check out Once in a life time if you haven't tried it out yet, it's their first game, very good, but I gotta admit the MC of that game look like a drug addict.
Looks very interesting, I only have one problem. Whenever I press one of the love interest's in the double heart section does it say "An exception has occurred" followed by lines of code. Do you know what this might be? I think it is probably because I tried it on my Android Phone.
Edit: I also used the first APK and it worked really well, it is only the Love Interest Portraits that I assume shouldn't go to an error screen.
I very much enjoyed Ripples myself. Do you know if the the Dev is making more content for it or is it abandoned? It seemed very short and left the reader with numerous questions.
On PC you’ll be able to continue your old saves with no problem.
On Android you also should be able to, but you must have the old version still installed.
Heya Caribdis. I finished 0.4 like, the day before yesterday I think, it was fun. I did notice something which was a bit weird though (on android), and it's that almost every animated scene, specifically the ones where the camera moves, had powerpoint-presentation framerate. I don't know why that is, because I hadn't had this problem in the other versions. I tried turning off battery restrictions for the game but that didn't make much of a difference.
As long as the camera is static, the framerate is smooth as butter, but as soon as it starts moving it gradually drops to like 3 seconds per frame, and it's not just slow either, it just skips most of the frames so I can barely see what's going on. I didn't have performance issues with any other parts of the game, but I was unfortunately unable to fully appreciate the animations lol
Do you have any ideas on what could be causing this? you can hit me up on discord if you want (haomakk#2249) because I don't check itch.io often lol
Unfortunately… I don’t know why that happens either. Just a few Android devices have that problem, and I don’t know what differentiates them from the others.
I’ll keep trying to find a fix. Sorry about it
When the camera angle changes, the bitrate goes way up, so it could either be a disk I/O performance bottleneck or a decoder maximum bitrate bottleneck.
I'm assuming that the APK content is the same as what's in the desktop edition. If so:
VP9 isn't even supported in hardware prior to about 2015 or so, and probably not consistently even then. Devices without hardware VP9 support won't be able to decode it except on the CPU. For higher bit rates, that's likely to stutter badly (not to mention eating the battery).
The relatively high maximum bitrate of 12 Mbps might be a problem for devices with high write count on the flash, which causes read performance to slow down. Or you could be hitting hardware decoder performance bottlenecks from having too many I-frames or something. Either way, the official Android recommendations for VP9 bitrate from Google are just 2.6 megabits per second maximum bitrate for streaming content at 1080p, and you're at almost 5 times that.
Recompressing the content with more modest codec settings should help. Try H.264 main profile (or even baseline profile) for 1080p30 content with 8 bits per color channel, with a maximum bitrate to somewhere around 1.5–4 megabits per second.
It is also possible that VP9 is supported broadly enough at a more modest bitrate that nobody will complain about it, so you might try building two APKs — one with VP9 and one with H.264, both capped at 4 Mbps or so — and see which one works better for the folks who are having trouble.
So..my friend had bought this game. She let me borrow her tablet to play it. I am 1/4 of the way through and I have got to say...the story to this game is amazing. I would honesty play any game you make if has this amazing of a story even if there was 0 nudity in it. I plan on buying this game myself during income tax time, especially since she wants her tablet back 😅. Please continue your amazing work. The humor, the romance, the story, the epic music and of course the adult content is insanely good. I give this game a 10/10. I don't know if this comment will help sway others into buying and supporting, but I truly hope it does. I truly hope that there will be more in the future.
Honestly love this game, I played OIAL not too long ago and loved it, was a little sad that the pregnancy content was more implied then present. but no less a good game. But I have to say, the vast improvement in animation, writing, and game design is amazing. Cant wait to see more, might be subbing to the Patreon soon XD
Curious, what program do you use to build your models and backgrounds in? Wanna look into it to really appreciate the level of effort that you put into your masterpiece of a game XD
I've never "played" a VN game before. Never really been into super NSFW kind of stuff cuz generally they're a bit tacky. This was the first time I've ever played a game like this. It was a random recommendation I found on a random Reddit post in the comments somewhere. They said it was *hilarious*, good story with some mystery and thrills and "some" NSFW stuff. It was highly recommended. I was bored. Clicked the link. It went directly to the download page, so I never even saw the thumbnails and Gifs on the side of the actual game page.
