Be me:
- Support and play Caribdis last game, slavering for each update worse than a heroine addicted dog. Finally finish said game. Swear not to replay it for at least a year.
- Immediately start a new playthrough the next day.
-Run out of tissues.
-Play the first chapter of Eternum.
-Run out of tissues again.
- State longingly at Caribdis Subscribstar page growing increasingly frustrated.
-Cry.
- Learn my lesson and stop visiting Subscribstar to remove temptation.
-Swear to support BUT NOT PLAY game until it is finished.
-Buy more tissues. Wait. Wait. Wait some more.
- Observe that the game has reached .7 and rationalize that I could simply play a little, at a moderate pace and thus stay behind Caribdis' development pace so I never run out of content, arriving at the ending at the EXACT moment it is ready to be released.
- Download game.
-Start playing.
- Wake up two days later and realized I have skipped work and binged the entire thing... And am out of tissues.
- Cry.
In all seriousness, Caribdis is one of those rare developers that elevates the entire genre. His command of the narrative has only deepened in this sophomore offering, and he's more effective than ever in painting with all the colors of human emotion.
Because of the nature of the game (it's porn, in case you didn't know) many authors are constrained, unable to conveu emotion or imprint themes and philosophic questions on their players. Eternum is the exceptions. The characters have real heart and (to the limit that can be expected in an harem game) real agency. Moreover, Caribdis is one of those few artists with enough talent to truly evoke a response in his work. The tense moments are thrilling. The scary scenes, frightening and of course the lascivious truly titillating.
I'd be lying if I said the man didn't have quirks and foibles, but it truly would be like complaining about the improperly folded napkin at a Michelin star restaurant, and especially noticable when all the other eateries are burger king....
In short, the graphics are excellent and he has a great command of them.
The writing cute, funny and often witty.
The story and lore are gripping.
The sex out of this fucking world.
This isn't the game you ask yourself if you should play. You need to play it.
This isn't the game you ask if you should support. You must support it.
This is the game that's so fucking good, you wonder if you can tell you IRL friends about, just so you can have more people to gush over it.
Five stars, no regrets.