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

One of the first games that I had downloaded from f95zone. And still one of the best that I've played to date. So much so that I had even bought the full version off of steam. I know that Cypress is currently developing a new game, and I'm anxious for the release date on that one.

Impressive Voice-over throughout. However, that’s nearly all it’s got - as images are limited well beyond what’s normally expected from this field; few and far between. Even the backgrounds are sparse and not much beyond a sketch.

We’ve got four distinct personalities to interact with continually. All of whom have audio for every line they ever utter. And yet, the voices themselves are notably similar (I had considered early on that it might be the same person simply altering their tenor for each; credits say that’s not the case).

I did find the choice options interesting and absolutely result in a satisfying alternative off what another choice might equal. Major plus for the game. In line with that, the progression is pretty much perfect - no absurd leaps into a cheap thrill payoff while at the same time not too laborious either. I remained continually interested in results of my choices going forward. Despite the fact that “mind-control” scenarios are not exactly my bag.

Due to the theme, the repetitive approach to each scenario (or initiation) might bore me a fair degree. As would the hypnotic state of the voice-over work. That, coupled with the lack of art (and repetitive aspects there) would severely challenge the range afforded within the dialogue. While the effort made on choice options is plenty impressive and rewarding, as is the extent of all the voice work done - and even the range of progression taking place - I found it all minimal on the whole; not enough art to support a true thrill; not enough surprise nor variety to truly inspire me.

-In short, there’s some pluses and minuses here. I don’t feel cheated - early on you can see where it’s going and what you’re gonna get from it. And the end results are fair (I have not completed but one of the optional endings). I enjoyed a chuckle here and there and the dialogue itself is not nearly as crappy as most of its kind. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and it’s good for a lark.

I give it slightly better than a “meh”. Not without its merits. But not good enough.

Snow Daze: The Music of Winter [v1.6] [Cypress Zeta]
Cute but short.
I find the drawings and the history well done.
The characters are quite characterized.
The dubbing, however, ruins everything, horrible from every point of view. In my opinion the game performed better with just the music.
Now, the dubbing is not the only bad thing, also the length of the game, which as mentioned is too short.
When you begin to appreciate the story it is now nearing its conclusion and this thing is not exactly the best.
Another thing I don't like is that the game is too linear. it's a visual novel, ok, but I would have preferred the player to have had more choice, being able to go to their favorite part of the house and slowly hypnotize a girl.
Anyway I recommend it, but not to be played several times.

I genuinely like this game, stumbled upon it by accident and it took about a day to finish. I'll try my best to provide as much info as I can possibly give

Pro:

+Beside the main character there is 100% voice acting for every girls in this game and they're pretty high quality too, no smudging or rustling audio aside from the bloopers which like it said 'bloopers'.

+Probably because I don't have much experience in these kinds of VN style games, but I really like the choices and the point progression of the game, remind me of the ole flash games where you have to pay attention or replay as many times as possible to find the correct answer.

+No doubts the arts play a goddamn big role in how I discovered the game in the first place, though it's probably from my friend who also is a casual in these type of game genre as I do, or do to my horny mind that couldn't resist after I had saw Lupin the 3rd's gif.

+The story writing and characters development is a goddamn treat, although with some cliches here and there to familiarize the type of audiences who consume these type of game, overall pretty good compare to some half-baked storyline where there's no build up or bland characterization. It's the same analogy I used for Asuka Langley tsundere archetype vs every generic tsundere characters that appear in the last 20+ years or so.

Cons:
+It was way too goddamn short, and I can understand why, the length and the way the game is created is clear to me that it'd be a goddamn nightmare should this game were to ever be bigger than it already should, not every hentai games suppose to be Subspace and even that game lack the content to save it from the hype it threw itself into.

+Mostly technical stuffs like glitches, mainly some of the sprite didn't show up based on the game system, technical issue between audio and text boxes
+There's an affection points system, if you play this without mod the rng is a bitch and you could easily get a bad end, so save your game regularly, don't be like me.

+Not enough sex scenes tbh, I really wish it expanded just a bit more with it.

Overall:8/10 experience, I wholeheartedly recommend it.

A great game with few fails:
- the story is simplistic. In itself it's not bad, but your choices are only there to avoid game over. I would have loved a bit more things, scenes. Notably the lesbian ones had a lot more to offer but nothing is done.
- the voice acting was quite good and suffice to say it's rare in this kind of game so yeah great job
- the girls are good looking but not very different one from the other. I would have loved 4 more distinct girls, if not at start, by the time the fetish comes into play.


