Set in the steampunk (or whale punk, as Harvey Smith once described it) world of Dunwall, gamers assumed the role of Corvo Attano, legendary bodyguard to the Empress.

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Co-creator Harvey Smith said he and co-creator Raphael Colantonio didn't set out solely to make something unique, but that the game evolved from a core set of values they knew they wanted the game to have.

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Mania started working with 65-year-old Smith and her husband Harvey after a six-month hiatus when his former boss lost his training license.

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