Loom

Moby ID: 176

DOS version

Absolutely great, but a bit short.

The Good
Plenty...
First, the VGA graphics (I played the CD-ROM version) were gorgeous, typical Lucasarts wonder.
The Music and voice acting were above par and fitted the atmosphere perfectly
The story, while not very deep, was cute and reasonably interesting
The gameplay was (and still is) really something new : an adventure game with no inventory, where you just have to cast spells by playing 4 notes of music on your magic staff. Now that's a great idea !

The Bad
Well, as I said before, the story is not very deep and could have been digged a little more. But that's only a minor complain.
More seriously, the game was very(!) short. Expect to complete it in less than 10 hours ! Loom provides 10 hours of incredible gaming experience, but of course 20-30 hours is always better !

The Bottom Line
Despite its disappointing length, Loom is one incredible adventure game that will remind in your memory forever.

by Xa4 (300) on May 3, 2001

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