The Shivah

Dave Gilbert · Sun 24/09/2006 18:07:30

No worries. That pic was for a "Two of a Kind" sequel that I designed but never really made. Perhaps some day.

Queen Kara · Mon 25/09/2006 09:13:58

Strange , I loved the voice acting in the demo and stuff.
Maybe the version I got was different though , I dunno.

Any way , I can't wait to buy and play the full game.
The story , the art , the voices , ( I don't remember though what the music / sound effects were like...doh... ) , everything is great.

I have always been interested in Jewish culture and
it's about time somebody made something like this.

Candle · Mon 02/10/2006 05:11:38

Nice to see the game list at manifestogames.
I hope it does well and well for them as I like to see them do good.
http://www.manifestogames.com/node/1807

Dave Gilbert · Fri 06/10/2006 01:13:47

Thanks Candle. The folks at Manifesto are the coolest guys in the world.

SSH · Tue 10/10/2006 14:17:37

Noticed a tiny bug dave: you spelled "lectern" wrong in Zelig's synagogue!

Wysefool · Sat 14/10/2006 16:06:52

While I enjoyed the game I thought it was a little short to be charging $5 for it. I downloaded the original when it was released but didn't really play it much until I lost my internet connection for a week or so. The thing is that the game can be beat in one night, it took probably less than two hours and most of that time was trying to figure out what I had to search for on RaviNet. The other game I had on my computer for the week, Duty and Beyond, is a lot more fun and I still haven't beaten it, it's a really long game with pretty simple graphics (actually I think the graphics are very nice). It would be more worth $5, maybe even $10. Updated graphics and voices really don't mean anything to me, like another poster said it could even detract from the game.

It really is a great game, I had tons of fun playing it and the way the puzzles are done with the clues and computer is something that isn't seen often... It's just that the game would have to be about twice as long to be worth any amount of money. Maybe I'm just spoiled from all the free adventure games around ere but an actual professional game from the old days of adventure games is about $5 now and think of how long they are.

Gregjazz · Sat 14/10/2006 23:30:10

For the price of a sandwich, personally I think The Shivah was quite worth $5.

Erenan · Sun 15/10/2006 08:46:12

Seriously, I'm so rich now that I have a job, I spend my free time walking around the park handing people five dollar bills.

People, five dollars is way less than this game is worth.

Dave Gilbert · Sun 15/10/2006 21:45:04

Also, one thing to keep in mind is that those other games were originally priced much much higher, and then discounted to $5 over time. They certainly didn't start OUT at $5. The Shivah is starting out at that bargain price, although I doubt I'll be discounting it much lower.

Tonik · Sun 05/11/2006 13:53:27

I am playing the demo and I have to say that the quality of the music is surprising. I love the jazz tune.

ildu · Sun 05/11/2006 14:13:31

Yeah, you gotta be pretty damned poor to say $5 is too much for a game like this. That's basically the price of one cheap meal for a student hereabouts, and I'd gladly skip one meal to play the game.

strazer · Sun 05/11/2006 15:59:42

Dave, do you happen to have a hi-res version of that Shivah postcard for us to make our own CD cover?

Barbarian · Wed 13/12/2006 07:22:25

Bless me Father, for I have seen a surprise!
Guess what? I was browsing the Yahoo news as I usually do, and I found this news-article about "The Shiva":

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/videogames_rabbi_dc

Wow, way to go Dave! Congrats! And just to think, it all started from a MAGs game here, and is now propelling you to global fame. Might help lead to some great oppertunities for you. G'luck.

Vel · Wed 13/12/2006 10:59:59

First of all, I would like to point out that it is spelled 'Shivah', not 'Shiva'.

Anyway, congratulations, Dave.

Barbarian · Wed 13/12/2006 11:04:46

Vel: Maybe you should contact Yahoo, play Grammer Teacher with them and correct their typo, as "Shiva" is the way they spelt it on that news headlineÃ,Â (notice how I put "The Shiva" in quotes in my previous post to point out that's how Yahoo had it).Ã,Â

*Edit: Looks like they finally corrected the spelling mistake on that news header, and they have now added in a little screen-shot of the game as well.

Vel · Wed 13/12/2006 12:59:40

Heh, I don't mind misspelling the shivah, Dave does.

Dave Gilbert · Wed 13/12/2006 18:22:54

Woah, neat! I wasn't even aware of this. Those Manifesto folks are the PR Kings.

Snarky · Wed 13/12/2006 18:51:53

By getting it on the wire services, they've made sure it's all over newspapers and websites. Saw over on adventuregamers that it's also posted on CNN.com.

Congrats!

On another note, there are big adventure game communities in France and Germany, many of whom don't play games in English. Any plans of adding translation to bring the game to a larger audience?

Vince Twelve · Thu 14/12/2006 02:37:47

And now Kotaku! That's pretty big stuff.

Looks like someone's Wikipedia article is safe...

Congrats Dave!

Klaus · Thu 14/12/2006 13:54:33

Talking about the "standard" typo Shivah now here's a new one presented by USAtoday:

GIVE 'SHIVAH' A TRY: Daniel Gilbert's blog lets you download a free demo

... or did they actually uncover Dave's secret identity!? :o

The Shivah

Tonik