Once in a Lifetime

Ok so. The game is pretty fun, the main story while predictable does keep you interested. But I just have to say that the main character is just not likeable, not only does he come off as a creep most of the time but he is rewarded for it.
In addition painting nazis as "not very racist" was just tasteless and not funny at all, and I'll be honest it says quite a lot about the person who wrote that dialog.

Alright, so, as a method to bite my time until Eternum 0.8 comes out, I downloaded this to see how it is different. Here are my thoughts so far, note I have not 100% completed the game yet:

It is alright. It is not outstanding, it is not horrible, just alright. But you can definitely tell it came out quite some time before Eternum, for several reasons. For one, the game is practically silent. It is not the magical land of music that Eternum is. Making the world feel very dull and boring. Secondly, the character models and the lighting are very rough to look at, and you definitely have to "get used" to them. The areas are also very hard on the eyes and lack detail. The scenes themselves also have no music, and most of the time no sound effects. There is also usually only one camera angle throughout any given scene. And they are incredibly short. In Eternum, you get one scene every once in a while, but it is always worth it. In Once In A Lifetime, you get a lot more scenes, but they usually last, no joke, maybe 30 seconds to a minute at best.

The story also jumps too fast in my opinion, and it is rather hard to follow. This is in contrast to Eternum's story, which flows very nicely, and is very memorable. The characters are also not as diverse as they are in Eternum. They all feel like they have the exact same bodies and personalities. Oh, and, speaking of characters, I want to talk about the main character for this game as well. In Eternum, Orion Richards definitely has a goal in mind with getting into the girls' pants, but he never comes across as sleazy or manipulative in accomplishing that goal. When you see him finally getting with one of the girls, it feels like a genuine achievement because it was done through moral methods. He is funny, he has charisma, he respects the boundaries that are set for him, and he is generally just a good dude. The main character in Once In A Lifetime, however, who has no canon name, for some reason, uses very morally questionable tactics to get what he wants. Even going as far as to spy on one of the girls and read the private emails of another. These are things I just could not imagine Orion doing.

Next, the sexual content aspect itself. In Eternum, although there is definitely a lot of sexual content, it is spaced far enough apart and set up in such a good way that it feels, once again, earned. Eternum contains pornographic stereotypes, sure, but they are done in a creative way full of quality. Whereas Once In A Lifetime contains just about every trash pornography cliché that you can think of.

So, that is my overall review of this game so far. It is not a pile of steaming waste, but it is without question definitely no Eternum. I will make another review on this game once I have completed it.

On the incredibly small chance that you read this, Caribdis, first of all, thank you. Second of all, I am sorry for my harsh words in this review. I feel bad giving such a cold rating to one of your games after playing the masterpiece that is Eternum. Keep it up, Caribdis! And take your time with 0.8! I cannot wait to play it! :D

by the way, I received a bad ending........is it the same for y'all? If not so.......pls help me

Went back and played after finishing the latest Eternum and my biggest issue is that the buildup with the characters is fine but the payoff scenes are so short and sudden. 

Like you spend all this time to win them over and bam, a super short scene. A little unfulfilling.

Had to go back and play OIAL again, while waiting on the next chapter of Eternum.  Still Love It!!!

PLEASE tell us there is going to be a Part 2....🙏🙏  Can't leave Rebecca with that secret society tool bag...got a bring her back into the fold.

This is the best VN I ever played, U are a genius of the writing. Thank you, i will remember this game forever

I will say this indirectly to avoid saying spoilers. 

thanks for not killing that character. i f*king love the funny he/she was.

AND YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF

LIVING IN A SHOTGUN SHACK

AND YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF

IN ANOTHER PART OF THE WORLD

AND YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF

BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A LARGE AUTO MOBILE

Hello!

I just finished the game, and every part of it was fucking amazing, came for the nut, stayed for THE FUCKING GOOD HISTORY.

This game is fucking awesome, before playing this I was not so into visual novels, but this game turned out to be such a fun experience that I just played more and more.

Great history, great scenes, AMAZING funny moments (Stabby Mike is the best!) and for free!

I will remember this game forever in my life, the ending was amazing and I almost cried with the music. Loved all the characters and the plot.

Caribdis you're the fucking GOAT.

