Let's start this right because I have a lot to say about this game some bad and some good. So buckle up everyone it's about to get sexy... *clears throat* I mean bumpy.
First of all; the game is good so make no mistakes there, sure they might be some stolen ideas, sure it might have reused assets and sure the graphics isn't the best out there but all that aside this is definitely a hidden gem when it comes to porn games but I do have a few gripes with it and I will go over everything in sections down below so that people that doesn't want to read the full thing can skip to what they want to know. So, without further ado:
-STORY-
Yes we are absolutely starting with the story it's like the best thing in this game I promise to ease up on the drooling part... from both ends, and say that this is indeed something ripped from 'Sword Art Online' the anime and every other popular franchise that has this kind of premise and if it wasn't for that I am so damn intelligent, I could've enjoyed the story more than I did but sadly I know where this is headed and I knew it before it even started to take action. So yes, the story is a bit predictable but is that necessary a bad thing though? No, of course not, it doesn't bring it down one bit. The story has it's moments of being quirky, charming, comedic, sad and serious so it has a lot of mixed flavors. So it captivates you in a non-aggressive way. The person is leaning you into it slowly and methodically almost invisibly and it feels natural, nothing is forced upon the player (that's a good thing) so the writer is clearly familiar with writing stories and knows what he or she is doing. Natural writing is the best kind, nothing is too excessive either which you will see in 80% of the porn games to date. Of course there is a lot of *harks* "borrowed" ideas to make some events more eventful so there's definitely humor to be had and parodies to be seen but nothing feel out of place, Hell this game made me laugh out loud on more accounts than I can remember.
-CHARACTERS-
Here is where I stop being nice. As cliche as the story might be and all of it's events it comes nowhere near close the charisma and personalities with the presented characters of the game I would go as far to say that Luna might be the only one with a hint of originality to her but even that is stretching it. As so many games before have done, it starts off all sweet and nice with lollypops and sunshine but quickly turns into every character from every porn game out there. The main character is attractive with a gigantic cock (go figure, right...) with a nice guy attitude (someone who acts like a Romeo but has nothing other than sexual thoughts about everyone in the game, it's a bit overflowing... in more ways than one) with a positive and optimistic mind,who of which everyone adores. That's not say that there isn't anything positive to say. He has humor and some of the dialogues are really well written for him and the fact that you have choices to choose from really makes it good, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that it's a bit too easy to "woo" the girl(s). Now, don't get wrong idea here the choices you have and can do DOES MATTER to some extent but given as soon as the girl(s) sees your cock they turn into the most lewdest drooling slutty whores imaginable. I get that this is a sex game and all that but would kill to add some sort of romance into at all, instead of it just being about the cock being fucking huge? I wouldn't care if the main character had normal sized cock and the characters thought that it was big because of them being virgins or because they had been with guys with smaller or something but why is having any form of romance in a sex game so taboo? Given that it's just about the cock size and not about the person and the fact that every girl(s) turns sex-crazyis such a turn off for me. Anyways let's go over the roman- sex interests in this game:
Annie; is the adorable and shy one. Dalia; is the sporty and competitive one. Penelope; the I-like-it-rough and snobby one. Nancy; the motherly and experienced one. Nova; the intelligent and energetic one. Alex; the emo and aggressive one. Last but certainly not least Luna; the sad and lonely one.
Of course all of them are more or less cute and some even share some traits of being shy, Luna being my personal favorite of the bunch. But again despite have all those differences to them they are still a copy & paste - yes they all have different dialogues, yes they have different animations, yes they have their own sections in the game that makes them standout a bit but it doesn't hide the fact that it's a bit annoying for them to share so many similarities to one another especially when the cock comes out or should I say in, jeez...
-GAMEPLAY-
As you would expect it's just another visual novel with some elements of Point & Click but don't get too excited, it consists of just clicking to the next room or similar action(s). I would've loved for it to be more... engaging. With how good most of the other things are and the fact that creator is making bank on this, I would've expect a little more. Maybe in further updates more action-y things will be added.
-SEX SCENES/ANIMATIONS- Now we come to the saucy bits and something that most people wanna know about: "hOw ArE tHe sEx sCeNes", easy the tiger let's talk about animations first. You can probably guess since I mentioned animations that it is gonna have animations in the game - and that... they do! I have to admit that they are good they even added a bit of cinematography to the game which helps its case severely BUT not everything is roses and butt-plugs because the characters themselves when speaking to them aren't animated, they are just jpegs on the screen but they do have several pictures of them that they switch between so you could say they are a bit... animated? The graphics is good not the best but good definitely a passing grade that's for sure, I'd say somewhere around 6 or 7 on the scoreboard because there are a lot of reused assets (which I can fully understand) and some jagged lines here and there nothing too bad.Now for what you have been waiting for the magical, spectacular, amazing, mind-blowing... average mediocre sex scenes - yeaaah don't get your hopes up here buddy you can find better sex scenes on Rule 34 or on Pornhub if you wanted but doesn't detract from the game at all but something that does detract from the experience is that you can't choose what to do, remember what I said about this game having Point & Click elements to it? Well, they don't have that for the sex scenes instead you have to choose which scene to play and then watch it. It's bit depressing to see so many games with the same GUI and no interactivity as to choose: what you want to do with the girl, control the speed, changing camera angle, zoom-in/out etc. etc. giving the player a choice instead of turning the main character constantly to a bitch-boy, who gets constantly ordered around as long as he can get laid and that we get to see it in full glory.
