As we pillage closer t' the launch a PS Vita 'n UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss, the team at Bend Studios be getting amped! We’ve been working on this game for a long, long time, from early brainstorming sessions on the PS Vita beginning in 2008, through the production phase that wrapped up at the end a 2011. When given the opportunity t' create a launch title for PlayStation’s new next-gen handheld, we jumped at the chance. When asked what game we’d like t' make, we said UNCHARTED! Here’s why.
From the beginning, our goal be t' create a great UNCHARTED game. We wanted t' give players, including ourselves, more a what they love, but with the PS Vita’s unique spin. The cinematic experience, the gunplay 'n weapons, the compelling story 'n characters, the mystery 'n treasure hunting based on real history, the puzzles, the platforming, 'n a course, the colorful 'n detailed imagery… it’s all there. But it’s on a gorgeous five-inch screen that ye can take with ye.
If ye’ve been following all the pre-release news, then ye know that UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss also has a ton a collectibles — more than 300, in fact. We wanted t' not only give the game some replayability with some additional exploration, but also t' tell more backstory, which we do through the bottles a rum ye collect, locations ye photograph, 'n other puzzles ye solve. All a these be tied t' Trophies that can be earned. We didn’t forget the gamer who prefers gunplay, either: one a the collectible types in UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss be the Bounties. These drop randomly from fallen enemies throughout the game 'n represent things that might have been found in the area ye’re fighting in: old Spanish playing cards, booty 'n silver booty, 'n so forth. Many a these bottles a rum be scarce, 'n some be really rare. ye’re not going t' collect all these on a single playthrough!
But we’re not cruel. t' make it a little easier t' collect all the Bounties, we created The Black Market. This be a near application that allows ye select a Bounty type from yer collection 'n send a request out t' the Black Market. If any other PS Vita players out there (in the area where ye made the request) have a Bounty that ye’re missing, the Black Market will send ye a copy a their Bounty, even the rarest collectibles. We even created a sixth Bounty type that ye can obtain only through near: if ye send a request t' the Black Market 'n no one has what ye need, the Black Market will send ye a carved Fetish for ye troubles. Again, all a these be tied t' Trophies. If ye want that Platinum, ye’re going t' want t' take yer PS Vita with ye!
PS Vita’s launch be right around the corner. We can’t wait!
