B_Delacroix
12-26-2006, 06:58 AM
I picked this up via download last week and so now I feel compelled to do a review.
The things to consider are is it fun, engaging and is it worth the money.
The answers for all three are yes. That is with keeping a few things in mind.
Knights of the Nine is not an expanion, it is just an extension. It adds a quest line to the regular Oblivion game which takes you all over the world map to save Tamriel from yet another doom. It includes new voice acting and new equipment and new quests to solve the main puzzle. It doesn't include any new continents or anything like that.
The download is about $10. Which for what you get seems worth it to me. I wouldn't spend $20 on the box from the store, it just seems silly to pay double for just a CD and a plastic box.
There were a few issues I had getting this to work. You have to install the newest patch. The patch takes a while to decompress and uses up every processor quantum it is given. So don't expect to do anything with your computer while it decompresses and installs. You can press ok on the "this will take about 20 minutes" warning and go make a sandwich.
The second issue was in installing the knights of the nine extension. It would just hang up over and over until I found that others who had the problem installed it successfully by going to safe-mode and installing from there. I did the same and it worked. I have no blinking idea why that would happen.
Once its all installed you want to be sure you don't begin from a saved game that is in Anvil. For me, the new quests wouldn't start until I reloaded from a previous saved game just before the one in which I was in Anvil. With all of that taken care of, its pretty straight forward. I won't spoil it except to say the new series of quests begins by going to Anvil and taking a look around. Talking to guards will quickly get you the idea that something bizarre has happened and then "the game is afoot".
Crazy doom prophets, mysterious church desecrations, ghosts, ancient tombs, relics, dream sequences, its all cool.
One warning, if you are one of those who are afraid of heights even in video games, don't look down on the dream sequence. I know some people who don't like being way up above even the virtual ground. It doesn't bother me, I'm solidly in a chair.
So, if you enjoyed Oblivion, I will say you will enjoy Knights of the Nine.
The things to consider are is it fun, engaging and is it worth the money.
The answers for all three are yes. That is with keeping a few things in mind.
Knights of the Nine is not an expanion, it is just an extension. It adds a quest line to the regular Oblivion game which takes you all over the world map to save Tamriel from yet another doom. It includes new voice acting and new equipment and new quests to solve the main puzzle. It doesn't include any new continents or anything like that.
The download is about $10. Which for what you get seems worth it to me. I wouldn't spend $20 on the box from the store, it just seems silly to pay double for just a CD and a plastic box.
There were a few issues I had getting this to work. You have to install the newest patch. The patch takes a while to decompress and uses up every processor quantum it is given. So don't expect to do anything with your computer while it decompresses and installs. You can press ok on the "this will take about 20 minutes" warning and go make a sandwich.
The second issue was in installing the knights of the nine extension. It would just hang up over and over until I found that others who had the problem installed it successfully by going to safe-mode and installing from there. I did the same and it worked. I have no blinking idea why that would happen.
Once its all installed you want to be sure you don't begin from a saved game that is in Anvil. For me, the new quests wouldn't start until I reloaded from a previous saved game just before the one in which I was in Anvil. With all of that taken care of, its pretty straight forward. I won't spoil it except to say the new series of quests begins by going to Anvil and taking a look around. Talking to guards will quickly get you the idea that something bizarre has happened and then "the game is afoot".
Crazy doom prophets, mysterious church desecrations, ghosts, ancient tombs, relics, dream sequences, its all cool.
One warning, if you are one of those who are afraid of heights even in video games, don't look down on the dream sequence. I know some people who don't like being way up above even the virtual ground. It doesn't bother me, I'm solidly in a chair.
So, if you enjoyed Oblivion, I will say you will enjoy Knights of the Nine.