<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
work	O
for	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
when	O
Sony	O
asked	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
Uncharted	B-Application
as	O
a	O
console	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
changing	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
development	O
was	O
done	O
using	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
project	O
was	O
overseen	O
by	O
original	O
developer	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
,	O
with	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
receiving	O
assets	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Uncharted	B-Application
titles	O
and	O
getting	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
motion	O
capture	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
debuted	O
to	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
generally	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
voice	O
performances	O
,	O
and	O
recreation	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
gameplay	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
remains	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
Collection	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
standalone	O
nature	O
of	O
its	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
platforming	O
and	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
protagonist	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
use	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
traditional	O
joystick	O
and	O
button	O
commands	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
motion	O
and	O
touch	O
control	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
take	O
place	O
before	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventurer	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
accompanies	O
old	O
friend	O
Jason	O
Dante	O
to	O
a	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
dig	O
site	O
headed	O
by	O
the	O
mistrustful	O
Marisa	O
Chase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
marker	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
Sete	O
Cidades	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
Christian	O
sect	O
dedicated	O
to	O
finding	O
the	B-Application
Seven	I-Application
Cities	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Marisa	O
's	O
amulet	O
,	O
they	O
enter	O
Quivira	O
,	O
discovering	O
the	O
"	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
gold-lined	O
cavern	O
linked	O
by	O
an	O
underground	O
lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marisa	O
seals	O
the	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
with	O
explosives	O
,	O
trapping	O
Dante	O
inside	O
,	O
and	O
Nathan	O
has	O
a	O
last	O
fight	O
with	O
Guerro	O
which	O
ends	O
with	O
Guerro	O
falling	O
through	O
a	O
damaged	O
bridge	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
with	O
the	O
Sword	O
of	O
Stephen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
first-party	O
production	O
studio	O
under	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
were	O
wrapping	O
up	O
production	O
on	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
;	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
released	O
title	O
was	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
and	O
had	O
not	O
gained	O
the	O
large	O
industry	O
presence	O
it	O
would	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bend	O
Studio	O
was	O
chosen	O
partly	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
long	O
record	O
of	O
production	O
quality	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Clint	O
Bajakian	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
music	O
manager	O
and	O
minor	O
composer	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
Uncharted	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
ran	O
in	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
production	O
stages	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
supervised	O
by	O
Uncharted	B-Application
studio	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sony	O
was	O
immediately	O
willing	O
for	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
Uncharted	B-Application
Vita	O
title	O
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
needed	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
assurance	O
and	O
communication	O
during	O
pre-production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
production	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
untitled	O
,	O
alternately	O
using	O
the	O
working	O
titles	O
Uncharted	B-Application
X	O
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	O
Dark	O
Secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
prototype	O
builds	O
used	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
hardware	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
final	O
year	O
of	O
production	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
dedicated	O
game	O
engine	O
only	O
appearing	O
during	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
had	O
handled	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
as	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
had	O
transitioned	O
straight	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
open	O
communication	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
shift	O
in	O
console	O
production	O
following	O
difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
wanting	O
input	O
and	O
feedback	O
before	O
release	O
from	O
associated	O
game	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
inclusion	O
was	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
touch-based	O
control	O
functions	O
,	O
as	O
Garvin	O
felt	O
the	O
team	O
would	O
have	O
failed	O
if	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
motion	O
controls	O
were	O
agreed	O
upon	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
improvise	O
using	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
until	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
OLED	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
making	O
the	O
touch	O
controls	O
work	O
was	O
a	O
constant	O
struggle	O
as	O
their	O
test	O
model	O
used	O
the	O
standard	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
motion	O
controls	O
to	O
work	O
alongside	O
traditional	O
controls	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
gameplay	O
style	O
intact	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
challenges	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
texture	O
library	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Uncharted	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
's	O
hardware	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
could	O
potentially	O
match	O
those	O
used	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
pursue	O
the	O
visual	O
quality	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
then	O
