This game is one of the best that exists, I only have one complaint, the endings lack development... I know you are busy making Eternum which already looks like a masterpiece but please take the time to give it a little more content at the end of this, it deserves something better than just images, apart from the fact that the final stretch also feels a bit rushed... For everything else it's an excellent job please never stop making visual novels, you and DrPinkCake are the best devs
Just consider it, maybe when you finish Eternum... but definitely Once in a LifeTime deserves an ending more in line with what the whole game was... And take this as an example and don't rush to finish Eternum, when the games are as good as yours are worth the wait
Just finished this game. I REALLY enjoyed it, was a blast from start to finish. I really like your writing style, especially when it comes to individual characters. Sense of humor is amazing too. All the Stabby Mike scenes had me audibly laughing like a maniac. Thanks for the awesome experience, I can't wait to play Eternum. :)
I have to say, your games are simply amazing. Can't get enough. So badly want to donate and i definitely will when i can. Will recommend this to everyone. Amazing work and can't wait for the complete Eternum 🙆♂️🙆♂️🙆♂️
I started this after playing Eternum v0.2. At first, the I didn't really like the art style as much but it grew on me as I continued playing. I'm not good with words so I'm just going to get to the conclusion; I love this game. Thank you for making it. It would be cool to have an after story to see how the characters lived together after everything.
i'm past the part when they get lost in the forest, when does the main character become likeable? alright game besides that (some of the choices are kinda eh though)
Having just now finished the game, ((Full binge because I couldn't stop this is amazing!)) Everything was phenomenal and the music additions were truly amazing! Thank you for an amazing story!
I haven't quite finished the game yet, but I'm far enough along to hear that little teaser for eternum. Might I say sir that that was a beautiful piece of advertising. I don't know if you plan to have a cameo from this game in eternum, and I don't want you to tell me, but I'm excited to find out for myself when eternum is finished. Keep up the fantastic work. Your games are seriously some of the best out there.
I have download the game and put it in the app folder and it does not show up. I can launch it from the .exe found in the folder but the itch app doesnt see it. Anyone know how to fix it? I have already done the scan in preferences. All the files in it are not zipped so i unzipped it before i put it in.
I have just about finished the game and I have to say you did a fantastic job. Having more sound with the animations would be nice But the story and characters have me hooked! I for sure plan to check out Eturnum next.
Warning. I will make no considerations for spoilers below here. Do not read this if you have no finished the game. It is worth it, absolutely. It is freely available and genuinely one of the better stories I've recently had the pleasure of experiencing. Do yourself a favour and PLAY THIS GAME.
Alright then!
Game finished, game bought. Time to tell you my thoughts. Don't worry, across the board I loved it, though there are a few things I'd like to note.
Your sense of humour throughout this game was honestly just impeccable. -37 Will to Live will probably be a meme I keep repeating and no-one will ever understand it. You have a very good sense of humour that you apply with a nigh expert precision. The right moment, with the right editing, and the right timing. I can tell that you worked very hard on it, and I'll have more to say on it in a little bit. In particular, Todd knocking out the student and dragging them behind the bushes was fantastic and had me tearing up from laughter.
I'll alternate positive feedback and negative feedback. But I want to ask you to remember that this game had me hooked. You'll read soon to what degree as well. Please don't let the negative sides dominate your mind. You deserve to feel good about what you've achieved here.
One of the things that bothered me was, frankly, the fat shaming. Fat Jack was a comedy relief character and had it stayed with him it'd have been... not amazing, but overall great. Then Ruth happened. Every scene she was in was used to illustrate how the male characters would be unlucky to end up with her in a romantic or sexual sense. Heck, Oliver has a comedic scene that fell completely flat as he genuinely struggled to choose between a stone statue of an elephant and Ruth, in a skimpy dress, standing in front of a bed. It's just... rude. I can't call it anything else. Had you made Ruth ugly to the point of it parodying the ugly girl trope, that'd have been something else. But no, she was just fat plus not conventionally beautiful. Not cool. Young women do not need this in their lives. Perhaps the engine limited you, but it was still your choice to put her in the game as she was.
Okay, that's rough to read... Sorry. Quickly, let's move on to a positive thing!
The personalities. So, this is the big one for me! GODS I love these characters. You set them up expertly; in no time creating easily distinguishable characteristics and personality traits that were all also entirely reasonable and believable. Lauren wasn't just the jock and science girl. Judie wasn't just the nerd girl. No-one in the main cast was one-note. Not even Aiko, and she got oh so little time. Having the girls already be comfortable, and very friendly, with the main character was such a sight for sore eyes. That made for such a wholesome and good feeling place the start the story in. I am not exaggerating when I tell you now that, all sex parts aside, these are some of my favourite characters in storytelling from the past decade. The attention to consistency, the individual quirks, not relying on tired tropes. Chef's Kiss, Caribdis. Take this kind of writing into the professional business and ... you'll probably be forced to adhere to tired tropes for marketability sake, but that's mainstream media's fault. If they just let you do your thing, I know that whatever you made would be good. And I'd be right there for it. Moreover, you made me believe in the fantasy that these girls were being charmed, ever so slowly, by the MC, in a somewhat realistic way (more on the somewhat in a bit). They didn't just fall all over themselves to get dicked just because it's a porn game and COME ON LETS START THE PORN ALREADY. I could believe the romance aspect wholly. The denial, the slow growth of emotions, breaking down inhibitions over a long period of time...
Yeah, loved it. Next point!
