When one talks about some of the greatest video game franchises of all time, it's only a matter of time before The Elder Scrolls comes into this conversation. From its earliest iteration in the form of Arena to the genre-defining RPG that was Skyrim The Elder Scrolls franchise houses some of the most popular RPGs of all time, and could arguably be seen as the series that put Bethesda on track to become one of the biggest and most influential gaming companies of all time.