I was attracted by the soundtrack, and the soundtrack is one of the best I've heard in a while, but the game is really good too. The game is fairly short, 5-8 hours, but the story is interesting, the presentation is very good and the gameplay is fairly responsive.
The Shivah is a very good game worth playing through if you don't mind its very short length (2-3 hours). The story is very good, as you assume the role of a rabbi trying to solve a murder. The Jewish bent of this game is also very intriguing and not something you see in a game really often. As for gameplay, it's a standard point n' click game that lets you think, but it's not a pixel hunting fare, thankfully, it's more about finding clues and dialogue, like a typical crime story. Collecting clues in a separate menu is there, but there aren't a lot of them in the game and combining clues is useless. All of this is because the game is very short, about 2-3 hours, which may or may not steer you away from this game, as there are games with more content for the same price, especially during sales. I still recommend you the game, but wait for a sale on this one.
Torchlight was made in 2009 by Runic Games, a company formed by former Flagship Studios employees (Hellgate: London), themselves former Blizzard North employees; mixed in with some developers of FATE. It is a Diablo-like RPG set in Torchlight, a small miner town that mines Ember, an ore used for imbuing magical powers into items but also corrupts miners, turning them into monsters. You have to investigate what is happening inside the mines and how to save Torchlight from corruption. Pros: + Well-developed combat + Pets + Plenty of loot + Plenty of mods (Runic Games Fansite is the place to go) Cons: - Gets repetitive (fighting enemies over and over again) - Too easy, stick to hard or very hard (except for floor 30 onwards) - Story is not as good as it could be Recommendation: pick up Torchlight for free (it goes free once or twice every year, whether on GoG.com or Steam), otherwise get Torchlight II, it's better in every way. For fixes and enhancements, check out PCGamingWiki.
