History VideoGame / TheShivah

* [[ArtisticLicenseReligion Artistic License - Judaism]]: Although the game gets a number of things right, some details about Judaism are incorrect. It's implied that the entire plot takes place during the course of a single Friday evening, and that Rabbis Stone and Zelig are both Orthodox rabbis. That leads to some inaccuracies:

''The Shivah'' is a Creator/WadjetEyeGames project from the mind of Dave Gilbert. For other Wadjet Eye games, see GeminiRue and TheBlackwellSeries. Originally released in September 2006, the game got a UpdatedRerelease in November 2013 with enhanced graphics. This version is called ''The Shivah: Kosher Edition''.

* TheVerse: The game shares some elements with ''TheBlackwellSeries''. Rosangela Blackwell contacted Rabbi Zelig (presumably about an obituary), Sam Durkin is a recurring character in the Blackwell series, and both games have spam e-mails by Tomo. ''The Blackwell Deception'' also shows that Rajshree contacted Rosa to see if the ghost of her husband (Jack Lauder) was around.

Rabbi Russell Stone is a conservative Jew who is slowly dying inside. His congregation has mostly left him, his synagogue is falling apart, and he is starting to lose faith in God's benevolence. Then, one day, he receives a bit of good news, albeit of the bittersweet variety: A former member of his congregation has died, and left him thousands of dollars with which to pay his overdue rents and keep his synagogue together... there are, however, a few problems.

* [[{{UsefulNotes/Judaism}} Judaism]]: [[ShownTheirWork Well researched]] and [[PlayedForDrama taken absolutely seriously]]. There are some errors here and there though. Dave Gilbert has mentioned in interviews that he [[WriteWhatYouKnow is of Jewish heritage and although he is not actively religious, he still feels a strong connection to his roots]].
* KosherNostra: [[spoiler:Amos Zelig.]]

''The Shivah'' is a WadjetEyeGames project from the mind of Dave Gilbert. For other Wadjet Eye games, see GeminiRue and TheBlackwellSeries. Originally released in September 2006, the game got a UpdatedRerelease in November 2013 with enhanced graphics. This version is called ''The Shivah: Kosher Edition''.

* HeyItsThatVoice: [[GeminiRue Kane Harris]] apparently quit piloting and became a rabbi. Or maybe [[TheBlackwellSeries Joey Mallone]] got brought back to life.

* [[spoiler: KosherNostra: Amos Zelig.]]
* MiddleManagementMook: [[spoiler: Zelig]]. He acts like a BigBad, but since his role is mostly to reroute hapless people who are asking him for financial advice in exchange for kickbacks, he comes out looking like a SmugSnake along with this trope.

* AlterKocker: Rabbi Zelig.

* [[spoiler: KosherNostra: Zelig.]]

''The Shivah'' is a WadjetEyeGames project from the mind of Dave Gilbert. For other Wadjet Eye games, see GeminiRue and TheBlackwellSeries. Originally released in September 2006, the game will get a UpdatedRerelease in November 2013 with enhanced graphics. This version will be called ''The Shivah: Kosher Edition''.

* [[{{UsefulNotes/Judaism}} Judaism]]: [[ShownTheirWork Well researched]] and [[PlayedForDrama taken absolutely seriously]]. Dave Gilbert has mentioned in interviews that he [[WriteWhatYouKnow is of Jewish heritage and although he is not actively religious, he still feels a strong connection to his roots]].
** Especially because it ''is'' in general well-researched, the few small errors that are present (mostly occuring in flavor text for items without direct relevance to the plot) are especially jarring. Examples: ''kiddish'' instead of the correct ''kiddush'' (probably got confused with ''kaddish'', which is a prayer, although it also might be a Yiddish-influenced Ashkenazi spelling/pronounciation) or ''yesheva'' instead of the usual ''yeshiva'' transliteration. However, most people (both non-Jews and, to be fair, maybe quite a few Jews) won't notice.
** Then there's the more "serious" matter of the first scene, namely when there is a service with, apparently, only one female NPC in attendance. Considering the ShownTheirWork factor, it's a pretty crude mistake that services are held despite the lack of a minyan. [[labelnote:*]] A quorum of 10 adult (in this case, past-bar mitzvah age, that is, 13 years) Jewish males -females don't count in the Orthodox and most Conservative interpretations- required for quite a lot of things in Judaism, religious services among others.[[/labelnote]]
** Actually there are enough mistakes - for instance, the Torah scroll is out and open on Friday night, when it is not even read; the Cantor pronounces the Hebrew "ch" as in "cheese" rather than as in "loch"; Zelig congratulates Stone with "mazal tov" rather than the correct "yasher koach" or "yishar kochecha"; the Cantor wears white when it is not Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur; also, in traditional synagogues, the sermon is usually given on Saturday morning.

