Oblivion expansion spotted. - by Nedan
Huckeye on 10/10/2006 at 12:37
Hope its not the PS3 exclusive they have mentioned. A digg article today mentioned 10-20 hours of exclusive content for the PS3 version. Not sure if its valid though.
I'm still convinced the PC will get expansion packs!
Huckeye on 17/10/2006 at 18:52
"At present we have no announced plans to bring Oblivion to any platforms other than PC or Xbox 360. We'll certainly let folks know if that changes."
This was Bethesda's response to rumors of the PS3 version of Oblivion quite a while ago. Of course, now they have announced a PS3 version. I love that they don't lie to us, but cover their secrets as well. This is why I am still hopeful of a true expansion pack for the PC as their response was very similar. It stated that there are no "announced" plans. Plus for other reasons it just makes sense.
This digg article made me really happy and will hopefully shed light on new Oblivion content. 10 - 20 hours, I would call an expansion pack.
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http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2006/10/13/new-ps3-oblivion-quest-the-knights-of-the-nine-coming-to-pc-xbox-360.htm)
Actually this link is better, I'll quote the part i am referencing:
"IGN: Will the Knights of the Nine quests eventually become available for X360 and PC players of Oblivion, or are they exclusively PS3's?
Howard: We always aim to have all our content available across all platforms, so that is our goal."
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http://ps3.ign.com/articles/738/738319p2.html)
Renzatic on 17/10/2006 at 22:15
Quote Posted by IGN
As a Knight of the Nine, your goal is to become a force of good as a holy crusader. Empowered with some of the most powerful gear in the game, you'll make a pilgrimage through the 16 square miles of the land of Cyrodiil. You must visit the shrines of each of Tamriel's nine gods (the sort of shrines that don't show up on maps) and then find the relics that will help restore your priory and the Knights of the Nine to their former majesty.
Sounds more like a glorified quest than a full blown expansion pack. You might have some new NPCs and dungeons to deal with, but it doesn't sound like it expands the explorable landmass in any way.
Huckeye on 17/10/2006 at 23:47
Drats, I missed that part. I'm hoping each land mass on the map surrounding the game land mass would be filled in by expansions (preferably more than one at a time or else that'd be a lot of expansions). I guess that's what modders are fore. I'm not giving up yet though, the game hasnt even broken the release price point at any retail shop that ive seen. I guess once the price starts to fall, then maybe something will come. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm still excited though. (also sounds like Downloading it might be the way of releasing it since they are making it available via Xbox live). I really wanted a CD.
RyushiBlade on 19/10/2006 at 00:53
Seems like a rather pitiful expansion pack. Maybe I was spoiled by Tribunal and Morrowind adding more landmass, but this seems... a bit pathetic by Bethesda standards. But that's just me.
Matthew on 19/10/2006 at 08:17
Seems more like a glorified plug-in to me.
Huckeye on 19/10/2006 at 12:47
Awesome! Thats exactly what I wanted (all of the download plugins on CD)!
I agree about the landmass issue, but if you look at all the plugins for sale plus this new quest line, its quite a bit of data. Maybe it will be cheaper? Not bad if its only US $20 IMO. I think Bloodmoon and Tribunal came out around 30 or 40 so they were priced a little more like full games than expansions. But I might be remembering that wrong.
If you ever want to be reminded of the quality and quantity of Oblivion go play a little treasure called Auryn Quest. (snicker, cough, laugh). You can beat the game in about 45 minutes if you realize the save game system is broken and you restart twice somwhere around the middle of the game. (meaning if you play it straight trough, it might only take about 20 minutes. They use around 10 textures to blow your mind as you repeat constant jumping puzzles to finally get to the techno beat end level. (no, Im not joking). this game is so bad, its almost worth checking out. It actually passes the worst game I have ever played and starts coming back around the scale again. (I gave my copy away as a gift :) ) (yup, I hated him THAT much) I'll state it one more way. I paid $1.90 US for it and I felt extremely ripped off.
nick_m100 on 22/10/2006 at 14:13
but i dont think it should go out on the ps3 or psp i mean seriously it seems that oblivion should only be for the 360 and pc oblivion just wouldnt feel right on another console, also the version on mobile phone thats okay but its not the same so that doesnt matter