YOU MUST COMPLY. How about fuck off.
-MUSIC/SFX-
Ah yes the music, it's not music to my ears. Since music is subjective and depends solely on whether people like that type of genre, I can't really say much about it other than it certainly doesn't resonate with me at all, so I did what a sane person would do and turned it off. SFX or sound effects if you don't speak game is basically nonexistent there are a few of them here and there but nothing good. Then we have that ear piercing fucking sound effect that the creator is using WAY TOO FUCKING OFTEN and doesn't realize that it's actually a damaging tone to the ear and NO I'm not kidding. That sound can quite literally give you tinnitus or worse shatter (damage) your eardrum and I wish that they would remove it from the game before a lawsuit happens.
-FINAL THOUGHTS-
This game is a hidden gem that isn't a lie - the story is rich and deep, the dialogues well-crafted for the most part, some good animations and it has some uniqueness to it especially with the humor. The only downsides are the horrible character copy & paste sex freaks, the lack of GUI options for the sex scenes and that the game doesn't have much in the way of action-y stuff. Now I know there is only so much one can do and yes I know that this is a Visual Novel but it leaves me wanting more from it and not just be like the rest which there are plenty of already.
Pros:
Story Dialogues (for the most part) Animated sex scenes Character design Choices matter (to some degree) Humor/parodies Uses the word 'cock' (no seriously, it's difficult to find that in these games)
Cons:
Copy & Paste characters Buggy No sex scene GUI choices No real gameplay interactions
Final score: 8/10
(Also there is a bug that if you choose to kiss Annie it will lock you out from getting further with Dalia, you're welcome)
I love how people are actually down-voting a positive review, I mean shit guys if you don't like the game stop playing it maybe? No one is forcing you. On a another note constructive feedback is important to improve on the game and yes that means critiquing it at as well and if you don't like that then grow the fuck up.
Gonna have to say,i respect your opinion,but I strongly disagree.
For your "complaint" about the story being unoriginal. Hate to break to you,but pretty much every story in human existence is in essence,unoriginal.Even the most iconic pieces of modern media(Like Lord of the Rings) had their inspiration from somewhere. I don't understand how that can be a point against the game in itself. Yes,the idea of virtual world is not new,but execution of an idea is what's more important. And I would say that Cari does a good job of that.
Not just how the base premise allows for a variety of story genres to to be in one VN,without it feeling jarring,he also does enough to expand on the consequences, good and bad of Eternum existing. Like how because of the in game currency having RL monetary value, some people actually made their living in the game. Which helps in worldbuilding and making it feel lived in. Or how like in any social game,there are assholes doing screwed up shit.
For gameplay...really? Saying that there's little to no gameplay in an adult visual NOVEL. The whole point of a VN is to experience it for the story and dialogue. I don't know if you're just trying to note it for the review(even then it still feels kind of pointless to mention that) or if you really expected to go in having this be gameplay-heavy. If it's the latter then that's on you for expecting the game to be something it's not when Cari clearly labels the game. Cari knows what his focus should be on and any tiny bit of mechanics are there to serve the story and atmosphere,which works out great especially in the horror focused sections. Any fleshed out mechanics would not serve the story Cari's telling and just take away time and attention. And the choices to me have the right amount of agency. Not too cryptic that you have to depend on a guide to get through(although that first Alex choice is an exception),but inuitive enough that if you pay attention to the character's personalities it's pretty easy to pick the right choices. And wanting the girls to be harder to woo..can't say anything against that,but I also don't agree with that.
And for the characters being "copy-paste" and "sex-crazed". I really can't agree with you here. Out of all of the sections,this is the one that felt the most disingenuous and overblown. Putting aside the fact that this is at the end of the day a porn game,one with way more plot than porn,but still a porn game,so dinging it for having some "porn logic" is really?
Having "unoriginal" characters is not,IMO a valid criticism.I can just put my same thoughts about that from the story section. Yeah, the basic archetypes are nothing new for AVN or general stories,but Cari's writing does a good job of fleshing them out beyond that,especially in the emotional scenes to make them feel believable. And speaking of that,I also think Cari for the most part does a good job of not only properly pacing the sexy scenes to their relationship growth with Orion,but having good in-character reasons for why they chose to do it. Nancy goes faster than the other girls,but that makes sense because of her bolder personality and how repressed she is than either Alex or Luna who took longer to get their first sexy scene. And the times they don't are more the execption than the rule like you seem to think it is.
And feel like the only one that maybe fits that description is Dalia as I'm not a fan of how you start her path and later on with the bet,but that's more due to the timing,but other than those,her path is fine. I don't know how,when you talked about the different dialogue,animations,and the focus scenes for each girl,you still came to the conclusion that,nah, they're just copy-pasted sex dolls of each other,which made me roll my eyes. Apparently I didn't play the same game you did.
So yeah,I think this is overblown.As for Orion while his basic personality traits are typical of the AVN MC,Cari's writing makes Orion feel a lot more genuine and fleshed out. Orion may not be Cam (TFTUV) in terms of a defined personality with flaws and arc,but he still has enough character that I want to root for him.
