The Shivah Reviews

[h1][b] TLDR: Not worth playing due to a poor and boring narrative and a lack of world building. Honestly, it should be a free game that serves to get people into a much better series: Blackwell. [/b] [/h1] [h1]PROS: [/h1] ➕Different endings based on player choice ➕Good voice actors [h1]NEUTRALS: [/h1] 🔹Some good Blackwell vibes (and an easter egg) [h1]CONS: [/h1] ➖Too short ➖Text-based password guessing puzzles ➖Uninteresting narrative ➖Minimal game world [h1] [b] Content (Game world/Narrative) – [2/10] [/b] [/h1] I think there are only about 7 or 8 different locations in the entire game. Many of which you visit multiple times. The narrative is poor without even an attempt to create a mystery. It’s pretty much exactly as you expect from the start. [h1][b] Gameplay (Mechanics/Difficulty) – [2/10] [/b] [/h1] Awful puzzles that consist only of hacking emails by using rudimentary clues that you gather from a single conversation with a person. [h1] [b] Graphics (Quality/Performance) – [2/10] [/b] [/h1] Poor and archaic, but to be expected, not a big issue here. i9-13900KF | RTX 4090 | 64GB RAM | 1440p @ 240hz | Windows 11 installed on SSD [h1] [b] Audio – [3/10] [/b] [/h1] Probably the best part of the game. The music, while just okay, is good enough. The voice actors are good as well, though the voice audio quality can be a bit poor. [h1] [b] Replay Factor (Longevity) – [2/10] [/b] [/h1] There are 3 different endings based on multiple choices that the player chooses. [h1] [b] Final Verdict – [2/10] [/b] [/h1] To summarize the negatives - the game is incredibly short and one-dimensional. There is nearly no time given to flesh out the characters and the mystery of the story is so typical and mundane that it’s a let down. I have trouble coming up with a single positive, but I decided to settle on the small branching endings and the voice actors are good. As much as I love Wadjet Eye games, I cannot recommend The Shivah. I understand that this is Dave’s first game and it was made in a month. I strongly recommend you skip Shivah and check out Wadjet Eye’s next series: Blackwell. While the first entry is still a bit rough, each game just gets better and better. Start here with my review below: Blackwell Legacy (first game) - https://steamcommunity.com/id/Synikx/recommended/80330?snr=1_5_9__402 [h1] [b] Recommend? [Y/N] [/b] [/h1] [h1]No [/h1] You can find my curator page here: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Synik_GR

I had a good time playing this game, thought it well made and worth the low $5 entry price. Surprised to see people saying "wait for this to go on sale" when 5 bucks doesn't even get you a coffee. I'm not Jewish, so it was fun for me to get into the culture and learn some words. Although, you could replace Judaism with another religion, and this story would tell similarly, I think it could capture anyone, regardless of their beliefs.