Hey bro, I would like to tell you that you really make a great work of art, thank you for your work which brings us so much joy.
However, may I ask you some questions about your thoughts of the ending of this game? Actually you made it to show us the true love between the hero and girls, but when it goes to the bad endings such as the hero being caught in the prison, the girls will be in sorrow, while eventually go back to their own life without the hero. Does that mean even if you own the most intense love with someone, the feeling will still fade? And the happy ending is just a coincidence, which only means you did the right choice?
I would appreciate it if you can answer my puzzle. And thank you again for your work.
SPOILERS The 'Cemetery ending' might interest you, it's quite heartbreaking. Keep in mind that the pictures you get sent in prison are probably sent by Astaroth to taunt you, they're not sent by them.
Wow, many thanks for your reply. What you said is a way to understand the ending that I failed to come up with. But here is still one thing I don’t understand. If the pictures are sent by Astaroth, doesn’t it mean that the the hero is left in the prison with no one caring?
Very likely, yes. The thing is that we don't know the circumstances under which you got imprisoned. We only know that Astaroth is very powerful and able to control people. Your family might not even know that you're alive. Astaroth hates you intensely and this is how he wants you to suffer.
I had a very sad ending at the end of the game, where i only was able to go to the end scene with Mike, and both of us died.... I guess there is a better ending, but what did i do possibly wrong?
Well, I made it back, when i had to kill Asmodeus, and did it now, and of course the end was how it supposed to be, i guess. Thanks for making this huge and awesome game, Eternum is good as well!
Came for the sex scenes, stayed for the genuinely engaging story. This is the only porn game that I can say I actually gave a fuck about the plot of. 10/10
im in japan and the guide says i need to go to the festival to continue Judies path, but for that to happen i have to have viewed a couch scene. But i dont have a save that far back. is there a way to go back or do i have to start from the beginning all over again?
based on my feelings who have replayed 7-8 times. I think Caribdis has a slight bias towards Lauren. Lauren has a lot of scenes that I feel are really romantic with the main character while her sister has a few scenes that seem to be not romantic enough. let me give you an example
lauren has a few scenes with the MC like in prison, massage, bath, yakuza.
MC shows his love by protecting Lauren from the Yakuza at all costs and the two watch the moon while holding hands later, in the prison when the MC says he misses Lauren while sleeping, scenes I just said it doesn't need too much action, dialogue, but it is enough to show us how deep the feelings of they are.
Judie makes me feel like I have a little sister that I have to protect, although it's very good, it really doesn't leave a good mark as
I always thought Judie had the more romantic interactions. Personal preference is a mayor part in this judging this; what matters are not the interactions themselves but our emotional response. If the community is split 50-50 on who's the best girl, then that's great character design. There must be at an old poll about this, right?
If you'd allow me to vividly theorize: Judie's path relies more on affection from your side, since she's shy. But replaying the game as much as you did makes you become numb to it since you've done it so many times already. Therefore, Lauren's more active way of affection becomes the prominent one. How's that? :)
Well, I think so, maybe my first impression of Lauren was too good. (please forgive me if I'm wrong). Lauren has more minor romantic scenes than Judie and it spreads steadily in the story while Judie focuses on certain events.
Hey! Thanks for an absolute masterpiece of a game with top tier comedy! I did start with Harem Hotel first but as some comments said, if I enjoyed HH, I'd enjoy this one and I surely did 😂 I was hoping for maybe a sequel in the future, maybe a more light hearted one like a prologue? Just like an after story... Considering that pieces Astaroth's soul can be passed down to an offspring, MC has literally split it into 7 more tiny pieces 😂 so it would be entertaining to see how they would control the babies if they accidentally activated their powers. Anyway just a piece of my thought and thank you again for the game.
Never expected a free game to be so enticing and rich! Many things are done just right, especially in writing: the pacing, the amount teasing before finally providing the desired event, characters feel genuine and lovable... Helps to find yourself lost in a story which, unlike life, can often end in really desirable ways.
Another strong thing going for the game is humour and usage of memes. It's not overdone and spices things just right, often adding to the characters.
Maybe I'm so excited because it's my first VN of this sorts, so kinda losing nerd's virginity in a way lol. But still the game is quite good. The only thing that I'd find to be an improvement would be a more down-to-earth story to feel more realistic, a believable experience would make it feel more real. But the story provided fits the overall style well because you could feel the person behind the story doing his thing and in a way it's all harmonious.
