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I must say, I am really engaging with the story and am looking forward to how it ends. That being said, I do kind of...wish the story has a bit more interactive elements. I know that there are choices where you can steer the story a certain way (I was especially thrilled to see that lucky pendant thing being relevant down the line) but I feel like there could be more little (perhaps largely inconsequential?) interactions so you don't feel like you are just along for the ride until you are at the story beat/romance beat junction. (Maybe make losing a romantic interest more gradual? Since I think I lost Luna just because I didn't want to push her comfort zone and ask about her glove after just one mission in with her). If nothing else, more quick time events just to spice up the combat a little bit, so it isn't just a one time mechanic.

Aside from that, I guess it's just nitpicks, like maybe a re-render of that cartoon server content since the stretching of the character model to accommodate larger eyes is...uncanny. And also (and I know that branching content means more effort, and this game honestly handled it very, very well) maybe some more variations of dialogue in sex-scene internal monologue? When you get laid with more than one person and everyone has the claim to fame for being "tightest" it...just doesn't add variation. Also Annie, bless her pure little heart, went from someone who is characterized as a sci-fi geek that introduces you to Ion but later on she just became another magic user, I feel like she should stick to sci-fi abilities and the like to help distinguish herself from the Dalia, Luna, and Penny.

Other than that, though, I still think that the story is great, the pacing is pretty good with enough story beat between the content we are all here for, likable characters. Also the music selection is very nice.

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Holy shit.  Slide Nova up to that very first spot and this is literally my tier list.

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nono, you've got it all wrong...


chang is the best girl

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I just have to say that this is the greatest VN I've ever read/watched/played. The writing is absolutely phenomenal, and the characters and animations are on point. Incredibly well done!

PS. Thank you for not ending the most recent update where I thought it was going to end. Having at least some bit of resolution after was a relief. 

Thank you!

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How to update the game or install new version 

I have .7 in need to update to .8 

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I'm really stuck

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I mean...Just download a new one and delete the previous one?

how long until the next update

About 6 months 

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How can i use mods on mac?

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Please someone should stop bro from rating 🤦🏻‍♂️ please don't ever rate again

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🤣🤣🤣

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Nancy, is that you?

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w tier list 😎👍

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That's literally my list 💀

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This review will contain some spoilers, but I will try to keep them as vague as possible. So I think it is quite safe to read.

I write this review because this game is, in my opinion, the perfect example of huge wasted potential. It has so many great things going on but, at the same time, it falls into so many clichés and storytelling traps, that it becomes hard to keep reading. Still, in my opinion, Eternum is superior to many of those cringe japanese visual novels that now saturate the market. Eternum is original, has a lot of heart and dedication, and has Soul. And it does it without so much noise, tsunderes, exaggerated expressions, and so many tropes that I find so hard to digest in japanese media.

Why I find Eternum superior to many VN'S:


+Worldbuilding: The amount of original worldbuilding in this game is amazing. We find the characters going from genre to genre, from a fantasy world, to a western movie, then, to a sci-fi horror movie. It's so refreshing to see! The author has created a world with lots of depth which is something lacking in the great majority of VN's.

+Characters: The characters are likeable, funny and feel more real than the majority of other vn's. They also have interesting progression and growth. This is actually true for the first part of the Game. Then, it falls into a lot of clichés and bad writing. But I will talk about this later.

+Dialogues: Witty, funny and clever, with many cultural references. It's not just silly pretentious stuff.

+Music: The music is great. I don't know whether it is AI or not (I recently found out that a lot of it is AI and felt a bit disappointed by it, to be honest), but it really adds the right atmosphere to everything.

+The Story: The story is interesting, nuanced, complex, not just the typical high school setting which has been done millions of time already. Well done!

+Sex Scenes. HOT af!! No fluff, no cringe dialogues like many other Vn's. Just pure, raw sex!

And now, the negatives of Eternum, and why I think it is huge wasted potential:

-The Protagonist: Starts off as likeable, ends up like the typical, mary-sue character that turns out he is good at everything. He is a god at fighting, has suddenly the biggest superpowers, 
he's the best lover, the best sex partner, the best body, he can do anything. What this does, is that the main character becomes plain and uninteresting. And this is found in many VN's and modern anime, especially in Isekai. I can see the author consumes a lot of this media.

