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StarOcean on 27 April 2015
generic-user-1 said:
StarOcean said:

Them making money off of their dead son just sounds really weird to me. If it goes to organizations that raise awareness though then that's fine.


do we need cancer awareness? i dont think so, we all know that cancer is killing and that we cant do so much against it.

clowns, or superheros to make children with cancer happy for a while would be a better cause in my eyes.

 

but i dont mind if they take some money for it.  looks like a game thats not just made to make some quick cash.

and it looks realy good, emotional but not cheap. better than most books from parents with children that have/had cancer.

I'm not saying the game is bad or cheap. I'm just saying it feels weird to me, this isn't just for games, this applies to any movies or books as well in my case. 

And there are some forms of cancer that don't get as much awareness as others.



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Aeolus451 on 27 April 2015
generic-user-1 said:
StarOcean said:

Them making money off of their dead son just sounds really weird to me. If it goes to organizations that raise awareness though then that's fine.


do we need cancer awareness? i dont think so, we all know that cancer is killing and that we cant do so much against it.

clowns, or superheros to make children with cancer happy for a while would be a better cause in my eyes.

 

but i dont mind if they take some money for it.  looks like a game thats not just made to make some quick cash.

and it looks realy good, emotional but not cheap. better than most books from parents with children that have/had cancer.


I mean by raising awareness or rather sympathy for cancer victims and their families in other people is not a waste of time. It better inspires people to donate money for the cause if they are emotionally invested. Books, games, documentaries and films are much needed in that regard.



generic-user-1 on 27 April 2015
StarOcean said:
generic-user-1 said:


do we need cancer awareness? i dont think so, we all know that cancer is killing and that we cant do so much against it.

clowns, or superheros to make children with cancer happy for a while would be a better cause in my eyes.

 

but i dont mind if they take some money for it.  looks like a game thats not just made to make some quick cash.

and it looks realy good, emotional but not cheap. better than most books from parents with children that have/had cancer.

I'm not saying the game is bad or cheap. I'm just saying it feels weird to me, this isn't just for games, this applies to any movies or books as well in my case. 

And there are some forms of cancer that don't get as much awareness as others.


you mean we need a cancer month and not just a breastcancer month? thats sexist!

and i understand your point, this game isnt for everyone and its okay to feel weird about this kind of media usage.



StarOcean on 27 April 2015
generic-user-1 said:
StarOcean said:

I'm not saying the game is bad or cheap. I'm just saying it feels weird to me, this isn't just for games, this applies to any movies or books as well in my case. 

And there are some forms of cancer that don't get as much awareness as others.


you mean we need a cancer month and not just a breastcancer month? thats sexist!

and i understand your point, this game isnt for everyone and its okay to feel weird about this kind of media usage.

Yeah, I mean there's probably people who get more aware of these sorts of problems this way and so this game is probably more of a good thing than a bad thing. But yeah, to me it's always been a weird way of getting a message across, but I can see why it's needed.



DialgaMarine on 27 April 2015
ganoncrotch said:
DialgaMarine said:
StarOcean said:
If you have to pay to play it then I would never consider playing it.

 People making a video game to try and bank on something so tragic would be pretty fucked up.

People do it all the time with movie rights and book rights to tragic stories, not sure why it would be any different basing a game on a real life tragic story?

 Yeah, but books and films are usually written and made years after the events, so that whomever was a part of it would have to time to work passed their grief. This kid is still dying. It just seems wierd to cash in on it so soon, as fucked up as that statement may come off.





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Aeolus451 on 27 April 2015
DialgaMarine said:
ganoncrotch said:

People do it all the time with movie rights and book rights to tragic stories, not sure why it would be any different basing a game on a real life tragic story?

 Yeah, but books and films are usually written and made years after the events, so that whomever was a part of it would have to time to work passed their grief. This kid is still dying. It just seems wierd to cash in on it so soon, as fucked up as that statement may come off.

The father started making after he learned that his son had cancer. His son died before it was finished. It's really a game to chronicle his short life.