Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker Reviews
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is an attempt to make the stars of the base game actual characters, and while it fails at that the effort is appreciated. Still, the game itself is a ton of fun, with great combat, gorgeous visuals, fantastic music, and fun puzzles.
Throes of the Watchmaker is a solid piece of DLC for Sea of Stars. If you enjoyed the main game, you will enjoy this too! If the original wasn't your bottle of seltzer, maybe pass on it.
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is a must-play for fans of the base game. Sea of Stars is a must play for fans of the genre.
Sea of Stars proves to still be an amazing purchase with constant updates, and it now gets an update of a DLC post-game adventure.
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Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker DLC is so well done and needs to be played. Besides the fact that it's free, I didn't want it to end!
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is an excellent DLC because it brings back the charm and all the fun aspects of the base game, but it adds new mechanics and content that makes it an extraordinary and concise journey. It simplifies some elements, but it's not that bad.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Throes of The Watchmaker is only a few degrees away from being a stand-alone offering with its unique experience with fresh mechanics, original story and a vibrant new world to explore. Sabotage Studios sidesteps all of the common issues with DLC such as the lack of quality and value. To begin with, The Throes of The Watchmaker is completely free, if you own the base game. There is no memory needed for the existing lands of Sea of Stars because The Throes of The Watchmaker takes place in an entirely new realm. You don’t have to remember how to use any of your special skills, because each character is given completely new ones. Then you throw in all kinds of new puzzle mechanics, enemies and more of the stunning pixel art from Sabotage Studio and Throes of The Watchmaker is easily one of the best free DLC’s ever.
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker tries to improve on the base game’s weak protagonists with a stronger character focus, but unfortunately, it does so with brute force and ultimately falls short. At the very least, its combat remains highly engaging, and even if there are far too many puzzles now, the game’s aesthetics still carry it hard.
It's always good to see indie developers like Sabotage continue making meaningful content for its magnum opus JRPG, and the Throes of the Watchmaker DLC adds more value to an already stellar title. The fact that it's free is also surprising, considering most of us would be fine paying a small sum for this addition. Still, one shouldn't look in the mouth of a gift horse and just roll with it like how a posse of insane clowns would deal with Faygo and fat chicks.
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is an excellent follow-up that further fleshes out supporting characters and backstory.
Throes of the Watchmaker is a free DLC expansion for Sea of Stars that deepens its turn-based gameplay with stronger character arcs, vibrant new locales, and a heightened challenge, though some pacing issues and a lackluster supporting cast hold it back from true greatness.
A comfortable adventure that doesn't stray far from the formula already established in Sea of Stars, benefiting from a shorter campaign with better pacing and standing out thanks to its circus-themed aesthetic, featuring highly charismatic visuals and animations.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker adds an extra campaign that somehow surpasses the base game, and it won't cost you a penny.
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is a solid expansion that brings a journey full of novelties and allows a little more nuance to the characterization of the two protagonists. Overall, the experience manages to maintain the charm and charisma of the base game and is strongly recommended for those who want to live a little more of what this universe has to offer.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
A post-game story DLC that still stands alone from the main narrative, Throes of the Watchmaker is an entertaining side-romp that presents new abilities, mechanics, and character development for the characters that Sea of Stars fans have grown to love.
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker may not be a huge chunk of story, but it has a playtime of almost 10 hours. The DLC knows exactly what it wants to be: a lovingly told addition that closes an unresolved chapter, expands the Sea of Stars universe and is convincing in terms of both narrative and gameplay. The new mechanics, the focus on the clockmaker and her time-traveling clockwork lock as well as the multitude of small convenience features make this DLC a must-have for fans of the genre.
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