Better than AC, better than HP, This game packs a lot into a DS cartridge!
You start out as a young magician going to school. All of the classes have to do with magic - either spells or incantations. In addition, you make friends, you make a little money to use in the shops in town, you fish and chase bugs, and generally don't run out of things to do. You can even learn to play a musical instrument and, as you make friends with the other students, they will join you in playing. (All the music in the game is excellent.) There's also a cave, a haunted house (with ghosts), a seller of dubious items and an evil "shade" who's trying to take over the world. And did I mention the pleasures of broom riding? Not to mention casting a rather unmentionable spell over someone that really irritated you!
Are you bored yet? You can use your magic key and start "mystery time". A time when things change, strange creatures appear and your instructor is a skeleton called "Mr. Graves" who will assign you unusual tasks or have you go against another pupil in a "wizard's battle." After mystery time, the mystery starts. There over 50, each one different. So far I've only figured out four, but they've been fun.
Making friends with the other pupils is fun. "We're like Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Arthur and Lancelot, Robin and Little John" declares a demon named Seth. And did I mention that you can date? Well, you can. But other than a few romantic comments, it's pretty G.