Publisher PLAYISM, a company who has brought numerous Japanese video games and visual novels to western markets, has this week released a new dating sim visual novel titled From Madness with Love on the PC via Steam and DLSite storefronts, developed by the team at jamsanpoid with Vampire K.K. This follow’s the visual novel’s debut during Steam Next Fest, where a demo was made available.
Want to know more about the dating sim? Read more below:
About From Madness with Love
For some reason, you just can’t communicate with the guy you like… This is an unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
As the protagonist, you are a second-year high school student who just transferred to a private academy for rich kids, because your old school got blown up and the academy was close to where you live. Spend a new and exciting high school life at this new school, and try to get a love life as well with one of four lovely guys.
The four candidates are: Saeki Yuusuke, a bright, mischievous, good-looking, flirtatious blond guy in the same class as you; Arakawa Shuuji, the sexy school nurse who rarely opens his eyes fully; Tamura Marshmallow, a mysterious cute boy who looks younger than you; and Aorta, your senior and the student council president with pale skin.
Get to know them in all sorts of regular seasonal events such as club activities, the sports festival, the summer festival, the New Year, the eel-launching rally, and Valentine’s Day. The story will change according to the choices you make, and each character will bring you down a different route with their own ending. But if you spread yourself too thin, you might risk not being all that special to anyone at all…!
When you start the game, you’ll be able to choose between Normal Mode and Streamer Mode, where the more… suggestive pictures have been edited to be less so. Are you a streamer who thinks it’s a little risky for your channel, or perhaps the sight of a man’s bare chest drives you crazy? Streamer Mode is made for you.
Meet The Cast
Yusuke Saeki
A bright, mischievous, good-looking, flirtatious blond guy in the same class as you. Used to attend the same school as you. Cheerful, friendly and frank with everyone.
“Hellooo? Did all your platelets explode or what? You’re crazy high on that cosmic cod, man. Put that shit in italics, I swear.”
Shuji Arakawa
A quiet and gentle teacher who rarely opens his eyes fully. The sexy school nurse of the Academy. Might secretly have a meaner, darker side…?
“This is the effect of the renowned snail extract. If you’ve got that, even your automated external defibrillator will have no troubles with the expedition!”
Tamura Marshmallow
The mysterious cute boy. His hobbies are eating and sleeping. He avoids talking to others as much as possible, and if you encounter him, he will fling insults at you and curse you out. He is well versed in the occult.
“Don’t act like you can talk to me, you pitiful bystander.”
Aorta
A senior student and the pale-skinned student council president of the Academy. Cool and dignified. He has excellent grades and handles administrative tasks with ease, but also has a clumsy side. Currently studying Japanese culture, which he is very interested in.
