<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
treasure	O
hunter	O
coaxed	O
out	O
of	O
retirement	O
by	O
his	O
presumed-dead	O
brother	O
Samuel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
platformer	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
use	O
firearms	O
,	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
,	O
and	O
stealth	O
to	O
combat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
game	O
developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
announcement	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
over	O
15million	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
Uncharted	B-Application
game	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
4	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
alongside	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	O
Legacy	O
of	O
Thieves	O
Collection	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
October	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	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
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
firearms	O
,	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
,	O
and	O
stealth	O
to	O
combat	O
hostile	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
—	O
a	O
treasure	O
hunter	O
who	O
is	O
physically	O
adept	O
and	O
can	O
jump	O
,	O
sprint	O
,	O
climb	O
,	O
swim	O
,	O
scale	O
narrow	O
ledges	O
and	O
walls	O
,	O
swing	O
with	O
a	O
rope	O
,	O
use	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
and	O
perform	O
other	O
acrobatic	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
system	O
was	O
also	O
reworked	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
leap	O
over	O
gaps	O
,	O
often	O
giving	O
them	O
a	O
tactical	O
advantage	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
in	O
which	O
hostile	O
enemies	O
react	O
to	O
any	O
combat	O
situation	O
they	O
are	O
placed	O
in	O
;	O
they	O
respond	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
actions	O
,	O
coordinate	O
tactics	O
,	O
and	O
cooperate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
 '	O
companions	O
are	O
also	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
a	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
decide	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
some	O
conversations	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
five	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
types	O
:	O
Command	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
capture	O
sites	O
to	O
attain	O
points	O
;	O
Ranked	O
and	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
deathmatch	O
game	O
types	O
where	O
players	O
kill	O
their	O
opponents	O
;	O
Plunder	O
,	O
a	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
game	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
seek	O
the	O
idol	O
;	O
and	O
Trials	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
cooperate	O
to	O
defeat	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
is	O
Nathan	O
"	O
Nate	O
"	O
Drake	O
(	O
Nolan	O
North	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
adventurer	O
and	O
explorer	O
who	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
has	O
retired	O
from	O
fortune	O
hunting	O
alongside	O
his	O
wife	O
Elena	O
Fisher	O
(	O
Emily	O
Rose	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
journalist	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
normal	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
taken	O
up	O
employment	O
with	O
a	O
salvage	O
company	O
in	O
New	O
Orleans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Nate	O
and	O
Sam	O
hunt	O
for	O
the	O
treasure	O
of	O
pirate	O
Henry	O
Avery	O
,	O
who	O
plundered	O
a	O
fortune	O
during	O
the	O
1695	O
Gunsway	O
heist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
they	O
discover	O
a	O
hidden	O
temple	O
and	O
a	O
map	O
highlighting	O
King	O
's	O
Bay	O
in	O
Madagascar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
teams	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
concurrently	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
creative	O
director	O
Amy	O
Hennig	O
and	O
game	O
director	O
Justin	O
Richmond	O
,	O
began	O
preliminary	O
work	O
on	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
Neil	O
Druckmann	O
and	O
Bruce	O
Straley	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
and	O
game	O
director	O
,	O
respectively	O
;	O
Druckmann	O
and	O
Straley	O
had	O
previously	O
led	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
became	O
committed	O
to	O
making	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
"	O
nowhere	O
else	O
"	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
crunch	O
schedule	O
of	O
12-hour	O
and	O
up	O
working	O
days	O
toward	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
development	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
caused	O
significant	O
attrition	O
at	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
report	O
by	O
Kotakus	O
Jason	O
Schreier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
14	O
out	O
of	O
20	O
non-lead	O
designers	O
credited	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
left	O
the	O
company	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
departure	O
of	O
70%	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Straley	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
would	O
never	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
again	O
...	O
Because	O
now	O
we	O
've	O
lived	O
through	O
that	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schreier	O
suggested	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
adversely	O
affected	O
and	O
slowed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
enormous	O
turnover	O
of	O
employees	O
,	O
with	O
few	O
veterans	O
left	O
on	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
optional	O
conversations	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
was	O
used	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
players	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
engage	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
several	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
,	O
first	O
used	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
position	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
mindset	O
as	O
Nathan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Druckmann	O
co-wrote	O
the	O
story	O
alongside	O
Josh	O
Scherr	O
;	O
Druckmann	O
considered	O
Scherr	O
