Definitely a must-have for all adventure enthusiasts. Review 2: Loom was an overture to the LucasArts' adventure games boom of the nineties. It is clear that games such as Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis or Monkey Island series, slowly evolved from the "blueprints" of Loom.
The interesting part of this game is that, unlike other traditional adventure games, this one doesn't have an inventory or an action system. The only thing you need to use throughout the game is magic, and the spells are casted using a musical instrument that you carry. Around him revolves a Guild of Weavers, who over the centuries have developed the skill of weaving enchantments that influence reality itself through a merging of light and music.
Now, inexplicably, the Loom is losing coherence and it's up to Bobbin to run the mystery to ground and ultimately prevent Chaos from reigning. To get you in the right frame of mind and set up the story, the designers included a thirty-minute cassette recording that features a superbly acted and relevant docu-drama that sets the tone of the game.
The interface is extremely simple and user friendly. Basically just click the mouse wherever you want Bobbin to go, on the notes you want him to play on the distaff, or on anyone he wishes to converse with that he meets. As to difficulty levels in the game, again the designers have subtly introduced three levels of comfort within the same interface.
Practice mode automatically "saves" successful threads once discovered and highlights the corresponding letters of the notes upon request. Standard mode inserts a musical staff beneath the distaff that allows easy recognition of the four notes of a thread as they glow on the distaff; and expert mode requires a good ear, as no visual hints are given on the screen.
This requires the player to remember the note sequences and translate them to the proper distaff "keys" when needed. Loom isn't a perfect game but it takes giant steps in that direction. For the most part, sound effects are lacking and some may think the depth of the puzzles is too shallow. Expert gamers might buy into the latter gripe but the upside is that they won't be stalled on an adventure game for weeks or months going over the same ground again and again.
Lucasfilms is to be commended for designing an enchanting, seamless adventure fit for the whole family. Graphics: Perfectly drawn artwork for the adventure in regards to mood and environment. On the simplistic side but colorful and nicely detailed. This game is the first of the Lucas-esque adventure gameplay : originality, no game restart and no death. Moreover, Loom have an incredible rich fantasy world, created by the brilliant Brian Moriarty, creator of Trinity, Wishbringer and Beyond Zork.
The adventure is very original, you assume the role of Bobbin Threadbare, a special member of the Weaver race born from the great loom. You are left alone after tragic events with your only item in the game : the distaff, a magical stick, it has the power to change the physical properties of objects.
To change theses attributes, Bobbin has to touch an object and play four notes defined by the player. That's were the game is so innovative, it uses the same system as in the Link Ocarina of Time game, but this was a decade before. The player learn different notes through the game and the expert mode is ear only! For this difficulty, the reward is a unique end scene.
The game has different version, originally release on floppy disks, a later version on CD came, with awesome graphics, sound and bg music. Screenshots from MobyGames. Kent 1 point DOS version.
Played this again after 27 years. Originally played the Amiga version back then. The Dos version, better gaphics and beautiful Roland MT32 sound, the way it should be played.
Far better than the Amiga version. Qubitverse 0 point DOS version. Tron 1 point. It takes less than an hour to complete this game.
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