More than a game
Heartbreaking, absorbing, melancholic, and brave. This is a work of art that can be held up to other works of art in high regard. You’ll never play any game like it. Seeing how heavy this game is, you may not want to. But we need to support more games like this.
That dragon, cancer
This game started out so amazingly. A starkly sensitive portrayal of parents facing the death of a child. My daughter recently died from cancer…I could see all the false hope we had been given, and then the reality of impending loss. Unfortunately about half way through the entire experience became a sermon. What could have been an acknowledgment of the enduring hole out of order death leaves in its wake, and a portrait of the weight that must be carried; became instead, contemporary Christian proselytizing. This game really should be listed as Christian entertainment.
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Devastating, Beautiful, Flawed by God
This game is truly devastating for a father of small children, and I spent a couple nights bawling my eyes out before bed. That said, the story really leaned into religion in the second half, which really sucked the wind out of the story. This is best exemplified by the mother’s letters, which immediately dried my tears whenever I had to open them. If you’ve ever had the misfortune of encountering Christian pop media, you can guess the gist: god has a plan, I trust in him, he will get to be with Jesus, etc. I understand this game was developed as a way for the parents to grieve but a life is made up of memories, not angels and devils. I’ve read similar media in which the creators use loss to explore their faith, typically coming out stronger in their beliefs; sadly, this isn’t nearly that deep.
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Emotionally challenging to get through
But life can be very challenging at times. Not really sure what else to say about this game… other than; to Amy & Ryan, thank you for sharing your’s and Joel’s story.
What is the point of this game?
I wanted to like it because of all the 5 star reviews but I get stuck on every scene and don’t know what to do. I’m not sure what’s supposed to happen so I move around and press every inch of my screen but nothing happens. I spent the first fifteen minutes feeding a duck because the game wouldn’t allow me to do anything else (except eventually give up and turn it off). I pretty much gave away $5.
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