Loved this!! Cautionne is a fantastic character, as is Dr. Danger; the puzzles were a lot of fun and I really enjoyed the voice acting and art in particular!
i cannot for the life of me figure out the decanting puzzle even with the guide. i think the guide for the medium difficulty is wrong unless im extremely very stupid (very real possibility)
I don't know whether it's related to the latest update or not, but when I complete the plushie puzzle and see the scene immediately afterward, the textbox remains on screen and persists through all game states afterward including new puzzles and Game Over.
Can't really finish the game in this state since the window's blocking everything and it kills the awesome presentation.
OOOOHH MY GOD played this with my friend after we played bad faith together last week and holy shit. oh my god. what the fuck. we got the escape ending on our first run and we were completely dead silent throughout that final scene. when the credits started rolling we could do nothing but continuously mutter "what the fuck" to each other under our breaths. fantastic props to you and your team for creating such a hard hitting emotional experience in a short amount of time. The voice acting went crazy hard as well i'm not easily brought to tears by fiction but the VAs performance really got to me. words from my friend who does not have an itch.io account: "my brain chemistry has been rewired. this is crazy. what the fuck. and im just supposed to move on from that???" ...anyways both dreading yet looking forward to playing protoviolence soon!
This was an amazing game! But I cannot stop crying after the "Escape" ending haha. The characters are so fun, I even liked playing as and grew attached to the protagonist, which is not an easy feat considering they don't even get a name xD Uncovering the truth of everything slowly while pulling my hair out for the harder puzzles was so much fun! Thank you for the wonderful game :)
Man I absolutely suck at puzzles and this game knocked me out already with the first one. There is a lot of effort put into this game tho maybe someday I'll finish it
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No but fr tho I can't progress and the guide I downloaded is empty
hello hi! apologies for the late reply. could you tell me more about this issue? i downloaded the guide file just to check and all of the files i got were there…
Gave myself some time today and finally played to this... IT WAS GREAT!! I didnt expected to get so attached to the characters, on my way to adopt Cautionne... Also Dr Danger has like. the coolest design ever?! I was craving a good puzzle game and this really gave me what i was missing these days! Honestly this is wild to me such a high quality game isn't talked more amongst VN and point and click mystery type game fans! I am spamming my friends now to play to it!! I will probably play ProtoViolence very soon, i'm really excited to read more about the characters <3
Thank you so much!! I'm very excited that you're spreading word of the Violence series to your friends... it means a huge amount to me as its creator. ;w; (And I'm glad you love the cast too!)
I hope you do give protoViolence a try - especially if you liked Dr. Danger as much as you did.
Having already played ProtoViolence prior to this, most of my praises from there in terms of quality carry over to this project. The Voice acting, the art and animation are all up to professional standard and yet again it feels as if this shouldn't have been a free experience. While my favourite of the two is still most certainly ProtoViolence due to the sheer emotional impact it had on me, this served as such a fun continuation/expansion on the story. MAN if I thought Dr.Deidre was badass before, she most CERTAINLY is now. I just adore the cute found family trope that underlines the villanous hinjinks here. I must say I am most suprised by the costume change for Pav, but it suits him! Speaking of, the tv segments, along with the more investigation-esque gameplay really reminded me of the vibes of DRv2/v3, in all the best ways. What an icon honestly.
On a side note, you have no idea how thankful I am for this being so accessible in terms of adjusting difficulty+giving the option to skip. As someone who sucks ass at problem solving and most of the times gives up pretty easily, it was such a relief to not have to worry about looking for gameplays to finish experiencing the story as I often have to do.
My sole critique would have to be the fact that certain voicelines continue on before you click to continue onto the next line/animation, and so it feels a little clunky at times trying to time progressing the written text along with the spoken voiceline quick enough.
All in all, another 5/5 experience. I'm sure to be looking forward to experiencing more of the Violence series, should it continue!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed your time with malViolence. :>
As for the voice/forwarding issue, malViolence was made before protoViolence, so me and my team hadn't perfected the system that timed voicelines with written dialogue. I apologize for that!
Just finished the game ! It was in my games to play list for quite a while now... AND I SHOULD HAVE PLAYED IT SOONER GOD IT'S SO GOOD
As a big fan of escape games, I really loved all the little puzzles ! It added a fun part (To me at least. Even if I have to admit I might have cheated to get all the achievements for some of the hard level puzzles...)
I also loved the designs ! Especially Cautionne. He's so funky I love it. This child is my little brother now.