So here's a negative one. There were no "good" male characters aside from the main character. Todd and Jason were assholes, (no the spray on Todd does not count, being forced into being nice is not a good look), Jack was okay but was just a comic relief character start to finish, Oliver was introduced for the purpose of being a pathetic playboy with no redeeming qualities, and to reinforce how into the MC the girls were, so he definitely doesn't qualify as a likable male character. Every other male character is either scummy, a criminal, a villain, a drug dealer, a mass murderer (sorry Mike, I love you!), or has 1-2 scenes in the whole game. I know, limited time, and male characters aren't important in a porn game, but I think it is important to not fall down the trap of making every male side character serve an antagonistic or comedic relief character. What's sad about this is that you already have a character who could have filled this role; Jason! In this iteration he's a less-violent version of Todd. But imagine if instead Jason was Todd's best friend, but also trying to slow down Todd's violent tendencies (before getting swept up in them). Once Todd got sprayed, the violence stopped being important anyway. Jason didn't serve a role anymore. There were a lot of opportunities to tell a background story with him, maybe involving Olivia, and so doing presenting a positive, traditionally likable male character who is not the main character. Being a good person without being the main character shouldn't be an oddity in my opinion.
Yikes, that went long. Second to last positive note I have, then three minor things I just wanted to mention, alright?
God. Damn. Your pacing. Hollywood could stand to learn from you how to use tension and release. Your pacing was spot on, you have a fantastic sense for when, and how, to increase the stakes and tension, and when to release it. When to introduce a question, add a mystery, and when to resolve one of them. I had no idea that I needed the game show scene, but I did. It came at just the right time. Your skill at alternating what is happening, where the focus lies, when to pull out the jokes and when to put them the F away is remarkable. You don't see that often. A lot of writers will see a serious situation and think you need to, HAVE TO, put in comedy relief. But you avoided this, you kept the pressure on when it needed to be there and the serious scenes, such as the hospital, were all the better for its. I have nothing but praise for you. I do think the church scene with Judie was a bit abrupt, but perhaps that was needed to hammer home that yes, this is serious, no, this is not a b-plot, this is actually happening. Anyway, yeah, you have a fantastic capacity for introducing side plots, reasons for people to be in places that keep in line with their personalities, and then introducing those situations at the right times to keep you hooked. No joke, I finished this game in just 3 days, and it only took me that long because I needed to recharge!
Speaking of recharging, damn.
You know how to use the HoneySelect engine, don't you? Wow. It was unfortunate that you were somewhat inconsistent in showing what and how many alternate views were available, and honestly the "penetrate her" prompts were more an annoyance because they only showed up sometimes and I always had to move my mouse, taking me mentally out of the scene, but dang. The angles were very good. The animation was solid throughout and obviously just kept getting better. You just kept amazing me with what you could put together, and how creative you could get with it. This game would have a place on my drive even for just the porn scenes.
Okay. Time for minor end notes.
So, was the MC, uhhh, using demon powers? About halfway through I got the idea that, maybe, it was because of his fragment of the demon soul that all the girls were flocking around him. And that raised all kinds of moralistic questions about free will. Every girl seemed to become essentially charmed and horny the moment his dick got involved, pretty much always resulting in them going further than they initially said they would. As if they weren't in a normal state of mind. I imagine it wasn't your intent to give that idea... but only because it never got addressed in the game. I think this could have been addressed near the end, with the MC being worried he's forcing people, and Judie and Lauren talking him down that they feel like they are making their own decisions, and that is enough for them.
The early parts of the game had relatively little sound. After an opening with so much (fantastic!) background music, this got weird. I ended up checking my headset a few times, see if the audio was working. I imagine that's something you learned from already, though.
Last bit: The pregnancy question at the start is a bit... weak? I didn't know what the implication was. Girls who were pregnant, full stop? Scenes of giving birth? Impregnation and consequences? Sex scenes with obviously pregnant girls? There's a lot of things you can assume there, and some you'd be okay with, some you wouldn't be. You might want to check out the game Ravager on this site, the content didn't gel with me, but the at-launch information piece/questionnaire about what fetishes you would and would not be okay with seeing was downright the best and most respectful way I've seen these things handled so far. In particular how there is context given for each fetish. Ravager proves that you don't need to spoiler things to give people a fair heads up about what's in the game.
I want to reiterate that, all in all, this is a superb game, with fantastic storytelling, lifelike characters, excellent pacing, and a truly amazing sense of humour. I enjoyed 99% of my time with it, and will remember this great gem of a game and story for many years to come. If I had friends I could recommend a porn game to, I would recommend this above all others I've found so far. You've more than earned the 20 euros I donated. I wish you all the best, and I am looking forward to seeing what you'll do with Eternum.
Stay healthy, stay safe, and please; keep working your magic.
That's gotta be one of the best reviews I've ever gotten, thank you, Kaleno! 😍
I'm very glad you enjoyed the game that much, and I think your "negative" points are more than fair. I really liked reading it. Let me know if you play Eternum, I'd like to hear your opinion (I think I've improved several aspects, including some of your points such as having both "good" and "bad" male characters, music and sounds since the beginning, etc.
And of course, thank you so much for your donation! <3
You're more than welcome, and thank YOU for the love and effort you put into this story. I absolutely will play Eternum, though I don't know if I will wait until it's further along or not.
Also, I forget if I mentioned it or not, but it was obvious that you improved a lot throughout the project, and listened well to feedback. The quality of the game had a clear curve to it. Which makes it all the more impressive that your jokes and characterization were so on point from the first scene and on.
