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If you’re seeking a more challenge experience, Blue Fire is worth a look, but it is a game which will test your patience. It’s only truly let down by the Void trials, and while there’s nothing wrong with a tougher experience, they stop being fun after just missing that platform for a fifth time in a row. Those willing to put that aside will find a game with plenty of depth, offering a solid visual presentation, enjoyable dungeons, and intriguing story which comes recommended.

Regardless of these criticisms, it’s impossible to write off Per Aspera because it attempts something novel and is so close to sticking the landing that its namesakes seem incredibly fitting – “through adversity to the stars” -there are plenty of hardships here, but in the end, it reaches an unlikely, dazzling goal via its storytelling. 

But even so, the concept and story carries most of The Watchmaker’s charms. Art and narrative are solid, while puzzles can be very rewarding at their best and tedious and frustrating at their worst. In the end, it’s a competent puzzle game which uses its cool gimmick to strong effect; worth the eight hours I put in, but not something I’d choose to revisit – unless I had much more time on my hands.