Hi, no offense but it seems like you haven't played a lot of adult games. Summertime Saga and Once in a Lifetime belong to different genres. As you already mentioned, Summertime Saga focuses on freedom and variety while Once in a Lifetime focuses on story. It's intended this way. Both games are very popular in their respective genres!
You should also know that this is a completed game and any major improvements you suggest are most likely not going to happen.
Okay, so I was sucked into the story and kept playing until I finished the game. This is the perfect amount of seriousness and comedy that gives the caricatures depth as well as proper character arcs. This continues into the execution of the explicit scenes that you can have with the girls in that (if you turn the option on) you can impregnate the girls and this will have story repercussions. Also while on the subject of the explicit scenes they don't feel forced in, unlike some other 18+ visual novels that I played. In terms of this writing, it's one of the best I played there as this is a story with erotica rather than the more common erotica with, very little, story.
The only issues I have with the game are that: 1. the Gallery is inaccessible from the Main Menu/Title screen, and 2. many of the minor or background characters you'll see use the same general character design with very minor changes to the model textures, which makes it hard to tell if they are foreshadowing by characters being in the same space or if it's just someone else entirely.
But even with those two shortcomings, I would still give this game a perfect 10/10.
Okay, I just, finished the game, don't mind me crying, HOW WAS THIS SO GOOD, I SWEAR, CARIBDIS, YOUR STYLE IMPROVED SO MUCH, IT WAS ALREADY AMAZING, BUT AFTER PLAYING ETERNUM AND SEEING HOW MUCH IT CHANGED BUT REMAINED SO ICONIC AND FUNNY, AND IT'S SO AMAZING, AND I SWEAR I'M IN TEARS, THAT ENDING MADE ME CRY A LOT. IT WAS SO SWEET, STABBY MIKE WAS THE BEST, HIROMI WAS ALSO 5 STARS, FIT JACK WAS AMAZING, AND TOM?? BEST FRIEND EVER. MAN, EVERYTHING IN THIS GAME WAS SO AMAZING, AND THE WAY YOU LINKED IT TO ETERNUM, AAAAAA, I CAN SMELL A SUDDEN ''MC FROM ETERNUM AND MC FROM ONCE IN A LIFETIME MEET AND FORM THE BEST FRIENDSHIP EVER''. That was just amazing. Thank you for making the game, man, I can't believe it was this good, I took like 5000 screenshots because of how fun it was, I just had to share it with friends.
NO, YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME. PLEASE TELL ME STABBY MIKE ISN'T GONE, PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU. HE'S THE REAL MAIN CHARACTER, STABBY MIKE IS A TEN OUT OF TEN, PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN'T TRUE.
i just. I just. LRIHWLIJHHÑIHJT, YOU GENIUS, YOU MASTERMIND, CARIBDIS, YOU ARE A GOD, HOW DARE YOU SCARE ME THIS BADLY, BUT THANK YOU, I KNEW STABBY MIKE WAS A GOD, HE COULDN'T DIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HE'S THE GOAT.
First, sorry for my English. I have played it in English and I have understood it perfectly, but I read it better than I write and much better than I speak English. Well, I had to log in to comment. I couldn't help it. There are times when a movie or a book leaves you feeling empty when you finish it. That mixes both joy and sadness in a single feeling. When that happens, it is that it has managed to penetrate deeply into the soul. The story is magnificent. There is no other way to describe it. As said, the background, the emotions, the character development and even the sense of humor... EVERYTHING is measured and included perfectly. The game, or rather the story, goes far beyond a simple erotic game. The emotions when achieving things, or the laughter provoked by some event placed subtly but skilfully... And the perfect music at every moment. I can only praise the excellent work done. A pity that it ends, as they always say. I wish you a great future and above all, thank you for this.
i can't describe how i enjoyed this game the comedy is just on another level i even start playing just for the story i wish there was a non-sexual version so i can recommend it to my friends i can't remember laughing this much while playing game before thanks for your work I'm looking forward to your next game
ok can som1 help i just tried to get al the gallery but for some reason i lost rebecca but im 17 out 20 point with her i dont get i lose her everytime after visiting the church before her weddeing? som1 have a idee where i could of lost i dont want to replay the whole game
I went though the whole game twice and couldn't figure it out. Had to follow the walkthrough to the letter and was able to be successful that way. Prob means you'll have to start over but its worth it. Thats what the Skip button is for. lol
If you disable it, pregnancy and contraception won't be brought up by the game at all. If you enable it, girls can get pregnant. There are no additional lewds but a few extra scenes amounting to ~20 minutes of additional gameplay. It's for those who want to build a family with their girls.
