14 DAY TRIAL // Uncharted: Golden Abyss is set to be released next week for the PlayStation Vita, so its publisher Sony, together with the developer Bend, has decided to shed some more light on the various collectibles included in the game, as well as its Black Market feature, which ties into the Vita’s Near application.
Uncharted: Golden Abyss is probably one of the biggest games that are available at the Vita’s release. As such, Sony and its Bend studio want potential customers to know everything about the blockbuster title.
After seeing the launch trailer yesterday, its various collectibles have now been detailed. Golden Abyss has over 300 items that can be collected, some in the form of treasures, just like in previous Uncharted games for the PS3, while some are in the form of Bounties that randomly drop from enemies after they’re killed.
“If you’ve been following all the pre-release news, then you know that Uncharted: Golden Abyss also has a ton of collectibles, over 300 in fact,” Sony said.
“We wanted to not only give the game some replayability with some additional exploration, but also to tell more back story, which we do through the items you collect, locations you photograph, and other puzzles you solve. All of these are tied to Trophies that can be earned.”
“We didn’t forget the gamer who prefers gunplay to exploration: one of the collectible types in Uncharted: Golden Abyss are the Bounties. These drop randomly from fallen enemies throughout the game and represent things that might have been found in the area you’re fighting in: old Spanish playing cards, gold and silver coins, etc. To make it more challenging, we made some the items scarce and made some them really rare.”
In order to help players collect all of these Bounties, Golden Abyss uses the Vita’s special Near application for its own Black Market feature.
Basically, you can select a type of bounty that you don’t have yet and this request is put onto the Black Market. If Golden Abyss players in your vicinity have already found the bounty, then a copy will be automatically sent to you. Check out the official description below.
“The Black Market is a Near application that allows you to select a Bounty type from your collection and send a request. If any other Vita players out there (in the area where you made the request) have a Bounty that you’re missing, the Black Market will send you a copy of their Bounty, even the rarest collectibles. We even created a sixth Bounty type that you can obtain only through NEAR: if you send a request to the Black Market and no one has what you need, the Black Market will send you a carved Fetish for you troubles.”
Uncharted: Golden Abyss is out next week, on February 22, for the PS Vita.