Releasing all the way back in 1994, The Elder Scrolls: Arena was far from Bethesda's first video game, but it quickly became the studio's most defining piece of work upon its initial launch. Though it wasn't the first fantasy RPG out there, The Elder Scrolls: Arena learned from those that came before it, and used that knowledge to produce a truly genre-defining experience. Though it looks and feels extremely dated all these decades later, The Elder Scrolls: Arena is still incredibly impressive to think about, establishing so much of the expansive world and lore that the franchise would use as its basis going forward.