-The female cast: They fall for Orion out of the blue, no progression, no development, nothing. The most spectacular example is Annie: she goes from being the typical childhood friend of the protagonist, to falling crazily in love with him in matter of weeks. This happens with the rest of the female cast. They just fall for him and he barely does nothing to earn it, other than being a mary-sue  (and being "nice and kind"). 

What I described happens with TONS of anime series, especially in the harem genre. Protagonists just have to "care" and simp for the female cast, for them to fall in love with them. The self-insert is very obvious. I would rather prefer a realistic story, where depending on your actions, only one female character falls in love with you, but because you earn it, not because you happen to be the protagonist. And there is a progression to it, where she slowly falls  for you, not just out of the blue, getting on her knees and sucking your dick.

-Dude, CHANG should have been in the story much more!  He is a lot of fun, hilarious, and it is what makes the protagonist more relatable and human. They are two bros and interactions between them are highlights in the story. I find the lack of interesting male characters also quite weird. I miss more friendship stuff., not just a bunch of women and girls surrounding the protagonist everywhere. 

-As the story progresses, it becomes too easy to get in bed with the girls. I want to see it as a reward, as a sort of hunting. It needs to feel as if you earned to be in bed with her.

-Characters in the later part of the game: As the game progresses, all characters become 2 dimensional. They all just fall for Orion out of the blue and their progression stops there.

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It would seem I gave more criticism to the game than positives, but that's not true. I find this game could be a masterpiece if you would add those elements, really! It's already better than many other VN's in the market, and this is impressive, because this is a solo project, a passion project. I just want to say keep up the good work!

8/10

Edit: By the way, I forgot to talk about the girls in Eternum. I actually didn't like the "main" girls that much (you know: Annie, Penny, Dalia), but god damn it! I love Luna, Alex and Nova! Oh, and Calypso, too! They have very good arcs and development. I even got emotional with Alex backstory. Can't wait to see how their routes develop!

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Your  negative assertions are not wrong. But I disagree on all of them being negative. For the story in this world, I think that a lot of it was necessary. Yeah, could have made it take a little longer to get in with some of the girls, and yeah, he got too strong too fast. But it fits the story, and the world around the story. On top of that, all of those positives you mentioned more than make up for any of the negatives. Just my opinion, But I think it is in the top ten of all AVNs, and #1 for a harem builder.

What's confusing about your critique is that it's very refutable. Eternum's MC does have flaws, the progression is already slow burn, and the game does already present a challenge. ...But probably not as much as you would've liked.

So what I get from this is that you admire the game's high quality but disagree with some fundamental design choices: You like it when the MC has more personality and prominent flaws. You also rather prefer monogamous relationships and want a really slow burn progression.

I get that and I would also like to see more high quality games that are like that. So, I'd really like to know which AVNs you'd rate higher than this one!

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You nailed it: Eternum's MC lacks personality, and that's actually the biggest flaw of the game. It is a low effort, self-insert protagonist that you find in hundreds of harems and Isekai. In contrast, the plot is fantastic. That's why is really a pity we don't have a better MC. I actually appreciate harems with well written MC's, but there are really, really few of them.

My favorite harem MC is Yamato, from Majikoi, a japanese VN. Great story and hilarious. The story is set in modern Japan but with a lot of Edo period, samurai stuff. The protagonist has great personality, a cynical asshole at first, but he grows a lot. I really recommend!

https://vndb.org/v1143

But other than that, I rate Eternum quite high in my list.

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Oh, I didn't expect a Japanese AVN but I think I can work with that, thanks!

A short dip into AVN design: The problem with personality-rich MCs is that if the player can't vibe with him, they'll likely drop the AVN right away. So a fraction of potential players is instantly gone just because of that. That's why devs usually opt to make a plain, self-insert-friendly MC and put the spotlight on the NPCs instead. If you don't like a girl's personality you can usually avoid her, but that's not possible with the MC.