I'll do a more proper thanking/purchase, and the whole bing bang later once I've had a chance to finish the game (and boy will that be a whole thing, I have a lot to say!).
But first I have a question. I'm a bit of a completionist, and so I can't accept not having everything unlocked, but the third to last scene eludes me. Would you mind telling me what the triggers are for that? The scene is interrupted by Johnny, the martial arts teacher, and her husband. There are no choices all through the scene.
... You monster... You... You tied it to a choice that long ago? I thought it was unusually cruel to do that to Jack since he was distressed and not in his right mind, so I didn't.
deep breath
I have the save. I have the willpower. I have the time.
Haha it shouldn't take you too long with the skip function. And no worries, Jack's life will get far better 😎 (He has a couple of extra scenes along the way too, in case you notice them along the way)
To start with, this was one of the better H-game that I found. However, I think you might have some copyrighted material that you did not source/credit. I might not have caught all of them, but the ones that stood out to me were:
The manga that Judie was reading. The "cover" is a cover spread from one of the Initial D manga.
The page that Judie was reading is a page from the hentai manga なついろ (Natsuiro) by まー九郎 (Ma-kurou).
The Neon Genesis Evangelion cover is done by Animenz Piano Sheets (as far as I can tell as an avid fan of his).
I checked your credits section on the main screen and none of these were referenced anywhere. I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure that you did not contact anybody for permission to use those assets.
I know that I'm not the most vell-versed in copyright laws, but I think you should have at least credited them somewhere even if this is a free game. Again, I may be mistaken, but I believe that a game developer of all people should understand that stealing assets without credit is unacceptable.
I'm deciding to leave this as a public comment as I want others to be aware if you did steal those assets (including those that I did not recognize) or if you actually did credit them correctly (I did not read through all of your development logs, but then again, I shouldn't have to in order to find the source).
Probably wrote the above comment too early, just wanted to add that all of the hotel movies were probably directly copied as well.
Also wanted to point out that many manga artists would "rename" brands in often creatively uncreative ways to avoid trademarks, which you could have done for the movies in the Hotel movie nights section (not sure what you could have done with for the images though). Not trying to be a stickler, but it kind of irks me that copyright is where you fall short of when you made this game.
Tbh I just used one of the first images that show up in Google images, I don't even know what manga was that. But sure, I can put those names in the credits, np at all
I have to say, I downloaded the game only well you know what, but I finally completed it, and I must say, you have done very good job, sir/miss, I dont know which are you but your game is the first game to make me cry, I think I got the best ending, everything was so perfect, it made me cry so much, so thank you so much for creating this fine piece of art
Wait, I just fucking realized after playing through a second time... Did you do this shit through Gmod? I remember the data center shelves from Dr. Kleiner's lab that you snuck into Charles' office. Everything else in there looks like it too, the computer models, file cabinets, desk, fence...
You totally did this shit in Gmod... That's fucking awesome...
I have to say that is one of the best pieces of media I have ever consumed. You can take out all the NSFW scenes and this would still be one of the best games of all time. Honestly, I forgot that it was even that type of game while playing the jokes are great the use of editing is fantastic and the main character has an amazing story and ark.
Dude, one of the best of it's kind, the relationships feel real and beautiful, and the story gives the whole deal so much more depth and meaning that you don't even have to be into the sex to really get a kick out of this game. Probably my favorite adventure is in the prison, no spoilers, but that punchline my dude, the whole thing had me laughing my ass off but that punchline had me rolling.
Don't stop dude, I'm looking forward to a sequel if that ever ends up in the cards.
I created a new account just so I can leave this comment. My real name is Peter, and I used that as the MC name. I got really confused at Jasmine's party. The MC was introducing himself by the name I gave him, and everyone was pretending they never heard that name before. Started over and created a random gibberish name like "Gjhwejk" to clearly understand the story at the party. So far I love this game, and I'm hoping to make a mother out of Rebecca.
this game is so good but I cant max out all the girls i beat the game 4 times in a row trying to max them all out i also used the walkthrough that's provided
I'm looking to create my own VN and since yours is one of the BEST I've ever seen, I'm looking for your wisdom
I know that pretty much everything about Renpy is online and im working my way through all of that, but what did you use to create the sprites?
I wanna make them just like yours (My own characters and appearances, but 3d and such), and I cant figure out how to make them. What system did you use? what tips do you have?
search for a walkthrough for details, but if you dont wanna use one, get a piece of paper, and for every number you find, write down the number and what color it was.
Then when you get to the door just put them in order.
Edit: It's been a little bit since ive played so dont take my word blindly.
I really enjoyed eternum so far and I wanted to play this game. However, every time I try to download, it says "this title is hosted on an incompatible website." Does anyone knwo how to fix this?
I have already commented here before but i have to again thats how good this game is.
I finished this game and what an amazing game, i must say i was extremely sad to have finished it i wish it world just keep going and going, i have never felt connected to characters in a vn as much as i was to Lauren and Judie although i do prefer Lauren.
The ending to this game made me emotional and i felt a tear in my eye, and i can confirm now ive finished that this is the best vn ive ever played, the writing is superb and your imagination must be amazing, thank you so much for this experience.
I really hope the characters from this game show up in Eternum that would be awesome, i need me some more Lauren (this is dangerous i may like her too much might be a bit of a addiction lmao), but yeah once again thank you so much.
