Beyond: Two Souls Special Edition

Jodie Holmes lived fifteen years of supernatural chaos, and this edition lets you see how they built every moment of it. The Beyond: Two Souls Special Edition for PlayStation 3 augments Quantic Dream's interactive drama with behind-the-scenes video features, an additional 30-minute playable scene, the soundtrack, a dynamic PS3 theme, and a PSN avatar pack. The extra playable scene is the real draw.

Thirty minutes of additional gameplay that expands a story already built around fragmented timelines adds genuine value to an experience designed to be replayed in different orders. The behind-the-scenes videos capture a production that blurred the line between game development and filmmaking, with performance capture technology that was pushing the medium forward in real time. The soundtrack earned its place in the package.

It's the kind of score that makes you pause the game just to listen. PS3 collectors know that Sony's exclusive lineup defined the console, and Quantic Dream's contributions were among the most distinctive. The dynamic theme and avatar pack anchor this edition to the PS3's unique dashboard culture, something the PS4 generation largely abandoned.

This Special Edition captures both a game and the ecosystem it lived in. For collectors who value the PS3 era's willingness to gamble on unconventional experiences, Beyond: Two Souls is essential shelf material.