Puzzle Quest....

Where do I begin...

I went to a local Target this weekend. Usually I go to check up on what movies are there, and to see if there are any worthwhile games on sale. Yeah I'm a cheapo, but whatever...

I get to the checkout at the front of the store, getting in line behind an impossibly large woman, and woman with four or five kids around her, all screaming at the top of their little lungs. I just wait there counting to 100, just hoping for the kids to shut up.

Well my prayers are answered and now I find myself at the counter ready for checkout, courtesy of a pretty girl. Things are looking up, and I see that at the counter, in one of those big cardboard stands, there are a bunch of discount Nintendo DS games. Among Hannah Montana, which I almost bought, I saw a little package with the title Puzzle Quest. I had read about this game and remembered that nothing but good things had been said about it, besides I really, really, really love Bejeweled(no I'm not gay).

I get home, pop open my DS, which I haven't played in months and insert the cartridge.

Well, Holy Shit...

This game is crack in video game form. Whether it's going after a rat to capture it and make it your mount, or learning new spells, this game is absorbing... It's either the uniqueness of the game, or I just haven't played something good for the DS in a while...

Any of you guys played this game? Thoughts and comments are appreciated.