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Dishonored Special Edition

PLAYSTATION 3
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Dishonored Special Edition
Bethesda10/12/2012REGION 2

Dunwall's finest assassin deserves a proper introduction. The Dishonored Special Edition on PlayStation 3 pairs Arkane Studios' landmark immersive sim with a set of beautifully illustrated tarot cards that pull imagery straight from the game's plague-ridden, whale-oil-powered world. Beyond the physical goods, this edition loaded you up with the Arkane Assassin Pack DLC, a suite of gameplay perks that let you hit the cobblestones with an edge.

Void Channel boosts your supernatural powers. White Rat Friend turns the city's vermin into unlikely allies. Gutter Feast lets you consume white rats for mana, which is exactly as grim as it sounds and exactly as useful as you'd hope.

You also get the in-lore journal "Filed Notes: The Journal of Granny Rags," an unhidden book that adds narrative texture to one of the game's most unsettling characters. The Whale In-Game Statue unlocks an extra bone charm slot earlier than the standard path, and 500 bonus coins round out the digital extras. But let's talk about those tarot cards.

They've become the star of this package over time, a tangible piece of Dishonored's grimy, painterly art direction that you can hold in your hands. In a generation defined by disc-based experiences before everything went digital, the Dishonored Special Edition represents a moment when publishers still believed physical bonuses should mean something. For collectors who appreciate Arkane's masterclass in world-building, this is one PS3 package that earns its shelf space through sheer atmosphere.

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