You review starts off alright,but towards the end in the character section,it's goes straight into pure nitpicking for stuff you personally dislike and not objectively rating the game for the stuff it's trying to do. If you want to convince people your review is constructive criticism,maybe next time don't word it in a passive-aggressive way and blame others for not liking that.
Why are you even wasting time on this verbose and pretentious guy lol. Just tell him to get a life. He thought of himself as Breaking Bad writer and apparently nobody gives a damn.
Normally,I'd leave it alone as people have the right to have opinions,postive or negative about something,as well as leave criticism if it's constructive. I just don't think this review,despite what they say, is that. And that's something that's a pet peeve for me.
I guess you missed my very first sentence that starts with "MY THOUGHTS" and also no shit that nothing is original anymore, what I meant is that the trope is so overused that it becomes a drag.
Мы скачали эту игру с другом в надежде скоротать время. А в итоге получили психологическую травму из-за осознания того что такого нам никогда не светит. 10/10 . Luna is a fictional character and doesn't exist :(
A question, is JoiPlay 0.5 saves incompatible with 0.6 on PC? finally got a PC to truly get my self immersed in the story but can't seem to load any of my save files from 0.5 (i have like 70 of'em).
Also man, like, keep up the good work, Amazing is not sufficient to describe this masterpiece
I just finished the 0.4 story and attempted to update to 0.5 and when I opened the 0.5 version of the game it crashed within a few seconds of me doing anything (playing on Android btw) and was wondering if there is anything I can do to fix this
i had to make an account to voice my grievances. How DARE you make such a good game that i even debate replaying it after finishing it! seriously tho, keep up the good work and im looking forward to the next update
This is definitely the best visual novel in this site, I don't have to look at anything else. If this had zero erotic content/sex scenes, I would still say it's the best, the story and characters are just way too good. I can't wait to see the end of this game and how everything will go!
+ I think it would be cool if you added a sandbox gamemode (<?) when the game is finished, with extra scenes with the girls or something like that. But still, the game is insanely good. Keep it up!
I signed up for a silly nsfw game for my degenerate ass that wouldn't make much sense beyond enough to make H-scenes happen. What I got is one of the best visual novels I've ever played (and I haven't even finished 0.5 just yet) that made me emotionally involved with characters and many times hit me right into feels. It also unironicaly made me thinking about changing my lifestyle a bit, maybe even going to gym! Me! A GYM! Totally not what I expected and wanted! 1/10
But now for real, it's beyond me what gems of a games I manage to find on this site, you Sir definitely have talent. Each girl has very well written personality and something memorable which makes me very conflicted on who I should focus my attention (though we all know the best waifu is Chang 😆). It's also the first time I see so much replayability possibilities in this kind of game, and since I bet (or hope at least) the relations with one girl will influence others (eventually it already happened and I didn't spotted it since it's my first playthrough), it will make it even greater.
H-scenes and humor are also very well balanced, so far I didn't have any feeling that joke was bad or unneeded. I also didn't feel even ONCE that I was wasting my time, which is hard as hell to achieve (speaking from my overall gaming experience). You're aiming more for relations between characters and then go for hots instead of just dropping as much fanservise (tho I'm happy you found a way to implement it too, just in healthy amount) and then write the story around that. I respect that, especially since you're that good at it (at first I was disappointed that there was so little scenes in gallery, then a couple hours later I was surprised I didn't managed to unlock even half of it, and then, when I took a better grasp of what this game really is, I came to conclusion that goods like that should be dosed lmao).
Another great thing are graphics. I've NEVER seen VN with 3D graphics looking that good. Usually models I've seen were so bad that I used to pick VNs with hand drawn graphics only. And you made it look good enough to make me download it and then kept this level through my entire gameplay (I was fully expecting there will be downgrade after a while and oh boy how wrong I was 😆). That makes me wonder: how many people are working to make this game? 'Cause I will be hella surprised and impressed if all of this, both graphics and writing, is work of one person (even considering how long we have to wait for each update).
To sum it up, I'm really glad I found this game, and will throw few bucks on Patreon after I finish 0.5 (btw, I have no idea how far I am from finishing it, so out of pure curiousity: is the beginning of "heist arc" close to end of 0.5 or I still have much to play?). I love what you did and, as one Senate once said, I will watch your career with great interest 😁
When I played once in a life time I thought it was the best nsfw game like I loved that game and not because of the H scenes but because of the story it was just so entertaining and the when I started playing eternum I was thinking to myself that there was no way that games was going to be better but I was so wrong I love the story and you even improved the H scenes the story is amazing and again I think that the game is a work of art it's just crazy to me how the story gets 10 times better every update who's your favorite character mine is nova can't wait until you finish the game and I cant wait to see what you next project will be this game is so far amazing it gets 10/10 would definitely recommend
I just played 0.6 and I'm speechless... This version had everything. From an interesting plot development to amazing NSFW scenes. Haven't seen much of Luna, which is a bit sad... It also hurts thinking about how version 0.7 would probably come out in February 2024, judging from 0.5 and 0.6 release time interval. Keep up the wonderful work, Caribdis!