I imagined it would be a generic visual novel, but I received a very amazing and funny game. The brilliance of this game for not taking itself too seriously makes you never get tired of playing it! I don't even care about the NSFW scenes anymore, Stabby Mike is the MVP of this game.

this game is now become one of my fav games man i love the and the best is comic timing i played many games but this game have the best comic timing and the real life references and my fav character staby mike thanks for making this free and now all ready to paly your next eternum  

Caribdis pls make update version this game is good I enjoyed the characters is good then eternum hope you notice 🔥

Ok so first of all I want to state that I know that there has been a lot of work put behind this game.
Nevertheless I would like to say that there are a lot of off-putting situations. This feels like a distorted version of the world as seen by someone who does not participate in a lot of social interactions. Some of the situations depicted here are also on the borderline of being creepy, mostly because there's a tone of "grooming" in some of decisions.
Anyway, that's just my two cents on the matter.

I've never heard of this game nor it's creators but after downloading it 14 hours ago, I played it to its completion NONSTOP. It was such a great experience. Like yea I was just looking for a good wank, but let me tell you,, LET ME TELL YOUUUU!!!! I couldn't have been more taken back by the beautiful, amazing, funny, corny (in a good way), horny, action-packed, thrilling, spooky, and epic story I was spoon fed through a silver spoon. The girls are beautiful yea, the animations are amazing, the sex exciting, but listen to me. The STORY was so enchanting that at times I forgot I was playing a harem style game. As much of a horndog I am, I couldn't stop but feel so wholesome over a game that has a tag labeled "masturbation, oral, vaginal and anal sex". Phenomenal work Caribdis and I am extremely excited for any more content you have to add to this beautiful story! I would give some suggestions on what more could be added in future content, but I know I should probably voice that through the patreon. Regardless, to anyone who's reading this who hasn't played or someone who has played but hasn't romanced everyone/ didn't get all the girls for the ending, I would extremely suggest taking the time to collect all these infinity stones of fictional women/ and one wholesome cellmate.

TLDR: Amazing game amazing game amazing game. Came into the game with an erection, left the game with wholesome tears and a full heart. 

BTW: I didn't have an account on itch.io but after playing the game I just had to create an account and leave a review.

11/10 stars

I keep falling off peoples paths?

I did not expect this game to be as good as it was but goddamn. Not only was the writing godly, nearly shit myself laughing, but the story was interesting and had me invested.

Wow, what a banger of a game. Kinda glad I discovered Eternum first because finding out about this game right after is an absolute blessing cause its completed. Now I wonder if the threesome with the sisters are the last scene or there are some that I'm still missing yet? 

哪位大佬知道下载了中文版显示的还是英文要怎么设置

sorry guys, there were a scene with a marriage and envangelion's song meanwhile?

i'm truggeling to find that scene again

Best game I have ever played. Loved the story and I love Stabby Mike, best character.

What is the h manga that judie is reading in the attic?

on to the real review

I havent played very many avn's and coming from acting lessons and the absolute emotional tearfest that was I was not very sure I would like this but I gave it a chance because you could get girls pregnant and was pleasantly surprised. This is not your standard fck everything. The story is so well developed nothing is left too open that you're left scratching your head. It's an epic story with a side of sex and Eternum is making me lose sleep because I want to keep enjoying the story, it's like a book that you just can't put down. Initially I was not gonna make a profile but I had a question and this dev is just amazing in his art form and since I did make a profile deserved a glowing review.

Tldr: PLAY THIS GAME!!!! YOU WILL ENJOY THE STORY!!!

Just need some advice on what to do.

I tried downloading the game on Android and the base game was downloaded but whenever I try to install the game from my files, it won't let me even though I have enough storage for the game.

Alright. I have had previous comments about this game. Now that I have cooled down, let me sum up my thoughts. It's just a legitimately awesome game. Downloaded it for lewd stuff, but was pleasantly surprised- not only it is great, the story is really good too. I had very strong emotion right after finishing the game (as my previous comments show), and now I remember the game just as I remember The Witcher 3 (no, I'm not kidding), because of how it made me feel. It also reignited the flame in me to create games, so who knows, maybe it'll be a beginning of something bigger in my life. I said it a 1000 times already, but I'll say it again- Caribdis, thank you for that experience!

For anyone who doesn't know if the game is worth playing or not- it is. Download it right now and experience a good fking product