Overall, I can't totally endorse or condemn Blade & Sword. It's one of those titles that I couldn't help but have a love/hate relationship with. I'd play for hours straight and really get sucked into the world until I belatedly realized it was 4 a.m. and I was going to be hurting at work the next day. Other moments I'd be incredibly frustrated and wanted to quit and do something else. One thing I will say: Blade & Sword had enough addictive qualities about it that I was compelled to see it through to the end. Incredibly tough boss battles and horrible save mechanism aside, there is a decent underlying game here for the $30 MSRP asking price.