DLC Quest Hit or Miss?

This is gonna be a short one. Thankfully it's a breath of fresh air after writing the Pokemon gen 1 review for probably almost 24 hours for all 3 parts. But, lets not waste time and get to this cool indie title that I didn't see much buzz about when it was released and that I think is a great title that should've gotten more attention.

DLC Quest is a 2D side scrolling platformer indie title made by Going Loud studios. You are set on an epic quest to save the princess from that bad guy with the mustache. BUT, to do that you'll need to buy some DLC. Before you exit out of this and decide that the game isn't worth it if you need DLC to beat the game know that this is a satirical game. The dlc is purchased in game with coins you collect by doing the platforming.

The whole point of DLC quest is to take a satirical stab and what at the time were trends that the AAA games were starting to take hold. Cutting parts of the games off and selling them later as a separate package (sometimes even on day one which was even more of a shitty move) and pre-order bonuses. Today we expect these things but, back in 2011 (original release date on the Xbox 360) this was still a new thing and many think that DLC and pre-order culture is what made AAA titles lackluster and kept their companies greedy. This, I believe, to be correct and most games, when DLC was becoming a regular thing, either had outright bad DLC or had DLC that was not worth the price of admission.  Today, however, ... okay it's not that much better. There are still many games that come out with bad or overpriced DLC but, many games in the recent past couple years have also used DLC very effectively (Payday 2, Mass Effect 2 and 3, Outlast, and Bioshock Infinite to name a few.)

I originally played DLC quest way back in 2012 and at the time it was a small 20 minute game that was a cool jab at those trends. But, in march of 2013 DLC quest came out with a free expansion that added a second campaign to it. The Live Freemium or Die campaign is a longer more expansive campaign with a different story to it. There is a village that has been experiencing a spike in mysterious death recently and the hero must get to the bottom of it ... by buying some DLC. The Live Freemium or Die campaign has a separate set of DLC packs and has some different mechanics. While i still remembered some of the original campaign I had never played the Live Freemium or Die campaign.

It's Overall not a long game but, I think that works in it's favor. I think that because of its satirical nature making it longer than it is would end up being a detriment. It's just long enough so that it doesn't overstay its welcome. The Live Freemium or Die campaign was an excellent addition that I like more than the original campaign. So yeah, DLC quest was a great time. Its short length makes repeated playthroughs easy and with the in-game timer function speed runs and easily accessible. You can purchase DLC Quest on Xbox 360, Windows, or Mac HERE