Hello friends, I wanted to write this on Caribdis's Discord server but access seems to be somewhat restricted so I'm settling down here for the time being.
I've been thinking about my experience a lot and read some comments; I think I'm not alone with the notion that losing paths sucks. It can happen quite easily and when it does, it drops all progress with that girl. The walkthrough can help but it's also a spoiler minefield that drains immersion.
So, I'm planning to create a 100% free mod for the game, provisional name: 'Causality'. It's quite simple: After each decision, it analyzes your game state and issues a small warning if (and only if) that decision will inevitably cause loss of paths, lewds or endings; now or in the future. It's targeted at first time players and will therefore be as spoiler free as I can make it.
Right now this is just an idea but making it real should be quite straightforward. Still, I want to be on the safe side and it would help a lot if you told me... 1. Is modding even allowed? It will involve reverse engineering and I'd feel better about it if I had the dev's go-ahead. 2. Does something like this already exist? Am I reinventing the wheel? 3. Do you think a mod like this would be useful? Could it've helped you?
Sorry for abusing the comments as an impromptu forum~
WELL,seems like it's end.When I reached the final"Jesus Christ"song.I know this will become My top 5 game.I really enjoy the story.the relationship with Judie Laruen Carla Iris Jasmine Aika Wilson.Best game experience I had in this one and Eternum.
I appreciate everything you made.bringing us happy and laugh.
Wow. This was really something special. I peeked at the walkthrough at the end of every day to make sure I'm on track and even though I'm going to play this again in a few years, I don't even want to know what the other endings are like. I don't think I could bear it. Now I need a day to emotionally recover.
BIG SPOILER QUESTION: Does anyone know what's up with the decision about taking the book? It seems like a very impactful decision, but why? You end up with it either way.
Update (SPOILERS): I figured out that grabbing the grimoire is not detremental to the good/harem ending, except that you can't get Rebecca. The official walkthrough is actually wrong about this. Still, I don't get the reasoning behind the grimoire decision.
I just finnished the game and it is just as good as people say if not better, I however didn't unlock all the scenes and just before i finnished the game all the ones i did unlock got locked and sure it's just a minor inconvenience but I would rather not play the whole game again since it isn't the shortest one so to say but overall the game was great and the story was just as great. Can't wait to see how good eternum is
I came from eternum and I saw that this game from the same creator and let me tell me that like eternum, this is a masterpiece equally, I was left wanting more, so again, congratulations to the developers and I hope they continue like this, I'm looking forward to the next eternum update, thanks
I dont know if theres anything wrong with my game but ive been playing for about 3 hours now and i havent heard any music/sounds effects and my volume is all the way up can someone help?
Caribdis your games are so interesting. The story, character models, texture, gameplay, and especially the animations are all well made in both games. I can't wait for version 0.6 and up of Eternum. I was wondering...
1. Do you plan to make a sequel to this game(OiaL) after Eternum or a sequel to Eternum itself?
2. Are you going to add voice acting to the full version of Eternum? It'd be awesome if you do.
If you're searching for voice actors, lemme know. I have a deep voice and will do some work for free, so long as it isn't too much (so side character type stuff)
You can get fans to volunteer. You can put a post out with lines for certain characters with the type of voice u looking for, so that it can give people an idea of what type of voice they should make. Then, have them email their voice recordings.
I loved the different endings although the cemetery one is a bit short and also only reflect one of the character's reaction in a distant future. I hoped for a more dire scene, more character and possibly an immidiate follow up, with the current scene after it. Anyway good job with the game.
Caribdis, i have just One question after the amazing work you've put here, is there anything i missed regarding Rebecca not getting married and joining the mc in the end scenes? Or was that never a possibility?
I've played Once in a Lifetime before and got pretty far after the Japan trip but I changed phones. Is there any way to skip ahead to a certain chapter?
Unlike Harem Hotel, which has an open exploration and stat based gameplay, Once In a Lifetime is a more linear story, but it does include choices that affects the outcome and affection of each girl.
Once In a Lifetime does have a pretty good plot with lots of comedy, which I love, a slight bit of horror in it and some drama, and we can't forget the romance and NSFW moments, of course!
Also, unlike many Honey Select VNs out there which are mostly work in progress, Once In A Lifetime is one of the very few VNs that are actually fully complete. Hours of story to enjoy and there's no need to wait months for next patch!
If you like Harem Hotel, I'd say this one is definitely a recommendation!
