protoViolence - Definitive Edition

PHENOMENAL. What a great follow up to MalViolence, the script is tight, the visuals are striking, and the vocal performances are on point. My only complaint is that there isn't enough of it! I wish it were longer, I wish there was more voice acting throughout, and I wish that one scene near the beginning—the one with Pavel's class in class—was fully illustrated and not just a scene showing an empty classroom. I hope there's a third Violence game from Mado soon because god this was good. Also the bonus of the developer notes at the end were really cute 😭

I have played MalViolance on Itch and this is how i discovered the game. I deeply fell in love with Cautionne and when i found out this game had a prequel i just HAD to get to it. So i made the decision to play it last night and i have to say.. It's been a really long while since i was faced with a game that had such an emotional impact on me. In a lot of scenes i could relate to Pavel, which made it even harder not to love him, (Not that i tried-) but in a lot of times i found myself in Destranges position. Being utterly speechless by what i had to see. It made me think. Angie didn't sit right with me from the start. There was something about the way she spoke that was off to me. Usually i am the type of guy that doesn't really feel anything if it comes to games, so when i DO feel something it proves to me that the game is written fantastically! Another aspect that had me smiling was the fantastic animations and art. I am an artist myself and i am a ABSOLUTE sucker for a good art style and character designs. (I designed and drew the character on my pfp.) Designing characters and making wonderful stories is my absolute favorite thing to do, so i would like to say that i know how to appreciate it. I loved every bit of this game and can't wait for there to be more. Thank you so much for reading this! Have a wonderful day and please stay safe!

Very touching I loved it

Finally got around to finishing it and it was well worth it. Amazing story that builds on malViolence. Can't wait for interViolence

If you like visual novel games this is a great game to play! It has an amazing story and if you haven't played the first game, malViolence, you shouldn't worry! This game is a prequel, and I feel if you play this game before that one you won't be lost at all! I really enjoyed the storyline, and love the art style! I can't wait for the next game to come out! Much love- Q

WOW. I think this is one of the most interestingly directed visual novels I've played in a while. And I mean directed. A lot of this felt so cinematic, the characters will move quite a lot more than one would expect from a dynamic VN, and it really adds a lot to how the story gets delivered. The way you navigate the story as well reminds me a lot of Heaven Will Be Mine, where we see Deidre's personality at different levels of formality through her texts, her actual work, her interviews with Pavel, and her diary. The way that you're given a choice of what order you experience these in is also really interesting, and makes the game flow very well, making the player feel less like you're just there to read, and really puts you in Diedre's head. There are some incredible shots in the CGs, the voice work is magnificent, everything comes together in such a lovely, heart destroying way. I owe Cautionne a few shopping trips. I hope the developers are incredibly proud of this game, because it didn't feel like a single second was wasted.

A very interesting read on the series. While there are some flaw in terms of writing, world-building and a very non-intrusive bug, this is a very impressive work that is build in 30 days as part of a game jam. Let's talk about nitpick things before we get into the positive side: - There are voice acting which is great, however I feel like some of the lines needs to be voiced as well to elevate the ambiance of the current scene. - To my memory, it wasn't really explained what are the organization is for, why it exist, why is it important. It was explain what the program is, but the main organization wasn't really well lay out to the readers who haven't read malViolence. - The choices are there but not a huge impact to the storytelling. Sometimes some of the choices repeat what the readers already knew. - There not much music, so most of the time it was silence. Now the the positive: - The art is great, and there's even a small animation here and there. Very cool to see, it feels like the characters are alive and present moment to moment. - The music really suit the vibe on certain key moment, make it really elevates what is going on during that scene. - The voice acting is great, kudos to the VAs! - The story is very interesting, and it's a short one for those who want a quick read / introduction to visual novel! Kudos to the dev, looking forward for more!