I Can't express how much i enjoyed Once in a life time,and Eternum is in many ways better, because Caribdis grew as an AVN Dev, I only miss the diferents points of views in the scenes especially the POV, but you can tell the Upgrade of the work and detail to every Picture, Chang made laugh the same way as the Jail partner in your First game , hope the best for this project and for you, I would love to see a Cameo one day of characters from Once in a Lifetime, i catch some EasterEggs and references i really loved that, Thank you for your hardwork <3
Found this game recently and man... this prob has my fav story in an nsfw game so far. Y'all are cooking with this, the character one on one sentimental scenes are so good, the story scenes are also amazing, and of course the H scene smack severely. Can't wait for chapter 6 cause that chapter 5 cliff hanger was evil (amazing).
Just finished the 0.6 version of the game... And I gotta say that with each and every version of the game you guys lit it up! Low-key let's be honest this is the only and the most beautifully presented visual novel game I've ever seen... Hats off to Caribdis
I have said this before but with each update you confirm it, you are one of the best AVN Devs without a doubt... I'm even beginning to believe that you know the secrets of the Matrix, the history of Eternum is simply mind-blowing I just want to ask you a huge favor, please... PLEASE change the music in Nancy's scene, the reggaeton totally ruins it, it even feels out of place, it's one of the scenes we most expected and it's ruined by the music , please change it, PLEASE!!!
A scene like that deserves good music, not cheap reggaeton... Don't ruin your masterpiece like that, it doesn't even fit with the rhythm of the scene, in all the others you did it perfectly, the music on the trip with Luna was beautiful, but that specific scene is totally out of place and it's a very important scene, please I beg you as a fan of your work for a long time, change it... I'm not telling you not to use reggeaton anymore but in THAT scene use one better song PLEASE!
These are some of the best written characters in AVN history, and good lord Alex is so hot. Thank you for providing such an amazing game! Everything down to the last detail is wonderfully crafted, references are on point. I will be subbing to your Patreon. Much love!
When I try to copy my save files on Android an error pops up for each and one of them. Tried connecting my phone to my PC and copy them like that, but it's the same result. Any fixes to "uncorrupt" the save files?
i love this game and all it has to offer. the graphics are good and there is an obviously keen eye to detail by the creator. i love the connections you can make between all the characters and how there is a horror aspect Aswell. they game is a must download, yes the sex scene are amazing but the storyline is spectacular. the only thing i could see to make this better is an rpg aspect. as a starter game designer myself, i know how hard it is to really go full on wasd to move aspects. but imagen those glasses worked by pressing r or something. but worked for only 10 secs and then have to load up again. point is, this is a 10/10 game. best i have played on itch so far.
Damn. Came here for the horny content and I stayed for the story. Didnt finish the game yet (just starting it) but I'm already hooked. One of the best game I played for the moment. Love the ready player one inspiration too. All character are cute and I want to know them *_* Will subscribe to the patreon eventually!
Im playing 0.5 version rn and i can buy 0.6, is it recommended i get 0.6 now to go through the story with new stuff (like there are new animations added in old stuff so it is better to get 0.6 faster as possible) or can i finish 0.5 and then get 0.6 cuz all the new stuff is after 0.5 events?
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MY THOUGHTS ON ETERNUM v.0.5 (Spoiler free)
Let's start this right because I have a lot to say about this game some bad and some good. So buckle up everyone it's about to get sexy... *clears throat* I mean bumpy.
First of all; the game is good so make no mistakes there, sure they might be some stolen ideas, sure it might have reused assets and sure the graphics isn't the best out there but all that aside this is definitely a hidden gem when it comes to porn games but I do have a few gripes with it and I will go over everything in sections down below so that people that doesn't want to read the full thing can skip to what they want to know. So, without further ado:
-STORY-
Yes we are absolutely starting with the story it's like the best thing in this game I promise to ease up on the drooling part... from both ends, and say that this is indeed something ripped from 'Sword Art Online' the anime and every other popular franchise that has this kind of premise and if it wasn't for that I am so damn intelligent, I could've enjoyed the story more than I did but sadly I know where this is headed and I knew it before it even started to take action.
So yes, the story is a bit predictable but is that necessary a bad thing though?
No, of course not, it doesn't bring it down one bit. The story has it's moments of being quirky, charming, comedic, sad and serious so it has a lot of mixed flavors.
So it captivates you in a non-aggressive way. The person is leaning you into it slowly and methodically almost invisibly and it feels natural, nothing is forced upon the player (that's a good thing) so the writer is clearly familiar with writing stories and knows what he or she is doing. Natural writing is the best kind, nothing is too excessive either which you will see in 80% of the porn games to date. Of course there is a lot of *harks* "borrowed" ideas to make some events more eventful so there's definitely humor to be had and parodies to be seen but nothing feel out of place, Hell this game made me laugh out loud on more accounts than I can remember.
-CHARACTERS-
Here is where I stop being nice. As cliche as the story might be and all of it's events it comes nowhere near close the charisma and personalities with the presented characters of the game I would go as far to say that Luna might be the only one with a hint of originality to her but even that is stretching it. As so many games before have done, it starts off all sweet and nice with lollypops and sunshine but quickly turns into every character from every porn game out there.
