That Dragon, Cancer

As someone who thinks babies are too pure for this world, this was such a heartbreaking game to play through. I'm not religious but this game gave me so much to think about. What I mean is, during hardship, it is a very human thing to look for answers or find relief in concepts (like God and miracles) that we do not completely understand and I wish more people understood and respected that even if we don't personally agree. Absolutely beautiful and sad at the same time.

Thank you for this beautiful experience. Highly recommended. I love my boys.

Oh man...

Very few games can make me cry. I'm very proud to say this is 100% one of them.

Rest in Peace Joel. Gone but never forgotten

Things happen, and I end up thinking about this game at least a couple times a year, and pretty immediately get brought to tears. Few pieces of art have that much impact. You should play this, and expect it to permanently alter your brain chemistry. Do it. Gain an empathy.

I honestly don't know if I've ever cried as hard playing a game as I did playing this. While mechanically rough around the edges, the raw emotional depth of this experience is so visceral, it's almost overwhelming to experience for the first time. Prepare yourself for a family's journey of pain, loss, hope, and faith through an experience based on a true, and gut-wrenching story.

This game has made me realize that life is sometimes shorter than it should be and it isn't always fair.

As an atheist, I don't get why this game caused any sort of controversy. I feel that there is a proper time and place to discuss teological problems such as the problem of evil, and the discussion page and reviews of a game made by a christian couple just trying to deal with sad passing away of their son is not that place. Devs, I'm sorry for your loss.

Score: 2/5 Play What Remains of Edith Finch instead. I do not like the main character. Probably just a mouthpiece for the victim-mindset writer, condescendingly preaching his beliefs/feelings at the player/audience and trying to evoke a strong emotional/sympathetic reaction from us. It's a rough situation the writer/character is going through, but I do not owe anyone my time, and you have failed to make me care. Slow, aggressively boring gameplay. Decent audio and voice acting. I don't like the art style/direction.