It took a few attempts, some of which were pretty close, but I’ve finally defeated Lord Bane and seen the game credits. It was fun while it lasted, but I think I’ve completed all the side quests so I think it is over for now.
I’m still playing puzzle quest, off and on, and am currently stuck on a battle against Lord Bane (who has vastly more hit points than me). I’m not sure if this is going to be the last battle or not, from the story so far it should be, but there is a lot of unexplored map which seems to indicate the opposite.
Hmmm, I’d better post something before we’re overrun by del.icio.us posts.
I’ve been putting in lots of overtime, and as a result not been playing much. I need to finish Galaxy, but the remaining levels are going to need a lot of practice - mainly the long jump which I seem to always mistime. In Puzzle Quest I’ve headed up to an area populated by minotaurs, #1 has also started playing (the game allows two saves) so I may eventually get him hooked on RPGs.
I’ve captured a Wolf Rider (which I found much harder than I should have) and a scorpion (which was insultingly easy). I’ve also completed lots of side quests for an ogre named Drong; he is one hungry ogre and so far has eaten spider, “crazy” goblin and ice troll meat and now wants me to get some wyvern meat for him.
I’ve finally defeated Dugog the double headed ogre. I’ve also completed a few quests set by dwarves (including defeating/capturing an Orc Lord), collected some runes and investigated some of the other game features. My wolf has moved up a few levels, learnt some spells and combined runes to make some equipment. It is a nice touch that using runes isn’t “combat bejeweled”, but more like “classic bejeweled” (i.e. a single player random grid) - to learn spells you have to capture enemies and that is done in a puzzle mode (you are presented with a non-random grid and have to figure out how to clear the board).
Aargh! I’m stuck, I’m helping a dwarf get into his city (Dhun-kor), but I’ve got to battle a double-headed ogre (Dugog) first and so far I’m getting nowhere - he can do much more damage than I can. I think I’m going to have to go do some side quests and hope that I can find a nice weapon for sale somewhere.
I bought Puzzle Quest with the intention of playing this while away over Easter. Unfortunately the game arrived after the weekend, but it has sucked me in. It is a simple RPG where battles are won by playing a Bejeweled-like game and, since I like Bejeweled and Zookeeper, I’m not exactly surprised that I’m really enjoying it. The touch screen response is not perfect, but I’m currently happy to overlook its failings.
My character is a druid and has just joined the knights of Siria - I guess it will take a replay to find out what difference those choices really make.