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'Dear January,
I'm Sorry, I will not be coming back to your love anytime soon. Why? Oh, January, It is not because I want you to pair up with August or even October, I'm afraid it's because I cannot find the portal. If you want me back, please send me a map...'
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I wasn't going to complain about anything, until I didn't walk through the portal I made by finding all the signposts, instead opting to try a different one because I thought hey, I found them all, everything stays. That immediately made me drop the entire game because there is no way I'm redoing that in a game this "empty and vast". Yes, I was intrigued by the story, and what happened there, but not enough to waste more minutes simply walking and being lost on a huge map.
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I know you made everything be near the path, but I felt like I had explored all of the path and not found everything, so I started a tedious exhaustive search, and then found a walkthrough to find the last few things. This was unpleasant enough and basic enough to the gameplay that it dropped my opinion of the game to 3/5 from probably 5/5 otherwise. Some amount of mapping with marks of where you had found things would fix this.
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I know the point of the game is feeling overwhelmed, but it would be nice if September made a map of The Looming as he explored. Not a detailed one, but one that at the very least looked like a sketch.
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Blech. This game can be considered an art game but that doesn't make it good. In a game you're supposed to involve the player which this doesn't do. I just walk around until I find something and it does nothing to draw me in. This would have been better as a book or a movie.
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I like how the Seecha are like machines - they are masters of mechanisms without understanding and count in binary. The Lorem are like people - they know science, but they can't implement things at the speed of a machine. Still working on ending 7.
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i really cant figure out what the puzzle does or means. the 7th ending is still open for me. the top-rated comment by samerules4ever doesn't solve it for me. i systematically scanned through the whole loom searching for that artifact-related location. i can only find the triangle (tally), dome (humans), and that dragon thingy.. and searching through 400 comments searching for 7 and "seven" didnt helo either
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The aimless wandering around looking for places you've already passed and forgotten the direction of, makes this adventure more frustrating than engaging. There really needs to be some sort of minimap.
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This game is one of the most beautiful I've ever experienced. The extremely stark contrast between the wonderful depth in the game (of September, of the tribes, of the Oarbor, the world itself) and the the fact that the game only has two colors adds to the beauty.
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The only puzzle which perplexed me was the seventh ending, with the scraps. I kept looking for meaning in the symbols on the scraps, when there really wasn't any. Some indication of how those images correlate to objects in the game world would have been immensely helpful.
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umm, anybody could lend me a help? I have all the artifacts , but can't find the temple for the last ending, I have run over the map inumerous times, but to no aval, can't find this damn temple(or whatever it is)...
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Beautiful and brilliant. Note: memorize the order of the pillars that pop up when they direct you to the others. I love the details of the game, and playing it was actually worthwhile. Something memorable.
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What are those lighter areas that appear every so often and very slowly move to the other side of the screen and then dissapear? o.o
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It was a cool game, and I got all the endings, but I don't feel any kind of completion for getting the endings. Still 5/5 for being unique and awesome. It reminded me of that game where you run away from the clouds, and hide in caves, in search for your lover. Forgot what it was called.
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You know, as I played this, my thoughts turned to the Myst series. And then I read the notes and found it was one of the inspirations for this. I think the feel of this game is very reminiscent of the Myst games, which is an amazing task for such a simple game. You, sir, have earned a 5 from me.
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Great game! but very confusing to wander around in, a map of places visited would be very nice, at least 4.5/5 as is, but if another of this type were to be made (not necessarily a sequel, just a similar game) then i would like to see a few things, you couldn't check your hidden signpost progress from you "inventory", it would be nice to have some kind of background art, and in general just more stuff, because the story was just so well thought out that i want MOAR!....plz? XD
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I don't know why, but with the sound turned up high, I can't stop feeling clammy, and it feels very cold. I also shiver a lot. This is the most "realistic" game to date, and gives a sense about what real fear is. It's not devil's, its being lost with no hope.
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I realized my soud was muted while walking along, Once I turned it on I saw a shiny dot. I went off the path, and that horrible noise of a creeky door started. I'm afraid to leave the path now.
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Another excellent Title Greg! I'm impressed yet again by your ability to create compelling stories and to deliver them in creative and interesting ways. Looming was particularly excellent in my mind because of the rich mythology; Two races of people, living in a harsh land of mysteries; An ancient creature of unknown origin or intent who knows the date of his own death; mysterious epiphany, the substance which falls from the sky and brings with it visions of time gone by and yet to come. You continue to make the freelance game community a richer and more storied place, again, Top-notch!
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its easy to look around objects around slightly big dots that are way e-z to collect, and the groung looks like space, and when u press x while standing in the holes, it sounds like a teen said "tuz-shew-hewshes" epic finding game 5/5!!!
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this game scares me...its like if i go to a certain spot and stand on it, a screamer pic will come up and scream out of nowhere and then ill shit my pants XD
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I have commented on most of your games, but I was unable to complete this one. Not due to the fact that it is difficult, but the fact that it is just so damn creepy. The (this is what I call it) Puebalo guy who I guess sings in the backround randomly scared the hell out of me. Looming is a place for the ones who are desperate for something other than natural.
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(Continuation because my post was too long):
I particularly liked the character of the Oarboar; it seemed like a wise, sagelike creature that was peaceful despite its monstrous appearance. (I keep trying to picture that -- the closest I can get is that it's either a chimera or a griffin) I do like jigsaw-puzzle like things where you have to slowly gather pieces of the plot, especially if you get them out of order, so that was fun. The only thing I think the game was lacking in was the Seecha -- I had a hard time grasping their exact methods and culture. I was a bit confused as to the extent of their "machines", how they used them, etc. I didn't really get a feel of "pragmatic intuition" like you say. That's just me though. Anyway, um, yes, this was great and I will probably recommend it to others. :)