I. Couldn't. Stop. Reading.
Jesus Christ this game is hilarious. It's 1,000,000x more than anything I'd expect it to be. I pulled an all-nighter the night I downloaded it and had to work the next day. It was rough. But worth it. When I finally finished the current content, I was really sad but suuuuuuper looking forward to what's in store next.
I just don't understand how a game with this "NSFW" content as it is (which is honestly a fairly small part of this game in particular, which is great to me, cuz I just love the focus on character and moment to moment dialogue and story progression) hooked me in as much as it did. I don't really know what to say, man. This game blew me away.
I just finished Once in a Lifetime a bit ago and while it's... more "extreme" in the NSFW department and a little eye-roll-y convenient to get certain "situations" to happen, I fucking loved the shit out of it too. It was "less". Less everything (except the NSFW stuff). But it was your first game (I'm assuming? It's the only other one you're advertising that I can see?) and I can really, very much so appreciate how far you've come and are pushing in Eternum.
Sorry for the long wall of text, but I just felt a bit empty inside after finishing Once in a Lifetime. Tom. Stabby Mike. Jack. All the girls. The story. The hilarity. But more importantly, the characters. In Once in a Lifetime and Eternum. Amazing. Just perfect. Keep it up. You've more than earned another fan.
For anyone reading this: Any other recommendations? (lol, sorry if I can't ask that here. Literally just signed up to itch.io to leave this review.)
Hero's Harem Guild is more of a story the name would imply. The game hasn't had an update in a while because the creator decided that the game would have 4 chapters and they would would release it in 1 chapter chunks and each chunk is 6-10 hours of play time.
My bully is my lover and life changing choices. Are 2 from 1 creator that you might like.
It all depends on the story setting and how much NSFW you want.
Once in a Lifetime was borderline too much NSFW for me. It was a bit forced. But I get it, I guess, cuz it was that kind of "sex fantasy" story or whatever. But I still really enjoyed the game cuz the romance and love was real and the characters were amazing. Eternum is just right, so far at least. Plenty of "will they, won't they" with realistic progression in character arc and romances. I'm not a prude, I don't mind or care for the NSFW stuff, and actually encourage it *because* it's real. That's mostly what I want as far as that goes, I guess. Some realism.
But all in all, I just really appreciated the humor and the mystery and the characters in Caribdis' games. Was blown away by it all. But then again, this was my first foray into this genre and style of "game".
I'll check out those recommendations! Thanks! I wasn't sure if I was gonna get hits for any. I just stumbled upon this and not sure where to look for further VNs in this nature.
I love this game. I played Onceinalifetime for about 6 hours and while the game is good overall, I felt like something was missing. But I couldn't say exactly what. Nevertheless I already loved the character desgin and humor of the game. After that I thought to myself: lets have a short look at Eternum... I couldn't stop and each day I had to force myself to pause and get some sleep.
Each Girl is special in her own way. The Humor is perfekt and these Reallife references makes my laugh all the time. ( I hope there will be no copyright problems with the Dark Souls 1 Church ingame🤔where you met the dark woman the first time.) The Story is incredible and I already have some theories about certain things. (Chop Chop, Idriel and other)
The idea behind the game inside the game is clever. Every scenario is possible, nothing is lorebreaking. ancient agypt, magic, space, ancient rome. The artstyle is definetly a step forward from Onceinalifetime. I can clearly see your personal growth in game development.
This game is in my top 3 of VN on this platform and I cant decide which one I like most. I would like to see a reunion with Eva.
My score for the game so far (0.4): hmmm ... 🤔 8-9/10 Some story decisions felt forced in regard of the nsfw content. e.g. "If I loose, you suck my dick." "ok." But i get it. A NSFW game has to be unrealistic in some regards to be able to show its content.
I hope I was able to express myself in a understandable way with google translate an my bad english grammar. 😄 Keep it up. I am looking forward to the future of this game.
you see at the two last end credit pictures in the 0.4 version, we can see just before the text is displayed completely after bugging "Heads" and then "or Tails" !!!
it is obviusly referencing to the moment when we talk with the A.I. !!
i don't know what it mean for the futurs update but that's a cool easter egg !
