10 Best Video Game Weapons Hidden In DLC
You had to go the extra mile - or pay the extra bucks - to get these amazing weapons.
No great action game exists without a killer weapon or two, because if we don't feel tremendously empowered and satisfied while demolishing enemies, honestly what's the point?
A weapon that's hugely fun to use can elevate a game from good to great, but sometimes developers will end up cloistering some of their finest work away in paid DLC released months or even years later.
DLC is what it is - it's not going away ever, and when developers invest sufficient time to make it worthwhile while not gouging their customers, there's little to complain about.
Yet players also can't be blamed for feeling a little miffed that these incredible weapons were only released as part of paid DLC updates, typically many months after most had already beaten the game and moved on with their lives.
While some of these weapons were at least usable in the main game from that point or as part of a New Game Plus, they sure would've been handy to have in the base release from day one, without being charged a premium for the pleasure no less...
10. Atom's Judgement - Fallout 4
Fallout 4 released a number of additional weapons in its numerous DLC expansions, though perhaps the best of the lot is Atom's Judgement.
Atom's Judgement is an ultra-powerful variation on the Super Sledge melee weapon, which beyond dealing 40 base damage also metes out at least 100 radiation damage per hit, and far more if you max all your damage perks out.
As such Fallout players were eager to get their grubby mitts on it and start cracking skulls, yet because Atom's Judgement was exclusive to 2016's Far Harbor DLC expansion, they first had to throw down $24.99 to access it.
And beyond that, you also had to complete the Children of Atom's faction questline, which at the end would finally gift you this glorious heft of hammer.
Now, this questline isn't particularly challenging by any means, but it is a little frustrating that arguably the most satisfying-to-use melee weapon in the entire game was released more than six months after the base Fallout 4, at which point many players had already moved on.