Generally speaking, I'm not fan of DLC. I immediately saw it for the slippery slope that it is and, unsurprisingly, most publishers have abused the loyalty of their customers. But occasionally a piece of DLC comes out that's worth the price and provides worthwhile additions to the overall game experience. This list is for those DLC's. It's going to be a short list.
Taking you out of the somewhat generic fantasy trappings in Oblivion to the trippy and weird land of the Shivering Isles was the perfect way to pull players back in. A strange and wonderful journey with tons of content, the hefty price tag it launched with was actually kind of justified.
Taking the straight-laced John Marston and throwing in a butt-load of zombies could have been a disaster, but Rockstar totally knocked it out of the park. The subtle changes to the world,the zombie carnage, and the reactions of familiar characters made Undead Nightmare a hoot from start to finish.
Mass Effect 2's Lair of the Shadow Broker, to be specific. It easily rose above the glut of uninspired DLC that was available for ME2 from day one.
Not everyone agreed that Bioshock 2 was worthwhile (I did) but most agreed that Minerva's Den is a great, self-contained story set in Rapture.
Whether or not you still care (or ever cared) about rhythm games you have to admit that Harmonix did DLC right.
"Pigsy's Perfect Ten" DLC for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West packs so much heart into a few short hours that it's simply astonishing. This is one great piece of content.
The "Whistleblower" DLC somehow managed to up the ante over the main game in ways that make me wonder how this made through ratings boards.
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