9 Best DLCs That Were Even Better Than the Base Game
The article celebrates nine video game expansions that outdid their already strong base games by taking creative risks. Its central point is that memorable downloadable content works best when it builds on a solid original game, then offers players a surprising change of tone or experience.
Examples include *Fallout: New Vegas: Old World Blues*, where the Courier’s organs are stolen by scientist brains, and *Mass Effect 3: Citadel*, which gives Commander Shepard and the crew time for a heist and a reunion. *Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell* sends Johnny Gat and Kinzie to stop Satan’s planned wedding to the Boss; the article also highlights its staged musical number.
- Nine expansions are praised for surpassing their base games.
- *Old World Blues* turns organ theft into sci-fi comedy.
- *Citadel* gives Shepard’s crew a celebratory reunion.