protoViolence - Definitive Edition

I picked this up after really enjoying the interViolence demo and completing malViolence, and it definitely didn't disappoint. Even though it's short, protoViolence does a great job expanding the world and lore. I really liked learning more about Dr. Deidre, Pavel, and the YTDI through the story and interactive records. The art, music, and voice acting all come together to create a really strong atmosphere. If you've enjoyed the other games in the series or you're into darker sci-fi visual novels, this is absolutely worth playing. Looking forward to whatever comes next!

This game goes way more in depth with the story than it did in the first game. MY HEART HURTS I LOVE IT Everything is so well done the character portraits, the cgs, the music. Such a good kinetic novel that really gets you in the feels. I highly recommend!

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, what a story. I loved malViolence, and this fills in all the gaps I ever questioned to do with the game's story, backstory specifically. Pavel and Deidre are just the best! absolutely recommend, play it now!!

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

So Mado reached out to me asking if I wanted to play the Violence Series a while ago, being a big fan of Visual Novels, I of course said yes. After I sank my teeth into what malViolence had to offer, I knew I had play the prequel immediately after. What I didn't expect, was a haymaker in the gut. Whereas malViolence hints at the dark world the characters inhabit, protoViolence pulls back the curtain to expose all of the grime and grim-dark elements that makes the main characters who they are. It has to be the most disturbed I've felt in a while regarding Sci-fi Fiction, but at the same time, it was just the right amount of raw shock and horror this origin story deserved. Each of the characters felt human, flawed and vulnerable. The visuals were innocent to begin with, lulling me into a false sense of security that was smashed later on. Listening to certain voice lines hurt my soul in ways I didn't expect. I felt the exact same things that Dr. Deidre was feeling thanks to this amazing coordination of artistic expression. I won't go into details as to why you should play it to avoid spoiling you, but I will remind you, it's a free gut punch, and malViolence is free too. Highly re…

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.