I had to come back and put another review, this...this game right here is the best nsfw game i've played in all my years of living, genuinely its so so so good
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Hey Carbdis, was just curious if you could link the music that you used for this project, all sounded pretty good
You can find the Once in a Lifetime soundtrack playlist here: https://t.ly/V7Z5
Hey bro, I would like to tell you that you really make a great work of art, thank you for your work which brings us so much joy.
However, may I ask you some questions about your thoughts of the ending of this game? Actually you made it to show us the true love between the hero and girls, but when it goes to the bad endings such as the hero being caught in the prison, the girls will be in sorrow, while eventually go back to their own life without the hero. Does that mean even if you own the most intense love with someone, the feeling will still fade? And the happy ending is just a coincidence, which only means you did the right choice?
I would appreciate it if you can answer my puzzle. And thank you again for your work.
SPOILERS
The 'Cemetery ending' might interest you, it's quite heartbreaking. Keep in mind that the pictures you get sent in prison are probably sent by Astaroth to taunt you, they're not sent by them.
Wow, many thanks for your reply. What you said is a way to understand the ending that I failed to come up with. But here is still one thing I don’t understand. If the pictures are sent by Astaroth, doesn’t it mean that the the hero is left in the prison with no one caring?
Very likely, yes. The thing is that we don't know the circumstances under which you got imprisoned. We only know that Astaroth is very powerful and able to control people. Your family might not even know that you're alive. Astaroth hates you intensely and this is how he wants you to suffer.
Thank you sooo much :D. I have figured it out with your help.
Hey bro i dont now how to win the tv show i had all right but it doesnt go well
There's a downloadable walkthrough among the game downloads. The gameshow is mentioned at the bottom of page 10.
*SPOILER*
I had a very sad ending at the end of the game, where i only was able to go to the end scene with Mike, and both of us died....
I guess there is a better ending, but what did i do possibly wrong?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Check out the walkthrough!
Well, I made it back, when i had to kill Asmodeus, and did it now, and of course the end was how it supposed to be, i guess.
Thanks for making this huge and awesome game, Eternum is good as well!
Came for the sex scenes, stayed for the genuinely engaging story. This is the only porn game that I can say I actually gave a fuck about the plot of. 10/10
Glad to hear that!
im in japan and the guide says i need to go to the festival to continue Judies path, but for that to happen i have to have viewed a couch scene. But i dont have a save that far back. is there a way to go back or do i have to start from the beginning all over again?
Unless you have a save in the autosaves tab, that might be the only solution yes >_< Sorry I don't have a better way
I got a very good ending .. where all the girls followed me .. also I managed to keep the path of all female characters .. very good game 11/10
Thank you!
based on my feelings who have replayed 7-8 times. I think Caribdis has a slight bias towards Lauren. Lauren has a lot of scenes that I feel are really romantic with the main character while her sister has a few scenes that seem to be not romantic enough. let me give you an example
lauren has a few scenes with the MC like in prison, massage, bath, yakuza.
MC shows his love by protecting Lauren from the Yakuza at all costs and the two watch the moon while holding hands later, in the prison when the MC says he misses Lauren while sleeping, scenes I just said it doesn't need too much action, dialogue, but it is enough to show us how deep the feelings of they are.
Judie makes me feel like I have a little sister that I have to protect, although it's very good, it really doesn't leave a good mark as
This may be my 9th time, i lost my count
I always thought Judie had the more romantic interactions. Personal preference is a mayor part in this judging this; what matters are not the interactions themselves but our emotional response. If the community is split 50-50 on who's the best girl, then that's great character design. There must be at an old poll about this, right?
If you'd allow me to vividly theorize: Judie's path relies more on affection from your side, since she's shy. But replaying the game as much as you did makes you become numb to it since you've done it so many times already. Therefore, Lauren's more active way of affection becomes the prominent one. How's that? :)
Thanks for your idea :D
Well, I think so, maybe my first impression of Lauren was too good. (please forgive me if I'm wrong). Lauren has more minor romantic scenes than Judie and it spreads steadily in the story while Judie focuses on certain events.
can someone please tell me how i beat the japan game show? or if i have to choose different options?
You need to choose the correct options, yes
Check out the walkthrough
thank you so much!!
There's a scene in the gallery at the last page on the bottom right that I can't unlock. Is it some kind of glitch or secret??
It's not, you can check out the walkthrough to see how to unlock all scenes.
