VN Ren'Py Eternum [v0.7.5 Public] [Caribdis]

[ChipLecsap]

If you like that kind of game you should definitely play Once in a lifetime, same style, great story. Also, if you are willing to try a game with less humor and more Drama, Depraved Awakening is a masterpiece. Not the same dev tho.

I'm actually playing it right now myself too. And I have to admit, I'm a little bit scared of the fate of Eternum, regarding of its ".originality "
having a familiar Style of both game is one thing, you recognize the creator "style". But straight up doing the same thing is a bit of let down, okay, I'm only at chapter 5, or version 0.5 , but.
Nancy, is definitely, a Carla 2.0 version. They have a very similar, "oral sex " scene too. Judie and Annie once again very similar scene, I assume then, the Next Annie scene will be a handjob/Blowjob.like we had with Judie I guess, we gonna have Massage scene too, with either Dalia, or Alex , may be apply sunscreen on Dalia or something?! .
I'm not there, yet, but who know it might have a Nova too, in Once in a lifetime.
Jasmine and Alex, also a bit similar, in their family background, an another kind 2.0 version of the same story.
I hope the 2 game will deviate a bit more from each other, similar style should not mean, that it's just more of the same.
I do enjoy it, but am a bit afraid that Once in a lifetime might Spoil, Eternum, if I go down this road

Just my brief observation, so far.

 

[zerdeca]

I'm actually playing it right now myself too. And I have to admit, I'm a little bit scared of the fate of Eternum, regarding of originality.
having a familiar Style of both game is one thing, you recognize the creator "style". But straight up doing the same thing is a bit of let down, okay, I'm only at chapter 5, or version 0.5 , but.
Nancy, is definitely, a Carla 2.0 version. They have a very similar, "oral sex " scene too. Judie and Annie once again very similar scene, I assume then, the Next Annie scene will be a handjob/Blowjob.like we had with Judie I guess, we gonna have Massage scene too, with either Dalia, or Alex , may be apply sunscreen on Dalia or something?! .
I'm not there, yet, but who know it might have a Nova too, in Once in a lifetime.
Jasmine and Alex, also a bit similar, in their family background, an another kind 2.0 version of the same story.
I hope the 2 game will deviate a bit more from each other, similar style should not mean, that it's just more of the same.
I do enjoy it, but am a bit afraid that Once in a lifetime might Spoil, Eternum, if I go down this road

Just my brief observation, so far.

You're pointing out similarities in character archetypes which doesn't necessarily correlate with the story plot. Carla/Nancy is the maternal figure, Judie/Annie is the younger "sister", and Jasmine/Alex is the mean popular girl, Aiko/Nova is the weird girl. Play any game on this website and you're almost certainly going to find one if not all of these characters in it. Also, sex scenes in lots of games (not all) follow the progression of handjob->blowjob->sex since it's just a natural way of building sexual tension between characters.

You aren't going to have to worry about Once in a Lifetime spoiling Eternum.

 

[starkj]

Yes, there's a reference to Eternum inside OiaL, shit I can't remember who, but one of the girls tell MC about saving up to buy a new video game that will change the world of gaming. If I'm not mistaken.

Is it towards the end of the game? Because i dont remember, anyway im replaying the game right now because im missing the last scene of the game.

 

[Idontplay]

Yes, there's a reference to Eternum inside OiaL, shit I can't remember who, but one of the girls tell MC about saving up to buy a new video game that will change the world of gaming. If I'm not mistaken.

Inside "Once in a lifetime" there is more than one reference, in an ending the entire game is an Eternum server and Dalia derides Orion because he plays too much and in another ending the MC was delirious about Eternum and Calypso while he was in jail. But all of those endings contradict each others, so they are more an easter egg to promote Eternum, than a proof that these two games are part of the same universe.

 

[Machete]

Inside "Once in a lifetime" there is more than one reference, in an ending the entire game is an Eternum server and Dalia derides Orion because he plays too much and in another ending the MC was delirious about Eternum and Calypso while he was in jail. But all of those endings contradict each others, so they are more an easter egg to promote Eternum, than a proof that these two games are part of the same universe.

