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Loom

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Genre:  Adventure    |     Year: 1990    |     Publisher: Lucasfilm Games     |     Developer: Lucasfilm Games
Game Review (written by Wanderinghalo) Added on: 04/13/2007
The plot of Loom is rather unique. You play through the story as Bobbin Threadbare- a young ward of the Weaver’s Guild, who the other weavers believe, will destroy their sacred Loom. When the rest of the guild transfigures into a flock of swans, it’s up to you to find them and figure out the secret behind your existence. Bobbin takes the musical “distaff” left behind by the guild leader and goes on his way. Throughout the course of the game you learn new musical spells (called “drafts”), encounter other guilds and their members (like the Shepherds and the Glassmakers), and find yourself in the middle of an evil cleric’s horrendous plot to gain control of the world! And, of course, Bobbin has to try to stop him.
The plot of Loom is rather unique. You play through the story as Bobbin Threadbare- a young ward of the Weaver’s Guild, who the other weavers believe, will destroy their sacred Loom. When the rest of the guild transfigures into a flock of swans, it’s up to you to find them and figure out the secret behind your existence. Bobbin takes the musical “distaff” left behind by the guild leader and goes on his way. Throughout the course of the game you learn new musical spells (called “drafts”), encounter other guilds and their members (like the Shepherds and the Glassmakers), and find yourself in the middle of an evil cleric’s horrendous plot to gain control of the world! And, of course, Bobbin has to try to stop him.
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point-and-click interface is pretty straightforward and easy to handle, a far cry simpler than text-driven games. Loom definitely plays by the basic rule of adventure gaming: look everywhere and pay attention to everything. Sometimes even an insignificant-looking object can give you a new draft, or give you a clue to which of your known drafts to use. The musical spells Bobbin uses can be reversed for the opposite effect (for example: the “Dye” draft can be reversed to create the “Bleach” draft). There is no way to die in the game. You can get stuck, but never to the point that you have to restart, which is a nice thing.
It’s difficult to judge the graphics of a 16-year-old game and not compare it with today’s standards. The 256-color version of the game was actually quite stunning given the technology of the time.
Loom is a fun and intriguing game and definitely worth a try, even if you only play it once.

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Lblargh (01/27/2008)
Simply amazing for its time. The background imagery was beautiful and the soundtrack (in the original versions), which was essentially effective spin-offs of mainly Swan Lake, is exquisite. The realization of casting a spell backwards for a reverse effect was actually a moderately difficult concept for me. :P.
 
 
Djmarmo (08/23/2007)
Love this game.
 
 
Shazar2 (07/29/2007)
Very good game with a different idea. I first had the game for the Atari ST and then later in a Lucas Classic pack for the PC. It came with a cassette with a theatrical style sound track and pre-story told by some great voice talent. Remember, if you restart the game, the "drafts" (tunes) change too.
 
 
Wayne82 (04/15/2007)
This game was excellent back in the day. I used to play it on my Amiga. I would recommend this to anyone.
 
 
Rose (04/15/2007)
This game is so cool. I think everyone should try it. It’s fantastic.
 
 
Emmalee2707 (04/14/2007)
I like this game. It's super sweet.
 
 
Matt cohen (04/14/2007)
I remember this game when I was a kid. It is an oldie, but it's awesome, I really liked it. It was very interesting and it had me addicted in no time.
 
 
Peter (04/13/2007)
Excellent game. You should play it whenever you get the chance. Hopefully on the weekend. Some of the old games were the best. Play it!
 
 
Rachusa (04/13/2007)
i remember this game from like 10 years ago. it is an oldie, but a goodie! it's awesome, i really liked it. it has great graphics. it was very interesting and it had me addicted in no time. it is a really good game and everybody should try it. i love this game. i would recommend it to everyone.
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