Reviewers Liked
- Powerful meditation on life and death
- Confrontational
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Clunky controls and glitches sometimes get in your way
- Occassionally clunky
That Dragon, Cancer
78
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By gamecrate.com
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The Greens tell a brave story with That Dragon, Cancer. Joel Green's life may have been short, but it was an important, beautiful life that's now being shared with the...
By New Game Network
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That Dragon, Cancer does not excel in its gameplay, but the story of Joel Green is one that players will remember for a while. This is as genuine as storytelling gets in video...
By VideoGamer
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It's an odd sort of beast, That Dragon, Cancer (see, that works on two levels). It's certainly a very personal game, though it didn't make me moist–eyed and emotional like it apparently did others, possibly because I'm a monster that doesn't have...
By IGN
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Although not every part of That Dragon, Cancer works, it’s a crushingly intimate game that left me thankful for the people who are still in my life, and reflective on those who are not. I’m so grateful to the Greens for sharing their experience.
By PC Gamer
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That Dragon, Cancer tells a valuable story despite its uneven...
By ign.com
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That Dragon, Cancer is a point-and-click adventure game that follows the real-life story of Ryan and Amy Green's experience raising their son Joel, a child with cancer. Players experience an immersive narrative videogame that retells Joel Green's 4-year...
By EuroGamer
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These banal interjections suggest That Dragon, Cancer can't quite move away from traditional game forms, and they detract from the truthfulness of its more domestic moments. They can't detract, though, from the touching humanity of a work that bravely pushes at the boundaries of what's possible within a game.
By nrsgamers.it
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That Dragon, Cancer è la commemorazione di un bambino andato via prima del tempo, il tributo di un padre amorevole a un figlio che non c'è più. Ryan ha deciso di provare a condividere questa esperienza con i giocatori, con chi ritiene di esserne in...
By eurogamer.de
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Ein mutiges Werk, das in erster Linie seinen Erschaffern als Ventil für ihre Trauer dient, nach objektiven Spielmaßstäben aber...
By lowyat.net
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What started as a casual suggestion with the editorial team turned into an actual review of “That Dragon, Cancer”. While I was intrigued by the game, I never would have thought I'll have to sit down for a couple of hours and play through this...
By gamestar.de
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Dennis Kogel (@AlexBronsky)Es gibt dieses Zitat von Steven Spielberg, Spiele hätten es erst dann geschafft, ein wichtiges Medium zu sein, wenn uns ein Level zum Weinen bringen würde. That Dragon, Cancer hat das bei mir geschafft. Das ist aber nicht der...
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