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That Dragon, Cancer
An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green's 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.
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54 reviews found100
GameSpew
Apr 9, 2016
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Twinfinite
Jan 14, 2016
With the emotionally draining effect that That Dragon, Cancer will have on you in mind, I’d still implore you to play it. If only to further understand the harm that cancer brings, not only to those diagnosed with the disease, but to their family and loved ones too.
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GameGrin
Feb 4, 2016
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Forbes
Jan 18, 2016
Like any good art That Dragon, Cancer redefines the boundaries of its genre. This is creativity unfettered, matched in weight only by the likes of The Last of Us. However, where that game told a similarly heartbreaking story, there is no need here to perpetuate preconceived ideas. Shooting had to continue one way or another in Naughty Dogs tour de force, but here even assumptions about God don’t have to perpetuate indefinitely.
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The Daily Dot
Jan 11, 2016
If there’s any message in That Dragon, Cancer that ought to be universal to anyone who plays the game, it’s that time is precious.
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The Vertical Slice
Jan 17, 2016
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Telegraph
Jan 15, 2016
Will I ever understand such faith? No. But now I understand how much it can help people through something so unspeakably tragic. While nothing can ever bring back their little boy, I am glad the Greens had that faith. And I am glad they were brave enough to share it with us.
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Geeks Under Grace
Jan 19, 2016
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Arcade Sushi
Jan 14, 2016
I cannot recommend this to everyone because of the sheer difficulty of the experience, but I nonetheless challenge anyone who has lost a loved one or faced great trouble in their life to take this journey, share in human togetherness with the Greens and their friends, and observe the beauty that blossomed from the life and death of Joel Green.
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GameSpot
Jan 13, 2016
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