There aren’t any hard and fast rules on what a story DLC should be.

Yet, it is generally accepted that it has to be connected to the base game in some way.

Perhaps it’s a prequel to the main tale or a side story featuring one of the secondary characters.

A sim standing beside a chick in the sims 4, a train in train simulator classic, and a character from dead or alive 6, left to right.

Expansions so good they became standalone titles.

In an effort to accomplish that, some developers have included some very important plot points in these expansions.

Divisive or not, though, it has been done in the following DLCs.

A collage of games with Limited Time DLC.

In the base game, Layla Hassan acquires the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus.

It’sa very powerful artifactthat can corrupt the wielder.

You see this corruption begin in The Fate of Atlantis DLC.

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone

It reaches a breaking point when she accidentally kills her ally, Victoria Bibeau.

This moment impacts Layla greatly and helps explain why you see a darker version of the character in Valhalla.

And you thought The Sims was bad.

Featured image contaning images of Lucas from Resident Evil 7, Solas from Dragon Age Inquisition, and Layla from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

It is okay, though, because she reveals that she doesn’t want to be refrozen.

She wants to spend what time she has left with the man that she loves.

Their ending is incredibly moving and serves as a perfect conclusion to their story.

A collage of Red Dead Redemption’s Zombie DLC, Wolfenstein art, and Link from Tears of the Kingdom.

It’s a shame that only people with the DLC get to experience it.

In the process, the two protagonists, Issac and Carver, are put in serious jeopardy.

That isn’t the biggest reveal of the DLC, though.

Layla hitting Victoria with a staff in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Fate of Atlantis.

At the end of it, they discover a bunch of Brethren Moons attacking Earth.

They then crash into a moon, with their fates left unknown again.

You don’t know any of this unless you play the DLC.

Nora and Victor Fries walking together on a snowy ship.

Most of them are dealt with by the time the credits roll.

The one exception is the crafty Lucas.

You’d be forgiven for thinking that he may gethis own dedicated gamewhere you do battle once again.

Isaac watching Bretheren Moons oribiting Earth in Dead Space 3 Awakened.

That isn’t the case, though.

The Dread Wolf is a very controversial figure inside the game’s universe.

However, you don’t learn that much about him during the game.

A close-up of Lucas Baker, taken from a promotional image for the Not A Hero DLC (released for free).

Yet, it’s during the Trespasser DLC that you really learn about him.

It’s all essential information to know about one of the series' most important characters.

Another important figure is the Shadow Broker, who is a very well-connected information broker.

Solas in Dragon Age: Inquisition Trespasser.

Hopefully you nabbed these DLCs while they were still available.

In the base game, she doesnt manage to do it.

Afterward, Liara takes over his position as Shadow Broker, making her an incredibly powerful and influential individual.

Liara looking at a bunch of screens as the new Shadow Broker in Mass Effect 2.

Your closest ally, Elizabeth, kills her first.

During the convo, you learn that Daisy was never going to actually hurt the boy.

Instead, she just pretended so that Elizabeth would kill her.

Daisy talking to the Lutece Twins in Bioshock Infinite Burial at Sea.

Therefore, Daisy wasn’t as bad as she seemed.

It’s one ofthe best DLCs in gaming history.

These DLC and expansions go all out into making art that’s bigger than some fully-fledged video games.

Riley and Ellie taking a picture together in Last Of Us Left Behind.

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