The main character is attractive with a gigantic cock (go figure, right...) with a nice guy attitude (someone who acts like a Romeo but has nothing other than sexual thoughts about everyone in the game, it's a bit overflowing... in more ways than one) with a positive and optimistic mind, who of which everyone adores. That's not say that there isn't anything positive to say. He has humor and some of the dialogues are really well written for him and the fact that you have choices to choose from really makes it good, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that it's a bit too easy to "woo" the girl(s). Now, don't get wrong idea here the choices you have and can do DOES MATTER to some extent but given as soon as the girl(s) sees your cock they turn into the most lewdest drooling slutty whores imaginable. I get that this is a sex game and all that but would kill to add some sort of romance into at all, instead of it just being about the cock being fucking huge? I wouldn't care if the main character had normal sized cock and the characters thought that it was big because of them being virgins or because they had been with guys with smaller or something but why is having any form of romance in a sex game so taboo? Given that it's just about the cock size and not about the person and the fact that every girl(s) turns sex-crazy is such a turn off for me. Anyways let's go over the roman- sex interests in this game:
Annie; is the adorable and shy one.
Dalia; is the sporty and competitive one.
Penelope; the I-like-it-rough and snobby one.
Nancy; the motherly and experienced one.
Nova; the intelligent and energetic one.
Alex; the emo and aggressive one.
Last but certainly not least Luna; the sad and lonely one.
Of course all of them are more or less cute and some even share some traits of being shy, Luna being my personal favorite of the bunch. But again despite have all those differences to them they are still a copy & paste - yes they all have different dialogues, yes they have different animations, yes they have their own sections in the game that makes them standout a bit but it doesn't hide the fact that it's a bit annoying for them to share so many similarities to one another especially when the cock comes out or should I say in, jeez...
-GAMEPLAY-
As you would expect it's just another visual novel with some elements of Point & Click but don't get too excited, it consists of just clicking to the next room or similar action(s). I would've loved for it to be more... engaging. With how good most of the other things are and the fact that creator is making bank on this, I would've expect a little more. Maybe in further updates more action-y things will be added.
-SEX SCENES/ANIMATIONS-
Now we come to the saucy bits and something that most people wanna know about: "hOw ArE tHe sEx sCeNes", easy the tiger let's talk about animations first. You can probably guess since I mentioned animations that it is gonna have animations in the game - and that... they do! I have to admit that they are good they even added a bit of cinematography to the game which helps its case severely BUT not everything is roses and butt-plugs because the characters themselves when speaking to them aren't animated, they are just jpegs on the screen but they do have several pictures of them that they switch between so you could say they are a bit... animated? The graphics is good not the best but good definitely a passing grade that's for sure, I'd say somewhere around 6 or 7 on the scoreboard because there are a lot of reused assets (which I can fully understand) and some jagged lines here and there nothing too bad. Now for what you have been waiting for the magical, spectacular, amazing, mind-blowing... average mediocre sex scenes - yeaaah don't get your hopes up here buddy you can find better sex scenes on Rule 34 or on Pornhub if you wanted but doesn't detract from the game at all but something that does detract from the experience is that you can't choose what to do, remember what I said about this game having Point & Click elements to it? Well, they don't have that for the sex scenes instead you have to choose which scene to play and then watch it. It's bit depressing to see so many games with the same GUI and no interactivity as to choose: what you want to do with the girl, control the speed, changing camera angle, zoom-in/out etc. etc. giving the player a choice instead of turning the main character constantly to a bitch-boy, who gets constantly ordered around as long as he can get laid and that we get to see it in full glory.
YOU MUST COMPLY. How about fuck off.
-MUSIC/SFX-
Ah yes the music, it's not music to my ears. Since music is subjective and depends solely on whether people like that type of genre, I can't really say much about it other than it certainly doesn't resonate with me at all, so I did what a sane person would do and turned it off. SFX or sound effects if you don't speak game is basically nonexistent there are a few of them here and there but nothing good. Then we have that ear piercing fucking sound effect that the creator is using WAY TOO FUCKING OFTEN and doesn't realize that it's actually a damaging tone to the ear and NO I'm not kidding. That sound can quite literally give you tinnitus or worse shatter (damage) your eardrum and I wish that they would remove it from the game before a lawsuit happens.
-FINAL THOUGHTS-
This game is a hidden gem that isn't a lie - the story is rich and deep, the dialogues well-crafted for the most part, some good animations and it has some uniqueness to it especially with the humor. The only downsides are the horrible character copy & paste sex freaks, the lack of GUI options for the sex scenes and that the game doesn't have much in the way of action-y stuff. Now I know there is only so much one can do and yes I know that this is a Visual Novel but it leaves me wanting more from it and not just be like the rest which there are plenty of already.
Pros:
Story
Dialogues (for the most part)
Animated sex scenes
Character design
Choices matter (to some degree)
Humor/parodies
Uses the word 'cock' (no seriously, it's difficult to find that in these games)
Cons:
Copy & Paste characters
Buggy
No sex scene GUI choices
No real gameplay interactions
Final score: 8/10
(Also there is a bug that if you choose to kiss Annie it will lock you out from getting further with Dalia, you're welcome)
I love how people are actually down-voting a positive review, I mean shit guys if you don't like the game stop playing it maybe? No one is forcing you. On a another note constructive feedback is important to improve on the game and yes that means critiquing it at as well and if you don't like that then grow the fuck up.