Just finished 0.4. I came across this game after I have finished Onceinalifetime. I definitely saw a huge similarity between the two games. A well-balanced mix between romance, sexual fantasy, humor, adventure and horror. But I got to say, this game is an upgrade to all of these aspects I have mentioned. I rate the last game a 7.5~8 and I am not changing my opinion about the last game. But I got to say I saw so much progress from the last game. Especially, the plot become much more realistic, in the sense that the actions of the characters are much more believable. And the character building is more completed. All the main girls seem complete to me, as I commented last time that some of the main girl in the last game aren't complete. (But I would love to see more Luna in action, she is exactly my kind of girl, but for the moment I am teamAnnie, and I also really like Nova as a character)
I got to say, Eternum at least for now is not my favourite VN (my favourite is Being a Dik for now). As I like VN that give strong emotion and deep meaning, but I can see that this is not the direction you are trying to pursue. I would really consider Eternum is the number one VN for now in term of having the best humor. And also, the background of the game is very utilised, you have created the best vision for metaverse, giving this game a lot of potential for creative content, and have already seen a lot of these contents.
here is my score for the game
Character: 9/10 (Very believable and interesting characters)
Humor: 10/10 (Best humor in VN)
Story:9/10 (Very interesting and well writtern story, but 1 point deducted for my preference for deep story)
music: 7/10 (Sorry, but music is one of the relative weaknesses of the game, not that your music is bad, but just there are some VN with excellent soundtracks)
After finishing the 0.4, it makes me feel sad that I know we probably have to wait for around 2.5 years for the game to finish. And thanks for your good work!
Honestly. Pretty great. Cute, heartwarming, and interesting. Love seeing games with good stories. Would like more stuff beyond oral, but I understand its still very early days. Will have to follow the development. Also, could you give names for all the songs you used? I want to hear them again!
Still cant get over the fucking "CHANG'D" postcard though. Incredible.
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Question, will there be any characters from your previous game, Once in a Lifetime, appearing in Eternum?
There will be references, but not appearances
Aww, I really wanted to see Mike appear out of no where in eternum :(.
There's the vendor at least.
Yeah, chop chop is cool.
i love all the references to Once In A Lifetime.
hello, may I ask when will the 5.0 version come out
3 months
noiceeee
I don't know how to open the menu while am playing 🥲 (android)
Hello, what social accounts do you have?
Discord and Twitter, although I’m not as active as on Patreon or SubscribeStar
I'm from China. I really like your work. You guys are amazing.
Thanks!
check out Once in a life time if you haven't tried it out yet, it's their first game, very good, but I gotta admit the MC of that game look like a drug addict.
I've played it, and it's great, too. I love their work.
Is there a trick to opening the save menu on android? I kind of have to mash the screen until it opens by fluke
Hmm,,, you need to swipe up in the right down corner to open it...
*sorry bad eng
Thank you! That's been bugging me for a while. I must have been accidentally triggering it that way with my mashing.
i love this game its the best ive ever played the plot at the end i knew from the beginning
Thanks!
Looks very interesting, I only have one problem. Whenever I press one of the love interest's in the double heart section does it say "An exception has occurred" followed by lines of code. Do you know what this might be? I think it is probably because I tried it on my Android Phone.
Edit: I also used the first APK and it worked really well, it is only the Love Interest Portraits that I assume shouldn't go to an error screen.
Yeah, it’s a problem related to the Android version used. I’m aware of it, sorry about it!
Can I fix it somehow? And can I enjoy the game without it(the game wont be Harper or I want miss any scenes)
Has to be one of, if not the best games like this i have played! Keep doing what you are doing! Thank you for making this.
Can't wait for 0.5 for the story!
Thank you very much!!
This game is just awesome! I love the references, the plot, the personalities. (I love Nova)
I will try the other game you mentioned. Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Tell me caribdis does it interest you to have a french translation if it isn't the case it's nothing don't worry
I’m not working with official translations rn, but feel free to do it ^^
ok i will do it in my side and when i will have finish i will send to you the traduction
You did a really great job with this one! The graphics and animations are excellent, but the story actually good to. Well written. Thanks!
Thank you very much!!
Can't check relationships when I pick the heart in the corner the girls pop up but when I pick a portrait this happens
I know, sorry about it. I assume you already tried the first apk, but your phone crashes, right?
