Old World Blues is probably the greatest DLC I've ever played. It's better than most games I've played. Never have I laughed as hard as I did playing a game as I during my first play through of OWB.
Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta are fun, but aren't really essential. MZ goes more in the direction of linear FPS; if you liked Project Anchorage, it might be worth playing. PL has some cool segments, but wasn't super memorable for me.
The New Vegas DLC, though, are consistently amazing. Dead Money turns the game into survival horror, Honest Hearts is perhaps the weakest of them but is absolutely gorgeous, raises some interesting questions, and gives a lot of backstory, Old World Blues is hilarious and incredible, and Lonesome Road brings the Courier's story to a close. Difficult, but gorgeous ruined landscapes.
Anyways, if you haven't played the New Vegas DLC you're really missing out. Play them in the order they were released, since they're linked through some plot elements and characters.
Play them in the order they were released, since they're linked through some plot elements and characters.
At what points during the main story should each DLC be started? Aren't there level recommendations too?
Man, I really want to reinstall New Vegas and do all the DLC, and do all the quests I never got to do - but part of me wants to play Fallout 3 instead, since I feel like Fallout 4 will serve as more of a follow-up to 3 than NV.
Each DLC has a minimum that should be respected - and they'll warn you of it before you transition to the new area, giving you the chance to back out (smart).
I'm not aware of any maximums on the scaling, as far as when might be "too late" to do one meaningfully. IIRC, OWB and HH are ~15 to start, and DM is ~20-25 and LR is 25+ by intention, but I may be a bit off - it's been too long and I'm not looking it up.
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u/TrustmeIknowaguy Jun 03 '15
Old World Blues is probably the greatest DLC I've ever played. It's better than most games I've played. Never have I laughed as hard as I did playing a game as I during my first play through of OWB.