Yep. Still Stabby Mike was former president of USA at the beginning of Eternum.

 

[DirtyMario]

Jasmine and Alex, also a bit similar, in their family background, an another kind 2.0 version of the same story.

Well shit, I think I have discovered my "type" of girl in these games. Both are my favourites in their respective titles.
But whatever, as zerdeca said above, all AVNs are similar in some points and will feature similar characters.
It's the journey, not the destination.

 

[Alandir]

But straight up doing the same thing is a bit of let down, okay, I'm only at chapter 5, or version 0.5 , but.
Nancy, is definitely, a Carla 2.0 version. They have a very similar, "oral sex " scene too. Judie and Annie once again very similar scene, I assume then, the Next Annie scene will be a handjob/Blowjob.like we had with Judie I guess, we gonna have Massage scene too, with either Dalia, or Alex , may be apply sunscreen on Dalia or something?! .
I'm not there, yet, but who know it might have a Nova too, in Once in a lifetime.
Jasmine and Alex, also a bit similar, in their family background, an another kind 2.0 version of the same story.

What are you talking about, man?
Nancy and Clara are similar in that they are both 'The older woman' and they both have some guilt towards their feelings, but they act very differently from one another. For one Clara basically gets tricked into things by the mc while Nancy is the one largely taking the Initiative.
Judie is the younger sister, Annie is the childhood friend. There's some similarities in that they are both open but hesitatent when it comes to a relationship with mc but it's both for very different reasons and I don't see how they are otherwise the same.
Dalia and Lauren are both physicaly active and you could very broadly say they are both 'The more reluctant one', but again aside from that they are very different.
Same goes for Jasmine and Alex.

None of these really fit as well as you are saying they do. At most eternum uses some similar character archetypes, but the characters themselves aren't the same at all and I don't see any real story similarities at all.

This is like saying that Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are the same, because they both have an old wizard acting as mentor and guide, a best friend who accompanies the hero on his journey and who the hero at some point has a temporary falling out with and a dead evil overlord who is trying to get revived.

 

[bobbo69]

I guess we'll see this game in September

 

[NightToRepel]

IIRC there's a reference to Laura in Eternum Pene said she has experiences with her old friend Laura. I don't have pic but this is my 3rd time replaying Eternum.

 

[Alandir]

IIRC there's a reference to Laura in Eternum Pene said she has experiences with her old friend Laura. I don't have pic but this is my 3rd time replaying Eternum.

Different person. The character you are thinking of in Once in a Lifetime is named Lauren, not Laura.

 

[JochenErfurt]

Release dates:

• Demon Lord Tier (BETA) - August 18 - 03:00 PM (UTC)
• God Tier - August 20- 03:00 PM (UTC)
• Eternumite Tier - August 24- 03:00 PM (UTC)
• Master Tier - August 28- 03:00 PM (UTC)
• Supporter Tier - August 31- 03:00 PM (UTC)
• Public Release - September 3 - 03:00 PM (UTC)

 

[Idontplay]

I'm actually playing it right now myself too. And I have to admit, I'm a little bit scared of the fate of Eternum, regarding of its ".originality "
having a familiar Style of both game is one thing, you recognize the creator "style". But straight up doing the same thing is a bit of let down, okay, I'm only at chapter 5, or version 0.5 , but.
Nancy, is definitely, a Carla 2.0 version. They have a very similar, "oral sex " scene too. Judie and Annie once again very similar scene, I assume then, the Next Annie scene will be a handjob/Blowjob.like we had with Judie I guess, we gonna have Massage scene too, with either Dalia, or Alex , may be apply sunscreen on Dalia or something?! .
I'm not there, yet, but who know it might have a Nova too, in Once in a lifetime.
Jasmine and Alex, also a bit similar, in their family background, an another kind 2.0 version of the same story.
I hope the 2 game will deviate a bit more from each other, similar style should not mean, that it's just more of the same.
I do enjoy it, but am a bit afraid that Once in a lifetime might Spoil, Eternum, if I go down this road

Just my brief observation, so far.

