DLC

[NICKtendo DS]

I've been loving Inti Creates for their games on Switch and loving them even more for their DLC. Blaster Master Zero just went from "only really worth one playthrough per character" to "something I'd boot up when a friend comes over" thanks to a free update that added a boss battles mode and, more importantly, co-op boss battles mode. Both player 1 and 2 can pick any of the available characters, including DLC characters. Now I get more value out of every character I downloaded.

I got most content for BM0 and Mighty Gunvolt Burst for free, but when I had to pay, I was more than happy to. I want more DLC for their games. I also bought the Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack because of this and Gunvolt's appearance in both games. I'm sure as hell going to get Dragon: Marked for Death (stupid name, but it'll grow on me one day) day one.

Also shout-out to Shin'en for the surprise 6 extra remix tracks (they use the lay-out of existing tracks and add elements from another, like Scorpio Circuit's sandworm and obstacles in Willard Mine.)

But this is 10-20 euro games we're talking about. I paid 14 euros total for Mighty Gunvolt Burst, 10 for the game, 4 for the DLC. The DLC for Breath of the Wild is 20. 20 after paying 60. Still, I was happy to pay the price for what value I got out of it. Doesn't make Nintendo's Season Passes as of late less stupid. Here's what it looks like:
Day 1: Fluff (A t-shirt, 10 Quick Balls, all that jazz)
Half way: Bigger fluff (Challenges, items, features? Really?)
Final day: The actual content
To me that sounds more like pre-ordering the DLC with bonuses to hold you over and make the price seem better rather than a Season Pass that could offer multiple waves of content. Of course, I'd rather have that content have its own development cycle, it being something extra, than something that should've been part of the game in the first place.

All in all, DLC made me happy the last couple of weeks thanks to companies like Inti Creates and Shin'en adding new stuff for free along with content for a fair price. As long as I feel the game and content is worth buying, I'm okay with that. More of the game I love is always welcome. Fuck on-disc, priced DLC and especially fuck microtransactions. Just seeing that 150 euro Hyper Golden Whale edition NBA 2K18 shit on the eShop made my skin crawl.