Shivah

This game got on my nerves in several ways:<br/>- All the dialogue is wannabe-deep. It's hoping that if you say abstract things in a deep, troubled voice, you can sound profound. You don't. <br/>- the voice acting is high school theater quality <br/>- the Judaism-based backstory is empty. Basic Jewish words are mispronounced or misused. Jewish concepts are misapplied. It seems like not a single Jewish person was involved in the game's making.<br/>- the game mechanics are OK. There is a clue gathering and combination system that is never explained. It's too easy to get stuck. Every room is full of objects that are meaningless.<br/><br/>This game might have been good in 2007, but it's subpar for 2016. Don't waste your time. There are better games to be played.

I played all the Blackwell games and enjoyed them, but this one was disappointing... it's dull.... the music is repetitive and annoying.... and the solutions in places are so specific that it becomes a frustrating chore to play rather than fun. There are more things I could kvetch about but I think you get the idea. Go ahead and spend your money if you must... it's only $1.99.... but it only gets two stars in my book.

This is such a groovy game; I wish there was a sequel!

I guess I was hoping for a deeper world than the freeware version for the PC had. I want to know what parsha the scroll at Beth Tikvah is open to. What kind of books are on Amos Zelig's bookshelves? Is there a dusty pair of boxing gloves in the crawlspace? What do the pictures in Rajshree's apartment portray? Why can't we see for ourselves the horror that Paddy O'hare's bathroom is rumored to be? <br/><br/>In short I want more in- game toys than a computer based joke book.

When you get stuck, you have to start over. What? You read correctly. You get choices of what to say and how to say them and if you pick the wrong choice, you are done and can't finish. Most games wouldn't let you get stuck like this. <br/><br/>The story would be good and I can accept the old style game drawings of not for the disappointing game play. <br/><br/>You could put 2 clues together but you wouldn't know to try that since they are not objects.<br/><br/>Too many usernames and passwords. It's the same puzzle over and over. <br/><br/>Nothing to really click on and since when does a rabbi investigate? Oy, call the police and get some gefilte. <br/><br/>I want to like it but I'm going to move on to something else.

Compelling if illogical story with great music and Yiddishkeit themes. A nice addition to your Israelite games library.

Can't put the password in the Computer 💻 when I put in yanto it don't work for the password it says no user name or password

I love all of Wadjet Eye games and The Shivah didn't disappoint. This game is more like the Blackwell series than Gemini Rue (the best!) but more austere, shorter and with complexity. It's a story of a rabbi who is caught up in a crime, you have to navigate the rabbi through the clues as he tries to find out who did what to whom. The beauty of the game are the moral dilemmas. If you behave justly then you can win this game that has more than one outcome. I had to play a few times before I figured out that moral choices is the key. There are some difficult clues in the game so u really have to focus and search for clues. I would recommend this game to anyone who is looking for something different and enjoys games that are wrapped up in a story that has good flow. I hope Wadjet Eye continues to develop more games for Mac as I would but any game they dream up. I have fun with their stories and creative play. I only gave this four stars because this game is relatively simple compared to their others. Great visuals, no glitches, they have a sense of humor and it didn't leave me too frustrated or bored.