- Take in the sights and sounds of the vast Capital Wasteland! See the great monuments of the United States lying in post-apocalyptic ruin!
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Product Description
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Knights of the Nine includes all the Oblivion downloadable content released to date: Horse Armor, The Orrery, Wizard’s Tower, Vile Lair, Thieves Den, Mehrunes’ Razor, and Spell Tomes. There’s also a new faction and quests for noble characters that will answer the questions surrounding the Ayleid ruins found throughout Oblivion. Battle against a sorcerer-king and his demonic minions while exploring massive dungeons and searching for legen… More >>
The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine Jewel Case Edition
Most reviews of the Knights of the Nine (KotN) expansion to The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (TES:Oblivion) are generally to greatly positive. I agree that it is a great add to the Oblivion experience. What I LOVE about this particular item… JEWEL CASE Edition… is the low cost compared to the retail box price.
If you like The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and, like me, bought the Game of the Year (GotY) Edition long after the downloadable content (DLC) became difficult to obtain, this is a great and inexpensive way to get it (I’m unsure if there is a Deluxe version available now of the GotY with all the DLC). The Knights of the Nine is a fun expansion to Oblivion but already comes included WITH the GotY Edition. What DOESN’T come with the GotY Edition is all the EXTRA DLC that you can get if you buy the KotN separately. The small DLC packs with a couple side quests, houses/”lairs”, and little add ins are worth the price of essentially “rebuying” the KotN if you only have to buy it as a Jewel Case.
Rating: 4 / 5
If you liked Oblivion you will like Knights of the Nine. If you can get the hard copy for under 20 dollars, you’ll be getting a great deal as it comes with multiple other DLCs. (The only exception is Fighter’s Stronghold.) It’s also good to get the hard copy, as last I checked the Bethesda site was down.
Rating: 5 / 5
This was really easy to install… it did all the work! And its great fun too !
Rating: 5 / 5
SHORT VERSION: I played the basic (“vanilla”) Oblivion through completely, covering just about every faction and side quest. I found KOTN (especially in a $10 jewel case) to be a worthwhile expansion, more fun than the main story quest of Oblivion. Buy it!
LONGER VERSION:
It’s hard to get the DLC expansions, and some of the better mods on the net require them. This $10 edition is a great way to get them, without Steam, Direct2Drive, or any other DRM-ish involvement. You own them on the disc, forever.
The KOTN questline, however, is the real champ here. While the main game’s quest has you basically playing herald and sword-for-hire to Martin Septim, who eventually vanquishes the bad guy, KOTN makes you the proverbial ‘man.’
The quest has you discovering that an immortal ancient bad guy with a Sauron-type feel is back, and sends you questing to find the relics (i.e. armor and weapons) of the Divine Crusader, to equip yourself to go toe-to-toe against him.
Along the way, you will recruit brave Knights of Nine to go with you (far superior in function and feel to the cheesy mages guild cronies you could get to accompany you previously). They assist with this quest, and are even available afterward.
This story reminded me of Indiana Jones at time, with its questing for old relics to fight a present threat. That was a good feeling, by the way.
You get a climactic battle with the bad guy (WAY more climactic that the main game’s end battle) and you get to keep the Knights as your buddies afterward. They have more personality and look cooler than any of the companions you can find in the official game (absent more mods).
To summarize, I like the KOTN quest more than I liked the Oblivion Quest or Shivering Isles quest. If Oblivion is a “Game of the Year” superstar, why wouldn’t you want to own the best part (and more) for a measly ten bucks?
Rating: 5 / 5