Thx so much
Hello i love the game very much is version 1.0 has the after story because I already beat astaroth at version 0.10
Hey! Thanks for an absolute masterpiece of a game with top tier comedy! I did start with Harem Hotel first but as some comments said, if I enjoyed HH, I'd enjoy this one and I surely did 😂 I was hoping for maybe a sequel in the future, maybe a more light hearted one like a prologue? Just like an after story... Considering that pieces Astaroth's soul can be passed down to an offspring, MC has literally split it into 7 more tiny pieces 😂 so it would be entertaining to see how they would control the babies if they accidentally activated their powers. Anyway just a piece of my thought and thank you again for the game.
Glad you liked it!
Make sure to play Eternum, my new game :D
Never expected a free game to be so enticing and rich! Many things are done just right, especially in writing: the pacing, the amount teasing before finally providing the desired event, characters feel genuine and lovable... Helps to find yourself lost in a story which, unlike life, can often end in really desirable ways.
Another strong thing going for the game is humour and usage of memes. It's not overdone and spices things just right, often adding to the characters.
Maybe I'm so excited because it's my first VN of this sorts, so kinda losing nerd's virginity in a way lol. But still the game is quite good. The only thing that I'd find to be an improvement would be a more down-to-earth story to feel more realistic, a believable experience would make it feel more real. But the story provided fits the overall style well because you could feel the person behind the story doing his thing and in a way it's all harmonious.
Great game.
Thank you Plummet <3
Ph mentioned 🥳, and this game is great I'm never gonna forget this. I love the story, your the best caridbis! this one my favorite vn great work.
Glad to hear that!
Great Scenes!!! 11/10
Thanks!
Hello friends, I wanted to write this on Caribdis's Discord server but access seems to be somewhat restricted so I'm settling down here for the time being.
I've been thinking about my experience a lot and read some comments; I think I'm not alone with the notion that losing paths sucks. It can happen quite easily and when it does, it drops all progress with that girl. The walkthrough can help but it's also a spoiler minefield that drains immersion.
So, I'm planning to create a 100% free mod for the game, provisional name: 'Causality'. It's quite simple: After each decision, it analyzes your game state and issues a small warning if (and only if) that decision will inevitably cause loss of paths, lewds or endings; now or in the future. It's targeted at first time players and will therefore be as spoiler free as I can make it.
Right now this is just an idea but making it real should be quite straightforward. Still, I want to be on the safe side and it would help a lot if you told me...
1. Is modding even allowed? It will involve reverse engineering and I'd feel better about it if I had the dev's go-ahead.
2. Does something like this already exist? Am I reinventing the wheel?
3. Do you think a mod like this would be useful? Could it've helped you?
Sorry for abusing the comments as an impromptu forum~
I personally don't mind mods, so no problem on my side :)
THX Caribdis for everything
WELL,seems like it's end.When I reached the final"Jesus Christ"song.I know this will become My top 5 game.I really enjoy the story.the relationship with Judie Laruen Carla Iris Jasmine Aika Wilson.Best game experience I had in this one and Eternum.
I appreciate everything you made.bringing us happy and laugh.
THX again
sincere
YUN01
2023.6.29
Thank you!!
where did you miss her point ?
Wow, The developer has done a good job in plots, scenes, twists, animations and many things. Great Work I really enjoyed playing it.
Thank you for playing!
Amazing game, will there ever be some sort of sequel or follow-up?
Check out Eternum. It's by the same creator and even better than this game
I haven't played it yet, I've meant to tho. I was just wondering abt the same characters in the future
Wow. This was really something special. I peeked at the walkthrough at the end of every day to make sure I'm on track and even though I'm going to play this again in a few years, I don't even want to know what the other endings are like. I don't think I could bear it. Now I need a day to emotionally recover.
BIG SPOILER QUESTION:
Does anyone know what's up with the decision about taking the book? It seems like a very impactful decision, but why? You end up with it either way.
Update (SPOILERS): I figured out that grabbing the grimoire is not detremental to the good/harem ending, except that you can't get Rebecca. The official walkthrough is actually wrong about this. Still, I don't get the reasoning behind the grimoire decision.
Glad you liked it, thank you!
The decision will anyways lead to one or the other to come so no regret.
I loved this game so much! I fell in love with the characters (not literally lol), they had so much personality. I'm definitely playing Eternum next!!
Hope you like it!