I'm not one to dive into the smuttier side of gaming, except, ya know, that little nerdy dude in his fancy white leisure suit, but I came across this title and decided to give it a go, and let me say again - Wow.
It was masterful. The story, the romance (or carnal pleasure, which ever suits you), the sentimentality, and the little jabs of humor. Some of the quick little visual jokes had me busting up.
I highly recommend this to anyone who is into these kind of games.
Well done! So very well done.
I can't wait to really dive into the next one I've seen your currently working on.
I've accidentally deleted some renpy files and now I can't launch the game anymore, so I'm planning to reinstall it fresh. Before I do so, I wanted to know which files are responsible for my saved files and my gallery files? I completed the game in a couple of different endings and have the whole gallery unlocked and I wouldn't want to lose that.
I wasn't able to find %APPDATA%/RenPy/game_directory so I think its one of the files I've deleted :( the only thing I found was a folder called 'Saves' with SAVE files called 1-1-LT1.save to 4-1-LT1.save , and auto-1-LT1.save to auto-10-LT1.save etc. (a bunch of them), and a last file called "persistent"... would that be sufficient to get my stuff back? The game is unironically very long and I would be very sad to have lost my gallery.
Maybe a way to edit files to access the unlocked gallery?
Well, you can always use a skip option to race through the game in a matter of minutes. Try using Ctrl or Tab keys to skip everything except choices. If you reach an unskippable scene, you just click or press Space. My personal favorite is alternating space and mouse repeatedly, effectively doubling the speed of skipping)
It won't take you more than 15-20 minutes to finish the game with all necessary gallery files unlocked)
Dude, WTF? This game is so ridiculously good, I now understand why I saw it in a 'must play' list one day.
The writing deserves a separate thank you, just because of all the humor and references. The eroticism is well put, it comes both naturally plot-wise and imaginative game-wise at the same time.
Also, this game is yet another proof that you don't need a superb graphics, 5 trillion shader count and balls-deep ray tracing for the game to be so thoroughly enjoyable. A piece of honest criticism, though: almost all male character's faces looked very suspicious. I couldn't help but think that they are all Asian for some reason. Good thing I don't care much about them looks-wise. Female characters, on the other hand, are lovely, and, most importantly, diverse. Each one of them has a distinct personality and different reason to be sexy and desirable.
I've found the game accidentally from the cross-promotion of yours with someone on Patreon. I usually use Steam lastly, so I'd recommend you put your game there. You might attract a good fortune of new people, especially knowing your game's quality. I can promise, that I'll buy it as soon as it hits the market)
So I've played a few adult VNs on here, and I gotta say...this is truly one of the best ones(if not the best) on here. The story and interactions between the characters are top notch. The humor is great and so is the NSFW aspect. The first time I played it, I was only able to get the sisters and their best friends. Once I saw there was a walkthrough, I used it to get the full harem ending. And what an ending that was. It was pretty emotional with just four girls, but with all of them? It almost brought a tear to my eye to see so much love between them all. I was sad it had to end. :(
I've started to play Eternum and can't wait for more updates! Keep up the amazing work!
This game is a real gem and definitely deserves support, as does the creator Caribdis. The Story is definitely interesting with lots of nsfw scenes that just feel right and the humour is top notch. There are also multiple endings depending on your previous choices with some being a bit tricky to get without the walkthrough but that's also part of the fun ^^
The "secret" ending is pretty neat but achieving it is kind of a slog tho as you definitely have to play the game in a way that wasn't intended and i already got attached to all the characters as I did it last... which would be my only regret i have about this exceptional experience.
If it was on steam, I'd buy it gladly as this game is truly worth something! I find it mindblowing that it can be available for free.
Anyway tldr: game is awesome play it and do support the creator if you can ;)
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This game is one of the best that exists, I only have one complaint, the endings lack development... I know you are busy making Eternum which already looks like a masterpiece but please take the time to give it a little more content at the end of this, it deserves something better than just images, apart from the fact that the final stretch also feels a bit rushed... For everything else it's an excellent job please never stop making visual novels, you and DrPinkCake are the best devs
I agree it might feel a bit rushed, but I didn't want to stretch it further, I think it would have been worse in the long term
Just consider it, maybe when you finish Eternum... but definitely Once in a LifeTime deserves an ending more in line with what the whole game was... And take this as an example and don't rush to finish Eternum, when the games are as good as yours are worth the wait
Just finished this game. I REALLY enjoyed it, was a blast from start to finish. I really like your writing style, especially when it comes to individual characters. Sense of humor is amazing too. All the Stabby Mike scenes had me audibly laughing like a maniac. Thanks for the awesome experience, I can't wait to play Eternum. :)
Hope you like it!
I just finished and man I feel like crying now, I got too attached to the characters. Loved the endings, harem ending best ending for me.
Stabby Mike best girl btw.
Thank you!
I have to say, your games are simply amazing. Can't get enough. So badly want to donate and i definitely will when i can. Will recommend this to everyone. Amazing work and can't wait for the complete Eternum 🙆♂️🙆♂️🙆♂️
Thank you so much!
Mike Stabby is the best period.
Hi sir will there be a new update??BTW Thank you, sir, your game is wonderful have a good day
For now I'll focus on Eternum
Okay sir thank you for replying have a wonderful day
I started this after playing Eternum v0.2. At first, the I didn't really like the art style as much but it grew on me as I continued playing. I'm not good with words so I'm just going to get to the conclusion; I love this game. Thank you for making it. It would be cool to have an after story to see how the characters lived together after everything.
I can't wait for more Eternum!
