10 Great Games with TERRIBLE DLC

10. Resident Evil Village

The expansion for Resident Evil Village promised a new narrative, which centred around Ethan Winters’ daughter, Rose. More importantly, it would explore Rose's mysterious powers, offering a brand new way of playing.

At least, that's what we should've got. Rose's abilities are underutilised throughout this DLC, resulting in repetitive and simplistic gameplay. The campaign is surprisingly short and lazily reuses environments from the base game. On top of that, the linear structure removes the exploration and puzzle-solving that made Village engaging.

Beyond its brevity and sloppy gameplay, the new story falls flat. Rather than expanding on the Winters' relationships with one another in a meaningful way, the plot relies on familiar tropes that don't deliver much impact. Basically, it came across more like a mild subplot instead of a continuation.

Adding to the problems, the third-person mode and Mercenaries mini-game failed to impress. Third-person mode feels awkward and doesn’t really change the overall experience. The new playable characters in Mercenaries, including Lady Dimitrescu, offer brief amusement but not enough to leave a major impression.

Even though Resident Evil Village further cemented the survival horror series was back in its element, the DLC was a missed opportunity.