VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Snow Daze: The Music of Winter [v1.6] [Outbreak Games]

Very solid incest corruption game with alright ambient BGM and hilariously inconsistent voice acting. It's funny seeing that Kira and Jane have the same VA since can easily tell them apart because Jane's audio sounds like it was recorded in front of an industrial exhaust fan, lmao.

The art is fine albeit sometimes looking off. There's some drama regarding the devs remaking this game and overhauling the art which I do not give a fuck about so I will ignore that, just keep in mind this review is for version 1.6

Characters start off as fitting into an archetype until you learn there's really more to them than meets the eye. The writing made me feel so bad for everyone in the family that I decided to try a no-coom run where I just make the MC be a good brother to his family members so 10/10

Play it with mods on, tho, so you can see the point system, what choice leads to a bad end, etc.

Overall, some inadequate art in some scenes and inconsistent voice acting are the only knocks to not giving this game a shot (if you got a modded version or a walkthrough open in another tab just to avoid bad ends)

[v1.6]
Incredible visuals and sound design held back by a more 'hardcore' choice of gameplay by giving a time limit and invisible 'objectively' correct and important choices for corruption.

It might be made to make multiple playthroughs diverse, but feels like forcing my hand (my other hand) and head (my other head) to make a lot of effort for hard to see long-term effects.

In short: amazing visuals and sounds, gameplay restricted by time limits, objectively bad (bad-end) and good (most corruption) choices.

Snow Daze does what it sets out to do well. You are getting an incestual corruption tale in which you slowly brainwash each family member into being your slave over the course of 5 days.

Characters
The characters are the main thing holding the game back from being exceptional in my eyes. None of them are badly written as such but all of them fit an archetype, you’ve got the domineering mother that really wants to be submissive, the girl with the puppy fetish, the butch girl with has an urge to be feminine, the repressed girl with an exhibitionist fetish etc.
The characters show that they have more depth than I anticipated in the final day but they always felt very predictable. All that said it was fun to watch their personalities change as they get more perverted and brainwashed over the course of the story. The protagonist isn’t annoying and has a personality too and that’s a real plus.

Sex stuff and artwork
The sex scenes all range from fun to hot, the character corruption was slow enough to feel real but fast enough to keep be interested. The artwork was generally good but won’t be everyone’s taste, some scenes stuck with me as memorable (e.g. Sarah’s final scene) while others have been forgotten. Another thing I really enjoyed was how each room in the house showed evidence of the character’s developing perversion (e.g. the butch girl’s sport photos become replaced with photos of nude models). Scenes have a nice length too, not too long or short.

Story
The overarching story isn’t really worth talking about, the game is exclusively focused on the characters.

Music/voice acting
The music and voice acting weren’t great honestly and I quickly turned them off playing my own music.

Conclusion
Overall Snow Daze is a fun porn story that is absolutely worth your time if you enjoy the fetishes on offer. I’ll buy it on steam when it's discounted (though I might hide it on my account lol).

If I were rating it on VNDB I’d give it a solid 7 or 7.5, not flawed enough to be a 6 or complex/emotionally engaging enough to be an 8. I’m giving it a 5/5 here because it ticks all the boxes and does what I wanted well.

Incredible hand-drawn 2dcg artwork with a fun/engaging corruption storyline.

Only real complaint was the ending, which felt a bit rushed and
Would happily play anything else these devs/artists put out, though.

A great game. The story and the loveable characters got me pinned to the screen, and the artwork was pretty good most of the time.

I'll definetely check out Cypress Zeta's other games if they are just somewhat like this game. Can't recommend it enough.

The artwork is good, reminiscent of Milftoon comics and the voice acting is great, the only time I fet it was lacking was when they reply to a trigger word. Each sister + the mom has a different personality and can be harder or easier to control depending on how close Jason is to them.

The porn is ok, could use more images for each scene but the current number isn't off from other porn games and the text description + voice over more than compensate for this

The story is surprisingly good (even if its just an exuse to get the family to bang), the voice acting is awesome and the gameplaye is good too.
I'm not really into the hipno stuff I still loved this one.
We need more games like this.

Good game, with or without patch.
A little too short though.
It's a very good game.
A little more content and story building would have made it perfect.
Deserves to be supported.

Enjoyable storyline, I thought the paths were a bit too punishing, I would advise playing with a guide and saving at the final choice (should be obvious).

The game doesn't overstay its welcome but all the girls have their own personality (even if the models are quite similar).

The game is unrealistically hot. I loved it. I especially liked the voices of the voice actors. They're even hotter than the characters themselves. I will certainly go through it again. This is really awesome.