Thank you very much!
This MC is so fucking ADHD and I love it!
I can't install it :( any idea why it happens? (android version)
i'm past the part when they get lost in the forest, when does the main character become likeable? alright game besides that (some of the choices are kinda eh though)
This is by far one of my close favorites!! The end made me cry and im not an emotional person 😅
Happy to hear that! :)
This game is a work of art! The comedy is phenomenal and the story beats are expertly done! I am absolutely in love with this game! Well done y'all!
Thank you so much!
Having just now finished the game, ((Full binge because I couldn't stop this is amazing!)) Everything was phenomenal and the music additions were truly amazing! Thank you for an amazing story!
Right?! XD I was crying at the end it was so wonderful!
Sorry i deleted the message by accident 🤣
I missed the edit 🤣🤣🤣
I definitely agree 🤩
I haven't quite finished the game yet, but I'm far enough along to hear that little teaser for eternum. Might I say sir that that was a beautiful piece of advertising. I don't know if you plan to have a cameo from this game in eternum, and I don't want you to tell me, but I'm excited to find out for myself when eternum is finished. Keep up the fantastic work. Your games are seriously some of the best out there.
Thanks Holy!
I have download the game and put it in the app folder and it does not show up. I can launch it from the .exe found in the folder but the itch app doesnt see it. Anyone know how to fix it? I have already done the scan in preferences. All the files in it are not zipped so i unzipped it before i put it in.
It's probably because it's not uploaded to itch directly. I can't do it because of file size
I have just about finished the game and I have to say you did a fantastic job. Having more sound with the animations would be nice But the story and characters have me hooked! I for sure plan to check out Eturnum next.
I hope you like it too!
Oh man, that was an epic journey. Thanks for the story. I am more than amaze how you make it all by yourself.
Edit:*May I sugest that when we have finish the game once, we get some hint about locked scenes. Or been able to go back to make another choice.*
Actually you did it, I didn't realize. This is great once again !
Anyway, I wasn't able to unlock the last scene aftet 3 times so I give up. I am not visualising what I missed.
I will follow your work, keep making great stories. Cheers
There's a walkthrough you can check if you want to know why you're missing the last scene. It's definitely worth it imo
Thank you for the kinds words!
Warning. I will make no considerations for spoilers below here. Do not read this if you have no finished the game. It is worth it, absolutely. It is freely available and genuinely one of the better stories I've recently had the pleasure of experiencing. Do yourself a favour and PLAY THIS GAME.
Alright then!
Game finished, game bought. Time to tell you my thoughts. Don't worry, across the board I loved it, though there are a few things I'd like to note.
Your sense of humour throughout this game was honestly just impeccable. -37 Will to Live will probably be a meme I keep repeating and no-one will ever understand it. You have a very good sense of humour that you apply with a nigh expert precision. The right moment, with the right editing, and the right timing. I can tell that you worked very hard on it, and I'll have more to say on it in a little bit. In particular, Todd knocking out the student and dragging them behind the bushes was fantastic and had me tearing up from laughter.
I'll alternate positive feedback and negative feedback. But I want to ask you to remember that this game had me hooked. You'll read soon to what degree as well. Please don't let the negative sides dominate your mind. You deserve to feel good about what you've achieved here.
One of the things that bothered me was, frankly, the fat shaming. Fat Jack was a comedy relief character and had it stayed with him it'd have been... not amazing, but overall great. Then Ruth happened. Every scene she was in was used to illustrate how the male characters would be unlucky to end up with her in a romantic or sexual sense. Heck, Oliver has a comedic scene that fell completely flat as he genuinely struggled to choose between a stone statue of an elephant and Ruth, in a skimpy dress, standing in front of a bed. It's just... rude. I can't call it anything else. Had you made Ruth ugly to the point of it parodying the ugly girl trope, that'd have been something else. But no, she was just fat plus not conventionally beautiful. Not cool. Young women do not need this in their lives. Perhaps the engine limited you, but it was still your choice to put her in the game as she was.
Okay, that's rough to read... Sorry. Quickly, let's move on to a positive thing!
The personalities. So, this is the big one for me! GODS I love these characters. You set them up expertly; in no time creating easily distinguishable characteristics and personality traits that were all also entirely reasonable and believable. Lauren wasn't just the jock and science girl. Judie wasn't just the nerd girl. No-one in the main cast was one-note. Not even Aiko, and she got oh so little time. Having the girls already be comfortable, and very friendly, with the main character was such a sight for sore eyes. That made for such a wholesome and good feeling place the start the story in. I am not exaggerating when I tell you now that, all sex parts aside, these are some of my favourite characters in storytelling from the past decade. The attention to consistency, the individual quirks, not relying on tired tropes. Chef's Kiss, Caribdis. Take this kind of writing into the professional business and ... you'll probably be forced to adhere to tired tropes for marketability sake, but that's mainstream media's fault. If they just let you do your thing, I know that whatever you made would be good. And I'd be right there for it. Moreover, you made me believe in the fantasy that these girls were being charmed, ever so slowly, by the MC, in a somewhat realistic way (more on the somewhat in a bit). They didn't just fall all over themselves to get dicked just because it's a porn game and COME ON LETS START THE PORN ALREADY. I could believe the romance aspect wholly. The denial, the slow growth of emotions, breaking down inhibitions over a long period of time...
Yeah, loved it. Next point!
So here's a negative one. There were no "good" male characters aside from the main character.
