Fallout 4 News and Rumors: Bethesda's Latest DLC is Bigger than Shivering Isles

By Jenn Loro - 04 Apr '16 10:41AM

Diehard fans of Bethesda's widely acclaimed post-apocalyptic RPG have been thrilled with the recent roll-out of Automatron DLC. Now, their attention is glued to another exciting slew of add-ons that promise to keep gamers wanting for more.

A forthcoming DLC for the game- Far Harbor- is reportedly Bethesda's biggest expansion to date that eclipses 'Shivering Isles- the DLC expansion to Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

Interestingly, one curious gamer took his question to Twitter by asking the studio's PR and Marketing VP about the extent and magnitude of Far Harbor's content.

"On a scale of Pitt to Shimmering Isles how big will Far Harbor be? You said biggest, but the isles were just... so awesome," the gamer asked Hines, to which the PR and Marketing exe replied, "It's bigger in size than Shivering Isles. I asked," as quoted in a report by MNR Daily.

With the said DLC expansion, a wide array of new content is expected to come in with such as new missions, gears, items, and weapons.

As reported by BidnessETC, the Elder Scrolls is one of the game publisher's biggest franchises with 'Oblivion' being the fourth installment in the series featuring a full 3D game environment and enhanced graphics. Its DLC pack, Shivering Isles, was one of Bethesda's largest additions ever made to one of its RPGs.

Far Harbor, on the other hand, now has the largest landmass created. The game's director, Todd Howard, however, revealed that the upcoming Fallout 4 DLC has little less playable content compared to its Oblivion counterpart, the Shivering Isles as mentioned in a report by Game Rant. But Far Harbor does compensate this with better faction quests, creatures, dungeons, settlements, armor, and weapons.

In a related development, Bethesda appears to be eyeing on another robust project to create another large, if not the largest, DLC location in the gaming world. Known as Lonesome Rhode, new reports suggest that a 100% scale recreation of US State of Rhode Island is currently being worked on which may even shrink both Far Harbor and Shivering Isles in comparison.

"The Fallout 4 season pass will include two yet-unannounced DLC packs. First is Lonesome Rhode...This forlorn expanse, populated solely by decaying lighthouses and neglected roadside tourist attractions, has been re-imagined by Bethesda as a part of the Fallout universe," revealed Bethesda's Vice President of Public Relations, Howard M'aiq as quoted by Geek.