Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Oct 23, 2021

  The storyline starts off so slowly and feels like its written by a middle school girl. Not enough nudity.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 23, 2021

  Thin naive story, but pretty good art. Quite short. Like, because there is still not that many games in this genre and the price is low.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 23, 2021

  On the positive side: The game has nice graphics and two cute and handsome characters to pursue. The NSFW add-on adds a handful of static sex scenes. It has nice music, fitting to the scenes. I liked the brasilian queer theme. On the negative side: It is too short. You finish all routes and all achievements in less than 3 hours. It is mostly linear, with very few choices to make throughout the paths. The story is not that compelling, it needs a more depth and plot twists. The fact that it is relatively short doesn't help. The stories of the individual characters (and even the sex scenes) are very much alike, there is not enough diversity. The story introduces some kinks, that don't come as plot twists. The sex scenes are too static (there are basically two pictures per scene). There could be some rudimentary motion to sex things up. There is no voice over acting. There are some sound effects, but not that special (sometimes they are funny though). Overall, I changed my original recommendation, because of the kind response from the developers clarifying that there is NSFW content (I hadn't realised there was an add-on - note that if you play the game without the add-on you can't fast forward in the complete version) and because I understand they have just started to explore the gay visual novel genre. So kudos for the work, I hope they can produce some more wholesome content.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 25, 2021

  I really enjoyed the art style and the romance and personally find Anderson route more interesting it's a simple story and quite short but I loved the time I have spent sucking Freezer Pops
• gamedeal user

  Oct 26, 2021

  It's a solid visual novel. It's relatively short, and it reuses dialog between the two paths which kind of makes the replay a bit annoying to deal with. As an example, both characters love to cook but don't want to make it their career. Fascinating... the first time. Then just awkward the second. I get the game is on a budget, reusing things is fine in a general sense, but when it comes to character building it's a bit weird. And your PC reacts to everything the same way for the most part too. Kind of puts a damper on the 'dating sim' aspect. I still enjoyed it though. The art is solid, the music is there and doesn't grate on your nerves at all. The overall story is simple, but sets things up pretty well. I was somewhat disappointed in how they didn't incorporate the freezer pops more in the 18+ dlc stuff, given the title you'd expect something. But it's more a backdrop for the overall plot of paying rent and the antagonist. And it would've been nice to get a few solo shots, but I guess that's more a review for the 18+ content dlc... The primary criticism for me would be the English translation. It's wonky at times. You can still get the intention without being confused, but it's pretty common to find errors. It's worth giving a go I think. It's not the best visual novel ever, but it's not bad at all. And the devs are neat.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 19, 2022

  Really boring.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 28, 2022

  Freezer Pops is Male Doll’s first visual novel and, according to the game guide, it’s inspired by a podcast story sent by their audience. In other words, the developers were inspired by a fun and real episode of a Brazilian person, and a game was made from it. This can be a tricky first challenge and there are pros and cons to the studio's work. Pros: -It's a light story starred by and for LGBTQ+ people and its focus is not about usual LGBTQ suffering issues like coming out of the closet, family abandonment, etc. It's good to see a subject that exist in our queer lives like a gay guy working to pay his rent because it’s not commonly seen in games or in media (generally speaking). -The art is pretty good. -There is a soundtrack and even if it's not memorable, it doesn't bother you. It fits the moment. -There are no fuckboys that reproduce heterosexual oppressions and abuses, at least not in the same level I saw in other gay games on Steam. -The black character has a background that isn't in any way linked to black stereotypes like black people as bandits, drug dealers, etc. It's pretty interesting to see this character in a social superior position compared to the other guy and the protagonist. -It’s a story about LGBTQ+ characters who have sex (if you download the DLC) not a story based on sex with LGBTQ+ characters. Cons: -There are a lot of moments that are shared in both routes. This is not a big problem if the characters answer them based on their personalities but the game doesn't pay attention to that. -Some adult topics like working as a cam boy and showing interest in pet play fetish are not developed enough - even if you get the free DLC. It seems they wanted to spotlight these subjects to create tension around the partners' secret but they ended up focusing on other things. -In the Brazilian Portuguese version, there are mistakes about partners' names. For example, you are playing Fernando's route and sometimes Alexandre calls Fernando by Anderson’s name. Fortunately, they fixed this in the last patch. -It's relatively short and too linear. -There are a lot of CGs which make the game unique but I would prefer the traditional novel way. I believe this could give the developers more freedom to work, especially about the topics I’ve mentioned before. To sum up, I'm giving it a positive review because we can see that Male Doll is always trying to deliver new things, and they had never launched a novel until now. For a first project, it's good enough considering the price and the game quality. Also, there aren’t many studios making bara games on Steam and I want more of them!
• gamedeal user

  May 31, 2022

  This game was very amusing! I think some of the "queer culture" references were a little overdone, but overall it was worth the price~
• gamedeal user

  Jul 1, 2022

  The story seems like a fanfic about gay romance in brazilian public universities, with A LOT of references, worthy of a meme throphy. The main character is so corny; He is the stereotypical gay fem tuned to the extreme. And it doesnt have any erotic content, which is such a let down cause that is the ONLY thing I was expecting from this. If I'd put this game on a scale, this game is a meme one. ------- Male Doll clarified that there is erotic content in a DLC, so I'm changing my review to positive due to my expectations of the game. And because this is their first game, and the overall quality is pretty decent, I've got to show some support and remove some of the salt. haha
• gamedeal user

  Jul 16, 2022

  It's a cute and short VN.