Todd and Jason were assholes, (no the spray on Todd does not count, being forced into being nice is not a good look),
Jack was okay but was just a comic relief character start to finish,
Oliver was introduced for the purpose of being a pathetic playboy with no redeeming qualities, and to reinforce how into the MC the girls were, so he definitely doesn't qualify as a likable male character.
Every other male character is either scummy, a criminal, a villain, a drug dealer, a mass murderer (sorry Mike, I love you!), or has 1-2 scenes in the whole game.
I know, limited time, and male characters aren't important in a porn game, but I think it is important to not fall down the trap of making every male side character serve an antagonistic or comedic relief character. What's sad about this is that you already have a character who could have filled this role; Jason! In this iteration he's a less-violent version of Todd. But imagine if instead Jason was Todd's best friend, but also trying to slow down Todd's violent tendencies (before getting swept up in them). Once Todd got sprayed, the violence stopped being important anyway. Jason didn't serve a role anymore. There were a lot of opportunities to tell a background story with him, maybe involving Olivia, and so doing presenting a positive, traditionally likable male character who is not the main character. Being a good person without being the main character shouldn't be an oddity in my opinion.
Yikes, that went long. Second to last positive note I have, then three minor things I just wanted to mention, alright?
God. Damn. Your pacing. Hollywood could stand to learn from you how to use tension and release. Your pacing was spot on, you have a fantastic sense for when, and how, to increase the stakes and tension, and when to release it. When to introduce a question, add a mystery, and when to resolve one of them. I had no idea that I needed the game show scene, but I did. It came at just the right time. Your skill at alternating what is happening, where the focus lies, when to pull out the jokes and when to put them the F away is remarkable. You don't see that often. A lot of writers will see a serious situation and think you need to, HAVE TO, put in comedy relief. But you avoided this, you kept the pressure on when it needed to be there and the serious scenes, such as the hospital, were all the better for its. I have nothing but praise for you. I do think the church scene with Judie was a bit abrupt, but perhaps that was needed to hammer home that yes, this is serious, no, this is not a b-plot, this is actually happening. Anyway, yeah, you have a fantastic capacity for introducing side plots, reasons for people to be in places that keep in line with their personalities, and then introducing those situations at the right times to keep you hooked. No joke, I finished this game in just 3 days, and it only took me that long because I needed to recharge!
Speaking of recharging, damn.
You know how to use the HoneySelect engine, don't you? Wow.
It was unfortunate that you were somewhat inconsistent in showing what and how many alternate views were available, and honestly the "penetrate her" prompts were more an annoyance because they only showed up sometimes and I always had to move my mouse, taking me mentally out of the scene, but dang. The angles were very good. The animation was solid throughout and obviously just kept getting better. You just kept amazing me with what you could put together, and how creative you could get with it. This game would have a place on my drive even for just the porn scenes.
Okay. Time for minor end notes.
So, was the MC, uhhh, using demon powers? About halfway through I got the idea that, maybe, it was because of his fragment of the demon soul that all the girls were flocking around him. And that raised all kinds of moralistic questions about free will. Every girl seemed to become essentially charmed and horny the moment his dick got involved, pretty much always resulting in them going further than they initially said they would. As if they weren't in a normal state of mind. I imagine it wasn't your intent to give that idea... but only because it never got addressed in the game. I think this could have been addressed near the end, with the MC being worried he's forcing people, and Judie and Lauren talking him down that they feel like they are making their own decisions, and that is enough for them.
The early parts of the game had relatively little sound. After an opening with so much (fantastic!) background music, this got weird. I ended up checking my headset a few times, see if the audio was working. I imagine that's something you learned from already, though.
Last bit: The pregnancy question at the start is a bit... weak? I didn't know what the implication was. Girls who were pregnant, full stop? Scenes of giving birth? Impregnation and consequences? Sex scenes with obviously pregnant girls? There's a lot of things you can assume there, and some you'd be okay with, some you wouldn't be. You might want to check out the game Ravager on this site, the content didn't gel with me, but the at-launch information piece/questionnaire about what fetishes you would and would not be okay with seeing was downright the best and most respectful way I've seen these things handled so far. In particular how there is context given for each fetish. Ravager proves that you don't need to spoiler things to give people a fair heads up about what's in the game.
I want to reiterate that, all in all, this is a superb game, with fantastic storytelling, lifelike characters, excellent pacing, and a truly amazing sense of humour. I enjoyed 99% of my time with it, and will remember this great gem of a game and story for many years to come. If I had friends I could recommend a porn game to, I would recommend this above all others I've found so far. You've more than earned the 20 euros I donated. I wish you all the best, and I am looking forward to seeing what you'll do with Eternum.
Stay healthy, stay safe, and please; keep working your magic.
That's gotta be one of the best reviews I've ever gotten, thank you, Kaleno! 😍
I'm very glad you enjoyed the game that much, and I think your "negative" points are more than fair. I really liked reading it. Let me know if you play Eternum, I'd like to hear your opinion (I think I've improved several aspects, including some of your points such as having both "good" and "bad" male characters, music and sounds since the beginning, etc.
And of course, thank you so much for your donation! <3
You're more than welcome, and thank YOU for the love and effort you put into this story. I absolutely will play Eternum, though I don't know if I will wait until it's further along or not.
Also, I forget if I mentioned it or not, but it was obvious that you improved a lot throughout the project, and listened well to feedback. The quality of the game had a clear curve to it. Which makes it all the more impressive that your jokes and characterization were so on point from the first scene and on.
I created an account just for this : Thank you !
