After months of tight-lipped secrecy on the development of Mistwalker’s DS role-playing game Archaic Sealed Heat, some new information has come to light. The story centers upon a mystical flame that turns humans who venture too close to its sacred heat into ashes. Queen Aisha resolves to discover the secrets of the ancient flame, despite the perils involved in such an undertaking.

Aisha is the heroine of the story. She will be joined by five other protagonists, three of whom can join the party at a time. Battles take place on both screens, with heroes depicted on top and enemies on the touch screen. Apparently there will be an unprecedented amount of CG cut-scenes included in the game.

Character design on Archaic Sealed Heat is by Final Fantasy XII artist Hideo Minaba, while Hitoshi Sakimoto will be acting as composer. Seems like the only person missing from the Quest revival at Mistwalker is game designer Yasumi Matsuno.

via Antoine Morcos, Jeux-France

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