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Five RPG extras that would probably be DLC in 2012

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When the enhanced edition of Final Fantasy VII for the PC was announced, I spent some time imagining achievements. In the comments, a lot of people pointed out that Yuffie’s sidequest (and indeed, Yuffie herself) would probably be downloadable content in the modern era of video games. This, I thought to myself, is probably true.

I brought up that point with Polygon’s Phil Kollar the other day, and we ended up chatting at some length about DLC. What other classic RPG bonuses, I wondered, would probably be downloadable content today? The two of us had a few ideas (full credit to Phil for reminding me of this idea). Let’s explore, shall we?Continue reading Five RPG extras that would probably be DLC in 2012Five RPG extras that would probably be DLC in 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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