Actually this is the first apk and it runs good some fps drops during scenes but aside from that no real issues
All my homies love Eternum!
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Yeah and we loves your game to !
Any recommendations that similar to yours i already finished my bully is my lover
And fates collide , life changing choices
Try city of broken dreamers
Ripples is good. It looks dumb on the page but has a great story and amazing renders.
I very much enjoyed Ripples myself. Do you know if the the Dev is making more content for it or is it abandoned? It seemed very short and left the reader with numerous questions.
He was sick so the game was stunted for about a year, he just started working on it again
Tried out their first game yet? it's once in a life time.
我I like Karisup and Luna very much
Any Chance we could get some tags of what is in the game. Just to better help New people understand what all the game has to offer!
Teremos um evento do Dia dos Mortos? (Luna)
Yes :)
This has to be the best visual novel i ever played. Thanks for creating this, can't wait for the next update!
TYVM!
How to update the game while keeping the save?
On PC you’ll be able to continue your old saves with no problem. On Android you also should be able to, but you must have the old version still installed.
Heya Caribdis. I finished 0.4 like, the day before yesterday I think, it was fun. I did notice something which was a bit weird though (on android), and it's that almost every animated scene, specifically the ones where the camera moves, had powerpoint-presentation framerate. I don't know why that is, because I hadn't had this problem in the other versions. I tried turning off battery restrictions for the game but that didn't make much of a difference.
As long as the camera is static, the framerate is smooth as butter, but as soon as it starts moving it gradually drops to like 3 seconds per frame, and it's not just slow either, it just skips most of the frames so I can barely see what's going on. I didn't have performance issues with any other parts of the game, but I was unfortunately unable to fully appreciate the animations lol
Do you have any ideas on what could be causing this? you can hit me up on discord if you want (haomakk#2249) because I don't check itch.io often lol
Unfortunately… I don’t know why that happens either. Just a few Android devices have that problem, and I don’t know what differentiates them from the others. I’ll keep trying to find a fix. Sorry about it
When the camera angle changes, the bitrate goes way up, so it could either be a disk I/O performance bottleneck or a decoder maximum bitrate bottleneck.
I'm assuming that the APK content is the same as what's in the desktop edition. If so:
Recompressing the content with more modest codec settings should help. Try H.264 main profile (or even baseline profile) for 1080p30 content with 8 bits per color channel, with a maximum bitrate to somewhere around 1.5–4 megabits per second.
It is also possible that VP9 is supported broadly enough at a more modest bitrate that nobody will complain about it, so you might try building two APKs — one with VP9 and one with H.264, both capped at 4 Mbps or so — and see which one works better for the folks who are having trouble.
Android versions use VP8, actually
What's the specs of your android?
Why I cannot open this game ? When I wanna open it will suddenly close automatically. (Android Version)
Have you tried the other version uploaded?
What's the difference between the 2gb android version and the 1gb version??
They’re the same, but try the first one first
When is Eternum 0.5 going to be released?
Possibly the best visual novel i've played. Fantastic work, so excited to see more!
Thank you so much!
So..my friend had bought this game. She let me borrow her tablet to play it. I am 1/4 of the way through and I have got to say...the story to this game is amazing. I would honesty play any game you make if has this amazing of a story even if there was 0 nudity in it. I plan on buying this game myself during income tax time, especially since she wants her tablet back 😅. Please continue your amazing work. The humor, the romance, the story, the epic music and of course the adult content is insanely good. I give this game a 10/10. I don't know if this comment will help sway others into buying and supporting, but I truly hope it does. I truly hope that there will be more in the future.
I hope it does too! Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰
Honestly love this game, I played OIAL not too long ago and loved it, was a little sad that the pregnancy content was more implied then present. but no less a good game. But I have to say, the vast improvement in animation, writing, and game design is amazing. Cant wait to see more, might be subbing to the Patreon soon XD
Thank you so much for your support! 😍
Curious, what program do you use to build your models and backgrounds in? Wanna look into it to really appreciate the level of effort that you put into your masterpiece of a game XD
Honey Select 2 :)
That is crazy impressive, your Male is not bad looking and they are notorious for bad in Honey Select
How...? I don't understand...
