namman siggins Posted January 12, 2016 Came out today http://store.steampowered.com/app/419460/ And man is it heart wrenching. Reply All and Radiolab did a piece on this game https://gimletmedia.com/episode/50-the-cathedral/ http://www.radiolab.org/story/cathedral/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xchen Posted January 13, 2016 Heard the Reply All podcast about it, I'm sure I'll pick it up and play it at some point. My step dad is being treated for cancer right now and I don't think I can handle this at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graddy Posted January 18, 2016 I just finished it. I really liked how it didn't gloss over the struggles they went through, particularly the conflict between the optimistic wife and more doubtful husband. I found the imagery very affecting Cancer = briars and brambles. Drowning in the water. etc. The one part I didn't like was the Go-Kart race. Finding out at the end that the prizes you were collecting were chemotherapy drugs was a gut punch. I wanted them to have one moment in the game that was joyful without a background of sadness. But hey, maybe that's how it felt, pretending to be happy at this party on this bittersweet day of discharge from the clinic I'm a Christian and have really been turned off by the perspective that there's always an answer to every question. Cliche religious sayings do more harm than good especially to those grieving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremywc Posted January 19, 2016 I'm a Christian and have really been turned off by the perspective that there's always an answer to every question. Cliche religious sayings do more harm than good especially to those grieving. I'm an atheist, but I have a son that has a rare genetic disorder. A lot of parents in our family support group are, unsurprisingly, very religious. Raising a child with a severe disease or illness is incredibly stressful and taxing. I don't begrudge anyone doing whatever they need to cope with the day to day stress of it. Cliche religious sayings might seem trite, but they make a difference to a lot of people. In some ways, I envy those people. Some days, I wish a few cliche sentences were enough to comfort me when I'm at my low points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites