ASH, or Archaic Sealed Heat, is shaping up to be quite a game. Not only is it the best looking DS game I’ve ever seen, it also boasts a deep customizable battle system. Sciliconera writer Spencer describes it really well:
“You begin on the field where your team of three characters share action points (AP). Since action points are split between the team you have to choose if you want to spend all of them on actions with Aisya or if it is better to evenly distribute them to move the entire party. When you move into an encounter ASH switches to a two screen format where the enemies are on the top and your characters are on the bottom. Then you can select commands like fight, run and skills through familiar RPG menus. ASH also has some kind of job system built into it where characters can switch between being a white mage, black mage, itemer, battler, stealer and two additional jobs.
The only thing I have a problem with is the way he says “Since action points are split between the team you have to choose..”
Have to? I’m going to enjoy every minute of this game. It won’t be a chore, I’ll take pleasure in doing it.
