Crystalgard & The Fold

June 2026

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Loom Opening

June 2026

The only real complaint I think I have is the ending. (Spoilers ahead.)

Loom is a Lucasfilm adventure game released in 1990 that follows the story of a young Bobbit, a member of the weavers guild. This game adopts a dark aesthetic from the get-go, opting to use a complementary colour palette of dark blues and orange, with the former being the most dominant. The artistic approach taken leans towards the realistic as strongly as one can when working with the limitations of the 1990s hardware: The lineart, when used, is subtle and only accentuates the shadows or form of the object or creature represented, creating a lot of artificial detail. Furthermore, shadows and light seem to be favoured over solid colouring.

The game itself has a typical fantasy setting with guilds and magic; however, its writing is rather casual and somewhat comedic for most of it (with the exception of certain characters who are more serious in nature, like the elders). In this way, the game's direction rather contradicts its initially dark aesthetic. However, I would say that the art direction works pretty well as, in conjunction with the lighthearted writing, it juxtaposes an unserious character with a pretty serious world, which creates an element of charm for the game as a whole, which makes it more memorable and unique. It reminds me of Undertale if Undertale had a dark, serious aesthetic.

Some recurrent motifs in this game include the melodies that are used as spells (which are revealed through context and can then be used whenever the opportunity arises) and strings (which represent the guild of the main character).

Bobbin Threadbare does not have a Ryu Number.

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