Usually visual novel h-games are just pump and dump. Just a quick backstory then to the "climax" and done. However, this game (and it's spin-off Eternum, which is still in development), is a huge exception to that. I found myself drawn to the characters, not because they're hot (but it did help), but because of the characters in which you root for in the game. It sets up a backstory, and does bit of character development before you do the sex stuff, eventhough that sounds boring, the intriguing mystery noir plot keeps the game going along with the comedic moments that happens. Caribdis is an amazing story teller, which seems like a rarity nowadays, especially in the visual novel h-game scene!
When I played this game for the first time I ended up playing alongside a walkthrough because it's a long game and I didn't want to miss anything. I had a great time but the walkthrough made everything feel more gamey and less immersive.
That's why I've now made the mod I wish I've had: Causality. It's a smart in-game guide that issues warnings after your decisions if affection becomes too low or you're losing paths. Now you can enjoy this amazing story without fomo! https://tanxui.itch.io/causality-oialt
I dont understand why i lost the path. For Judie i lost her path at the church were you practice kissing with here. Same for Lauren on the train for for the airport. Is there a reason why?
At the pool there is a scene that can happen with Judie and if you miss it then the kiss scene ends up going bad instead of going further as for Loren all I can think of is maybe you didn't choose to check out the hotel room before getting on the train
SPOILERS: You need eight points with her and not fail the massage. I lost her path because I didn't befriend the bouncer at Jasmine's party which is an obscure way to gain points.
when i enter the gallery and view the bottom middle scene and then the bottom right scene on the first page and click return it takes me to a scene i have not encountered before and if i watch through the entire scene clicking ignore whenever the error shows up if i click return again it shows me a different scene and unlocks the scene i just saw
Woah, sounds crazy. If you fix the error you posted earlier, this might get fixed too. If not, you can try to reproduce it and report back if you wish.
BRO!! Just wanted to say that I love both of your games, this one and eternum, just magnificent stories, graphics, and overall how well Once in a lifetime was made and how perfect eternum is turning out. Just wanted to show my appreciation of your games and that keep the good work man and definitely two of the best AVN I've played.
I've tried visual novels here and there and non of them really turned me on too crazy. But this shit right here is gold! the characters and story is A+. And the creative ways you add the NSFW stuff just perfect.
The game keeps saying "an exception has occurred" over and over again whenever I try to watch any gallery scene, I keep pressing ignore and it doesn't stop appearing. how do fix this?
This error occurs when the MC/you doesn't have a name. Two ways to get past this: 1. You load any save that's not during the game's intro and play your scenes from there or 2. You start a new game, skip to the point where you're prompted for a name, type in a name and press enter, then play the scenes from there.
Hi, is there any requirements for the android version? I downloaded the apk on my Redmi Note 9 pro but it wouldn't install. Keeps hitting me with the "apk not installed"
It's.. Wonderful, funny, wholesome, intriguing, man I almost cried at this wonderful and happy ending with the music ! One of the best game I played with Eternum, without any hesitation !
i cant lie i just finished this today and Eturnum 2 days ago and they are both incredible they both had me cracking up on multiple occasions which doesn't happen often lol, i am super excited to play the new content you have coming up :)
I am about to start this title. I just finished the available content on "Eternum" which to me is gotta be one of the best titles I have ever played. please keep up the exceptional work.
I have a question regarding the android download for the game for whenever I download it, it downloads the 0.10 version and not the 1.0 version is it just a rename issue or is it just stuck at 0.10 for the android?
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Hi, no offense but it seems like you haven't played a lot of adult games. Summertime Saga and Once in a Lifetime belong to different genres. As you already mentioned, Summertime Saga focuses on freedom and variety while Once in a Lifetime focuses on story. It's intended this way. Both games are very popular in their respective genres!
You should also know that this is a completed game and any major improvements you suggest are most likely not going to happen.
He's not the prettiest or the hottest, but you just go way overboard with these pointless insults. There's nothing constructive about this at all.
blud looks like an alien
Okay, so I was sucked into the story and kept playing until I finished the game. This is the perfect amount of seriousness and comedy that gives the caricatures depth as well as proper character arcs. This continues into the execution of the explicit scenes that you can have with the girls in that (if you turn the option on) you can impregnate the girls and this will have story repercussions. Also while on the subject of the explicit scenes they don't feel forced in, unlike some other 18+ visual novels that I played. In terms of this writing, it's one of the best I played there as this is a story with erotica rather than the more common erotica with, very little, story.
The only issues I have with the game are that: 1. the Gallery is inaccessible from the Main Menu/Title screen, and 2. many of the minor or background characters you'll see use the same general character design with very minor changes to the model textures, which makes it hard to tell if they are foreshadowing by characters being in the same space or if it's just someone else entirely.
But even with those two shortcomings, I would still give this game a perfect 10/10.
