhere from 30 to 100 hours to complete) I have to declare that it’s delightful – certainly for a nearly 20 year-old game. Once outside the sewers, the open environments are BotW-like gorgeous and I’ve certainly enjoyed exploring the terrain.

What also strikes me is how little this sort of RPG has evolved. Don’t get me wrong, current generation games of this type have much better graphics and gameplay – but, essentially, aren’t that much more developed than what’s happening here with Oblivion.