I was nervous to even playThat Dragon, Cancer.

Its an act of grieving that at its best allows those experiencing it to grieve their own losses.

That Dragon, Cancertakes place across a series of scenes in the Greens lives with Joel.

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Little is required of the player other than walking though and interacting with items and characters in the world.

Those triumphs are small yet no less forceful.

Successfully making Joel laugh can feel like a greater reward than saving any world in another game.

It is actually whenThat Dragon, Cancerleans into its medium that it loses its way.

Some of the more fantastical sequences feel too heavy-handed alongside the most honest, everyday scenes.

As I said before, I was nervous to playThat Dragon, Cancer.

That Dragon, Canceris now available on PC and Mac.