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Loom

Overview

Loom is an adventure game that sets itself apart from other titles in the genre through its unique gameplay system: the player character does not carry items around, but rather manipulates objects through the use of spells (called "drafts" in the game). The drafts themselves are woven by playing magical notes on a special instrument called "distaff". All the puzzles in the game are solved by learning and correctly applying these drafts.

Each draft is a sequence of four notes within one octave. The player learns new drafts by exploring the environment and interacting with it through a simple point-and-click interface. Once a draft has been learned, it may be applied in a different situation in order to solve a problem. Drafts range from simple general actions (such as opening) to more specific and complex commands, e.g. turning straw into gold. Drafts can also be "reversed", i.e. played backwards, in order to execute the opposite action (for example, closing something instead of opening). As the game progresses Bobbin learns to play higher notes on the distaff, allowing him to access more drafts.

Alternate Names
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Media

Box - Back

Loom - Box - Back (North America) - 1628x1354
North America -  1628 x 1354
Loom - Box - Back (Japan) - 1773x1382
Japan -  1773 x 1382

Box - Front

Loom - Box - Front (North America) - 1402x1396
North America -  1402 x 1396
Loom - Box - Front (Japan) - 1413x1419
Japan -  1413 x 1419
Loom - Box - Front (United States) - 600x600
United States -  600 x 600

Box - Spine

Loom - Box - Spine (North America) - 64x1354
North America -  64 x 1354

Clear Logo

Loom - Clear Logo (null) - 1200x475
1200 x 475

Disc

Loom - Disc (Japan) - 1505x1505
Japan -  1505 x 1505
Loom - Disc (North America) - 800x800
North America -  800 x 800

Fanart - Box - Front

Loom - Fanart - Box - Front (North America) - 500x585
North America -  500 x 585

Screenshot - Game Title

Loom - Screenshot - Game Title (North America) - 640x480
North America -  640 x 480

Screenshot - Gameplay

Loom - Screenshot - Gameplay (North America) - 640x480
North America -  640 x 480