Point Lookout
There’s plenty of choice for Fallout 3 DLC – some better than others – but if you’re after something more like the main campaign of Fallout 3, then look no further than Point Lookout. It’s like a condensed version of the game, with new areas to explore and NPCs to meet. Though it doesn’t increase the level cap like Broken Steel does (you may want to pick that pack up as well, actually), it’s still a must-have download for anyone who has seen everything the original game has to offer.
Undead Nightmare Pack
We could compliment the wealth of content available in the Undead Nightmare Pack. We could celebrate the distinct variety that zombies in Red Dead Redemption’s world provide, or even the fantastic job Rockstar has done at making such an incongruent piece of content work in the Wild West. But none of this is quite as appealing as the fact that you can find, tame and ride a unicorn, thereby automatically making it the best piece of download content ever. Fact.
Premium Pack
Whether you get value for money from the hefty ?39.99 price tag will depend on just how much time you spend on Battlefield 3. If it’s your go-to multiplayer game and you’re still playing it now, then without a doubt it’d be worth getting. Each one is themed with a set of new maps, weapons and vehicles. Though they won’t all appeal to you – you’re either an infantry player or a vehicle player – they are all fantastic maps and great additions to an already jam-packed game.
Old World Blues
Old World Blues is to New Vegas as Point Lookout is to Fallout 3, but while this is a compact mini-campaign to work through it provides so much more. Humour being the primary feature: Old World Blues is genuinely funny and when that is added to a freeform and open area to explore – with 35 unique locations to visit – you could quite easily lose yourself in this content. Perhaps not as long-lasting as some of the others in this list, Old World Blues more than makes up for it with its originality.
Episodes From Liberty City
Considered the holy grail of DLC, the Episodes From Liberty City are almost entirely contained games by themselves. You don’t need GTA IV to play them, and not only does it give you a pair of new characters to play as and new missions to complete, but the entire sandbox of Liberty City – and its related multiplayer – is available for you to explore. Naturally the best part of this DLC is seeing how these two distinct storylines tie into the main game, but even alone these are better than most games.
Extravasplosion
Bit of a cheat this one since it’s more of a collection of DLC than any single pack, but at four quid per pack it’s impossible to deny the value of content here. There are parts that aren’t quite that special – Moxxi’s Underdome is a bit repetitive – but Borderlands fans nonetheless owe it to themselves to play each of these. More levels, more weapons, more quests, more midgets with shotguns: what else could you ask for from additional – and a good few hours worth of – Borderlands content.
Road To Devastation
If you haven’t yet played Housemarque’s superlative Dead Nation then go do it. As for this DLC addition, the nominal fee will gain you access to a new challenge mode. While it might sound kind of throwaway, fans of the game should trust us when we say it’s absolutely not. Though the objective is to see how far you can survive, there is a finite end and you won’t reach it until you’ve finally settled on the optimal route and best strategy. Try it on Grim for added longevity.
Metal Gear Solid Level Kit
Though this might seem a little outdated since the series has gone on to earn an improved sequel and the improved DLC to go with it, none of the content packs since then have been as revolutionary as the MGS Level Kit. The addition of the Paintinator and customisable enemy health bars was a revelation, bringing untold amounts of potential to the create-‘em-up. It’s a gamer’s right to shoot things to bits, and with this DLC it became considerably easier to do just that.
Artorias Of The Abyss
In true Dark Souls fashion, accessing this DLC is as hard as the content itself. But you forgive it because, for some reason, Dark Souls makes it okay to be a masochist. The fact that it ties so neatly into the main game should be complimented – even if it does mean that you’ll miss it entirely if you’ve played past a certain point – but the hours of trial and error you’ll get from hunting down Artorias is something that slots so neatly into the game it’s worth starting again just to experience it.
Awakening
Not only is Awakening a good chunk of content to add to your Dragon Age: Origins playthrough, but with it tying into the story and lore of the world it’s practically a must-have for fans of the series. It continues on from the end of the game, but teases the introduction of Dragon Age 2 – but if that wasn’t enough, new abilities, five new characters and six possible specialisations make this one impossible to ignore. The rest of the Dragon Age: Origins DLC, however, is probably best to avoid entirely.
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