That Dragon, Cancer - Full Playthrough No Commentary 

What people don't understand is that the reason this game looks "boring", and the reason there are so many religious references is this was meant to document Joel's journey through life to the best they could remember it. Exactly. If they read their Bible to Joel or prayed or whatnot, of course they would document it, it actually happened in their lives.

thanks for posting this. not to be disrespectful of those who have done videos with commentary, its just i feel that this is something that, for me needs to be seen without sidelines to full effect.

Oh man, that Dehydration chapter...My heart utterly broke, I was crying nonstop there. I can only imagine the pain and suffering poor little Joel must have been going through at that time.

That dehydration chapter was so brutal. No wonder the man took the award as solemnly as he did.

when joel starting crying and when he sounded so desperate and dehydrated i just couldn't hold it in anymore. i've never cried so much at a game and i feel so sorry for the family... it must've been a nightmare to have a sweet, innocent child such as joel... just... just suffer and pass away ...

i like to think we are all better people for experiencing something of joel.

This made me break down and cry because it reminded me so much of my little boy, and I couldn't imagine losing him I love him to much. I would hold on to him and never stop loving him. R.I.P Joel.

My little brother passed away due to cancer 4 days ago so I had to come back and rewatch this, thank you.

This game hurts me so deeply, and I think I know why. When I was very young, I had cancer too, and one of the deadliest types. Most of my childhood was spent in the hospital, and I was holding onto life by a thread. But ever since I left the hospital, i guess i had suppressed all those feelings in the back of my mind. But playing the game, watching the game, even thinking about the game, it hit too close to home. It was exactly how my childhood was, to the point. I guess it just brang back everything that happened in that hospital. I have almost never cried in my life, but this game somehow breaks me, every time I watch it on RU-vid. Thanks for reading.

Toot toot all aboard the feels train

The crying breaks my heart. And the things he says trying to soothe him. "I can't make you feel better" The poor baby boy was in so much pain and agony and you can hear it in his voice when he's crying and screaming out. Nobody that young and innocent deserves anything like this kind of pain.

There need to be more video games like this exploring life. The challenges we face just being regular people are so much more profound than rescuing some princess in a video game.

I didn't get a permission slip for the feels trip.

His laugh makes me so happy. ; )

Held it together up until the end where he said “did you ever see pancakes this big” I hope the family can manage longevity of peace

I lasted 10 minutes, before bawling out. I can't watch anymore of this playthrough.

I hope Joel is happy in heaven, its so sad he didn't see the good of this word, but he is in a better place.

This really lets you know how hard it is to deal with this uncaring and unrelenting illness. It doesn’t care. Like a monster it takes greedily the life of others. Imagine hearing the screams of your beloved child and not being able to do anything about it. He is hungry but cancer won’t let him eat, drink or even smile. I hate cancer and wish it never existed..

Joel will be in our hearts and in our tears, in our lives, helping with fears, Guards us through thick and thin, Joel, through our hearts, we let you in ♡

That final scene got hard I was crying so much

Not ready for the feels, will watch when I have an abundance of tissues

The ending when all of Joel's pictures are shown causes me to cry every single time without fail. I cannot even imagine losing a child. It would utterly destroy me. God bless these people and the strength it took to create this game.

Such a shame sweet little Joel didn't get to see the good of the world. I send my prayers to his family. May he rest in peace :(

I'm happy to find one without commentary because I want to understand what the heck is going on and can't when stupid players speak when the game is talking so lightly.

people r getting so mad...at the mom for speaking about her faith in god... it breaks my heart..she doesnt need that extra stress, her son died...

I cried, quite literally, from the start to the end of this game. It is so beautiful, so tragic and so moving

Absolutely beautiful and as a father of a 5yr old gut wrenching to say the least

Recurrent stage 4 ovarian cancer, I'm all in. Ready for healing or transition. His will be done. Amen. August 30, 2021.

Although I'm not a parent and havent been in this situation exactly I relate to the feeling of having a loved one with limited time because of cancer. The blind hoping that a miracle will happen and it'll all change.. It's awful and when you first find out it takes everything out of you. Such a beautiful, tragic story and game. Rest in heavenly peace, Joel.

