<s>
ASH	B-Application
:	I-Application
Archaic	I-Application
Sealed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mistwalker	O
and	O
Racjin	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Mistwalker	O
founder	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
creator	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
,	O
writer	O
and	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
CGI	O
graphics	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
to	O
ship	O
on	O
a	O
two-gigabit	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASH	B-Application
:	I-Application
Archaic	I-Application
Sealed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Aisya	O
and	O
her	O
army	O
in	O
battles	O
against	O
enemy	O
forces	O
,	O
progressing	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
battles	O
spread	O
through	O
a	O
chapter-based	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
exclusively	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
stylus	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
had	O
had	O
created	O
design	O
concepts	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
while	O
working	O
at	O
Square	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
never	O
been	O
directly	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
projects	O
being	O
created	O
by	O
Sakaguchi	O
and	O
Mistwalker	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
alongside	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Racjin	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
remakes	O
of	O
early	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
was	O
attracted	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
as	O
it	O
felt	O
like	O
a	O
PDA-style	O
device	O
he	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
during	O
flights	O
between	O
Hawaii	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
fascinated	O
by	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
world	O
conveyed	O
using	O
two	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
pay	O
homage	O
to	O
early	O
influences	O
on	O
his	O
liking	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
including	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
Famicom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
alongside	O
Tactics	O
,	O
but	O
make	O
the	O
gameplay	O
stand	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
design	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Daisenryaku	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tone	O
as	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
director	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
was	O
Hideo	O
Minaba	O
,	O
an	O
illustrator	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Sakaguchi	O
on	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
and	O
had	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
described	O
the	O
art	O
as	O
not	O
being	O
typical	O
of	O
DS	B-Device
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
high	O
amount	O
of	O
CGI	O
graphics	O
in-game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
two-gigabit	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Sakimoto	O
's	O
first	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
necessitated	O
compressing	O
his	O
tracks	O
to	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
sound	O
limitations	O
,	O
he	O
compared	O
the	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
his	O
time	O
composing	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
two-disc	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
ASH	O
(	O
Archaic	B-Application
Sealed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
)	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Aniplex	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Mistwalker	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
official	O
title	O
being	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
of	O
four	O
projects	O
announced	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
during	O
2005	O
alongside	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
and	O
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
planned	O
as	O
Mistwalker	O
's	O
second	O
released	O
project	O
,	O
coming	O
between	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
promotion	O
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
discussed	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Team	O
Tactics	O
"	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
an	O
ESRB	O
rating	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
found	O
,	O
and	O
English	O
voice	O
actors	O
were	O
apparently	O
being	O
hired	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
ASH	B-Application
:	I-Application
Archaic	I-Application
Sealed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
remains	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Posited	O
reasons	O
include	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
large	O
size	O
of	O
its	O
DS	B-Device
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
about	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
associate	O
public	O
relations	O
manager	O
David	O
Young	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
ASH	O
outside	O
Japan	O
lay	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aisya	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
Spirit	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Torrey	O
Walker	O
of	O
1Up.com	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
memorable	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
for	O
any	O
RPG-lover	O
'	O
s	O
library	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
noting	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
accessibility	O
for	O
English	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
by	O
1Up.com	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
ten	O
most	O
wanted	O
DS	B-Device
titles	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iaian	O
Ross	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
narrative	O
's	O
dark	O
tone	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
positively	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
narratives	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
era	O
,	O
but	O
faulted	O
Aisya	O
as	O
a	O
protagonist	O
and	O
the	O
low	O
amount	O
of	O
voice	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casey	O
Loe	O
of	O
Play	O
Magazine	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
narrative	O
's	O
tone	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
stories	O
from	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
