Retro Revival, Part #3 - Loom (Steam, 2009)

An intriguing tale set in a fantasy world where music is imbued with magical properties, developer Brian Moriarty's highly atmospheric classic Loom is an "adventure game" if there ever was one. The note-based puzzle gameplay is as unique today as it was in 1990, and the distinctive plot and settings are among the most memorable in the genre. There was even an "audio drama" (which can be found elsewhere here on YouTube) produced to further flesh out the backstory and mythology of the game world, and it's really sad that the plans to make a game trilogy were scrapped.

Note: I included the Steam loading screen and the game's window border in order to highlight the fact that I was playing the Steam version and not some DOSBox emulation of the original version.

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[HardWarUK]

Despite my comments, this is a good idea you have! I hope it becomes a long series, eventually with a little talk over or comment...! I always give your video's 5/5! :)

[Demiath]

Thanks. There won't be any audio commentary from me but most of the time I do my best to make sure the text descriptions are both informative and readable.

[HardWarUK]

10 days and first comment, gamers REALLY don't know about this game, do they?! More loss them! Wonder if this is the Lucas game they may be re-doing?! :)

[Demiath]

I'm sure it's not quite as bad as that; there are many Loom videos here on YouTube already so it's not easy to find this particular clip...

[TheHolandTrip]

Doesn't Steam provide a full screen version of this? Just windowed?!

[HardWarUK]

But none have got more than 3,000 odd, and many have only got 100's of views, so i still say that for many, if you don;t know of Loom, you cannot search for it I would put a well searched word in the title, like "DOS" or "PC Classic" or "Retro PC".