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I never thought it this way, it totally makes sense. It is a risk, for sure, especially for solo projects like this one. Still, I am of the opinion you can do a better job and still have a likeable MC with a fleshed out personality. A good example is Tomoya, the MC from Clannad, another excellent japanese VN. He is on the safe side (kind, caring, likeable, etc) but with some flaws and quirks that make him interesting enough.

By the way, I forgot to talk about the girls in Eternum. I actually didn't like the "main" girls that much (you know: Annie, Penny, Dalia), but god damn it! I love Luna, Alex and Nova! Oh, and Calypso, too! They have very good arcs and development. I even got emotional with Alex backstory.

I wanna make a Fanfic of This and Once In a Lifetime where the worlds mix

The two games already take place in the same world

I Know, I Mean the Eternum (The Game inside the Game if that makes sense) Mixes. With The Real World Astaroth joins forces with Orion and Uses his Power to Bring Eternum into the real world

Stabby Mike..... lol

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The jump from Once in a Liftime to Eternum is astonishing! I can’t say enough good things about this game, I was so wrapped up in the story by the end, and then the cliffhanger!!! I have to know what happensssss

Hello just like to say that I like the game the story the sex scenes all and all but now that I got a new phone I can't download this Can you help me

if I download 0.8, can I then delete the 0.7 file, or do I need it for my previous save games?

well u need find to the "saves" folder  and copy it,then u can delete ur old game,then unzip ur new game,

then paste ur "saves"folder to cover it

Not really, on PC saves are backed up in AppData as well and you can safely delete the old version without issue

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just curious what was the songs that were changed, i would love to re-find them again :) and what were they replaced with? you picked some good music, so was sad to hear you had to change some things.

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i'm not sure i'm allowed to say the website where you can find the music restoration mod, but it's not hard to find if you look for it! as for finding the old music, and also the new music, you can find all the old music on a channel called "DeadBrokenMind," who uploads AVN soundtracks on his channel. eternum is his most popular I think. and as for the new music, there's a guy called "Tateshiko" who was asked to help replace the removed tracks. you can find his OST on his channel. I hope this helps! :D

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Thanks :) you are the only one who has been nice enough to help me on this. 

No problem man, it's my pleasure! :)

I want to know the farewell music in my hometown in luna. It's really nice.

Amazing Game! Can't wait for the next update!

When will the next update be released?

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Probably around November

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you need to delete this you are giving your personal info out. 

what did he say? obviously don't tell me word-for-word, but what was he giving out?

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Make sure you don’t use your irl name as the username on your PC. Reason is all game error reports will show the username of your device. If you post error report or send that full report to any dev they would have that info. You never know what a person on a public site or a dev will do with your info. 

ohh okay, gotcha. yeah, he should've blurred that out before posting that here. good call. 👍

Playing on Android using JoiPlay with the Ren'Py plugin. Worked fine on my previous phone, now throws keyboard errors on my new phone:

[code]

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:

NameError: name 'softkey_not_visible' is not defined

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:

  File "_layout/screen_load_save.rpymc", line 35, in script

  File "renpy/ast.py", line 821, in execute

  File "renpy/python.py", line 1178, in py_exec_bytecode

  File "renpy/common/_layout/screen_load_save.rpym", line 35, in <module>

  File "renpy/ui.py", line 301, in interact

  File "renpy/display\core.py", line 2259, in interact

  File "renpy/display\core.py", line 3082, in interact_core

  File "renpy/display\core.py", line 1788, in event_wait

NameError: name 'softkey_not_visible' is not defined

[/code]

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a-fucking-men

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Is there an exact date until this game is finish? I've been waiting since Aug 22 2023(and thats the last time I play this game). Wanted this to finish so bad I can't with the cliffhangers always coming

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Prolly 2028 if dev sticks to his current dev schedule and his 13 updates total for the overall story.

You should join their discord the be updated on the game progress.

With a game this great, you honestly don't want it to finish.  I'd dig whatever he comes up with... just him exploring the world of Eternum with no purpose, just chillin' would be amazing too :P

Can someone help me I can't copy the save file if I tried to copy the file I just said access denied what can I do to resolve it? I really appreciate if someone reply. BTW I'm playing on Android.

