Is That Dragon, Cancer based on a real story?

Is That Dragon, Cancer based on a real story?

The game tells the true story of Joel Green, a small child struggling with terminal cancer. The game was created by his parents Ryan and Amy Green, as well as family friend Josh Larson.

How old was Joel in That Dragon, Cancer?

He was just one year old. The tumors left him partially blind and unable to speak, but at first the treatment was working.

When was That Dragon, Cancer released?

12 January 2016
That Dragon, Cancer/Initial release dates

Who made That Dragon, Cancer?

Numinous Games
That Dragon, Cancer/Developers

Why is it called That Dragon, Cancer?

The name of the game is taken from a story that the Greens had told their other sons about Joel’s illness through an allegory about how Joel was a brave knight fighting a dragon named Cancer.

Is Joel Evan Green dead?

His family made tributes to Joel a game called That Dragon, Cancer and a book called He’s Not Dead Yet. Joel was the son of Ryan and Amy Green….Joel Evan Green.

What cancer did Joel Evan Green have?

Joel Green was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor in 2010, not long after his first birthday. He died on March 13, 2014, at age 5. In between were the four most harrowing years that his parents, Amy and Ryan Green, had ever experienced.

Why is cancer called Dragon?

Ryan stated that with video games “you can create this world and ask the player to live in it and love what you have created”. The name of the game is taken from a story that the Greens had told their other sons about Joel’s illness through an allegory about how Joel was a brave knight fighting a dragon named Cancer.

How does That Dragon, Cancer end?

The video game That Dragon, Cancer inverts that standard and always ends in the same way: the enemy triumphs as the player helplessly experiences the death of 5-year-old Joel from brain cancer.

What happens at the end of That Dragon, Cancer?

The video game That Dragon, Cancer inverts that standard and always ends in the same way: the enemy triumphs as the player helplessly experiences the death of 5-year-old Joel from brain cancer. In short, the game sets out to encompass the fullness of Joel’s life.

What happened to Joel Evan Green?

Joel was just a year old when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Born into a large and loving Christian family, Joel defied expectations but was eventually lost at just four years old.

Who is Joel Evan?

Joel Evans is an actor, known for The Lesser Blessed (2012) and Three Feathers (2018).