Brand new, should I buy DLC?

[draco bluntfoy]

I have about 3 hours into the game now, I really enjoy the game and am planning on continuing to play often. I have not yet beaten the game and was wondering if I should beat the game without the DLC or buy it and play like normal?

[viktor.kay]

The DLCs are spread out through different phases of the game, so there's DLC content for early, mid, and late game stuff as well. If you plan to play it a lot, I'd suggest getting the DLCs , since they bring a lot more variety.

[draco bluntfoy]

thank you for your response. I went ahead and bought the DLC and am still enjoying the game :3

[Tegridy Farms]

Personally i'm never supporting this developer again because of the way they implemented their DLC. I don't care if you are AAA or an indie dev; implementing DLC in such a way that the base game isn't made worst is a standard i'm going to hold you too. They failed at that task here because for some reason they decided that the DLC paths should spawn even if you don't own the DLC which waste time. Normally that wouldn't be that big of a deal but you only have 2 minutes to clear the first floor if you want to optimize your runs and finding out you are going down the DLC path when you don't own it waste just enough time to make that impossible usually.

[Tegridy Farms]

Originally posted by - EMPTY -:

Originally posted by Tegridy Farms:

Personally i'm never supporting this developer again because of the way they implemented their DLC. I don't care if you are AAA or an indie dev; implementing DLC in such a way that the base game isn't made worst is a standard i'm going to hold you too. They failed at that task here because for some reason they decided that the DLC paths should spawn even if you don't own the DLC which waste time. Normally that wouldn't be that big of a deal but you only have 2 minutes to clear the first floor if you want to optimize your runs and finding out you are going down the DLC path when you don't own it waste just enough time to make that impossible usually.

Skill issue + Wall of BS + Git gud.

Weird how pointing out the issues with this game's DLC implementation brings out the butt hurt fanboys. What exactly did i say that's not true? The only skill issue is the developer's inability to implement DLC in a way that doesn't make the base game worst unless you buy it. If they don't like people pointing it out they should probably git gud and fix it.

Even if i give the developer the benefit of the doubt and just assume they couldn't find any other solution for implementing their DLC besides making the base game worst for everyone who hasn't bought it yet i'd still say that's a major skill issue they should probably work out before i think about supporting them again. If they set it up that way on purpose well let's just say that's the kind of BS i'd expect from a studio such as EA and i wish them all the success that EA is currently experiencing.

[noisyturtle]

I started playing again after a 5 year break, and the DLC has breathed new life into the game. The first 3 are great and integrated into the branching paths well, the Castlevania stuff is sort of separated but worth it for the music alone.

[LordSillyGubby]

yea but instead of buying castlevania, buy some good game for the same money

[Gdstudios2]

Yes 100%

[so007]

the DLCs are a must id say, they make the game 10x better

[Beezle]

Definitely worth it, I would recommend getting em. Brings more variety to your runs, and it's only a few bucks for each. Goes on sale somewhat often;)

[Konradiusz]

worth it, I recomend to just wait for discount

[Frnak]

I wanted to get all achievements, so I bought all the DLC´s and I don´t regret it.

[Calagridsil]

Originally posted by Tegridy Farms:

Originally posted by - EMPTY -:

Skill issue + Wall of BS + Git gud.

Weird how pointing out the issues with this game's DLC implementation brings out the butt hurt fanboys. What exactly did i say that's not true? The only skill issue is the developer's inability to implement DLC in a way that doesn't make the base game worst unless you buy it. If they don't like people pointing it out they should probably git gud and fix it.

Even if i give the developer the benefit of the doubt and just assume they couldn't find any other solution for implementing their DLC besides making the base game worst for everyone who hasn't bought it yet i'd still say that's a major skill issue they should probably work out before i think about supporting them again. If they set it up that way on purpose well let's just say that's the kind of BS i'd expect from a studio such as EA and i wish them all the success that EA is currently experiencing.

In what world do you live that walking down the Castle Outskirts entry corridor means you can't beat the level in under 2 minutes?? Not to mention the fact that you can tell if it's the Castle entrance from the first 2 foot into the corridor??

In what way does it make the base game worse? Like it literally doesn't take anything away from the game if you don't have the DLCs, it's not like you can't get the true ending without them?

[kiki]

[4tado]

Yup. Unfortunately this is the kind of game where the DLC is sprawled all throughout the game as you play it and you can miss out on things because you don't have it. In my playtime I have found that I could not get certain weapons blueprints etc because I didn't have DLC. It'll happily send you to the door of a DLC area only to tell you you can't go there.
I was especially disappointed to find I needed DLC to get that weapon that requires the Konami code

[AnglerKnight]

Get the three normal dlc along with the base game, and then get castlevania later if you want more content