Artwork
+Variety in character portraits - characters actually change clothes.
+/- Unique artstyle, though not everyone's cup of tea.
-Some scenes have oddly shaped parts (look at Jane's foot in CG), creases at the abdominal areas that doesn't make sense, weird body contortions, hips that ends up at the waist etc.
-Artwork is generally of sub-par quality, from lines that were erased in between scenes and then filled back (Kira's chin) to color that went outside the line (Jane's thigh). This is especially so towards the end of the game.
-Minimal background with just object outlines. Maybe it is a stylistic choice, but when the whole game is like that it gets dreary fast.

Literary
+Written in English with no errors.
+Simple writing and easy to read.

Music / Voice Acting
+/- Generic music, though serviceable.
+/- Voice acting varies in quality, some parts are great, others less so.

Story
+An exemplary implementation of the mind-control genre, as the control increases gradually and feels more natural.
+/-Linear story narrative with no branching options except at the end.
+/-The whole story is told entirely from the perspective of the main character, without exploration of the other character's mindset/thought process.
-Inconsistent plotlines:

• 'Musician' main character that never picked up an instrument, and is actually a genius inventor that created the mind-controlling device.
• Main character claims that Noelle searches his room every few days (hence he cannot have porn mags), yet is somehow able to procure items and outfits in later stages of the game.
• The whole deal with Noelle's ending.

-Very little in the way of story progression. Your mind control becomes stronger with every new day, and the family is none the wiser. With no challenges to overcome and no issues to work on, it is simply a question of "which scene will I unlock today?"
-Not much character development. The cast of characters barely interact with each other, and the main character does not show interest in any of the characters aside from sex.

Decision Points
+/-Wrong choices results in extra CGs. To unlock every CG be prepared to save and load often.
-Ambiguous choices. The decision points in a VN should communicate the intent behind the choices to the player, but here quite often you'll find choices that are similar in nature, resulting in a save-scum/brute-force kind of gameplay.
-True ending locked until you have gone through with every other endings. Since there is no NG+ anyway, I don't see the point behind the restriction. It just means loading a save file and picking a different option.

H-Scenes
+/-Scenes are relatively mild, and with the genre of mind-control it just feels like there are quite a few unexplored avenues. The main character can rewrite the very sense of logic of the subject, yet all he did was to make the subjects feel that it is natural to have sex with him.
-H-scenes are short, and does not take advantage of the fact that it is a VN. H-scenes consist mainly of moans, gasps and sexual dialogs, and rarely give exposition on the situation and setting.

Closing
Snow Daze is unfortunately riddled with unrealized potential. While it is by no means a terrible VN, it also feels lacking in quite a few aspects. It is relatively short and easy enough to read, so give it a go if you have exhausted other games in the genre, but otherwise I would suggest to go with other choices.

This game is the most mixed of bags. With it's flaws balancing out it's strengths. I'll alternate between flaws and srengths.

1.

The big issue is maybe the most important thing, the sex scenes...

The sex scenes are quite short, lacking in description or inner monologue or even some dialogue besides generic porn lines they feel rushed. I really wish they would take their time more. with no descriptions, you're left with only the visuals...and the visuals are inconsistent at best, and straight badb in the final days.

Inconsistent style, mouths not coming into contact with dicks, terrible animation, and in the final days? straight up poorly drawn. It ends up with some of the more disappointing sex scenes in a game.

2.

The biggest positive is, funny enough, the art style. The designs in this game are straight up god tier and elevate this game as a whole. The art may be inconsistent but when it's good, its amazing.



3.
Another flaw is the release schedule and amount of content. This is honestly speaking a super short game. SO many studios have made SUBSTANTIALLY more content in a lot shorter of a time WIth all the delays it's amazing that the game is as short as it is, with only 2 pentrative sex scnes in the whole
game.

4.

Another strength, the character writing outside of sex scenes. This is some of the best hypnosis I've ever seen in a game, with some...actually decent writing for the characters at times. At times this game legitimately impressed me with how we explore the personalities.

5. Finally, the biggest flaw...the stupid backstory. Everything involving"cat magic" was stupid. Everything the cat said or did, including being the father, was dumb, Some aspects of the characters backstories couild have been fleshed out too


Overall, yeah a mixed bag. The game could really use some fleshing out, but what IS there is good..a lot of the time I feel like this game could be really great with just a bit more effort put in. It ends up balancing out to a decent game with lots of potential. getting it an average score.