Can u tell me about your favorite games
Metel Gear Solid
Gonna have to say,i respect your opinion,but I strongly disagree.
For your "complaint" about the story being unoriginal. Hate to break to you,but pretty much every story in human existence is in essence,unoriginal.Even the most iconic pieces of modern media(Like Lord of the Rings) had their inspiration from somewhere. I don't understand how that can be a point against the game in itself. Yes,the idea of virtual world is not new,but execution of an idea is what's more important. And I would say that Cari does a good job of that.
Not just how the base premise allows for a variety of story genres to to be in one VN,without it feeling jarring,he also does enough to expand on the consequences, good and bad of Eternum existing. Like how because of the in game currency having RL monetary value, some people actually made their living in the game. Which helps in worldbuilding and making it feel lived in. Or how like in any social game,there are assholes doing screwed up shit.
For gameplay...really? Saying that there's little to no gameplay in an adult visual NOVEL. The whole point of a VN is to experience it for the story and dialogue. I don't know if you're just trying to note it for the review(even then it still feels kind of pointless to mention that) or if you really expected to go in having this be gameplay-heavy. If it's the latter then that's on you for expecting the game to be something it's not when Cari clearly labels the game. Cari knows what his focus should be on and any tiny bit of mechanics are there to serve the story and atmosphere,which works out great especially in the horror focused sections. Any fleshed out mechanics would not serve the story Cari's telling and just take away time and attention. And the choices to me have the right amount of agency. Not too cryptic that you have to depend on a guide to get through(although that first Alex choice is an exception),but inuitive enough that if you pay attention to the character's personalities it's pretty easy to pick the right choices. And wanting the girls to be harder to woo..can't say anything against that,but I also don't agree with that.
And for the characters being "copy-paste" and "sex-crazed". I really can't agree with you here. Out of all of the sections,this is the one that felt the most disingenuous and overblown. Putting aside the fact that this is at the end of the day a porn game,one with way more plot than porn,but still a porn game,so dinging it for having some "porn logic" is really?
Having "unoriginal" characters is not,IMO a valid criticism.I can just put my same thoughts about that from the story section. Yeah, the basic archetypes are nothing new for AVN or general stories,but Cari's writing does a good job of fleshing them out beyond that,especially in the emotional scenes to make them feel believable. And speaking of that,I also think Cari for the most part does a good job of not only properly pacing the sexy scenes to their relationship growth with Orion,but having good in-character reasons for why they chose to do it. Nancy goes faster than the other girls,but that makes sense because of her bolder personality and how repressed she is than either Alex or Luna who took longer to get their first sexy scene. And the times they don't are more the execption than the rule like you seem to think it is.
And feel like the only one that maybe fits that description is Dalia as I'm not a fan of how you start her path and later on with the bet,but that's more due to the timing,but other than those,her path is fine. I don't know how,when you talked about the different dialogue,animations,and the focus scenes for each girl,you still came to the conclusion that,nah, they're just copy-pasted sex dolls of each other,which made me roll my eyes. Apparently I didn't play the same game you did.
So yeah,I think this is overblown.As for Orion while his basic personality traits are typical of the AVN MC,Cari's writing makes Orion feel a lot more genuine and fleshed out. Orion may not be Cam (TFTUV) in terms of a defined personality with flaws and arc,but he still has enough character that I want to root for him.
You review starts off alright,but towards the end in the character section,it's goes straight into pure nitpicking for stuff you personally dislike and not objectively rating the game for the stuff it's trying to do. If you want to convince people your review is constructive criticism,maybe next time don't word it in a passive-aggressive way and blame others for not liking that.
Why are you even wasting time on this verbose and pretentious guy lol. Just tell him to get a life. He thought of himself as Breaking Bad writer and apparently nobody gives a damn.
Normally,I'd leave it alone as people have the right to have opinions,postive or negative about something,as well as leave criticism if it's constructive. I just don't think this review,despite what they say, is that. And that's something that's a pet peeve for me.
@Pigrider Starwatcher Grow up!
I guess you missed my very first sentence that starts with "MY THOUGHTS" and also no shit that nothing is original anymore, what I meant is that the trope is so overused that it becomes a drag.
@Caribdis
When I load the game some scenes get stuck, can you fix it please? TwT
( Finish the game on Android )
pdt: THE BEST GAME OF LIFE!!!
ANNIE!!!Best girl!
Do you get hard while making the s*x scenes?
ура наконец вышла 6часть спасибо огромное
@Caribdis Are you planning on doing merch?
I might look into it in the future, yes
Мы скачали эту игру с другом в надежде скоротать время. А в итоге получили психологическую травму из-за осознания того что такого нам никогда не светит. 10/10 . Luna is a fictional character and doesn't exist :(
Absolute masterpiece. All the longer comments sum it up perfectly - would and do play just for the story and characters.
A question, is JoiPlay 0.5 saves incompatible with 0.6 on PC? finally got a PC to truly get my self immersed in the story but can't seem to load any of my save files from 0.5 (i have like 70 of'em).