Thank you so much! <3
Okay, I just, finished the game, don't mind me crying, HOW WAS THIS SO GOOD, I SWEAR, CARIBDIS, YOUR STYLE IMPROVED SO MUCH, IT WAS ALREADY AMAZING, BUT AFTER PLAYING ETERNUM AND SEEING HOW MUCH IT CHANGED BUT REMAINED SO ICONIC AND FUNNY, AND IT'S SO AMAZING, AND I SWEAR I'M IN TEARS, THAT ENDING MADE ME CRY A LOT. IT WAS SO SWEET, STABBY MIKE WAS THE BEST, HIROMI WAS ALSO 5 STARS, FIT JACK WAS AMAZING, AND TOM?? BEST FRIEND EVER. MAN, EVERYTHING IN THIS GAME WAS SO AMAZING, AND THE WAY YOU LINKED IT TO ETERNUM, AAAAAA, I CAN SMELL A SUDDEN ''MC FROM ETERNUM AND MC FROM ONCE IN A LIFETIME MEET AND FORM THE BEST FRIENDSHIP EVER''. That was just amazing. Thank you for making the game, man, I can't believe it was this good, I took like 5000 screenshots because of how fun it was, I just had to share it with friends.
Thank you!
NO, YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME. PLEASE TELL ME STABBY MIKE ISN'T GONE, PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU. HE'S THE REAL MAIN CHARACTER, STABBY MIKE IS A TEN OUT OF TEN, PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN'T TRUE.
i just. I just. LRIHWLIJHHÑIHJT, YOU GENIUS, YOU MASTERMIND, CARIBDIS, YOU ARE A GOD, HOW DARE YOU SCARE ME THIS BADLY, BUT THANK YOU, I KNEW STABBY MIKE WAS A GOD, HE COULDN'T DIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HE'S THE GOAT.
SPOILER but i had to ask cuz its too damn funny
Anyone else imagine Mark Hamill's and Kevin Conroy's voices in the scene with Arkham Joker?
:)
Where i should drop patches ? Idk why, but sound of rain stack and not go away. What can i do ?
i just finished and well im crying
I will miss everyone a lot
When i started playing i thought it was something like "pre-eternum"
Well... I was wrong, these games are very unique even they are products of the same dev
Thank you for this awesome game.
SPOILERS BELOW (DON'T VIEW REST IF U DIDN'T FINISH)
Caribdis i think you're watching One Piece a lot wtf what are these foreshadowing?????
We are going to see them (OIAL characters )in some version of Eternum? Judie said she was going to play 🧐
Wtf why does MC's dad know about Calypso 😱
Just imagining Mike showing up in Eternum already make me happy lol (plot twist: Thanatos is Mike evil mode)
In the good ending i thought i was going to have a final lewd scene but i didn't missed it at all
Just some images and a really good soundtrack made it perfect imp
Again, Thank You for making this game!
Definitely a 15/10
GO GO MIKE
Thank you very much!!
sorry could you tell me who is the prisoner and in what context did he sad calypso
That ending........
.. mike is so fucking badass
My tier list of the best chars (may contain spoilers)
1- Stabby Mike (priest)
2- Fit Jack
3- Stabby mike (captain)
4- Tom
5- Stabby mike (police)
I never laugh so much reading a novel before
Thank you for explaining how im feeling now i finished it
Thank you <3
Hey dude, that's a big spoiler; please delete these pictures ASAP!
Sorry i was very immersive then i forgot about spoiling
i can't describe how i enjoyed this game the comedy is just on another level i even start playing just for the story i wish there was a non-sexual version so i can recommend it to my friends i can't remember laughing this much while playing game before thanks for your work I'm looking forward to your next game
Thank you! I hope you like Eternum too
I will
C'mon, you can see that Version 1.0 came out two years ago, that alone is a big tell. Yes it's finished and we're all sad about it :)
never enough for us
Thank you so much!
ok can som1 help i just tried to get al the gallery but for some reason i lost rebecca but im 17 out 20 point with her i dont get i lose her everytime after visiting the church before her weddeing? som1 have a idee where i could of lost i dont want to replay the whole game
I went though the whole game twice and couldn't figure it out. Had to follow the walkthrough to the letter and was able to be successful that way. Prob means you'll have to start over but its worth it. Thats what the Skip button is for. lol
You don't need to do a full restart. Check out the walkthrough, page 19, red text, that's all you need.
If you disable it, pregnancy and contraception won't be brought up by the game at all. If you enable it, girls can get pregnant. There are no additional lewds but a few extra scenes amounting to ~20 minutes of additional gameplay. It's for those who want to build a family with their girls.
Usually visual novel h-games are just pump and dump. Just a quick backstory then to the "climax" and done. However, this game (and it's spin-off Eternum, which is still in development), is a huge exception to that. I found myself drawn to the characters, not because they're hot (but it did help), but because of the characters in which you root for in the game. It sets up a backstory, and does bit of character development before you do the sex stuff, eventhough that sounds boring, the intriguing mystery noir plot keeps the game going along with the comedic moments that happens. Caribdis is an amazing story teller, which seems like a rarity nowadays, especially in the visual novel h-game scene!
