<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
:	I-Application
Artorias	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
the	O
2011	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
,	O
it	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Prepare	B-Application
to	I-Application
Die	I-Application
Edition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
was	O
later	O
sold	O
separately	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artorias	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
takes	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
hundred	O
years	O
into	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
past	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
must	O
save	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Oolacile	O
from	O
destruction	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Manus	O
,	O
Father	O
of	O
the	O
Abyss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
customized	O
character	O
whose	O
appearance	O
and	O
skills	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artorias	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
,	O
Oolacile	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
after	O
obtaining	O
the	O
"	O
Broken	O
Pendant	O
"	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artorias	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
set	O
a	O
hundred	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
director	O
Hidetaka	O
Miyazaki	O
,	O
Artorias	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
but	O
was	O
scrapped	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
The	O
character	O
of	O
Dusk	O
of	O
Oolacile	O
was	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
merchant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artorias	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
rated	O
it	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
for	O
"	O
hardcore	O
players	O
only	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
fantastic	O
addition	O
to	O
an	O
already	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
buying	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
no-brainer	O
"	O
for	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
McShea	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
respected	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
developers	O
and	O
players	O
"	O
by	O
presenting	O
a	O
"	O
bonus	O
"	O
that	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depth	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
"	O
insidious	O
strategy	O
to	O
pad	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
coffers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
