That Dragon, Grey

[The Wooster]

That Dragon, Grey

It turns out there's a limit.

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[Thunderous Cacophony]

I think if the guy is willing to make a game about the death of his child, there's space for a joke. Unless there is no original joke and this comic is a metajoke.

 

[Hoplon]

I think if the guy is willing to make a game about the death of his child, there's space for a joke. Unless there is no original joke and this comic is a metajoke.

Grey said "Fun fact: I actually wrote three jokes on the subject, but none of them were really good enough to warrant how edgy the strip would be." on twitter.

So feels like they went with the meta joke since it was the best they had.

 

[RJ 17]

There you go, Cory. The trick is to kill Grey as opposed to jumping out of a window and killing yourself.

Just remember: you're not the problem. :3

 

[Teoes]

This comic confirms that Grey is cancer. So Grey is to blame for our recent high-profile losses (viz., Lemmy, David Bowie and Alan Rickman).

However, Cory has now killed Greycancer - so 2016 should start to look up, right?

 

[Areloch]

So, can't make a joke about cancer, but making a joke about cold-blooded murder is legit?

Way to double standard!

 

[sageoftruth]

Once again, I seem to be out of the loop. What's this referring to?

 

[THM]

To be honest, this strip just reminded me of that quote from GoT:

'When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.'

 

[WindKnight]

Once again, I seem to be out of the loop. What's this referring to?

A couple who lost their son to cancer made a game about how it affected them, and what they went through.

Gamers decided to prove every negative stereotype about Gamers true in protest at the game existing.

 

[Lightknight]

"Cancer, I hardly know her..."

Yeah, I'm guessing there wouldn't have been a good joke to throw in there.

 

[CaitSeith]

Once again, I seem to be out of the loop. What's this referring to?

There is a recent indie game called That Dragon, Cancer. It's an art game about a toddler with cancer, and it's inspired from the life and death of the co-creator's child. Suffice to say, those who find the game touching, have found dirty jokes about the game way more distasteful than usual.

 

[IceForce]

Wait, that's meant to be Cory?

Pretty funny how he's becoming more and more 'stereotypically attractive' in each new comic he appears in.
Just a coincidence though, I'm sure...

 

[sageoftruth]

Once again, I seem to be out of the loop. What's this referring to?

A couple who lost their son to cancer made a game about how it affected them, and what they went through.

Gamers decided to prove every negative stereotype about Gamers true in protest at the game existing.

Do you mean actual protest, or just complaints about the game's quality?

 

[WindKnight]

Do you mean actual protest, or just complaints about the game's quality?

It was very much 'this kind of game shouldn't exist'.

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

Once again, I seem to be out of the loop. What's this referring to?

A couple who lost their son to cancer made a game about how it affected them, and what they went through.

Gamers decided to prove every negative stereotype about Gamers true in protest at the game existing.

What's this got to do with the gamer community?

As far as I know, these were edgy kids and trolls: I don't see what stereotypes this reflects, unless they were fervent in protesting against a walking simulator, but I sincerely doubt that.

 

[-Dragmire-]

Looks like Cory gave Grey a breathing stoma.

 

[EndlessSporadic]

If you sell a 2 hour, serious game $15 it has room for jokes. If you actually wanted to send a message you wouldn't be trying to charge that much for it. I do not approve of making a profit off of stuff like this. I had the same issue with The Beginner's Guide. What he did was essentially sell somebody else's work and extreme pain to tell a message.

I'm all for games like these existing - in fact I love these kinds of games. I just don't think you should be charging so much for them, especially when they are more often than not on-rails or visual novels. It gives me the impression you are trying to make a profit from the horrible turn of events instead of trying to share your story.

 

[Thyunda]

If you sell a 2 hour, serious game $15 it has room for jokes. If you actually wanted to send a message you wouldn't be trying to charge that much for it. I do not approve of making a profit off of stuff like this. I had the same issue with The Beginner's Guide. What he did was essentially sell somebody else's work and extreme pain to tell a message.

I'm all for games like these existing - in fact I love these kinds of games. I just don't think you should be charging so much for them, especially when they are more often than not on-rails or visual novels. It gives me the impression you are trying to make a profit from the horrible turn of events instead of trying to share your story.

There's nothing wrong with making a profit from sharing your story. Also The Beginner's Guide is fictional.

 

[BX3]

There you go, Cory. The trick is to kill Grey as opposed to jumping out of a window and killing yourself.

Just remember: you're not the problem. :3

I've found that to kill Grey is the trick for just about any creative disagreement. =D

If you sell a 2 hour, serious game $15 it has room for jokes. If you actually wanted to send a message you wouldn't be trying to charge that much for it. I do not approve of making a profit off of stuff like this. I had the same issue with The Beginner's Guide. What he did was essentially sell somebody else's work and extreme pain to tell a message.

But... Beginner's Guide wasn't real....

EDIT: I had placed a,in my opinion, rather mild joke here. But since I continue to underestimate how thin skinned people here are (including mods), I want to be safe and remove it.

In my experience, if an edgy, off-color joke is told with even a hint of self-awareness, people are generally okay with it. I can't recall ever being yelled at for an offensive joke... and I tell plenty.

 

[Jacked Assassin]

"Cancer, I hardly know her..."

Yeah, I'm guessing there wouldn't have been a good joke to throw in there.

Can Sir LightKnight know there wouldn't have been a good joke to throw in there?