Oh yeah, the voice acting is hit or miss. Jane's VA is AMAZING, Everyone else sometimes fucks up their lines but for the most part, fitting enough...it definitely adds to the game in some parts

Snow daze is a very good corruption game.
Premise is you are a young guy with 3 sisters and a mother. After a snowstorm you start to hypnotize your family into submission.
I'm usually not a mind control fan but this game surprised me. The corruption was slow and nicely done. Plot is standard but the dialogue is excellent.
The 4 female leads are al voiced, which is amazing. Voice acting was very solid.
Art style is nice enough. Sex scenes are hot but very short. All 4 females have different fetishes.
There are choices in the game but no multiple game paths. Bad choices lead to bad endings. There is an ending for each girl, a neutral ending and harem ending. Personally, I feel that the game should have gone a little longer after you have brought one (or all) of the girls into submission. The endings were kinda abrupt.
But all in all a very nicely made mind control and incest VN.

the art and the voice acting are amazing, it's honestly hard to find games that compare to this one tbh. The story is actually pretty interesting, as these things go, and the "true" ending is hilarious because of the music they used.

I'm huge fan of incest game. And also brainwash thing.
When I searching for adult game, My No.1 priority is always incest game.
Than No.2 is brainwash game. And Snow Daze has both of them! I love it!!!
But it's really hard to find even decent incest game.
I can count a good incest game I played in 10 years with my one hand .
However This GAME. Snow Daze is a perfect! It's easily rank in my Top 3
incest game ever I played.(Including Japanese adult game. cuz my Japanese
level is middle-high.)
The artwork, plot, dialogue, sound, voice, everything is wonderful!!!
Of course there are few minor complains. But It's just small complains.
If you are a big fan of the incest game? You must play Snow Daze, you should.
And If you are not a fan of the incest game? Don't play it. That's it.

The replayabilty value for this game is insane for me. I keep coming back to it and playing it over and over again and its as good each time. This is one of my favorites for sure. Up there with four elements trainer.

Incest VN with four individual paths of mental corruption through hypnotism. Slowly turn your mom and sisters from mean bitches to sex slaves. Amazing english voice acting that adds so much to the experience. Simple 2D art, no animations. All girls are thick (big rack, tits and thighs) which is a big plus in my book. Additional star for a thighjob scene. The art style is cool, unfortunately there just isn't much of it. One or two sex sprites for each of the four girls that's just disappointingly too little. Sex scenes are the worst part of this VN and it's a big drawback since it's an adult game after all. This VN promises a taste of chubby chaser but doesn’t really deliver and leaves too much to imagination.

Good game, nice animations, images and story. Would've love to see a bit more naughty scenes in the end since it felt like the game ended a bit too soon. The voice of mother/aunt or whatever she is was throwing me off a bit but I loved the other voices.

The game is a simple and short story that focusing to 3 fetishes: mind control/hypnosis, submission and family taboo.

Lets start with the good. The best thing of this game is the acting voices for all the 4 female characters of the game. And the second good thing is the decent writing. When I say writing I mean the separate text, dialogues and the English language. Not the story as a whole.

As I said before the story is short and very simple but if the dev wants to make a simple story and just focus to certain fetishes its ok for me. The problem here is that even that is not implemented well and the built up is not good at all. Also the dialogues are a lot of repetitive. Personally from one point and after I felt a bit frustrated and just await the game to end. And speaking for endings they are not so good either.

And now lets go to the visual part. Reading some reviews I was a bit surprised by people praising this part of the game. I don't know maybe we have other kind of standards or playing a different game. For me the visual part of the game is very poor. Lets start with the female models. I'm not going to say that they are bad and the appearance is somehow subjective but I have seen better at other games with similar kind of models such as summertime saga, the manor, a town uncovered, etc. But even then the base models for the characters is not the the problem here. Where is the problem ? Everywhere else:
- The environment is almost non existent. It's just a hut covered with snow and 2-3 colorless background images for the rooms.
- The game has limited visual action. For example the text may describe 4-5 different actions like kissing, cuddling, etc. but you never see something like that visually. You just see the characters at the same position in front of the background image and just read the text.
- Weird or wrong positioning of the characters in some cases.
- Lewd / sex scenes. I must say that the result in most cases is disappointing. Aside from the relatively low quality or uninspiring of the lewd / sex scenes there are also some things that are unacceptable for me. In many scenes there are cut off body parts of the MC such us the cock and hands. Yeah the MC suddenly transforms to a cut off dick or cut off hands! Also the female bodies become unnatural big and fat at these scenes.
- For animations I'm not going to say anything because practically they are not existent.

The only thing that keeps me playing this game until the end was the acting voices and some good dialogues. But overall is a poor game.

Great game. Loads of content. The voice-overs were great and it's a rare element when comes to these types of games. I think the creator is making a sequel to the game. In any case, I look forward to the creator's future projects.