This game is really really good, the best I've tried on itch so far. The story is so interesting, I cared more about the story than the lewd scenes !
I don't know how many hours of content are available on your next game, but I'm looking forward to see it finished !
Keep up the good work, congrats !
Thank you!!
I'll do a more proper thanking/purchase, and the whole bing bang later once I've had a chance to finish the game (and boy will that be a whole thing, I have a lot to say!).
But first I have a question. I'm a bit of a completionist, and so I can't accept not having everything unlocked, but the third to last scene eludes me. Would you mind telling me what the triggers are for that? The scene is interrupted by Johnny, the martial arts teacher, and her husband. There are no choices all through the scene.
You must have used the spray on Fat Jack earlier on the game, and to be following Aiko and Lauren paths :]
... You monster... You... You tied it to a choice that long ago? I thought it was unusually cruel to do that to Jack since he was distressed and not in his right mind, so I didn't.
deep breath
I have the save. I have the willpower. I have the time.
Skip setting, here I go!
Haha it shouldn't take you too long with the skip function. And no worries, Jack's life will get far better 😎 (He has a couple of extra scenes along the way too, in case you notice them along the way)
To start with, this was one of the better H-game that I found. However, I think you might have some copyrighted material that you did not source/credit. I might not have caught all of them, but the ones that stood out to me were:
I checked your credits section on the main screen and none of these were referenced anywhere. I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure that you did not contact anybody for permission to use those assets.
I know that I'm not the most vell-versed in copyright laws, but I think you should have at least credited them somewhere even if this is a free game. Again, I may be mistaken, but I believe that a game developer of all people should understand that stealing assets without credit is unacceptable.
I'm deciding to leave this as a public comment as I want others to be aware if you did steal those assets (including those that I did not recognize) or if you actually did credit them correctly (I did not read through all of your development logs, but then again, I shouldn't have to in order to find the source).
Probably wrote the above comment too early, just wanted to add that all of the hotel movies were probably directly copied as well.
Also wanted to point out that many manga artists would "rename" brands in often creatively uncreative ways to avoid trademarks, which you could have done for the movies in the Hotel movie nights section (not sure what you could have done with for the images though). Not trying to be a stickler, but it kind of irks me that copyright is where you fall short of when you made this game.
Tbh I just used one of the first images that show up in Google images, I don't even know what manga was that. But sure, I can put those names in the credits, np at all
Why i cannot install this game? (android, p30 pro,) I press on the thing that I download form this site and don't start install. Help me, please
https://imgur.com/a/RLTCYDV
I have to say, I downloaded the game only well you know what, but I finally completed it, and I must say, you have done very good job, sir/miss, I dont know which are you but your game is the first game to make me cry, I think I got the best ending, everything was so perfect, it made me cry so much, so thank you so much for creating this fine piece of art
I'm glad you liked it, thank you!
Wait, I just fucking realized after playing through a second time...
Did you do this shit through Gmod? I remember the data center shelves from Dr. Kleiner's lab that you snuck into Charles' office. Everything else in there looks like it too, the computer models, file cabinets, desk, fence...
You totally did this shit in Gmod... That's fucking awesome...
Not everything is from there, but that room was ported from Gmod yeah :]
What software do you use? I've been developing a craving to make one of my own of these over the past several month
[If you don't mind my asking]
HoneySelect
I have to say that is one of the best pieces of media I have ever consumed. You can take out all the NSFW scenes and this would still be one of the best games of all time. Honestly, I forgot that it was even that type of game while playing the jokes are great the use of editing is fantastic and the main character has an amazing story and ark.
Thank you very much <3
Dude, one of the best of it's kind, the relationships feel real and beautiful, and the story gives the whole deal so much more depth and meaning that you don't even have to be into the sex to really get a kick out of this game. Probably my favorite adventure is in the prison, no spoilers, but that punchline my dude, the whole thing had me laughing my ass off but that punchline had me rolling.
Don't stop dude, I'm looking forward to a sequel if that ever ends up in the cards.
o7
Haha that's one of my favorite parts too
¿Es posible volver a seguir una ruta si ya se ha atenuado?
you've made both your novels(Once in a lifetime, Eternum)in my top 3.
<3
I created a new account just so I can leave this comment. My real name is Peter, and I used that as the MC name. I got really confused at Jasmine's party. The MC was introducing himself by the name I gave him, and everyone was pretending they never heard that name before. Started over and created a random gibberish name like "Gjhwejk" to clearly understand the story at the party. So far I love this game, and I'm hoping to make a mother out of Rebecca.
Glad you're liking it :)
this game is so good but I cant max out all the girls i beat the game 4 times in a row trying to max them all out i also used the walkthrough that's provided
Seems you can only max one at a time due to the train gift and pool question.
Please tell me there's a way to be with Rebecca in Once in a Lifetime. I hope you read and respond.
Of course, download the walkthrough if you're having trouble ^^
Thank you. Just to be sure I can prevent the wedding of Rebecca and have a happy ending with her?
Yep
I'm looking to create my own VN and since yours is one of the BEST I've ever seen, I'm looking for your wisdom
I know that pretty much everything about Renpy is online and im working my way through all of that, but what did you use to create the sprites?
I wanna make them just like yours (My own characters and appearances, but 3d and such), and I cant figure out how to make them. What system did you use? what tips do you have?
Anything would be appreciated!
I used Honey Select :)
Best of luck!
stuck in old hospital idk how to get through that puzzle.
search for a walkthrough for details, but if you dont wanna use one, get a piece of paper, and for every number you find, write down the number and what color it was.
