Blade and Sword from developer Pixel Studio is an action-RPG that suffers from being released at a time when gamers expect much more from their RPGs. Had this game been released years ago it might have looked and fared better than it does now. I was optimistic when I previewed an early beta of Blade and Sword last year but the final retail version just has too many flaws that are difficult to ignore. Decent but dated graphics, annoying save system, no paper manual, very poor storyline and a feeling that this game should have been much more are what bring this game down. Other games released in the past such as Divine Divinity have shown us a far better example of how the best RPG’s are done.