I lost my nephew. Unexpectedly. They said it was something like cancer but not quite. His own body attacking itself. We fought for 9 months. He was supposed to make it. There was no reason for him to not make it, it’s rare people die from it. Lucas bruised easily. You had to be so careful with him. The simplest bump looked like abuse. It all started from an apple bumping his tooth. That’s how we found out. He bled for hours in his bed and his mom found him. Rushed him to the hospital. They had no idea why this happened. They had to pull a specialist. They took him home. They played in pillows and ikea tents. Everything started to look up after 4 months. Nothing going wrong. His little brother Levi born 2 months later. Everything was good. I don’t know what happened. I don’t know if they rushed to the hospital or were there for a check up. I don’t know. All I know is I was picked up from school early. I was excited to get out. I was 14. I remember getting home and my dad sobbing. I remember getting in the next plane to Boise from Sacramento and I remember walking into the hospital floor and seeing my brother in the big glass box of a hospital room look over and see my dad and just collapse into tears. I remember seeing my nephew on life support. Pale with blue spots all over. His brain had started to bleed and they tried to stop it and he died on the table. Everything was blurred. Until I saw this. I remember collapsing in the cathedral. This child I loved was now just a memory. Thank you for this. As much as it hurts to relive the past, this is beautiful. Life. Is beautiful.

i dunno why but a crying child sound gets to me... god will protect you in any thing that goes the family's way...

Awesome man. Great decision to upload without commentary too.

Sending a link to my grandma. I used some quotes for luminary bags for Relay for Life. She wanted to know the game. My mom, her daughter, passed from cancer. It's... heartbreaking. I cried.

thank you for makeing one with no commentary

Watching through this for the first time in years. I had to skip the dehydration part again. That part messed me up when I was younger and I just couldn't sit through it again

46:45....my dad....one of those graves are my dads.......I was just 17.....he didn't even get to see me graduate high school......he'll never walk me down the aisle......he'll never see his grandkids....

I will never forget this. Thank you got sharing this part of your life dev. Thank you so much.

For some reason it was seeing Joel's actual picture that got me.

I lost my sister when I was 7 years old, so this hits me hard. The game is profound and moving. It had me in tears multiple times. The faceless animation works for the emotions of the story and drowning is a great metaphor for death. I bought the game, but I'm glad there was a walkthrough for it for I could fast forward. Even at 200% speed, I've rubbed my nose raw from all the crying.

“I can’t make you feel better!” 😭😭😭

... Thanks, haven't had a good cry for awhile draegast, much respect for the (No Commentary) thank you for respecting the game. :)

It seems most people break in the Dehydration Chapter… I broke when you picked up one of the hundreds of cards and its read, “I miss you, mom.” I miss her so much.

26:24 "How great thou Art"

I can’t even watch this like I used to because it brings to much bad memories that are stilled marred into my brain from when my little brother had cancer and had to go through treatment

I feel like for this game to hit perfectly needs to be experienced without commentary so great decision

Wow. As a parent...that was an incredible story. Very much so feeling the feels

The religious nature hurt my ability to relate quite a bit but I still teared up.

Thank you for the no commentary, I really wanted to get into it myself and I actually had to switch videos to yours to do that.

This was really hard for me to watch. I've had so many family members who have died because of cancer and every time, we were all so optimistic about it. But it always ended the same.

The chapter where Joel was crying scared me and made me so sad 😭

also i noticed something about the wagon race game. the timer isn't a timer. it's more of a calender. 2010:02:06:06:00 [Year: 2010] [Month: February] [Date: 6] [Time; 6:00)

Thank you Draegast for uploading this without commentary, you did it justice.

Thank you. You looked lost puzzled and frustrated while playing the game. It added a layer.

"I can't make you feel better"

Thanks for making this video 😊

The story in this game is so touching

at the last chapter, I couldn't contain my tears,this game is the first one to make me cry like this

just finished watching and idk what to say. this is so well made and so sad. rest in peace joel 💙

Oh look at the time.... Time for a waterfall of tears...

He would have been my age this year, a boy in middle school. I hope he is resting peacefully.

I lost my dad to cancer I miss him everyday

"Farmer bill makes the pigs bacon for breakfast" Oh no

Great video! A few tips for future playthroughs: -Don't move the mouse so quickly. It makes us dizzy, and after a while gets irritating and repetitive. -Cut the loading screens, it'll help with immersion. -Lastly, do research on the game and try it once before recording. I could tell you went into this blind, as there were parts it was obvious you didn't know what to do/ how to move on. Otherwise, you did an amazing job for what you had, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching. Have a great night!

This is not a game. Its an experience.

I can't keep my tears in not going to lie this is so sad

Oh wow. Broke my heart

RU-vid decided we sad today... While I was celebrating my 5th birthday, this innocent child was brought into this world, only to be taken 5 years later...

I was already crying from the beginning.