the	O
"	O
funny	O
one	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
humor	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
due	O
to	O
Druckmann	O
's	O
self-professed	O
inability	O
to	O
write	O
jokes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appreciated	O
the	O
collaboration	O
of	O
writing	O
on	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
having	O
written	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
almost	O
entirely	O
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
treasure	O
of	O
Captain	O
Henry	O
Avery	O
and	O
Thomas	O
Tew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
subtitle	O
—	O
A	B-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
–	O
applied	O
to	O
several	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Rafe	O
Adler	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pirate	O
captains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
redesigning	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
for	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
attempted	O
a	O
look	O
akin	O
to	O
an	O
adventurer	O
,	O
seeking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
fictional	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
interface	O
designer	O
Alexandria	O
Neonakis	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
designing	O
both	O
Nathan	O
's	O
orphanage	O
and	O
Cassie	O
's	O
bedroom	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
placed	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
and	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nolan	O
North	O
and	O
Emily	O
Rose	O
portrayed	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
and	O
Elena	O
Fisher	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
performances	O
were	O
mostly	O
recorded	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
with	O
remaining	O
audio	O
elements	O
recorded	O
later	O
in	O
a	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McGonagle	O
compared	O
Nathan	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
to	O
Sully	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
;	O
both	O
consider	O
themselves	O
too	O
old	O
for	O
treasure	O
hunting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Straley	O
found	O
that	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
allowed	O
Nathan	O
to	O
discover	O
his	O
motivation	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
become	O
vulnerable	O
and	O
trust	O
another	O
person	O
in	O
his	O
life	O
;	O
events	O
in	O
his	O
early	O
life	O
led	O
him	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sarcastic	O
attitude	O
as	O
a	O
defense	O
mechanism	O
,	O
which	O
begins	O
to	O
diminish	O
after	O
receiving	O
Elena	O
's	O
love	O
and	O
trust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
older	O
ages	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
identify	O
with	O
them	O
more	O
closely	O
,	O
recognizing	O
their	O
struggles	O
and	O
establishing	O
a	O
connection	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Straley	O
wanted	O
to	O
explore	O
character	O
relationships	O
deeper	O
than	O
previous	O
Uncharted	B-Application
games	O
,	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
regularly	O
considered	O
exploring	O
Nathan	O
's	O
family	O
history	O
;	O
while	O
several	O
additional	O
characters	O
were	O
considered	O
,	O
including	O
Nathan	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
properly	O
explore	O
Nathan	O
's	O
history	O
until	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Sam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
was	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
having	O
re-released	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
for	O
the	O
console	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Remastered	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remastered	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
become	O
accustomed	O
to	O
the	O
architecture	O
,	O
having	O
previously	O
suffered	O
great	O
difficulties	O
switching	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
during	O
development	O
of	O
Drake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
texture	O
resolution	O
is	O
at	O
least	O
four	O
times	O
larger	O
than	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3s	I-Application
,	O
while	O
a	O
physically-based	O
shader	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
lifelike	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
's	O
body	O
skeleton	O
consisted	O
of	O
250	O
bones	O
;	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
his	O
face	O
alone	O
consists	O
of	O
800	O
bones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
interest	O
in	O
featuring	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
met	O
with	O
legal	O
disapproval	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
different	O
old-school	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
,	O
until	O
negotiations	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
include	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
physically	O
on	O
vinyl	O
by	O
iam8bit	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
CD	O
by	O
La-La	O
Land	O
Records	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
uses	O
quadraphonic	O
sound	O
,	O
which	O
senior	O
sound	O
designer	O
Jeremy	O
Rogers	O
described	O
as	O
more	O
"	O
intricate	O
"	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
availability	O
of	O
memory	O
while	O
developing	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
designing	O
the	O
sounds	O
of	O
the	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
,	O
Rogers	O
recorded	O
the	O
sounds	O
of	O
a	O
bullwhip	O
crafted	O
by	O
David	O
Morgan	O
,	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
bullwhips	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
franchise	O
;	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
sounds	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
journalists	O
speculated	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
before	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
citing	O
job	O
listings	O
at	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
apparent	O
leaks	O
from	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existence	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
was	O
officially	O
acknowledged	O
by	O
Sony	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
an	O
official	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
