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LOOM (1988) ________________________________________(by Brian Moriarty)
One of the most unique adventures ever made, Loom is a brainchild of Brian
Moriarty (the brain behind Infocom's Wishbringer and Trinity). The game's
intriguing plot is enough to ensure its "classic" status: you are Bobbin
Threadbare, the mysterious "Loom child" and member of the Weaver Guild who must
embark on a perilous journey to follow his guild members who were turned into
geese and flew away from the Loom island. Moriarty raised the game's originality
even higher by giving us no inventory. Instead, all puzzles in the game are based
on "spells" cast by playing notes on a magical staff. Add a wonderfully memorable
soundtrack, and the game is destined to stay on my hard drive. The enhanced CD-ROM
version has vastly improved VGA graphics and
great voice acting. Definitely a
must-have for all adventure enthusiasts.
The original floppy version of the game shipped with a very nice 30-minute audio
prologue to the game on cassette tape, which you can download as a MP3 file here
[6MB].
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