I really enjoyed this. It was really nice to watch it with out anyone speaking. But I did want to see you slow down and take your time with it. It’s such a lovely and feelsie game I wanted to hear and feel all of the scenes. But other than that it’s great

I crying so much I can't stop

Thank you

I enjoyed the storyline of this game. It made me ball my eyes out (at least at first). Yes it waned into religious philosophy about halfway through, but I would expect anyone going through such a tragedy so try to find some "answers" to what comes after death especially when they're staring at it in the face. My dad embraced his religion a lot more when he was diagnosed with brain cancer. To criticize someone for turning to religion in a time of crisis is immature and ignorant. Now I would like to criticize the idiot that did the actual play through. Have you never played a computer game before? Seriously. Skipping through scenes while the characters are mid-dialogue? Spamming the buttons to try to get through the level faster? You have seriously missed the point of this game. It's supposed to be an artistic narrative. You did this beautiful game a great disservice.

That is so sad dude I'm about to cry right now 😢😭

RIP to all those who died of cancer who fought days and days but didn’t last enough to see the victory

Magnum Opus. It's just perfect.

I don't know what I'm feeling right now

Man, the part where Joel starts crying uncontrollably always makes me cry. Just thinking about it starts choking me up.

Such a beautiful game and story and such a beautiful show of faith in God even when a really REALLY heart breaking thing is happening in life 💕😭

RIP Joel

He would’ve been nine this year💔😭

I cried so much through this game I dryer at least 50 times

I can’t even speak even after watching this thing twice

Link to the game www.thatdragoncancer.com Buy the game to play it properly or if you already watched, consider leaving a small tip for the creators.

52:15 the hardest moment to watch in my opinion 😭😭😭 (perdón soy de México mi inglés no es muy bueno)

And once again, Satan’s defeated; he may have killed Joel with the cancer that was wrought upon him, but God took Joel’s soul & He finally gave him peace. To anyone whose family or friends have suffered from this: Cancer is the worst thing that will ever happen to anyone. I’ve had a granddad who not only contracted Agent Orange, but had another thing of cancer he would later develop. My Papaw even took chemo, and even that couldn’t save him; it failed to save him & he died in 2013. I also have an access van driver (I don’t have a car & can’t drive until after college) who along with his pals from his platoon also suffer from cancer. I wasn’t able to save my granddad, given that it was already too late, but I was able to make sure I prayed for my driver & his mates. So I relate to all of your situations that you’ve gone through. To Joel’s family, Ik it’s been many years, but I still offer my condolences. I’ve not played this game, don’t suppose it’s on any other platform unless I take a close look, but having watched this video, Ik how hard it has been to keep having faith & praying for a miracle to save a life, especially when it seems like all else is lost. My advice to you, is this: Even when your very life is on the line, don’t let fear, doubt, hopelessness, rage, get the better of you. You keep putting your faith towards God, you keep your head up high when it comes to meeting with the doctor, and you overcome cancer by a miracle of the Lord. If ever you have doubts, and you will, keep calm & remember that there’s always a way, even if there is none. When it comes to asking the doctor for solutions on how to fight cancer one step at a time, don’t take chemo or radiation, and instead find medicines that you feel are right for you & you feel you can trust (just watch out for that Big Pharma crap). Idk of any home remedies that can help slowing cancer down, so I may need some recommendations. The most important, on a Biblical level, is one of the most powerful Scriptures ever told in the Bible: The end of Isaiah 53:5, “By His stripes, we are healed.”

This game looks really neat. Good choice +draegas

I just miss my mom

So hard to watch but so beautiful

Pain is a life not lived Hope is the thing that makes you motivated God is not just one person. God is the people you most enjoy in life Joy for the father. Is his son Joel standing right in front of him smiling.

this is best without commentary

I did not want to watch this but it makes me cry without watching it

Spoilers: What was with the ending? Joel ended up in his last moments with Manju and big pancakes? This is a beautiful game, and I really wanted Joel to live, but we can't all get a happy ending... Where was the dragon..?

This is truly something everyone should see if they cannot play the game you feel immersed and get a full feeling

2020 ? i cried watching the end

Well at least this channel hasn't been hacked

Ver una vida nacer y al poco tiempo se va, simplemente me mata

noooooo that was so sad omg

i may not have cried or teared up but i feel bad for this boy and did he die......please god say no......cancer needs to be cured for all ages even for new borns that just got into the world #cure cancer.....and respect to everyone that has cancer and or died from it

8:10 Cancer in the water, correct?

does anyone know the song that starts at 15:20 ITS SO GOOD