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Final Fantasy 7: Success in the West is partly due to GCI, for Hironobu Sakaguchi

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Self Final Fantasy 7 in 1997 it achieved a huge success in the West, much higher than the previous chapters, it is partly due to the use of scenes in GCIsecond Hironobu Sakaguchithe dad of the series.
In an interview with IGN, Sakaguchi said that at the time, Square Enix was finding it difficult to expand its business outside Japan, in part due to the fact that pixel art games in the West, such as Final Fantasy sixth, they were seen as titles aimed at children. The problem was solved with Final Fantasy 7, which in addition to 3D graphics had spectacular GCI sequences (at least for the time) that managed to captivate even an older audience.
“At the time, people in the West saw pixel art as something for kids,” Sakaguchi said. “It was frustrating that our games were having a hard time establishing themselves in these countries as we wanted to find a way to expand our business. We finally succeeded when we were able to incorporate GC for Final Fantasy 7.”
Sakaguchi explained the reasons why in his opinion the games produced in Japan have started to notice difficulties in the PS3 eradespite the success achieved in the previous two generations of consoles.
“I think one of the main reasons is that consoles like the NES and PlayStation were very specific hardware. This made it easier for Japanese developers to master the hardware, as we could ask Nintendo or Sony for support directly in Japanese.”
“This is why – I realize I might sound rude to say this – Japanese games were of higher quality at the time. As a result, they were considered more enjoyable, but as hardware became easier to develop, games things have changed rapidly”.
The interview was also attended by Koji Igarashi, the creator of Castlevania, who on this specific point added: “Japanese developers have mastered specific skills for console games, but in North America and Europe there was a greater connection with the ‘PC ecosystem,” Igarashi said. “When it got to the point that there was no longer a big difference between console and PC development, Japanese developers could no longer rely on their specialties in console development and had to master PC development.”
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( With inputs from : pledgetimes.com )

March 14, 2023
MeT Predicts Partly Cloudy Weather In JK

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SRINAGAR: Amid forecast for “partly to generally cloudy” weather in next 24 hours, the minimum temperature recorded a fall in Kashmir Valley and increase in Jammu on Saturday, officials said.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 6.4°C against 6.6°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 4.2°C for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 4.2°C against 5.6°C on the previous night and it was 3.3°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 1.2°C against 1.7°C on the previous night and it was 3.5°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of 4.7°C against 4.8°C on the previous night and it was 3.8°C above normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against minus 0.6°C on the previous night and it was 4.2°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 4.2°C, the same as on the previous night and it was 3.2°C above normal for the north Kashmir area.
Jammu recorded a low of 13.2°C against 12.7°C on the previous night. It was 0.9°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 6.4°C (above normal by 0.9°C), Batote 9.2°C (above normal by 3.4°C), Katra 13.6°C (3.1°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 7.0°C (4.9°C above normal).
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 2.8°C and minus 4.6°C respectively, the official added.
Regarding weather, he said it is likely to be “partly to generally cloudy” during next 24 hours with appreciable rise expected in day temperature. Clear weather is expected from March 5-12, the officials added.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 4, 2023
MeT Predicts Dry, Partly Cloudy Weather In J&K During Next 24 Hours

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SRINAGAR: Weather was dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Thursday that dry weather with partly cloudy sky is likely to continue.
“Dry, partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the Meteorological (MeT) department said.
Srinagar had 1.3, Pahalgam minus 1.9 and Gulmarg minus 2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
In Ladakh region, Drass town had minus 10.9, Kargil minus 10.8 and Leh minus 7 as the minimum temperature.
Jammu had 11.2, Katra 12, Batote 8.2, Banihal 4 and Bhaderwah 4.6 as the minimum temperature.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 16, 2023
‘Khelo India Winter Games’: Heavy Winds Force Organisers’ To Partly Call Off Day 2 Activities

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Asif Iqbal
Srinagar, Feb 11 (GNS): Heavy winds played a spoilsport on Day 2 at third edition of ‘Khelo India Games’, being held at famous ski-resort Gulmarg, as the organizers’ had to partly call off multiple sports activities as a precautionary measure.
As learnt by GNS, the strong winds blew far and wide at the sports venue, especially on Kongdori heights. The organisers’ (Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council) as a sort of precautionary measure called off sports activities at Alpine G Slalom, Kongdori, while the main/lower Gulmarg saw the activities being conducted normally.
An official told GNS that the winds though a routine occurrence at Gulmarg, the suspension of activities was decided for the overall safety of participants.
The games scheduled for day 2 at Golf Club included; Cross Country 15 Km Sprint Senior Men, Cross Country 10 Km Sprint Senior women, Cross Country 2 Km Sprint Junior Boys, Cross Country 1.5 Km Sprint Junior Girls, Bobsleighing & Skeleton and Snow Shoe long distance event of men and women category.
The Ice hockey and Ice-skating competitions were held at Rink Gulmarg.
Notably, the four day edition kicked off with much anticipation and fanfare at the famous ski-resort on February 10 – and will culminate on February 14, 2023. (GNS)

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( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

February 11, 2023