Haven't you always wondered? (LOOM style)

[Da_Duke2000]

During the course of LOOM, I'm sure there are a few unanswered questions we've all asked.

Why did Fleeces songs lose their effectiveness?
When did the Bishop Mandible first become influenced by Chaos?
Who is Bobbins father?
Why do those who look upon a Weaver become drawn into their eyes?

Well, to add some fun to the project, its been suggested to have an Extras menu that the player may be able to access as an extra game function outside of normal gameplay. Certain achievements will unlock unique extras. These could range from the typical concept-art, to unused sprites/animations.

To add more spice to the Extras, we're thinking of adding on a Cut Scenes theater. Where the player can play back cut scenes from Forge, as well as some never before released scenes depicting the history of some of our favorite characters.

So, I'll open the floor and ask the board. Is there a special cut scene that you would like to see? The slaughter of the Shepherds? Why is the Chromax Conundrum was crafted from diamond?

Lets have some fun!

[abisso]

I like this easter egg thing! Always adding some more entertainment to a game. Well, there's a lot I'd like to see as a bonus cut-scene:

-The Dragon looting the Glassmakers
-The wizard trying to crush the Volcano and being eaten by the Dragon
-the weavers shaped like swans , as they enter for the first time in the Shore of Wonder (what did Cygna say? Did they have an argument?).

But what if some of these (and the ones in Duke's post) were playable instead? Just a few minutes of gameplay of course... but it could be more interesting.

[kaio]

I'd like to see the moment of Bobbins birth. It was mentioned in the audio drama of course, but nothing visual, though. That would be awesome.

[Da_Duke2000]

They being playable would be very fun. The player could experience being a Glassmaker, during the dragon attack. Or being the Mage who casts the spell. Just a few minutes here and there would really make the replay value quite high.

There is lots we could do! The First and Second Shadow. When the Weavers first left the main continent.

To those who have seen it, we have a brand newly drawn Weavers Distaff that is ready to use with any Weaver cut scenes.

I would also like to incorporate my map, again to those who have seen it. As a 'jigsaw puzzle' style achievement. Add sections to the map. Each section has a cut scene. Perhaps .

[viruswitch]

Aug 3, 2009 0:20:08 GMT -7 Da_Duke2000 said:

Why did Fleeces songs lose their effectiveness?
When did the Bishop Mandible first become influenced by Chaos?
Who is Bobbins father?
Why do those who look upon a Weaver become drawn into their eyes?

Hello! I find it extremely interesting what would have happened at the shore of wonder, when the villagers and the elders arrived. I suppose that there would be a lot of cynicism in the air, between them and lady Cygna. On the other hand, wouldnt the shore be the adobe of all the weavers who have been dead? Did they believe in reincarnation or something? Or was the shore of wonder that vast of a place that lady cygna and the elders did not even meet?

I never really wondered who the father of Bobbin was. It was always clear to me that he was the (by)product of a spell. One could say the Loom was his father. It was something that had been predicted though, and it was as if the loom itself or destiny itself fullfilled themself.

When did Bishop Mandible start to become influenced by Chaos? Thats a good one. Hm....Maybe he started seeing visions of him in the crystal balls he had stolen or bought from the glassmakers? Maybe he had started to experiment with making tiny wholes in the fabric of the world, big enough to let Chaos communicate with him without getting loose?

One becomes drawn to the eyes of a Weaver, firstly because the robe covers everything else. Secondly, maybe a spell darkens the rest of their face giving unnatural glow to their eyes. Or they all posses a shining magnetism as a gift of their loomish inherited powers :-D.

That leaves us with one more. Fleece's songs could have lost their power, maybe because the Dragon's aura was negatively affecting the weave of magic around. Or the arrival of the second shadow (from the patterns of destiny) weakened their power. Or there had been a secret arrangement between the weaver who gave these songs to the sheperds, that was not fulfilled and thus they became useless, or they were meant to "expire" after some time.

There are so many things one can think of .

[abisso]

Wow, a really helpful post Viruswitch! Some of your explanations are really good, and show your knowledge of the Loom world is pretty vast! Especially the ones about Flecees' songs I would have never thought by myself.

[Da_Duke2000]

I put a little thought into the Weavers eyes thing myself.

One of my favorite bits of loom fan-knowledge, was to write it that when the very first Weaver was Transcended, they had finally attained the ultimate transformation and were able to leave the Pattern. All the Weavers on the island gathered together to witness the weaving of the draft. When it was cast they were successful, but some form of cataclysm, consequence or curse (Undetermined), washed over the Weavers on the island, and effectively the Weavers traded a part of their souls for this power.

On the topic of Bobbins father, Bobbin does have one. He was born a stillborn, but he was still conceived nontheless.