Also man, like, keep up the good work, Amazing is not sufficient to describe this masterpiece
Unfortunately, they might be, yes
If you have to restart, remember you can select "skip unseen text" on the Preferences menu and hold Ctrl to skip fast
Hi Can you help me please why Alex is in gray ? Plz
please dont tell me game going to end on v1.0 like the other game
pretty sure Carib has said that it won’t in a previous post (could be wrong tho)
It won't, there'll be more than 10 updates
thanks for confirming, I was hoping I wasn't spreading false information lmao
I just finished the 0.4 story and attempted to update to 0.5 and when I opened the 0.5 version of the game it crashed within a few seconds of me doing anything (playing on Android btw) and was wondering if there is anything I can do to fix this
omg omg omg cant wait, its the best visual novel i played
i had to make an account to voice my grievances. How DARE you make such a good game that i even debate replaying it after finishing it! seriously tho, keep up the good work and im looking forward to the next update
Thank you so much!
This is definitely the best visual novel in this site, I don't have to look at anything else. If this had zero erotic content/sex scenes, I would still say it's the best, the story and characters are just way too good. I can't wait to see the end of this game and how everything will go!
+ I think it would be cool if you added a sandbox gamemode (<?) when the game is finished, with extra scenes with the girls or something like that. But still, the game is insanely good. Keep it up!
Thank you very much :DD
I have to make big complaint about this game!
I signed up for a silly nsfw game for my degenerate ass that wouldn't make much sense beyond enough to make H-scenes happen. What I got is one of the best visual novels I've ever played (and I haven't even finished 0.5 just yet) that made me emotionally involved with characters and many times hit me right into feels. It also unironicaly made me thinking about changing my lifestyle a bit, maybe even going to gym! Me! A GYM! Totally not what I expected and wanted! 1/10
But now for real, it's beyond me what gems of a games I manage to find on this site, you Sir definitely have talent. Each girl has very well written personality and something memorable which makes me very conflicted on who I should focus my attention (though we all know the best waifu is Chang 😆). It's also the first time I see so much replayability possibilities in this kind of game, and since I bet (or hope at least) the relations with one girl will influence others (eventually it already happened and I didn't spotted it since it's my first playthrough), it will make it even greater.
H-scenes and humor are also very well balanced, so far I didn't have any feeling that joke was bad or unneeded. I also didn't feel even ONCE that I was wasting my time, which is hard as hell to achieve (speaking from my overall gaming experience). You're aiming more for relations between characters and then go for hots instead of just dropping as much fanservise (tho I'm happy you found a way to implement it too, just in healthy amount) and then write the story around that. I respect that, especially since you're that good at it (at first I was disappointed that there was so little scenes in gallery, then a couple hours later I was surprised I didn't managed to unlock even half of it, and then, when I took a better grasp of what this game really is, I came to conclusion that goods like that should be dosed lmao).
Another great thing are graphics. I've NEVER seen VN with 3D graphics looking that good. Usually models I've seen were so bad that I used to pick VNs with hand drawn graphics only. And you made it look good enough to make me download it and then kept this level through my entire gameplay (I was fully expecting there will be downgrade after a while and oh boy how wrong I was 😆). That makes me wonder: how many people are working to make this game? 'Cause I will be hella surprised and impressed if all of this, both graphics and writing, is work of one person (even considering how long we have to wait for each update).
To sum it up, I'm really glad I found this game, and will throw few bucks on Patreon after I finish 0.5 (btw, I have no idea how far I am from finishing it, so out of pure curiousity: is the beginning of "heist arc" close to end of 0.5 or I still have much to play?). I love what you did and, as one Senate once said, I will watch your career with great interest 😁
Thank you so much, Helluva 🥰🥰
And yeah, it's mostly just me, although I have some help :)
Damn bro, mad respect 💪
最近才发现的这款游戏，看到页面的截图就惊艳到我了，非常感谢作者你的付出，再次感谢你的免费分享。
I loved the 0.5 update and was so exited for the next one but when it finally came out i was not able to download the update
I am waiting for the end of the month 😔
0.6 it's already available on my Patreon, public version on the 22th :)
When I played once in a life time I thought it was the best nsfw game like I loved that game and not because of the H scenes but because of the story it was just so entertaining and the when I started playing eternum I was thinking to myself that there was no way that games was going to be better but I was so wrong I love the story and you even improved the H scenes the story is amazing and again I think that the game is a work of art it's just crazy to me how the story gets 10 times better every update who's your favorite character mine is nova can't wait until you finish the game and I cant wait to see what you next project will be this game is so far amazing it gets 10/10 would definitely recommend
Thank you so much!!!
I just played 0.6 and I'm speechless... This version had everything. From an interesting plot development to amazing NSFW scenes. Haven't seen much of Luna, which is a bit sad... It also hurts thinking about how version 0.7 would probably come out in February 2024, judging from 0.5 and 0.6 release time interval. Keep up the wonderful work, Caribdis!
Thank you :)
I Can't express how much i enjoyed Once in a life time,and Eternum is in many ways better, because Caribdis grew as an AVN Dev, I only miss the diferents points of views in the scenes especially the POV, but you can tell the Upgrade of the work and detail to every Picture, Chang made laugh the same way as the Jail partner in your First game , hope the best for this project and for you, I would love to see a Cameo one day of characters from Once in a Lifetime, i catch some EasterEggs and references i really loved that, Thank you for your hardwork <3
Thank you very much!
