MistWalker reveals new DS title, ASH

Mistwalker, found by Hironobu Sakaguchi, former Square-Enix employee and the Father of Final Fantasy series, has annoucned their new Nintendo DS RPG, ASH. ASH or Archaic Sealed Heat is focused on an ancient flame that had been sealded away for manys of years, because if the flame will touches you, then you will turn to ash, but your memories and your heart will remain in the ash. The story begins when Queen Aisha learns that the flame is resurrecting the dead.

The gameplay is unknown, but MistWalker is saying that the gameplay will be focus around "Team Tactics". ASH is pushing the Nintendo DS' graphical limits as MistWalker hopes the title turns out to be a realistic graphical style. The top screen is the over-view of the battlefield during fights, and the touch screenwill follow the characters in a behind the back camera style. Also Sakaguchi-san annoucned that he has hired Hitoshi Sakimoto who will do the music, and Hideo Minaba who will do the character design; both Hitoshi Sakimoto and Hideo Minaba have worked on the Final Fantasy franchises. We also have three screenshots of the title, and we'll keep you updated on this news.

Source: DS Advanced

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