Loom (1990)

[Kerrygan]

#2478

Marvelous! My first adventure. I finished without any clues!

[firefyte]

#2480

This is my second speedgame at the moment, highly recommended, but I might defer it until later, as we’ve done Monkey Island recently.

The atmosphere is, however, much more serious.

[Evil Taco]

#2636

Loom is quite wonderful. It can make for a lighter month, as it is a rather easy and short adventure game. But it is very well done in every aspect.

[abc]

#2662

Maybe it was easier and shorter, but as a kid I never managed to leave the island… I didn’t beat the game until I was much older.

Still, as you say, quite wonderful in every aspect.

[Srandista]

#3159

Why ‘Loom’ Remains the Hidden Gem of Lucasfilm Adventures

[rnlf]

#3162

“as we’ve done Monkey Island recently.” – well, in September 2018, really, so almost 1 1/2 years ago. But I would like to play some adventure by neither Sierra nor Lucas Arts next, before going back to those incumbents.

[stdevel]

#4898

Loom is one of LucasArts earlier Adventure games. Released in 1990, it offered EGA graphics and a new gameplay mode where verbs were replaced with notes.

The plot is very fantasy-themed. You’ll play Bobbin, a 17 years old boy living in the guild of the weavers. Weavers are able to perform magic with their wands and live very isolated. He witnesses his fostress mother to be turned into a cygnet. As he is the only person left on his home island, his mission is to find and recover charmed humans. During his journey, he meets plenty other guilds (e.g. shepherds, glassmakers, blacksmiths, clerics) and finally stumbled upon a pretty dark conspiracy.

Even though the game only offers EGA graphics, the gameplay is very compelling – especially thanks to the soundtrack. There was also a VGA talkie version later, but missing music makes the game quite disappointing.

Maybe this would be a candidate for a later adventure episode?

Best wishes,
Christian.

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[rnlf]

#9354

Only 6 years after it being suggested, we’re finally going to play it in April 2025.