I had a very great time playing this but i don't think it has any replayability value.

just finished this with all endings, pretty solid! the voice acting was a major plus too, the voice actress's did an amazing job! however, the day five scenes kinda look like theyre traced over irl naked people, and the heads dont look like they fit, but its porn so you dont really focus on it too much, but still wanted to point it out anyways. overall this game was really good!

Hands down in the top 10 best games I've played on f95zone. Usually, don't take the time to leave reviews unless games are really good or really bad. This game broke through all my expectations. The game took me about 5-6 hours to complete with the handy guide put out for us. Thank you to those of you who take the time to put out guides and walkthroughs, by the way, you are saints in your own ways. And before I get into details on the game's best and worst aspects I want to personally thank the creator of this game. You made a real gem here.

As far as gameplay is concerned there isn't much, but what it does have is beautiful. You basically play the story and you get prompted responses and statements throughout the game that will decide whether or not you earn affection or love points from the girls you interact with. Just be careful what you select cause if you are playing through without the guide your first time, you may accidentally piss off, and or alienate yourself from the girls and effectively get a bad ending. And be sure there are a lot more bad endings than there are good.

Story- The story is hands down the reason you want to play this game. One of the best stories on here and the author did a fantastic job. A little background on the story; you are a tiny teenager surrounded by beautiful and voluptuous sisters and mom. Your family in one way or another treat you like shit, either teasing you with their bodies or abusing you kind of like cinderella with her evil mother and sisters. They make you do all the chores and basically treat you like their slaves. However, you are actually surprisingly intelligent and have developed a way to hypnotize them. The trouble with that is it's a process that requires time with your family and other than them popping up from time to time to yell at you or make you do their homework, they are all away, leaving you by yourself. Enter the Blizzard that is forecasted to last a week. Your character Jason has had enough of the treatment and has decided you use this massive snowstorm to his advantage. Since no one can leave the house, he begins his process of hypnotizing every girl in his house. Don't worry there are no other males in the house to contend with. Great story and superb endings if you play smart and pick the right answers.

Characters- Each character was fantastic from your mother on down. Allow me to address this real quick, It's incest but not because the author reminds everyone at the beginning of the game that they are your stepfamily even though you have a twin sister that is also somehow your step sister. Other than that each character has their own personality and quirks that make them unique. And the author does an excellent job using these differences in how you hypnotize each girl. You ain't just saying the same magic words to each one and telling them to fuck you, no, you actually have to investigate each female through conversation with them, to figure out their quirks and then use them to push them into being your sexy little loyal slaves. I can not be happier about how the author did this.

Art- Now comes to the downside and it isn't even that big of a deal at the end of the day. The art is wonderful, but there is precious little of it when it comes to actual sex. Plenty of blowjobs but precious little actual sex. Each character gets one sex scene unless you unlock the true ending as I did. But the game does a good job at keeping you hard with sexy images throughout till you get to them. Also no animation sadly, you play for still images. So I was kind of sad about that but the artist is really talented. Also, every female is big titted and had big butts. Some are bigger than others but there are not petite girls in this game.

Audio- last but certainly not least. If you don't like to read then you are in luck, mostly. You still need to read your character's lines and your thoughts but every other character is English voiced. Sexy voices at that and definitely the only game I've played where there was good voice acting in it. Everything sounded so natural. So big thanks to those beautiful and wonderful female actors out there that stepped in to play their parts. The music was also pretty well done as well. At least I didn't feel the need to turn down the music volume while playing this game.

All in all 5 out of 5. Highly recommended it to anyone. My only complaint was the art but even then everything was beautifully drawn, I just feel like the game fell short in the end with its art because it doesn't pass your expectations in that department. But it is still better than most other games are out there so still 5 stars.

despite not really beeing my kind of game since the dev focused more work on voicing than drawnings and story, i really liked, don't have much sex scenes but the way they are achieved make them worth, kinda short ( 5h i think ) but the story is well built and has some nice kinks

That was well done. Love the voice acting. Good art but not a lot of animation. No real story. Game is on the short side, less than 5 hours I'd say. If you like hypno stuff and just want sth to fab to this is good.