Yes and not.
It is true that some characters seem to be very similar each other at first glance (Nancy/Carla, Annie/Judy, Alex/Jasmine, Dalia/the sporting sister), because they share the same role (the MILF, the sporting girl) or the same background (rich friend who has heavy issue with her father). But on a closer look they have a very different behaviour (Nancy/Carla), a more detailed psychology (Annie/Judy, Dalia/Lauren) or background (Alex/Jasmine). Moreover there are various totally new characters (Penny, Luna, Chad…), other characters are missing (the teacher) or have an opposite role (Axed/the bully turned in a friend)… In short I think Caribdis was very clever to learn what worked in his first game, what didn't work, what could be improved and what needed to be changed to create a better and totally different game from the previous one; in fact the interactions among the MC and the female characters of OiaL are very different from the ones in Eternum.

 

[Walter Victor]

Oh my GOD! This game has a girl in it! That's just like the one I played yesterday. What a copycat! I'm out.

Well... MAYBE I can suffer through it.

 

[NightToRepel]

Different person. The character you are thinking of in Once in a Lifetime is named Lauren, not Laura.

Thanks for the Correction last time i played OIALT was last year.

 

[Idontplay]

Oh my GOD! This game has a girl in it! That's just like the one I played yesterday. What a copycat! I'm out.

Well... MAYBE I can suffer through it.

It has also a main character. These developers don't have any imagination.

 

[Machete]

I guess we'll see this game in September

That would be the idea, but it likely will be here earlier.

 

[Rovenant]

Hey everyone

I was looking in the thread about something I since the first playthrough and wanted to know if you are using it to build your theories (and what do you think about it): every time you log in into Eternum (when the white screen blinks before entering in any server (not the "wormhole" animation)) in the blink there is a hidden messages that says (in all the screen) 'Join the Syndicate'. And when you enter the game and the logo blinks (the VN, when you are in main menu) there are places where that message spams again in the blinks.

So, so you think there will be a plot twist that even breaks four wall (like telling us, the players,bathe same they are telling to MC)? If that message means the hacked Eternum, maybe Nova worked for them at some point? (even if she didn't realize it). Any or you found another hidden clue like this one?

I'll happily read your ideas/theories.

 

[Idontplay]

You are talking about a Caribdis' game, the plot twists are one of his trademarks.

 

[Machete]

It's Loco's Cafe iirc. I hadn't noticed that inconsistence. Did that happened when Luna's in the group conversation before she sends her father away because he was making her uncomfortable over the phone when he noticed she was talking to the protagonist?

I found the inconsistent statement:

If Hernandez has a visor and a suite, he playes Eternum, while in episode one he has no implant nor interest in playing.

 

[Aizen Myo]

I'm actually playing it right now myself too. And I have to admit, I'm a little bit scared of the fate of Eternum, regarding of its ".originality "
having a familiar Style of both game is one thing, you recognize the creator "style". But straight up doing the same thing is a bit of let down, okay, I'm only at chapter 5, or version 0.5 , but.
Nancy, is definitely, a Carla 2.0 version. They have a very similar, "oral sex " scene too. Judie and Annie once again very similar scene, I assume then, the Next Annie scene will be a handjob/Blowjob.like we had with Judie I guess, we gonna have Massage scene too, with either Dalia, or Alex , may be apply sunscreen on Dalia or something?! .
I'm not there, yet, but who know it might have a Nova too, in Once in a lifetime.
Jasmine and Alex, also a bit similar, in their family background, an another kind 2.0 version of the same story.
I hope the 2 game will deviate a bit more from each other, similar style should not mean, that it's just more of the same.
I do enjoy it, but am a bit afraid that Once in a lifetime might Spoil, Eternum, if I go down this road

Just my brief observation, so far.

Hmm, I get where you are coming from, both games have similar "bases", but I don't think that's a problem. The stories are different and, despite looking alike, you'll see that the nature of character interactions and relationhips are also different, at least until this point in Eternum.
Also, I don't think there is anyone quite like Nova in any game.