If Diablo is a silent, black monolith, its blank surface like some inscrutable visage from behind which immense influence is exerted, then Blade & Sword is a clumsy ape smashing away at a pile of bones. Sure, it can put on a monkey-sized monolith outfit taken from some fancy dress store, but it'll never boast as much sheen, as much refinement as that which it wants to impersonate. And remember - we're still talking about a game that came out in the mid-nineties here.