I fell in love with Lauren (literally lol), my first and forever love with a game character, other games can't make a character as good as Lauren
I just finnished the game and it is just as good as people say if not better, I however didn't unlock all the scenes and just before i finnished the game all the ones i did unlock got locked and sure it's just a minor inconvenience but I would rather not play the whole game again since it isn't the shortest one so to say but overall the game was great and the story was just as great. Can't wait to see how good eternum is
Thank you! Hope you like it too
I came from eternum and I saw that this game from the same creator and let me tell me that like eternum, this is a masterpiece equally, I was left wanting more, so again, congratulations to the developers and I hope they continue like this, I'm looking forward to the next eternum update, thanks
Thank you so much!
I dont know if theres anything wrong with my game but ive been playing for about 3 hours now and i havent heard any music/sounds effects and my volume is all the way up can someone help?
The beginning of the game is quite silent, it gets better later.
Sorry about it
Ok thanks
Great game. Did you get inspiration from sisterly lust, or did they get from you? I see a lot of (very good) similarities there.
Well I haven't played it, so certainly I didn't haha
Oh you should. It is quite good. I guess the inspiration is out there ^_^.
And thanks again, great game !
Caribdis your games are so interesting. The story, character models, texture, gameplay, and especially the animations are all well made in both games. I can't wait for version 0.6 and up of Eternum. I was wondering...
1. Do you plan to make a sequel to this game(OiaL) after Eternum or a sequel to Eternum itself?
2. Are you going to add voice acting to the full version of Eternum? It'd be awesome if you do.
1. After Eternum I'll probably just start a new game, with new characters
2. It's not planned for now, I'd require an investment of time and money that I can't afford right now
If you're searching for voice actors, lemme know. I have a deep voice and will do some work for free, so long as it isn't too much (so side character type stuff)
You can get fans to volunteer. You can put a post out with lines for certain characters with the type of voice u looking for, so that it can give people an idea of what type of voice they should make. Then, have them email their voice recordings.
I loved the different endings although the cemetery one is a bit short and also only reflect one of the character's reaction in a distant future. I hoped for a more dire scene, more character and possibly an immidiate follow up, with the current scene after it. Anyway good job with the game.
also the discord invite isn't workin
is lossing a path permeant
Caribdis I just finished this masterpiece But I noticed in the ending that the game is not complete
So my question are you planning to update the game
In my opinion the true/happy ending was perfect
So are you thinking about updating
I'm not, as you say, I consider the game finished
Glad you liked the ending!
Caribdis, i have just One question after the amazing work you've put here, is there anything i missed regarding Rebecca not getting married and joining the mc in the end scenes? Or was that never a possibility?
It is a possibility, check out the walkthrough to know how
(You must NOT take the book at the manor)
Thanks for the help.
I came for sex
Stayed for the story like holy fuck that was a plot twist upon a plot twist(to me)
Hey
I've played Once in a Lifetime before and got pretty far after the Japan trip but I changed phones. Is there any way to skip ahead to a certain chapter?
Unfortunately not, sorry about it
Ok np 👍
Playing Eternum rn and it's great🙌
I'm a Harem Hotel pleb, how does this compare? I like Honey Select based itch.io games for some reason.
I'm easily pleased since I like Harem Hotel. Pitch it to me.
Unlike Harem Hotel, which has an open exploration and stat based gameplay, Once In a Lifetime is a more linear story, but it does include choices that affects the outcome and affection of each girl.
Once In a Lifetime does have a pretty good plot with lots of comedy, which I love, a slight bit of horror in it and some drama, and we can't forget the romance and NSFW moments, of course!
Also, unlike many Honey Select VNs out there which are mostly work in progress, Once In A Lifetime is one of the very few VNs that are actually fully complete. Hours of story to enjoy and there's no need to wait months for next patch!
If you like Harem Hotel, I'd say this one is definitely a recommendation!
your choice in music was amazing bro! especially for the Japan arc.
Love this game and Eternum aswell keep it up boss!
Thanks!
I had to come back and put another review, this...this game right here is the best nsfw game i've played in all my years of living, genuinely its so so so good
keep up the amazing work :)
Thank you!
came here for a quick nsfw game
stayed for a surpisingly and extremely fun game with a great story and rather funny moments
im probably not exaggerating when i say this is the best nsfw game i have played (i havent played many but still)
would still be an amazing game even without the nsfw content
great job and i hope you have a good rest of your life
Thank you so much!
You should try out sisterly lust and, maybe, confined with goddess