Ash is a lesson in broken game economics
Jasmine Rea writes: Any remotely playable role-playing game has a basic grasp of economics. That's a very scary and dangerous word to throw around in the real world, but in fantasy it's a much easier concept. Economy is the balance of obtainable money and purchasable items in a virtual world.
When a game economy is bad, obtaining even the most basic necessities is tremendously difficult. Ash, an RPG available on all iOS devices, suffers from this problem. From the very beginning, battling is a grueling affair. Your party is weak against constantly blocking foes and oftentimes end up on death's door after just a few rounds. When you do win a fight, the spoils amount to a meager one or two gold.