I've never "played" a VN game before. Never really been into super NSFW kind of stuff cuz generally they're a bit tacky. This was the first time I've ever played a game like this. It was a random recommendation I found on a random Reddit post in the comments somewhere. They said it was *hilarious*, good story with some mystery and thrills and "some" NSFW stuff. It was highly recommended. I was bored. Clicked the link. It went directly to the download page, so I never even saw the thumbnails and Gifs on the side of the actual game page.
I. Couldn't. Stop. Reading.
Jesus Christ this game is hilarious. It's 1,000,000x more than anything I'd expect it to be. I pulled an all-nighter the night I downloaded it and had to work the next day. It was rough. But worth it. When I finally finished the current content, I was really sad but suuuuuuper looking forward to what's in store next.
I just don't understand how a game with this "NSFW" content as it is (which is honestly a fairly small part of this game in particular, which is great to me, cuz I just love the focus on character and moment to moment dialogue and story progression) hooked me in as much as it did. I don't really know what to say, man. This game blew me away.
I just finished Once in a Lifetime a bit ago and while it's... more "extreme" in the NSFW department and a little eye-roll-y convenient to get certain "situations" to happen, I fucking loved the shit out of it too. It was "less". Less everything (except the NSFW stuff). But it was your first game (I'm assuming? It's the only other one you're advertising that I can see?) and I can really, very much so appreciate how far you've come and are pushing in Eternum.
Sorry for the long wall of text, but I just felt a bit empty inside after finishing Once in a Lifetime. Tom. Stabby Mike. Jack. All the girls. The story. The hilarity. But more importantly, the characters. In Once in a Lifetime and Eternum. Amazing. Just perfect. Keep it up. You've more than earned another fan.
For anyone reading this: Any other recommendations? (lol, sorry if I can't ask that here. Literally just signed up to itch.io to leave this review.)
Hero's Harem Guild is more of a story the name would imply. The game hasn't had an update in a while because the creator decided that the game would have 4 chapters and they would would release it in 1 chapter chunks and each chunk is 6-10 hours of play time.
My bully is my lover and life changing choices. Are 2 from 1 creator that you might like.
It all depends on the story setting and how much NSFW you want.
Once in a Lifetime was borderline too much NSFW for me. It was a bit forced. But I get it, I guess, cuz it was that kind of "sex fantasy" story or whatever. But I still really enjoyed the game cuz the romance and love was real and the characters were amazing. Eternum is just right, so far at least. Plenty of "will they, won't they" with realistic progression in character arc and romances. I'm not a prude, I don't mind or care for the NSFW stuff, and actually encourage it *because* it's real. That's mostly what I want as far as that goes, I guess. Some realism.
But all in all, I just really appreciated the humor and the mystery and the characters in Caribdis' games. Was blown away by it all. But then again, this was my first foray into this genre and style of "game".
I'll check out those recommendations! Thanks! I wasn't sure if I was gonna get hits for any. I just stumbled upon this and not sure where to look for further VNs in this nature.
Thank you so much for your great review, I’m so happy you liked the games!!!
You're very welcome! Thank you so much for making them!
when is the next update going to be out?
I can’t give an ETA yet, check out the progress bar regularly!
And where might I find this progress bar?
On my patreon or Subscribestar pages, pinned public post
I love this game.
I played Onceinalifetime for about 6 hours and while the game is good overall, I felt like something was missing. But I couldn't say exactly what. Nevertheless I already loved the character desgin and humor of the game.
After that I thought to myself: lets have a short look at Eternum... I couldn't stop and each day I had to force myself to pause and get some sleep.
Each Girl is special in her own way. The Humor is perfekt and these Reallife references makes my laugh all the time. ( I hope there will be no copyright problems with the Dark Souls 1 Church ingame🤔where you met the dark woman the first time.) The Story is incredible and I already have some theories about certain things. (Chop Chop, Idriel and other)
The idea behind the game inside the game is clever. Every scenario is possible, nothing is lorebreaking. ancient agypt, magic, space, ancient rome.
The artstyle is definetly a step forward from Onceinalifetime. I can clearly see your personal growth in game development.
This game is in my top 3 of VN on this platform and I cant decide which one I like most. I would like to see a reunion with Eva.