Thank you very much <3
When I played this game for the first time I ended up playing alongside a walkthrough because it's a long game and I didn't want to miss anything. I had a great time but the walkthrough made everything feel more gamey and less immersive.
That's why I've now made the mod I wish I've had: Causality. It's a smart in-game guide that issues warnings after your decisions if affection becomes too low or you're losing paths. Now you can enjoy this amazing story without fomo! https://tanxui.itch.io/causality-oialt
That's great, thank you Tanxui!
thanks bro
this game came out on my 15th birthday, love both of these games carib! cant wait to play eternum's update on the 22nd!
Hope you like it :)
Wait a minute. Did I hear that right? 15th birthday? On an 18+ game. Hmmm something ain't right.
it came out aug 5 2020, it's aug 18 2023 in the time of writing, stop trying to be an internet detective.
Some minor playing 18+ game? Omg so weird so strange
As u never saw some minor playing an adult game, right?
yeah, as if minors looking at porn is SUPER RARE
I dont understand why i lost the path. For Judie i lost her path at the church were you practice kissing with here. Same for Lauren on the train for for the airport. Is there a reason why?
Nevermind i follow the playthrough now
At the pool there is a scene that can happen with Judie and if you miss it then the kiss scene ends up going bad instead of going further as for Loren all I can think of is maybe you didn't choose to check out the hotel room before getting on the train
game was great but would love an epilogue kinda thing for the harem ending, with more scenes and stuff kinda like four elements trainer
If i lose a path? What can i do to re-gain that path? Also Sorry for my English
Losing a Path is permanent, unless you load a save.
How do you not lose Lauren's story line after the massage?
SPOILERS:
You need eight points with her and not fail the massage. I lost her path because I didn't befriend the bouncer at Jasmine's party which is an obscure way to gain points.
ooh, I didn't befriend him either, i'll try that next run.
Thank you
when i enter the gallery and view the bottom middle scene and then the bottom right scene on the first page and click return it takes me to a scene i have not encountered before and if i watch through the entire scene clicking ignore whenever the error shows up if i click return again it shows me a different scene and unlocks the scene i just saw
Woah, sounds crazy. If you fix the error you posted earlier, this might get fixed too. If not, you can try to reproduce it and report back if you wish.
BRO!! Just wanted to say that I love both of your games, this one and eternum, just magnificent stories, graphics, and overall how well Once in a lifetime was made and how perfect eternum is turning out. Just wanted to show my appreciation of your games and that keep the good work man and definitely two of the best AVN I've played.
Thank you!!
I've tried visual novels here and there and non of them really turned me on too crazy. But this shit right here is gold! the characters and story is A+. And the creative ways you add the NSFW stuff just perfect.
Thank you very much!
I hope it doesn't end here. If it ends here, can you make something else but with the same characters
Check out Eternum, my new game!
The game keeps saying "an exception has occurred" over and over again whenever I try to watch any gallery scene, I keep pressing ignore and it doesn't stop appearing. how do fix this?
Can you post a screenshot of the error screen?
This error occurs when the MC/you doesn't have a name. Two ways to get past this:
1. You load any save that's not during the game's intro and play your scenes from there or 2. You start a new game, skip to the point where you're prompted for a name, type in a name and press enter, then play the scenes from there.
Hi, is there any requirements for the android version? I downloaded the apk on my Redmi Note 9 pro but it wouldn't install. Keeps hitting me with the "apk not installed"
我都下载不了
incredible.
Where's the walkthrough?
Is V 0.10 the end?!
Yes, the game is complete
😭
How do I avoid getting killed by azazel tell me please
Check out the walkthrough attached
thanks
oh wait where's the walkthrough
Literally in the download section. Underneath the android APK you can see "WALKTHROUGH". Download that pdf.
ok thanks
It's.. Wonderful, funny, wholesome, intriguing, man I almost cried at this wonderful and happy ending with the music ! One of the best game I played with Eternum, without any hesitation !
Glad to hear that!
i cant lie i just finished this today and Eturnum 2 days ago and they are both incredible they both had me cracking up on multiple occasions which doesn't happen often lol, i am super excited to play the new content you have coming up :)
Thank you :DD
What an exceptional game! You're one very talented developer I must say. Can't wait to see what you come up with next! ^_^
Thanks! ^^
I am about to start this title. I just finished the available content on "Eternum" which to me is gotta be one of the best titles I have ever played. please keep up the exceptional work.
I'll try my best! Thank you!
I have a question regarding the android download for the game for whenever I download it, it downloads the 0.10 version and not the 1.0 version is it just a rename issue or is it just stuck at 0.10 for the android?
Just a rename issue, it's the same version as PC :)