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Total baby thread: "That Dragon, Cancer" released today
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:36 am
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:36 am
This has been all over my twitter feed the last couple of days. Patrick Klepek did a great write up on it. Long and short, this couple's son is diagnosed with terminal cancer at 12 months and the game is a 2 hour journey about them coping with it all.
Ordinarily I wouldn't touch this with a 10 foot pole ($15 for a 2 hour game and definitely hits too hard), but Razer announced that all proceeds are going to charity, so maybe.
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Joel is second from the right.
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I want to be a dad someday. I’m looking forward to it. Knowing that, I almost avoided playing That Dragon, Cancer entirely. Why play a game that you know will emotionally destroy you? But I play sad games, watch sad movies, and read sad books because it reminds me that I’m alive. I didn’t used to be a person who cried. Maybe when my first girlfriend broke up with me? Then, out of the blue, my dad died of a heart attack over three years ago and everything changed. Life became real. Now, I’ll cry at the drop of a hat, including sappy TV commercials.
That Dragon, Cancer is not sappy, and while it’s sad, it’s about hope. When I played That Dragon, Cancer, I thought about the people I loved—my wife, my dog, my possible sons and daughters. My dad. The game is two hours, and I don’t know thatI could have handled more, but for the time that I did, I’m glad I did.
Ordinarily I wouldn't touch this with a 10 foot pole ($15 for a 2 hour game and definitely hits too hard), but Razer announced that all proceeds are going to charity, so maybe.
Official Page
Steam Page
Joel is second from the right.
This post was edited on 1/12/16 at 7:55 am
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Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:42 am to sicboy
Will buy.
Will not play.
Ever.
Will not play.
Ever.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:43 am to sicboy
is it actually a game you play or just choosing cutscenes or what?
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:45 am to sicboy
Yeah I'd rather just give 15 bucks to a charity than play that
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:46 am to Breesus
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Though the various scenes often take place in expansive environments, the player controls the game by looking around and clicking. This isn’t Gone Home—you aren’t meant to open every door, peek inside every drawer. This is a guided story; players merely determine its pacing.
Sometimes, the game grants you more control.
Other times, the game merely wants you to observe.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:52 am to sicboy
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Ordinarily I wouldn't touch this with a 10 foot pole ($15 for a 2 hour game and definitely hits too hard), but Razer announced that all proceeds are going to charity, so maybe.
So then I will just buy it and not play it...
Not sure I could handle a game like this either.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:53 am to taylork37
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So then I will just buy it and not play it...
That obvious joke about most games in my steam library, but yep
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:54 am to sicboy
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:05 am to sicboy
I saw Patrick mention this on Twitter but forgot about it. Thanks for bringing it up and pointing out the charity angle. That's awesome that they're doing that.
I'm sure I'll pick it up and play through it eventually, but I don't know if I'm in the right place mentally to play something like this at the moment. I think it's great that more games are exploring tougher subjects like this, though. Games, given their interactivity, can tell stories in unique ways that other mediums can't.
I'm sure I'll pick it up and play through it eventually, but I don't know if I'm in the right place mentally to play something like this at the moment. I think it's great that more games are exploring tougher subjects like this, though. Games, given their interactivity, can tell stories in unique ways that other mediums can't.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:50 am to DieDaily
Might buy, no way I'll play it. With a 3 year old and a 1 year old, both boys, there's no way I can handle that. Hell, just that .gif of the father stroking the polygonal baby almost made me break down.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 9:04 am to sicboy
I read a long article on this game and their family story. I will never play it. I couldn't finish the article without crying multiple times
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