There will be more POV angles!
Found this game recently and man... this prob has my fav story in an nsfw game so far. Y'all are cooking with this, the character one on one sentimental scenes are so good, the story scenes are also amazing, and of course the H scene smack severely. Can't wait for chapter 6 cause that chapter 5 cliff hanger was evil (amazing).
Glad you liked it! TY!
your game is a work of art by far the best game I've ever played, congratulations
Thanks! :D
i like this game but the problem is i cant play it third party website how do i fix that
You have to download it from browser
Just finished the 0.6 version of the game... And I gotta say that with each and every version of the game you guys lit it up! Low-key let's be honest this is the only and the most beautifully presented visual novel game I've ever seen... Hats off to Caribdis
Bro, can I get the 0.6 version from you?
the best anime i have ever seen
I have said this before but with each update you confirm it, you are one of the best AVN Devs without a doubt... I'm even beginning to believe that you know the secrets of the Matrix, the history of Eternum is simply mind-blowing I just want to ask you a huge favor, please... PLEASE change the music in Nancy's scene, the reggaeton totally ruins it, it even feels out of place, it's one of the scenes we most expected and it's ruined by the music , please change it, PLEASE!!!
Thanks :)
You can always turn music down!
A scene like that deserves good music, not cheap reggaeton... Don't ruin your masterpiece like that, it doesn't even fit with the rhythm of the scene, in all the others you did it perfectly, the music on the trip with Luna was beautiful, but that specific scene is totally out of place and it's a very important scene, please I beg you as a fan of your work for a long time, change it... I'm not telling you not to use reggeaton anymore but in THAT scene use one better song PLEASE!
These are some of the best written characters in AVN history, and good lord Alex is so hot. Thank you for providing such an amazing game! Everything down to the last detail is wonderfully crafted, references are on point. I will be subbing to your Patreon. Much love!
Thank you for your support!!
Hi.
I played few Visual Novel games and recently discovered Eternum. I must admit this one is just AMAZING!
I didn't expect this game can bring me so many different emotions. Definitely #1 on my list!
Very nice graphics, wonderful animations and the storyline with dialogues are just excellent.
Of course there are also very nice sound effects and music.
My favourite songs:
- Kill the Lights (Instrumental Version) by BLAEKER
- Loving Caliber - Halo (Sing Me to Sleep)
- Torii Wolf - No One Knows but Me
- ... and something for a party: Catiso - Zanobi
You did a great job creating a game like this.
Only thing that can make this game even better is to add some voice sound to the girls.
I know it is impossible to add so many speech sounds but if you could add few sounds just to hear these beautyful girls voice it would be AWSOME!
I've never donated any other game before but this one deserved it. Maybe its not much but yeah, *meme* "Shut up and take my money" :)
Thank you.
Thank you for your donation! <3
When I try to copy my save files on Android an error pops up for each and one of them. Tried connecting my phone to my PC and copy them like that, but it's the same result. Any fixes to "uncorrupt" the save files?
Hye. Can i delete my 0.4 update after i download my 0.5 update or there will ne consequences
You can, yes
Its like the ready player one adaptation we wish we got
I have a curiosity about you
Are you otaku? As one i can feel perfectly Nova's love for animes (i loved her notebook's wallpaper) so i was wondering if you like animes/manga too
I do like them, yes :)
Obviously u do... i started to play once in a lifetime rn and mc basically knows about attack on titan plot.....
I don't know the world of copyright but i would love cosplay/dream scenes of anime chars in your games
Maybe u can't do this
Ty for these games btw i will always say this but they are awesome
i love this game and all it has to offer. the graphics are good and there is an obviously keen eye to detail by the creator. i love the connections you can make between all the characters and how there is a horror aspect Aswell. they game is a must download, yes the sex scene are amazing but the storyline is spectacular. the only thing i could see to make this better is an rpg aspect. as a starter game designer myself, i know how hard it is to really go full on wasd to move aspects. but imagen those glasses worked by pressing r or something. but worked for only 10 secs and then have to load up again. point is, this is a 10/10 game. best i have played on itch so far.
Thank you so much!
Time to play it again while i wait 0.6
Damn. Came here for the horny content and I stayed for the story. Didnt finish the game yet (just starting it) but I'm already hooked. One of the best game I played for the moment. Love the ready player one inspiration too. All character are cute and I want to know them *_*
Will subscribe to the patreon eventually!
Thank you very much for your support! :D
Prob we will use these in new versions maybe when the game is complete or it's just a curiosity
Im playing 0.5 version rn and i can buy 0.6, is it recommended i get 0.6 now to go through the story with new stuff (like there are new animations added in old stuff so it is better to get 0.6 faster as possible) or can i finish 0.5 and then get 0.6 cuz all the new stuff is after 0.5 events?
Reference: Im at Nancy's second scene (elevator)
Ty for the awesome game btw
As far as I know, the new stuff that caribdis added is only after 0.5, anyway, you're like a minute away of finishing 0.5, take care !
No worries, all the new stuff is content after 0.5 events, so you can finish the current content and then download 0.6!
Oh ok
Ty Caribdis and Uchani