Bo2 zombies DLC Was great.
The Destiny and Destiny 2 expansions were great… right up until the one that removed 1/2 the game.
Are we counting old-school expansions as DLC? If so, then, aside from the infamous Horse Armor, the Elder Scrolls series seriously raised the bar for what to expect from RPG add-ons. Tribunal and Bloodmoon were massive expansions that set the standard early on.
Knights of the Nine might’ve been a bit weaker, but Shivering Isles is one of the GOAT expansions and is arguably better than the base game.
Skyrim kept the momentum going with Dawnguard and Dragonborn, both of which added tons of new content.
The series is straight-up GOATed when it comes to expansions that are actually expansive: new locations packed with quests, items, monsters, spells, etc. They take already huge games and somehow make them even bigger.
path of exile - no one comes close either - free too
Fallout 3 and NV.
Hyrule Warriors Legends and Mario Kart 8 had DLC that doubled the content and didn’t cost that much. I probably played more DLC then the main game for both.
Mass Effect trilogy had some pretty good DLC. Citadel is probably in my top 3 DLC of any game of all time.
Factorio.
Tie Fighter had some great DLC back when it was just called an “expansion pack”.
Currently playing through X-Wing’s first expansion. It’s so much better in many places than the base game.
Rimworld
Enemy Within for XCOM Enemy Unkown was a perfect addon. New storyline, new surprises and more polish to the main game. Well worth the money
No personal experience but Euro Truck Simulator seems to be doing it well
Bioshock Infinite Burial at sea episodes 1 and 2 are the only DLC I ever bought. They close a wonderful history.
Fallout is pretty good. I appreciate that they have DLC directly from Bethesda, as well as the openly approved mods and the ability and openess to allow bigger mods that expand the game. There’s a lot of reasonable hate for Bethesda and their timeframe, but they’re pretty good on allowing mods that are essentially amateur DLC. I just wish we had an update to really make the series new.
Any FROMSOFT game
I sadly have to disagree regarding Elden Ring. I love the DLC, but there’s pretty much 0 integration with the rest of the game. Nothing you do in the base game will change interactions in the DLC, and vice versa.
If a couple voice lines changed (e.g. for Melina, Midra regarding the Frenzied Flame, Miquella regarding Malenia) I’d agree completely, but as it is it’s very slapped on.
That DLC is amazing. The gear you get there can be used anywhere. The only thing that doesn’t carry over between sections of the game is the blessings, which are only needed in the DLC area, so who cares?
Not sure my comment deserves a downvote when I clearly formulated my criticism after specifying that I very much like it, but you do you.
I’m not engaging with this bullshit any longer.
Name checks out. Are you also forgetting the DLC is awkwardly levelled too? That it’s not accessible until quite far into the game but if you try go into it with a complete save you’ll be dramatically over-levelled.