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afraid of playing porn game on computer huh?  sorry, i don't know how to do it on android :(

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FYI I don't have a computer but thank you for replying 🙏 

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Recommend an app, “mt manager”. It can bypass most system permissions. You can copy or move your save without VIP. If you have any trouble, there are some tutorials on YouTube. I am not an English user, so it is difficult to guide you how to use it.

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Ok so ive tried looking for it but does anyone know the name of the song in the scene where your massaging luna at her uncles house i need it :(

El rio Fluye

Yeah i but the version is english on the scene and i can't find that one

might be la luna llora (ai song),  Tateshiko has a lot of the new ost bc copyright

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This is definitely one of the best games I've ever played, even the background music of the game is great! Playing this game can really make me laugh.

before receiving the scene forbidden fruit I make a mistake and Dahlia becomes unavailable what to do I don't understand what the mistake is

Did you give Chang the password to Dalias secret beach world? If you did you're going to have to restart and NOT give it to him, (Event happens in the gym)

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Came because of curiosity for lewd content with nice graphics and stayed because of character and story development. And after having tried Once in a Lifetime it's easy to see the development in artist and story telling skills.  Well done!

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Why is this just so dame peak, brings tears to my eyes

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(Disclaimer: There will be spoilers in this comment): Honestly, the story is actually pretty interesting and has great comedic timing (especially with everything to do with Chang). The sex scene timing thought is not always great. Bringing up a blowjob directly after cheering a girl up is NOT the play lmao (even if he got it anyway because its a porn game). Also, having the only black guy in the game be an asshole rapist who gets killed is not great either.


That said, still a very good game. It's def more than just porn. I know most people playing won't care about the gripes I brought up, but I hope the dev reads this anyway. I think they could be a really good writer if they avoided some more of the cliche tropes

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Heheheeh, I didnt had noticed that.

Well if you want modern sensibilities, you are in the wrong gender, i think. Most indies here dont care about political correctness, and this is the western media with less diversity today.

I wonder why.

I like the lack of PC, but I miss some diversity in ladies.

Curiously, older developers like lessonofpassion tend to be more into diversity in their games.

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I've replayed this game every release from .5 on,  it continues to be one of the best games of its kind and I don't see the quality dropping or dipping at any point.

The characters, renders, and story are all on point.

Keep on truckin' Caribdis, you're a king.

Thank you ❤️

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Given the troubles with hosting such a large game for download - have you considered hosting the zip archive through decentralized P2P? Wouldn't be more difficult than creating a torrent & sharing a magnet link on here (assuming your licenses permit). Would allow much higher download speeds than google drive/mediafire/mega without any additional costs.

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hi, I can't download the latest version of the game. I had no problems downloading the v.7 but now I cant download the v.8 because when i click download (tried with each source) it simply does nothing at all. Is there a way to get the download on another source? thanks <3

ps: if I try to install via itch app, it says that the title is hosted on an incompatible third-party website

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I don't have a credit card.but  I want to know how to support you.

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how do you unlock the mexican feast event for Luna?  I must've missed it somehow when doing my playthrough. I'm pretty far in right now and have a bout 4 or 5 hearts with all the girls.

Wait for Luna or Mr Hernandez to invite you if I'm not mistaken there's a thing with Nova before that. Tip while at the Hernandez don't push it further with Luna 

thanks

Hey can someone help me out please I am trying to run eternum through my chrome book terminal and I am confused,you can reach me at bigbubbaj.t.11@gmail,but you don't have to if don't want to.

i tried to download it throw the androd vrisen and it keeps on giving me an error

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Anyone noticed that Ep7 doesn't flow correctly to Ep8 if you're chilling with Nova and you go for pizza?

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i really love this game cant wait for the update

How do you download for iPhone?

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You can't, iOS doesn't allow adult games.

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about to replay the game with the new updates and im fucking excited, no game has ever made me feel like this. caribdis, you fucking genius.

4 days ago what was updated, the game or the shoppage? 

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這款遊戲太糟糕了,自從結束遊玩這款遊戲後,我再也找不到水準足夠與這款作品匹敵的遊戲,拜託繼續開發

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I DID IT!  I KEPT MY EYES UP LIKE A GENTLEMAN! XD

My GOD this is the greatest game ever.  Certainly the best VN the world has ever seen.  Caribdis, you are a GOD.

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