(Spoilers from here !!!)
Concerning the lore, I loved it just as much ! I'm already weak for the found family trope (one of my comfort and favourite tropes) so when it's. Characters becoming villains AFTER ESCAPING A CORRUPTED ENVIRONNEMENT ? TO FIGHT IT ? IN MORALLY GREY WAYS ? CHEF'S KISS
Also I want to give Cautionne a hug MY POOR BOY. And I'll make him pancakes as well.
Annnnnd that's all ? Sorry I can't say more, I just really loved the game in general and it's hard to point out what exactly because my brain isn't cooperating properly :,D
I'll continue with protoViolence, hope to see more of the series soon ! Can't wait to know more about those characters
I just finished this game, and it really lived up to expectations! Catching all the nods and cross-references between this story and protoViolence was so satisfying, and I enjoyed the slow reveal of information throughout the narrative and how it influences the protagonist's actions. There were some moments of pure visual storytelling that gave me goosebumps, particularly the ending with the hair pin.
Great work all around, and something this team should be proud of! <3
Thank you, thank you!! I'm SO sorry for replying so late, my brain has been all over the place. But I'm glad you enjoyed malViolence as much as you did with protoViolence!
This was an amazing game, I love Cautionne from his design to his personality. Honestly this game hit me so much harder since I played through Protoviolence first, especially the ending you get when doing no investigation.
I had a lot of fun collecting all the endings, especially the dead ends; I had a great time experiencing all the different failure punishments.
You did a really great job on this game; I can't wait to see what you create next!
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Loved this!! Cautionne is a fantastic character, as is Dr. Danger; the puzzles were a lot of fun and I really enjoyed the voice acting and art in particular!
thank you - i'm glad you enjoyed the game!
if you haven't already, why not give the prequel a try as well? it provides even more depth to Cautionne and Dr. Danger.
Oh, I was definitely planning on it, already downloaded it!
WAIT is that Pavel and Dr. Dee from protoViolence?! :0
:) Indeed it is!
OMG the only 'villains' I will support!! I will download and play this right now! muah! thank you for the materpieces
i finished it. cautionne is my son now
i cannot for the life of me figure out the decanting puzzle even with the guide. i think the guide for the medium difficulty is wrong unless im extremely very stupid (very real possibility)
I don't know whether it's related to the latest update or not, but when I complete the plushie puzzle and see the scene immediately afterward, the textbox remains on screen and persists through all game states afterward including new puzzles and Game Over.
Can't really finish the game in this state since the window's blocking everything and it kills the awesome presentation.Just fixed this bug!
Much appreciated, thanks for the quick response! Enjoyed the game a lot. Can't wait to play protoViolence soon!
OOOOHH MY GOD played this with my friend after we played bad faith together last week and holy shit. oh my god. what the fuck. we got the escape ending on our first run and we were completely dead silent throughout that final scene. when the credits started rolling we could do nothing but continuously mutter "what the fuck" to each other under our breaths. fantastic props to you and your team for creating such a hard hitting emotional experience in a short amount of time. The voice acting went crazy hard as well i'm not easily brought to tears by fiction but the VAs performance really got to me. words from my friend who does not have an itch.io account: "my brain chemistry has been rewired. this is crazy. what the fuck. and im just supposed to move on from that???" ...anyways both dreading yet looking forward to playing protoviolence soon!
AAAAH thank you!!!!! I'm very glad malViolence could leave such a big impact on you!
If you liked that I definitely think you'll like protoViolence too. Shall not say more than that. ;>
This was an amazing game! But I cannot stop crying after the "Escape" ending haha.
The characters are so fun, I even liked playing as and grew attached to the protagonist, which is not an easy feat considering they don't even get a name xD
Uncovering the truth of everything slowly while pulling my hair out for the harder puzzles was so much fun! Thank you for the wonderful game :)
Thank you so much. I'm really glad you enjoyed malViolence!
If you're interested in learning more about this cast of characters, may I direct you to its prequel, protoViolence?
Man I absolutely suck at puzzles and this game knocked me out already with the first one. There is a lot of effort put into this game tho maybe someday I'll finish it
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No but fr tho I can't progress and the guide I downloaded is empty
hello hi! apologies for the late reply. could you tell me more about this issue? i downloaded the guide file just to check and all of the files i got were there…
if that doesn’t work this steam guide may help
love the puzzles! question - is this the only escape room type game you've made? Seems like the others are more visual novels mainly?
yes, this is the only escape room game i've made! i mainly focus on visual novels. :o (and thank you!)