My score for the game so far (0.4): hmmm ... 🤔 8-9/10 Some story decisions felt forced in regard of the nsfw content. e.g. "If I loose, you suck my dick." "ok." But i get it. A NSFW game has to be unrealistic in some regards to be able to show its content.
I hope I was able to express myself in a understandable way with google translate an my bad english grammar. 😄 Keep it up. I am looking forward to the future of this game.
Thank you very much! Glad you liked it :D
Ive played both of your games and theyre amazing!! Thank you<3
Thank YOU for playing!
Best game ever! Could I please have the discord link?
Thanks!
https://discord.gg/caribdisgames
I'm not sure why but the invite does not work for me.
YO GUYS I JUST NOTICE SOMETHING FCKING COOL!!!
you see at the two last end credit pictures in the 0.4 version, we can see just before the text is displayed completely after bugging "Heads" and then "or Tails" !!!
it is obviusly referencing to the moment when we talk with the A.I. !!
i don't know what it mean for the futurs update but that's a cool easter egg !
really? I thought it was a Jojo reference 🤔
oh yeah maybe i don't watch jojo so i don't know but i think that this is referencing to the AI
I was joking
i know, i was joking too ^^' and yeah your joke was really cool and well place
hey Caribdis !
first of all, i love eternum and once in a life time, they are so good! 10/10
but i have a question... i've been trying for day to find the s scene called "Fancy Evening" and i can't found it TwT
Can someone help me please ^^'
PS: i'm native french so if you want some translating i'm here :)
Have you tried following the walkthrough? All correct choices should be there
Make sure you’re in Alex’s path when you are in the Eternum dinner at the end of the current content!
hey, yeah i found the walktrough and i made it, ty ^^
i think the game creator is oialt mc
Just finished 0.4. I came across this game after I have finished Onceinalifetime. I definitely saw a huge similarity between the two games. A well-balanced mix between romance, sexual fantasy, humor, adventure and horror. But I got to say, this game is an upgrade to all of these aspects I have mentioned. I rate the last game a 7.5~8 and I am not changing my opinion about the last game. But I got to say I saw so much progress from the last game. Especially, the plot become much more realistic, in the sense that the actions of the characters are much more believable. And the character building is more completed. All the main girls seem complete to me, as I commented last time that some of the main girl in the last game aren't complete. (But I would love to see more Luna in action, she is exactly my kind of girl, but for the moment I am teamAnnie, and I also really like Nova as a character)
I got to say, Eternum at least for now is not my favourite VN (my favourite is Being a Dik for now). As I like VN that give strong emotion and deep meaning, but I can see that this is not the direction you are trying to pursue. I would really consider Eternum is the number one VN for now in term of having the best humor. And also, the background of the game is very utilised, you have created the best vision for metaverse, giving this game a lot of potential for creative content, and have already seen a lot of these contents.
here is my score for the game
Character: 9/10 (Very believable and interesting characters)
Humor: 10/10 (Best humor in VN)
Story:9/10 (Very interesting and well writtern story, but 1 point deducted for my preference for deep story)
music: 7/10 (Sorry, but music is one of the relative weaknesses of the game, not that your music is bad, but just there are some VN with excellent soundtracks)
After finishing the 0.4, it makes me feel sad that I know we probably have to wait for around 2.5 years for the game to finish. And thanks for your good work!
Thank you very much!
Glad you liked it
If a new update comes out will my entire save be refreshed?
You should be able to continue your old saves
Thanks for letting me know
Honestly. Pretty great. Cute, heartwarming, and interesting. Love seeing games with good stories. Would like more stuff beyond oral, but I understand its still very early days. Will have to follow the development. Also, could you give names for all the songs you used? I want to hear them again!
Still cant get over the fucking "CHANG'D" postcard though. Incredible.
Thank you very much! Don’t worry, plenty of “full-on” scenes will start coming in the future updates
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Thanks for the nice game. But the face shadows are not drawn as desired but it is pretty decent for me.
Thanks for playing :)
Hi,
I just want to thank you for another amazing game.
Its not just the lewd Scenes that i enjoy. I mean sure i enjoy but the story, the plots and the funny situations are amazing as well.
Honestly - i love it.
ps.: Im native german - so if you want to translate it ... dont hesitate ...
greetings
Thank you very much! I’m glad you liked the game