announced	O
that	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
miss	O
its	O
intended	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
late	O
2015	O
,	O
delaying	O
it	O
until	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
to	O
allow	O
further	O
polishing	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
began	O
prematurely	O
shipping	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
announced	O
single-player	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
Chloe	O
Frazer	O
and	O
Nadine	O
Ross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	O
Legacy	O
of	O
Thieves	O
Collection	O
,	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
;	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
developed	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Iron	O
Galaxy	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
either	O
original	O
games	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
can	O
upgrade	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
for	O
or	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchasing	O
or	O
upgrading	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
some	O
regions	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
granted	O
a	O
voucher	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
ticket	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
Uncharted	B-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sony	O
marketing	O
manager	O
said	O
that	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
"	O
PlayStation	O
's	O
largest	O
ever	O
software	O
investment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
shows	O
an	O
ancient	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
African	O
continent	O
,	O
stopping	O
at	O
Madagascar	B-Application
,	O
where	O
Île	O
Sainte-Marie	O
is	O
marked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
cinematic	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
depicting	O
a	O
scene	O
in	O
which	O
Nathan	O
and	O
Sully	O
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
enemies	O
,	O
before	O
making	O
chase	O
to	O
reach	O
Sam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cinematic	O
depicting	O
Nathan	O
and	O
Sam	O
's	O
reunion	O
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
,	O
introducing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
branching	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Aymar	O
Azaïzia	O
noticed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
art	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
;	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
replaced	O
the	O
art	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
trailer	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
apologizing	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
for	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4s	I-Application
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
all	O
copies	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
Collection	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
December	O
4	O
–	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
released	O
a	O
500	O
GB	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
Uncharted	O
4-branded	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
joint	O
sixth-highest	O
rated	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|upright	O
=	O
1.2	O
|Uncharted	O
4	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
hardware	O
for	O
improved	O
visual	O
fidelity	O
and	O
more	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
McElroy	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
chemistry	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
characters	O
was	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mahardy	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
action	O
"	O
flows	O
seamlessly	O
alongside	O
its	O
narrative	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
stealth	O
combat	O
and	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Hansen	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
as	O
"	O
fluid	O
and	O
dynamic	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
lauding	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Reiner	O
echoed	O
the	O
latter	O
sentiment	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
enhances	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
set	O
pieces	O
delivered	O
less	O
exciting	O
moments	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
games.Game	O
Informers	O
Reiner	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
environments	O
are	O
so	O
vast	O
that	O
they	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
open	O
worlds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
shared	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4s	I-Application
multiplayer	O
component	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
took	O
precedence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
seven	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
2.7million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
first-party	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
8.7million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
4	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
topped	O
the	O
charts	O
,	O
achieving	O
the	O
strongest	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
a	O
66%	O
increase	O
in	O
first-week	O
sales	O
over	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
previews	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
numerous	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
PlayStation	O
Game	O
from	O
several	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
eight	O
awards	O
,	O
winning	O
two	O
:	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
and	O
Best	O
Performance	O
for	O
North	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annie	O
Awards	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
,	O
Character	O
Animation	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
Best	O
Game	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
Artistic	O
Achievement	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
Audio	O
Achievement	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
Music	O
Narrative	O
Performer	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2022	O
Uncharted	B-Application
film	O
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
A	O
Thief	O
's	O
End''	O
.	O
</s>