entered	O
beta	O
testing	O
and	O
wowed	O
them	O
with	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
production	O
values	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
leaner	O
polygon	O
limit	O
and	O
so	O
had	O
to	O
carefully	O
combine	O
polygonal	O
models	O
and	O
painted	O
backgrounds	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
,	O
which	O
displayed	O
50,000	O
polygons	O
per	O
frame	O
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
featured	O
around	O
260,000	O
per	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Garvin	O
,	O
reprising	O
his	O
dual	O
role	O
as	O
director	O
and	O
scenarist	O
from	O
the	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
's	O
characterization	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
cockier	O
than	O
the	O
main	O
trilogy	O
and	O
being	O
led	O
around	O
by	O
others	O
rather	O
than	O
leading	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
being	O
his	O
first	O
life-threatening	O
challenge	O
as	O
an	O
adventurer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hennig	O
was	O
worried	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
villain	O
dynamics	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Uncharted	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marisa	O
went	O
through	O
several	O
changes	O
due	O
to	O
test	O
player	O
feedback	O
;	O
she	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
complained	O
a	O
lot	O
and	O
got	O
herself	O
into	O
situations	O
where	O
she	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
rescued	O
by	O
Nathan	O
,	O
compared	O
negatively	O
to	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
chapter	O
would	O
have	O
explored	O
the	O
previous	O
relationship	O
between	O
Nathan	O
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
antagonist	O
Harry	O
Flynn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origin	O
story	O
concept	O
was	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
already	O
developing	O
that	O
element	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
Chindi	O
were	O
both	O
a	O
challenge	O
to	O
program	O
and	O
seen	O
as	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Descendants	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lakin	O
called	O
her	O
experience	O
acting	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
as	O
the	O
fruition	O
of	O
a	O
childhood	O
dream	O
of	O
acting	O
in	O
an	O
Indiana	O
Jones-type	O
action	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Uncharted	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
shot	O
in	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
Culver	O
City	O
studio	O
,	O
with	O
actions	O
and	O
dialogue	O
being	O
recorded	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
an	O
approach	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
had	O
never	O
used	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
gave	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
their	O
motion	O
capture	O
library	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Uncharted	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
cut	O
a	O
considerable	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
from	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
was	O
leaked	O
from	O
an	O
early	O
stage	O
,	O
as	O
Bend	O
Studio	O
shared	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
and	O
consequently	O
their	O
project	O
for	O
it	O
with	O
other	O
interested	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
later	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
February	O
22	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
and	O
February	O
23	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Treasure	O
Map	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
added	O
a	O
treasure	O
map	O
for	O
each	O
chapter	O
to	O
help	O
players	O
easily	O
locate	O
all	O
the	O
collectibles	O
in	O
a	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1.01	O
update	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
added	O
"	O
Black	O
Market	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	O
store	O
enabling	O
players	O
to	O
trade	O
and	O
receive	O
bounty	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
collected	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
other	O
Vita	O
players	O
using	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
"	O
NEAR	O
"	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
1.02	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
included	O
fixes	O
and	O
solved	O
an	O
issue	O
raised	O
by	O
players	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
automatically	O
disconnected	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
upon	O
start-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
patch	O
1.03	O
featured	O
more	O
adjustments	O
,	O
and	O
implemented	O
a	O
gameplay	O
collectable	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
for	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
remains	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
collection	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
Collection	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
considered	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
standalone	O
narrative	O
meant	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
non-essential	O
for	O
inclusion	O
as	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
prime	O
players	O
for	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
met	O
with	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
review	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
80	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bramwell	O
praised	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
efforts	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
hardware	O
despite	O
the	O
graphics	O
being	O
lacking	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
following	O
the	O
first	O
Uncharted	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
cited	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
being	O
equal	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Uncharted	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
solid	O
,	O
but	O
faulted	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovations	O
found	O
in	O
later	O
home	O
console	O
Uncharted	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
8th	O
place	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
sales	O
data	O
collector	O
Media	O
Create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
opening	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
48,000	O
units	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Vita	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
after	O
Everybody	B-Application
's	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Vita	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
title	O
during	O
its	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
