Remember in the older days of gaming, where you could unlock extra content by playing for it, not paying for it? From a gaming standpoint, that was fantastic. From a business standpoint, that was downright stupid. Hell, as the Joker once said, if you’re good at something never do it for free. We’ll most likely never ever see expansive content for free again in gaming. But these five pieces of DLC were worth the extra cash.
We’re talking DLC such as Red Dead Redemptions Undead Nightmare, Bioshock Infinite’s Burial At Sea and more in the video above. But great DLC is more than just extra story. Maybe an added viewpoint, or a twist on events that you’ve played through, can make all the difference. New tools, new ideas, that’s what DLC us supposed to be, building on what came before it and transforming it into an even better and sometimes, touching, experience.
So what’s your favourite piece of DLC, that you felt was worth the purchase?
Last Updated: August 11, 2014
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 15:36
I’ve only bought the Skyrim DLC’s. Worth every penny though. (not that I can see what DLC’s are in the video)
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:43
Yes, the DLC for Skyirm, Oblivion et al are normally very big, like a free gift Expansion Pack from them to us, for a DLC price
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:44
Gotta agree. The Dawnguard DLC has so far impressed me. Have yet to try the DragonBorn DLC story though.
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 15:36
I’ve only bought the Skyrim DLC’s. Worth every penny though. (not that I can see what DLC’s are in the video)
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:43
Yes, the DLC for Skyirm, Oblivion et al are normally very big, like a free gift Expansion Pack from them to us, for a DLC price
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:44
Gotta agree. The Dawnguard DLC has so far impressed me. Have yet to try the DragonBorn DLC story though.
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 15:59
Dragonborn is my favourite of the bunch. Hearthfire is also nice for some cool crafting extras. But Dragonborn feels like a quarter added to the game. Pretty big.
Umar
August 11, 2014 at 15:39
Hmm I still think Artorias of the Abyss is one of the best DLC ever. Just for the way its implemented. You can happily buy the DLC and you will not know how to access it unless you pay attention to the game. LOVE it
Umar
August 11, 2014 at 15:39
Hmm I still think Artorias of the Abyss is one of the best DLC ever. Just for the way its implemented. You can happily buy the DLC and you will not know how to access it unless you pay attention to the game. LOVE it
Norm
August 11, 2014 at 15:40
I need some BL2 DLCs 🙂
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:41
Do you need them or want them?
I think you should need to want them, as it were
Viking Of Science
August 11, 2014 at 15:40
Farcry 3 Blood Dragon is DLC, why is it not on the list….
Norm
August 11, 2014 at 15:40
I need some BL2 DLCs 🙂
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:41
Do you need them or want them?
I think you should need to want them, as it were
Viking Of Science
August 11, 2014 at 15:40
Farcry 3 Blood Dragon is DLC, why is it not on the list….
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:41
Mass Effect 2, Shadow Broker. Made the game great in so many little ways.
Mass effect 3, the Citadel if only for the sheer size of the damn thing. And amusing, at times.
Borderlands 2, the Baddass one. That was super cool
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 15:44
Oh yes, forgot about ME2 Shadow Broker – that was really good.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:45
I liked the fact that little things changed in the game, also in Mass Effect 3. Wrex comments that Liara is the broker
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:41
Mass Effect 2, Shadow Broker. Made the game great in so many little ways.
Mass effect 3, the Citadel if only for the sheer size of the damn thing. And amusing, at times.
Borderlands 2, the Baddass one. That was super cool
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 15:44
Oh yes, forgot about ME2 Shadow Broker – that was really good.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:45
I liked the fact that little things changed in the game, also in Mass Effect 3. Wrex comments that Liara is the broker
Kromas of City17
August 11, 2014 at 20:44
Citadel is worth it just purely for the Grunt shenanigans cutscene.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:43
Borderlands 2 had some pretty sweet DLC. I didn’t pay for it though. Got it in the GOTYE. I still have a thing against paying for DLC….
However, if I had to pay, BL2 DLC would be the only DLC I’ve ever seen that would be worth extra cash
Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 15:45
I just started Borderlands 2 GOTYE this weekend.
Played it before, but not the DLCs, so here I go again.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:46
I play single player, so some of the DLC portions are a little insane for me. But I did most of them, kinda fun.
Edit – Not the monster kill like Hyperion and so forth. not that I did not try.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:47
I started a new Siren. I decided to do the Captain Scarlet stuff first before doing the main story (I want to be max level before doing Tiny Tina’s Assualt on Dragon’s keep).
It took me 48hours to complete main story and Captain Scarlet DLC
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:48
Wow, OK, maybe I suck at the game. That was much faster than me, but I have only done it all once. I imagine a 2nd or 3rd run is much faster
Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
No, 48hrs is quite quick lol
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
Really? I thought that was pretty long 0_o. I’m only talking about 1 playthrough hey?
