10 Video Game DLC Packs That Are The Most Value For Money

6. Dark Souls: Artorias Of The Abyss

Dark Souls Artorias DLC
Bandai Namco Entertainment

Releasing at a time when anyone still playing Dark Souls would be considered a truly hardcore player, Artorias of the Abyss gets its focus spot on by opting to target such players as opposed to trying to win new fans. Coming almost a year after the game's initial release - depending on your system - this DLC slipped a new chapter neatly into the original story.

Whereas many DLC packs seek to supplement their main counterpart at the end of events, Artorias of the Abyss employs a different tact extremely successfully. Coupled with a mechanic that will adjust the difficulty and complexity of the content depending on which New Game Plus mode you're working with at that time, the result is a virtually seamless addition to the original game.

That may sound like this DLC is falling into the category of being a missing chunk of original game, but anyone who's played Dark Souls knows that this is untrue. Artorias of the Abyss positions itself well as just a potential path that the game's protagonist may have taken on their quest. What it lacks in length it more than makes up for in a determined focus and some incredible boss battles.

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