This is the pinnacle of what an adventure game should be. It's atmospheric, full of great puzzles, has an unfolding story, immersive, an excellent location to explore and most important, it's fun! Most of my searches for new adventure games begin with a Google of "games like Shivers". Most don't come close. There's just something about it that allows it to overcome all it's shortcomings and shine. It's a bit dated in some areas but I'm currently playing it with my 9 year old son and it still plays incredibly well. He and i are really into it and it's scary enough he refuses to enter certain rooms inside the museum. The demons are rendered as bad as I remembered them (think cartoons) which was the only major shortcoming of the game. If they had nailed the animations this would by far be the best game I have ever played. The fact they could miss on such an important aspect of the game and it still be a resounding win says it all.
