Looming Game

[GamersHood]

This game is about two lovers named January and September.
No, wait; it's about a group of people who don't believe in the sky.
No, it's about a pantheon of scientific disciplines.
Or maybe it's about an ancient beast who knew exactly when it was going to die, and how.

Looming Game

[MGreg]

so...anyone feeling as lost as I am in this game?

[princessemily]

I need 2 more endings or whatever to finish the game. I feel like I know Looming like the back of my hand! MUST....FINISH...GAME!!

[Jal Phoenix]

I like the forlorn and neglected feeling of this game. The atmosphere puts me in mind of Submachine and Daymare Town. Game play reminds me of me very first computer game, Below the Root. It was a game that was very complex and involved, and told you absolutely nothing about what you were supposed to do. You had to work it out as you went along.

I have filled my inventory with all the items, but I still haven't found where to use the cylinders or the puzzle pieces. I am missing three "endings". I can play with the street lights in the vaguely northwestern area, but all they do is move around without gaining me anything. I've done a meticulous grid search of the entire game, but can't find anything else. Despite the creepy atmosphere, I'm getting bored.

Okay, I figured out the lights and got a new portal. Still need two more.

[NannaJoy]

Inventory?
I've stumbled over things that I really can't see which makes me wonder if this is a pixel hunt.
Like traveling over dotted-swiss fabric.
Should I have noted my finds?
Time to take the pup out and maybe fix a cup of tea. I've noticed "finds" have a pinch of sparkle to them. Still do not know how to figure out what is in my inventory. Back in a bit.
Well longer than a bit - got too head to bed.

[DarknessKight]

For the people that need help with this game:

I have been making a detailed map of the game. I have to say that it is very large lol. It is 9 game screens by 12 game screens big (108 for the not math people). I have the map roughly 70% done. It is coming out very nicely but does have a pixel error here and there. I'll post a link here when it is done which will be later on today likely. Also will make a video as well.

[Jal Phoenix]

Inventory?
Still do not know how to figure out what is in my inventory.

Shame on you Nanna! Help menu? Big "C" down in the corner? You can check your items by pressing C, and you can go through and select them with the arrow keys, and call up their description with the X.

You have to find six of each category, then bring them to the appropriate place, which you can usually figure out because it has one of those little pillars by it. Some I still haven't figured out.

Yes, the tiny, sparkly things are items. The game is really too small to see things properly. You have to do a lot of staring to get everything! I think that if it weren't for the creepy atmosphere and story, I'd not have any use for this game. Strangely, the absence of real graphics sort of fits the atmosphere and works well.

[hazel]

hi there!
There are 2 "endings" left for me, the 7th and the 9th.
I've found 4 hidden signs, one each corner of the map, but one leads me to the another one... i'm walking "square" and dont know what to do next ._.
does anyone know what to do with the lightpoles?
thanks

[Jal Phoenix]

Hmm. I'm missing the second and the ninth.

For the light poles

check you inventory and look at the shattered diagram. It tells you which direction to face the beams on each pole. You may have to play around to fine tune them a bit. When you've got them right, a portal opens up in the middle.

I think this was the seventh ending.

Thanks for that tip about the four corners, I'm going to check it out now.

Using the messages I got from the four corners, I adjusted the light poles and got a second ending from the, the ninth.

Now I only need the second!

[DarknessKight]

here is a spoiler free map

http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.p...tzj4qm&thumb=4

also for the second ending, the author gave how to get that one.

You have to hang around Looming for a minute and then enter the portal where you start at.

[Jal Phoenix]

Second ending achieved! I now have all nine and...

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I even went back in and walked around for a while. So the only thing you gain for doing all the endings is a line of white dots beneath your "Begin" option. Talk about your anti-climaxes.

[DarknessKight]

Complete Looming map done with all signpost locations and item locations

http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=xijhzmhbm3z&thumb=6

Yeah I know. I thought there would be like an extra ending I could get that would sum everything up but I got nothing.

[hazel]

Thanks for the help, Jal Phoenix! got all the endings now
btw, about the ending...

there's special menu section that you open when completed all the endings

[DarknessKight]

if the maps weren't enough, here is a game playthrough I made.

part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQR513K9qRc

part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wxwCjAiH3s

I didn't notice that hazel. I thought that was always there lol.