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
I didn’t do absolutely 100% of the side quests for the main story line hey. There were a few I ignored. Not many though
Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 15:50
Also Siren, gonna play till level 15, then try some DLCs
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 15:43
Borderlands 1 & 2 season passes were excellent value for money. Bioshock Infinite’s Burial at Sea, specifically Episode 2, is brilliant. Also really enjoyed the Dishono(u)red DLCs.
If it adds to the story then I’m usually happy, couldn’t really give a damn about skins, extra weapons & that fluff even though I quite often just buy the whole lot of it when it’s all on special.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
Oh, the XCOM Enemy Within expansion – that added so much to the game.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
Never bought it, will get on special. Seems like fun, but you need a lot patience to play that game and I get frustrated sometimes.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:43
Borderlands 2 had some pretty sweet DLC. I didn’t pay for it though. Got it in the GOTYE. I still have a thing against paying for DLC….
However, if I had to pay, BL2 DLC would be the only DLC I’ve ever seen that would be worth extra cash
Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 15:45
I just started Borderlands 2 GOTYE this weekend.
Played it before, but not the DLCs, so here I go again.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:46
I play single player, so some of the DLC portions are a little insane for me. But I did most of them, kinda fun.
Edit – Not the monster kill like Hyperion and so forth. not that I did not try.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 16:00
I did when I was level 50 & they were level 30 hehe. It didn’t work out so well when it was a fair fight.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 16:06
How do I go from level 39 to level 50 without serious grinding?
Viking Of Science
August 11, 2014 at 16:07
Only Grind every now and then… 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 16:09
As long as you’re doing all the side quests in the 2nd play through as well you hit it fairly easily, especially if you played the season pass missions on your 1st play through.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 16:26
2nd game with same char? Ah, did not really know that
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 19:07
Yip, otherwise you’ll be grinding for years trying to get to lvl 50 on your 1st play through.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:47
I started a new Siren. I decided to do the Captain Scarlet stuff first before doing the main story (I want to be max level before doing Tiny Tina’s Assualt on Dragon’s keep).
It took me 48hours to complete main story and Captain Scarlet DLC
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:48
Wow, OK, maybe I suck at the game. That was much faster than me, but I have only done it all once. I imagine a 2nd or 3rd run is much faster
Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
No, 48hrs is quite quick lol
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
Really? I thought that was pretty long 0_o. I’m only talking about 1 playthrough hey?
Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 15:56
When it came out it was said to have about 60hrs of campaign, if you rush it.
And play through 2, if you continue after finishing the game is quite a bit more difficult.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 17:30
Wow… urm ok… So either I am epic and have uber gaming skills or I am missing about 15 hours of gameplay on my first playthrough somewhere. I only ignored a handful of quests though 0_o
Spaffy
August 12, 2014 at 07:32
Took me quite a bit more, but then again I nitpick, and don’t leave any stone unturned.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
I didn’t do absolutely 100% of the side quests for the main story line hey. There were a few I ignored. Not many though
Kensei Seraph
August 12, 2014 at 07:57
I saw you were a few quests ahead of me and decided to try catch up but my inner RPGer is rebelling at leaving so many side quests unfinished.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 12, 2014 at 09:50
I saw that you weren’t far behind heh. Even considered randomly jumping in to your game at one stage
Kensei Seraph
August 12, 2014 at 11:58
I nearly did the same to you when I was ahead but I wasn’t sure that I was actually ahead of you.
That and the 6 or so level difference.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 12, 2014 at 12:09
Oh the lulz.
I can’t wait for max level though. I have 60 golden keys….
Kensei Seraph
August 12, 2014 at 12:24
*Cough* 120 keys and I’ve already used about 50.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=279908153
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 12, 2014 at 12:29
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kensei Seraph
August 12, 2014 at 12:34
The best part is you can just have it open in a browser, copy the code, alt-tab back into Bl2 and then paste and it will work.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 12, 2014 at 12:39
Yeah I did that with my Golden Keys I do have currently. But MOAR CODES!!! WOOOOOO
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 12, 2014 at 12:49
Another one:
http://orcz.com/Borderlands_2:_Golden_Key#SHiFT_Code_Alerts
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 12, 2014 at 13:04
That read only cheat 0_o.
I won’t use that. It would break the game for me forever lol
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 12, 2014 at 13:37
I ended up with over another 100 golden keys using that site the other day.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 12, 2014 at 14:12
nice
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 15:56
After finishing the game a couple of times with various chars, 2nd time round is the best of the lot. 1st time is way too easy, 3rd time is ridiculous & you blow through ammo, but 2nd time is just right. Playing solo that is.
Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 15:50
Also Siren, gonna play till level 15, then try some DLCs
Viking Of Science
August 11, 2014 at 15:55
#Guzerker4life #SalvadoreIsMySpiritAnimal.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 15:43
Borderlands 1 & 2 season passes were excellent value for money. Bioshock Infinite’s Burial at Sea, specifically Episode 2, is brilliant. Also really enjoyed the Dishono(u)red DLCs.
If it adds to the story then I’m usually happy, couldn’t really give a damn about skins, extra weapons & that fluff even though I quite often just buy the whole lot of it when it’s all on special.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
Oh, the XCOM Enemy Within expansion – that added so much to the game.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
Never bought it, will get on special. Seems like fun, but you need a lot patience to play that game and I get frustrated sometimes.
Viking Of Science
August 11, 2014 at 15:53
X-Com: Enemy Unknown is amazing. I Need to invest in Enemy Within….
And you don’t need Patience, really, I Feel more that you need to think 4 moves ahead 🙂 like chess on Crack.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 16:05
I play chess, at tournaments and stuff. It is similar, but not, to me at least, quite the same
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 16:17
I played EU, then started a new game with all those game modifiers you can unlock activated & EW – it was like playing a completely different game.
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:44
Ok, this is the one:
Brood Wars
More game time than the original. Or was that not a DLC?
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 15:44
Ok, this is the one:
Brood Wars
More game time than the original. Or was that not a DLC?
Viking Of Science
August 11, 2014 at 15:59
Brood Wars was an Expansion pack, Like “Frozen Throne” for Warcraft 3. or “Yuri’s Revenge” for Red Alert 2.
Basically, If It’s Good and pre 2006, it’s an Expansion, not DLC 🙂
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 16:05
ok
Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 16:07
Isn’t an expansion pack a hard copy DLC?
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 16:07
That’s what I think too.
Rince
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. That is all…
Rince
August 11, 2014 at 15:49
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. That is all…
Viking Of Science
August 11, 2014 at 15:58
I’m Still Calling That Farcry 4 will Also have a Blood Dragon expansion. and It Will be Called:
“Farcry 4: Blood Dragon III -Vietnam War 2”
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 16:00
That’s not 80s enough. It must be something like Escape from Vietnam 😉
Viking Of Science
August 11, 2014 at 16:01
Farcry 4: Blood Dragon III – Vietnam War 2:The Reckoning!
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 16:02
*The Neon Reckoning 😛
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 16:00
Doesn’t that one count as a standalone?
Mossel
August 11, 2014 at 16:01
I have only played the Burial at Sea DLC and although it is pretty awesome it kinda ruined it for me. Cant really say more without giving away spoilers.
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 16:01
Half Life Episodes.
F
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Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 16:02
Half Life 3 confirmed!!!!
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 16:03
O_O
Spaffy
August 11, 2014 at 16:04
Darnit.
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 16:04
The Sims 3: Katy Perry.
Best DLC ever.
Or so Trevor tells me.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 11, 2014 at 16:12
And you believed me? WIN!
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 16:14
I’ve been had AGAIN, haven’t I?
Brady miaau
August 11, 2014 at 16:25
well, at least you are getting,um some, then
Sith JJ
August 11, 2014 at 16:29
Oh dear no. NO!!!
Mathias
August 11, 2014 at 16:11
Can’t believe Artorias of the Abyss isn’t on this list. The way it changed PvP (for better or for worse) and the way its story applied to the main game make it one of the best pieces of DLC I’ve ever played.
Jac7
August 11, 2014 at 16:11
I found ‘Left Behind’ from The Last of Us to be an amazing addition to the core game. So many feels.
konfab aka derp
August 11, 2014 at 17:30
Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC
Citadel DLC
/thread
nick
August 11, 2014 at 18:42
skyrim’s vampire dlc
Nikola
August 12, 2014 at 07:43
Best DLC’s for me was Borderlands series they added new areas new quests gameplay and more story those kind of DLC i don’t mind paying for anyday but that useless cosmetic crap that seem to come with every new game is rubbish that’s not worth a penny….
Axon1988
August 12, 2014 at 08:12
Not quite related to this article, but Payday 2 gets DLC every now and then. And you only have to pay for like every 3rd one that gets released. They support both vanilla players and those who buy every dlc equally. Or at least in my opinion, I have not bought any of the weapon DLC for instance, yet I’m still just as capable as the blokes who have.
Axon1988
August 12, 2014 at 08:17
Might also be worth mentioning that the new missions that come with a DLC, if you didn’t buy it, you can still play those missions. As long as someone who has bought them hosts the mission. Which is almost always the case.