Story 4/5: The story is good, the plot feels a bit forced but the MC has his motivations, the characters develop well throughout the plot, the duration of the game is acceptable.

Animation 3.5 / 5: Character designs are cute but I think most female characters have the same body type. I think it could have been used with small loops.

Audio 5/5: A voice acting is appreciated, which is good by the way, the soundtrack is still good and feels appropriate to the situation.

Scenes and positions 4.5 / 5: there are a variety of scenes with the girls, as always the best is at the end, there are varied positions although.

normally not a fan of English voice actors but this one was really well done. covers a decent amount of fetishes. good game if you like submissive girl, oyakodon, or doggy girl. 10/10. I hope this game gets more content or we get another game like this one soon!

Sheesh. I don't even know what to say. I've never been a huge fan of 'hypno' themed games, so I did not go in with high expectations. Not to mention, the whole intro with the 'step' bit... (Surprised there's not a patch but that's irrelevant).

Though despite all that, this game blew me away. Phenomenally better than what I was expecting, and the voice acting is excellent too! The plot is good, and there are several 'endings' and I found it funny to see the different bad routes in the game. Art style is tasteful. Music is pleasant.

10/10. Seriously.

Currently playing v.1.6

i played this game as fast as i knew its name because a guy on steam said its better than dreams of desire now i dont really think its better than that game
but i loved the art so much
i loved the girls
what i hated was too much talking 3/4 of the game is just talking no sex which is really annoying

v1.6
Summary:
The MC wants to fuck his "step" family with the help of a hypnosis machine he built, slowly changing their perspective around them to become more naughty and let him have more control over their lives. Ps: not sure if it's the most stupid or genius way to go over Patreon censorship, twin step sister… really?

Extraordinary aspects of the game:
The slow and fun corruption, didn’t see many games where they are doing it right as they did in this one.

What is good:
The character corruption the sexy scenes, the somewhat believable story, the build-up.

What is bad:
Some of the sexual images aren't of the best quality not sure if a different artist worked on them or whatnot, but it's quite annoying when the women’s shapes turn from thick to THICKKKK in some of them, breaks the illusion especially in the most important time.

What can be made better:
Fix those THICKKKK scenes.

My opinion:
The game shines in some areas especially if you like thick girls and into some questionable kinks as pet play or you know incest. The build-up is good and slow but worth it. Although there are some problems with the game, it still shines enough to make you want it more. One of the games you should play in my opinion if you are into incest and if you not just call them stepfamily *wink*.

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i hate end, i wish there was more scenes individually with each character. Like that time in night 4 where you choose wether u was gonna fuck em in the ass or pussy didnt even affect anything because ull fuck them all in the pussy either way. so now my dick got unfinished buisness

the game has voice acting and nice art tho, also it kind of has animations which is nice (idk if you call 3 fps per second a animation or a powerpoint but its still nice) overall game is okay, not good not bad. the voice acting really carries the game since most games dont have that.

It's a good game. Due to the animation tag, I was expecting... you know, "animation". The best you see in this game is a slide show of 3 images slowly changing, from no pen, mid pen, and full pen during sex. 1 "animated" scene per girl (and there are quite a few non-animated scenes as well, with multiple images). I hate to rag on this because the game is good, it just didn't meet my expectation here and this would cause me to drop a star.

However, it did exceed my expectation in audio, specifically there is really good voice acting in this game. Seriously, the dialog is kinky AF and the voice actress(es?) read the lines like champs. All dialog from the 4 girl characters is voiced and voiced well. I haven't seen that in an H game before. Dialog in H games are so much kinkier than dialog in porn, right? Like you don't often hear a "breed me son, be my master and impregnate your sisters too!" in porn lmao, but it was voice acted and put in this game (not exactly, but you get the point). For this reason, I am giving the game the star back.

It was a unique experience due to the voice acting. The art and characters and story around the acting is ranging from "okay" to "amazing", but the voiced lines just really made this game something you don't see every day. Not a game I'd usually give 5 stars to, but I have to give credit where credit is due.

MUST READ: To get the harem ending, you have to watch all of the individual endings til the credits first (and, obviously make the correct choices so that you have the 4 endings available to chose from). So, save your game BEFORE the screen with the dialog choices (where the game tells you "Last Chance"), watch the 4 endings, and then you can watch the harem ending (it's good).

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.