Then when you get to the door just put them in order.
Edit: It's been a little bit since ive played so dont take my word blindly.
It wont let me manually punch in a code it just does it itself every time like white red green grey black thats the order thats the way and poof.
go into settings and then search for app permisions allow apps from unkown sources for chrome/itch app and the file explorer. should work.
I really enjoyed eternum so far and I wanted to play this game. However, every time I try to download, it says "this title is hosted on an incompatible website." Does anyone knwo how to fix this?
Are you trying to download it through the itch.io app? If so, try using the browser
I have already commented here before but i have to again thats how good this game is.
I finished this game and what an amazing game, i must say i was extremely sad to have finished it i wish it world just keep going and going, i have never felt connected to characters in a vn as much as i was to Lauren and Judie although i do prefer Lauren.
The ending to this game made me emotional and i felt a tear in my eye, and i can confirm now ive finished that this is the best vn ive ever played, the writing is superb and your imagination must be amazing, thank you so much for this experience.
I really hope the characters from this game show up in Eternum that would be awesome, i need me some more Lauren (this is dangerous i may like her too much might be a bit of a addiction lmao), but yeah once again thank you so much.
Thanks again, Dusk <3
Wow.
I'm not one to dive into the smuttier side of gaming, except, ya know, that little nerdy dude in his fancy white leisure suit, but I came across this title and decided to give it a go, and let me say again - Wow.
It was masterful. The story, the romance (or carnal pleasure, which ever suits you), the sentimentality, and the little jabs of humor. Some of the quick little visual jokes had me busting up.
I highly recommend this to anyone who is into these kind of games.
Well done! So very well done.
I can't wait to really dive into the next one I've seen your currently working on.
-D
Thank you so much! I hope you like it too!
Hello :)
I've accidentally deleted some renpy files and now I can't launch the game anymore, so I'm planning to reinstall it fresh. Before I do so, I wanted to know which files are responsible for my saved files and my gallery files? I completed the game in a couple of different endings and have the whole gallery unlocked and I wouldn't want to lose that.
Thank you
https://savelocation.net/renpy
I wasn't able to find %APPDATA%/RenPy/game_directory so I think its one of the files I've deleted :( the only thing I found was a folder called 'Saves' with SAVE files called 1-1-LT1.save to 4-1-LT1.save , and auto-1-LT1.save to auto-10-LT1.save etc. (a bunch of them), and a last file called "persistent"... would that be sufficient to get my stuff back? The game is unironically very long and I would be very sad to have lost my gallery.
Maybe a way to edit files to access the unlocked gallery?
Well, you can always use a skip option to race through the game in a matter of minutes. Try using Ctrl or Tab keys to skip everything except choices. If you reach an unskippable scene, you just click or press Space. My personal favorite is alternating space and mouse repeatedly, effectively doubling the speed of skipping)
It won't take you more than 15-20 minutes to finish the game with all necessary gallery files unlocked)
Skip is disabled on fresh playthroughs :/
Dude, WTF? This game is so ridiculously good, I now understand why I saw it in a 'must play' list one day.
The writing deserves a separate thank you, just because of all the humor and references. The eroticism is well put, it comes both naturally plot-wise and imaginative game-wise at the same time.
Also, this game is yet another proof that you don't need a superb graphics, 5 trillion shader count and balls-deep ray tracing for the game to be so thoroughly enjoyable. A piece of honest criticism, though: almost all male character's faces looked very suspicious. I couldn't help but think that they are all Asian for some reason. Good thing I don't care much about them looks-wise. Female characters, on the other hand, are lovely, and, most importantly, diverse. Each one of them has a distinct personality and different reason to be sexy and desirable.
I've found the game accidentally from the cross-promotion of yours with someone on Patreon. I usually use Steam lastly, so I'd recommend you put your game there. You might attract a good fortune of new people, especially knowing your game's quality. I can promise, that I'll buy it as soon as it hits the market)
Take care, make games, you have my love. Cheers!
Thank you very much! 😍
Unfortunately, I can't put my game on Steam because the software I use doesn't allow it 😔
Oh.. Licensing issues?
Yep
So I've played a few adult VNs on here, and I gotta say...this is truly one of the best ones(if not the best) on here. The story and interactions between the characters are top notch. The humor is great and so is the NSFW aspect. The first time I played it, I was only able to get the sisters and their best friends. Once I saw there was a walkthrough, I used it to get the full harem ending. And what an ending that was. It was pretty emotional with just four girls, but with all of them? It almost brought a tear to my eye to see so much love between them all. I was sad it had to end. :(
I've started to play Eternum and can't wait for more updates! Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you so much!!
este juego estuvo muy bueno me hizo llorar por la polla y por los ojos de lo bueno que esta
This game is a real gem and definitely deserves support, as does the creator Caribdis. The Story is definitely interesting with lots of nsfw scenes that just feel right and the humour is top notch. There are also multiple endings depending on your previous choices with some being a bit tricky to get without the walkthrough but that's also part of the fun ^^
The "secret" ending is pretty neat but achieving it is kind of a slog tho as you definitely have to play the game in a way that wasn't intended and i already got attached to all the characters as I did it last... which would be my only regret i have about this exceptional experience.
If it was on steam, I'd buy it gladly as this game is truly worth something! I find it mindblowing that it can be available for free.
Anyway tldr: game is awesome play it and do support the creator if you can ;)
Thank you very much, blaubul <3