The game is out! Get it! It's awesome! 97 on Metacritics can't be wrong!

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After crunching for months it's released to the public! Working on this game has been an amazing experience. I haven't worked this hard but had so much fun in a very long time. The people here are INSANE!.. in a good way! All the talent, effort and passion has come together to produce a remarkable game!

What are you waiting for?.. GO PLAY IT!

As of Monday, things have lighten up. No more getting home at 2am or working weekends. The worst is over and now it's a downhill slide to the finish! Not to say it'll go all smoothly. There are plenty of bumps and rough areas left to go but things are looking much better. the atmosphere of the office is much more relax. I can't say this is the worst crunch I been in but it's definitely the most fun!

There is a photo of me in the game on one of the billboards. Look for an Asian guy wearing round sunglasses. XD

After the project, we all get 20 working days off. That's a whole month of learning more about Maya and making characters. I can't wait! I know... I'm sad. XD

It's hard to believe it's only been 2.5 months. It's has to be one of my most productive time ever!


Git Twitter? Add me!
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After years of ignoring Twitter, I'm finally curious enough to give it a try.

If you have Twitter, add me!
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Crunch at work is still going strong. I been heading out to work at 9:15am and getting home around 2am. This does include the 2 hour commute. I pretty much just have time to shower and relax for about an hour before going to bed at 3am... then getting up at 8am. I can function pretty well on 5 hours of sleep but often time I get distracted and sleep much less. For those days I function purely on adrenaline... then sleep in on weekends to make up for it. I'm still soda-free and only been drinking water, juices and teas. On weekends, I been heading out to work at 12:30pm and getting home at 11:00pm. It's the weekend after all. Things should lighten up in about 2 weeks.. at least I hope so. I doubt I can keep this schedule and still stay sane.. But it'll be totally worth it when the game ships.


Best award yet for Uncharted 2.

Game Critics gave it Best of Show.
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Sorry for the lack replies lately.. Sleep has taken a much higher priority these days.

There's so many things I want to learn and do after the project is done. I been attending the weekly life drawing session at work for the last few weeks. Damn, I feel so rusty.. but it's good that I'm getting back to the basics.

The studio been crunching for a while to finish Uncharted 2. It had an incredible E3 showing and things are pretty crazy right now.

G4 gave it best of show:
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1up also gave it best of show:
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IGN gave it PS3 game of show along with other awards:
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It's pretty exciting to say the least. The team has done an awesome job. I only joined a month ago but I'm pretty impress with everyone here... which is pretty intimidating and inspiring at the same time. This is a great formula to get you to do your best! My levels still has a ways to go before it'll be on par with what was shown at E3 but I'm starting to feel confident that it'll get there. Things here work a bit differently than other studios I've worked at. It's more specialized: One person does the modeling, another textures, another light, etc. I was really worry with my levels a few weeks ago.. but my awesome teammates is making things a lot easier. It's been several late nights and now weekends, but I'm having fun.

Sorry to say this doesn't leave me with much energy to complete Slithe anytime soon. I been chipping away bit by bit the last few weeks trying to finish the textures. It's usually an hour or 2 every few days. Slowly but surely. Here's a shot of what I have so far:

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Close.. so close I can smell the stench from his armpits. I just need to texture the eyes, teeth, tongue, nails and add more details to his back.

I swore off softdrinks.... at least for now. Last time I crunch this hard was for Left 4 Dead, I was hitting the soda and red bull pretty hard and ended up puking while asleep. NOT A GOOD SIGN! This time.. I'll have my crunch decaf. Just water and juices. So far I'm feeling pretty good. Let's hope it stays that way!

Woo hoo! Soon... I'll be at Naughty Dog working on Uncharted 2 as a texture artist. Plus, a nice bump in salary. Take that economy!

Updates will be slow again as I'll be spending time with my good friend Mr Crunch.

I haven't been this excited in a while!.. It's gonna be awesome!