Gave myself some time today and finally played to this... IT WAS GREAT!! I didnt expected to get so attached to the characters, on my way to adopt Cautionne... Also Dr Danger has like. the coolest design ever?! I was craving a good puzzle game and this really gave me what i was missing these days! Honestly this is wild to me such a high quality game isn't talked more amongst VN and point and click mystery type game fans! I am spamming my friends now to play to it!! I will probably play ProtoViolence very soon, i'm really excited to read more about the characters <3
Thank you so much!! I'm very excited that you're spreading word of the Violence series to your friends... it means a huge amount to me as its creator. ;w; (And I'm glad you love the cast too!)
I hope you do give protoViolence a try - especially if you liked Dr. Danger as much as you did.
Spoilers below!
Having already played ProtoViolence prior to this, most of my praises from there in terms of quality carry over to this project. The Voice acting, the art and animation are all up to professional standard and yet again it feels as if this shouldn't have been a free experience. While my favourite of the two is still most certainly ProtoViolence due to the sheer emotional impact it had on me, this served as such a fun continuation/expansion on the story. MAN if I thought Dr.Deidre was badass before, she most CERTAINLY is now. I just adore the cute found family trope that underlines the villanous hinjinks here. I must say I am most suprised by the costume change for Pav, but it suits him! Speaking of, the tv segments, along with the more investigation-esque gameplay really reminded me of the vibes of DRv2/v3, in all the best ways. What an icon honestly.
On a side note, you have no idea how thankful I am for this being so accessible in terms of adjusting difficulty+giving the option to skip. As someone who sucks ass at problem solving and most of the times gives up pretty easily, it was such a relief to not have to worry about looking for gameplays to finish experiencing the story as I often have to do.
My sole critique would have to be the fact that certain voicelines continue on before you click to continue onto the next line/animation, and so it feels a little clunky at times trying to time progressing the written text along with the spoken voiceline quick enough.
All in all, another 5/5 experience. I'm sure to be looking forward to experiencing more of the Violence series, should it continue!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed your time with malViolence. :>
As for the voice/forwarding issue, malViolence was made before protoViolence, so me and my team hadn't perfected the system that timed voicelines with written dialogue. I apologize for that!
Just finished the game ! It was in my games to play list for quite a while now... AND I SHOULD HAVE PLAYED IT SOONER GOD IT'S SO GOOD
As a big fan of escape games, I really loved all the little puzzles ! It added a fun part (To me at least. Even if I have to admit I might have cheated to get all the achievements for some of the hard level puzzles...)
I also loved the designs ! Especially Cautionne. He's so funky I love it. This child is my little brother now.
(Spoilers from here !!!)
Concerning the lore, I loved it just as much ! I'm already weak for the found family trope (one of my comfort and favourite tropes) so when it's. Characters becoming villains AFTER ESCAPING A CORRUPTED ENVIRONNEMENT ? TO FIGHT IT ? IN MORALLY GREY WAYS ? CHEF'S KISS
Also I want to give Cautionne a hug MY POOR BOY. And I'll make him pancakes as well.
Annnnnd that's all ? Sorry I can't say more, I just really loved the game in general and it's hard to point out what exactly because my brain isn't cooperating properly :,D
I'll continue with protoViolence, hope to see more of the series soon ! Can't wait to know more about those characters
Thank you for the kind words! Glad you could get around to playing malViolence and meeting Cautionne. :> I'm happy you got a kick out of the lore too.
I hope you enjoy protoViolence when you get to it. It's tonally different from malViolence, but you'll get to know a certain character much better...
I just finished this game, and it really lived up to expectations! Catching all the nods and cross-references between this story and protoViolence was so satisfying, and I enjoyed the slow reveal of information throughout the narrative and how it influences the protagonist's actions. There were some moments of pure visual storytelling that gave me goosebumps, particularly the ending with the hair pin.
Great work all around, and something this team should be proud of! <3
Thank you, thank you!! I'm SO sorry for replying so late, my brain has been all over the place. But I'm glad you enjoyed malViolence as much as you did with protoViolence!
I had a lot of fun collecting all the endings, especially the dead ends; I had a great time experiencing all the different failure punishments.
You did a really great job on this game; I can't wait to see what you create next!
Thank you so much - I’m very glad you enjoyed both malViolence and protoViolence!
Please look forward to protoViolence: Definitive Edition soon… I think it has some extra stuff you’ll like!