** Actually there are enough mistakes that it borders on DidNotDotheResearch - for instance, the Torah scroll is out and open on Friday night, when it is not even read; the Cantor pronounces the Hebrew "ch" as in "cheese" rather than as in "loch"; Zelig congratulates Stone with "mazal tov" rather than the correct "yasher koach" or "yishar kochecha"; the Cantor wears white when it is not Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur; also, in traditional synagogues, the sermon is usually given on Saturday morning.

** Actually there are enough mistakes that it borders on DidNotDoTheResearch - for instance, the Torah scroll is out and open on Friday night, when it is not even read; the Cantor pronounces the Hebrew "ch" as in "cheese" rather than as in "loch"; Zelig congratulates Stone with "mazal tov" rather than the correct "yasher koach" or "yishar kochecha"; the Cantor wears white when it is not Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur; also, in traditional synagogues, the sermon is usually given on Saturday morning.

''The Shivah'' is a WadjetEyeGames project from the mind of Dave Gilbert. For other Wadjet Eye games, see GeminiRue and TheBlackwellSeries.

* AllJewsAreAshkenazi: Played straight, but not to a stereotypical or parodical extent.

** Then there's the more "serious" matter of the first scene, namely when there is a service with, apparently, only one female NPC in attendance. Considering the ShownTheirWork factor, it's a pretty crude mistake that services are held despite the lack of a minyan. [[labelnote:*]] A quorum of 10 adult (in this case, past-bar mitzvah age, that is, 13 years) Jewish males - females don't count in the Orthodox and most Conservative interpretations.[[/labelnote]]

** Especially because it ''is'' in general well-researched, the few small errors that are present (mostly occuring in flavor text for items without direct relevance to the plot) are especially jarring. Examples: ''kiddish'' instead of the correct ''kiddush'' (probably got confused with ''kaddish'', which is a prayer, although it also might be a Yiddish-influenced Ashkenazi spelling/pronounciation) or ''yesheva'' instead of the usual ''yeshiva'' transliteration. However, most people (both non-Jews and, to be fair, maybe quite a few Jews) won't notice.

* TheVerse: The game shares some elements with ''TheBlackwellSeries''. Rosangela Blackwell contacted Rabbi Zelig (presumably about an obituary), Lauren Blackwell once spoke to a young Sam Durkin when investigating a case, and both games have spam e-mails by Tomo. ''The Blackwell Deception'' also shows that Rajshree contacted Rosa to see if the ghost of her husband (Jack Lauder) was around.

* [[{{UsefulNotes/Judaism}} Judaism]]: [[ShownTheirWork Well researched]] and [[PlayedForDrama taken absolutely seriously]]. Dave Gilbert has mentioned in interviews that he [[WriteWhatYouKnow is of Jewish heritage and feels a strong connection to his roots]], although he is not actively religious.

* [[{{UsefulNotes/Judaism}} Judaism]]: [[ShownTheirWork Well researched]] and [[PlayedForDrama taken absolutely seriously]].

* PrivateEyeMonologue: Rabbi Stone's style of narration.

* MinoredInAssKicking: Rabbi Stone used to be in a boxing league. Harmless old Jew, [[NotSoHarmlessVillain he isn't]].

* MinoredInAssKicking: Rabbi Stone used to be in a boxing league. Harmless old Jew, [[NotSoHarmless he isn't]].

* NonAnswer: Every time you are asked a question, you can choose to respond with a "Rabbinic Answer," which is always another question. Some of them are just the rhetorical kind, though.