If you like your witches all warty faced then this is not the game for you.
Upon play however, I found myself pleasantly surprised. This game not only sets you off on a journey of intrigue that unravels nicely as you progress through its 25 chapters, but also throws in a couple of surprises as it does so, lifting the story slightly beyond that of some more generic RPG's. The story does mirror modern day concerns nicely, with the obvious fantasy twist, throwing environmental and religious issues at the player as he moves through the game.
Play-wise, the game offers you a choice of 15 characters, each of which have their own skills or magic upon which the player can call as his squad of up to eight characters attempt to meet the win conditions of the isometric battlefield.
These are not the only skills available to the player, for each of the characters can learn a series of three power moves and if certain conditions are met during the story, even more powerful attacks can be mastered, combining the skills of more than one character to dish out massive damage. As this game is predominantly based around the witches it seems only fitting that they get perhaps the best attack in this regard, but it is balanced out by being difficult to enact.
Difficulty wise the game seems perfectly balanced, though there are a couple of times that the game leaves you feeling that certain (often character side-quests) missions are a little difficult to pull off without a certain tactic. The final boss is one of the core chapter examples of this in that you must face him on two occasions. Your first battle with this being is pretty mad and took me three attempts to crack, but the final fight was a bit of a let down as I won with two synergy combos.
My only real gripe with the game mechanics is the fact that sometimes you cannot activate your attacks on enemies above you because of the dodgy camera angle and blind spots on the D.S touch-screen, which again only seem noticeable to you when you try to attack an opponent who is massively above or below you.
Graphically the game is quite nice and adult humour is definitely there throughout the game, so in some respects I don't agree with the games age tag.
The game provides some nice sound and I was pleased to see a developer push the D.S with use of voice acting. Though a bit camp at times (especially amongst the villains and one particularly perverted ally) the voice cast is accomplished and adds to the overall feel of the game.
Overall I rate this game as one of my favourites and I've recommended it to friends who share my taste for RPG goodness. So far, no one has been disappointed and I look forward to cracking the sequel.