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9/20/99
Hey Folks,

Things have been going quite well with Torment as of late. Many of our designers and scripters have been putting in the midnight oil finishing up the last minute tweaks and additions. Everybody's been busting their butts to make sure that you guys get the best game possible.

One of the toughest things to do during crunch time is to know what -not- do: Basically, even though there have been some major events that have happened recently in the gaming world, these things have to be put off until after our game ships. Things like:

1) Getting a Sega Dreamcast (US).

2) Getting Square's epic RPG "Final Fantasy VIII" for the Playstation.

Sure they are darn cool, but many of us have just had to 'bite the bullet,' so to speak, and wait until we finish our own game first [sigh]. Yes, these are some of the sacrifices we as gamers have to make while developing games. Whoever said that making games must be all "fun and games," doesn't know what they're talking.

Of course for me, these things were a bit less painful since I already bought and finished the original Japanese import "Final Fantasy VIII," and I already have an import Dreamcast, but hey!, that's besides the point ^_^.

But seriously, these days of 'crunch-time' are some of the best days as well: All-nighters gathered around the ol' campfire, huddled together eating pizza and drinking soda… well, it's all true except for that campfire bit. This is when we all pull together and bang out all those little bugs and clean it all up.

Until next time,

Ken Lee

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