felfenix
09-12-2011, 12:24 AM
A lot of people have strong negative feelings about DLC, and it's true that many companies abuse and exploit it, removing content just to resell it as DLC and milk the game. However, there are a lot of potential benefits of having DLC in the FF series, and I would love to see SE start making use of it.
1) Remember the International versions of games?
FFX-2 International, for example, added a lot of extra story and cutscenes. It was a big mission added after the game's release. There were a lot of other neat features too.
What about FFXII International? That offered a job system, rebalanced gameplay, extra party control options, new locations, and even New Game Plus.
These weren't released in the US however, and even if they were, you'd have to buy the full game all over again, essentially. With DLC, you could pay to download these extra features, adding them to your game if you please. SE would also be able to release content much cheaper (on their end, and our end) that would have been "too risky" to try releasing in the US, like the International versions.
2) DLC extends the life of a game. Some new or extra content can go a long way in how much you play a game. A lot of people play through an FF once, then put it away for years. Even if you enjoyed a game, there's only so much of the same story/missions you can tolerate.
3) DLC allows them to further develop the game in hindsight. This is an extension of 1, but I think deserves further pointing out. The developers can further elaborate on story and character points they may want to, via added DLC content, instead of trying to think of some convoluted and halfassed sequel or something.
1) Remember the International versions of games?
FFX-2 International, for example, added a lot of extra story and cutscenes. It was a big mission added after the game's release. There were a lot of other neat features too.
What about FFXII International? That offered a job system, rebalanced gameplay, extra party control options, new locations, and even New Game Plus.
These weren't released in the US however, and even if they were, you'd have to buy the full game all over again, essentially. With DLC, you could pay to download these extra features, adding them to your game if you please. SE would also be able to release content much cheaper (on their end, and our end) that would have been "too risky" to try releasing in the US, like the International versions.
2) DLC extends the life of a game. Some new or extra content can go a long way in how much you play a game. A lot of people play through an FF once, then put it away for years. Even if you enjoyed a game, there's only so much of the same story/missions you can tolerate.
3) DLC allows them to further develop the game in hindsight. This is an extension of 1, but I think deserves further pointing out. The developers can further elaborate on story and character points they may want to, via added DLC content, instead of trying to think of some convoluted and halfassed sequel or something.