That holds true when you go hands-on with the brand new The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, and get hooked in a way that few other RPGs can manage. The original game could be a bit hard to get your teeth around if you've adjusted to the streamlined flow of modern titles.

Oblivion has always been one of my biggest “I’ll get to it” games. Skyrim’s one of my favourite games of all time, and I always wanted to play Oblivion too, but whenever the itch came up, it always seemed easier to install another 100 mods to make Skyrim prettier and do another playthrough.

People will continue to debate Oblivion Remastered being a remaster or a remake no matter what, but here’s the rundown: the game is the same under the hood, running on Gamebryo