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

[Deleted member 5730975]

brother, switching that is literaly just Annie.favouriteMovie = newFavouriteMovie;...wtf

One of the things I like about this game is the smaller details you do not notice. The annie movie thing is fine but my favorite has to be the text effects in the latest update. I really liked it in that scene where Idriel crashes the haloween party when Orion is high on shrooms. If you hover over the text with your cursor it goes all over the place. Its pretty cool and something that I think was easy to miss.

The downside is that as Eternum grows in popularity, it will also attract the vultures, trolls, and Felii Canis, people who will be looking for the least flaw in update schedule and such, ready to declare the game abandoned, milking, etc. if they can find some imperfection.

Who gives a shit about that? I think it is easy to identify when someone is trolling and when someone is giving more genuine feedback/criticism. You can just block the trolls and move on. Those posts are not even worth replying to. I have not been a supporter for a long time (started following/supporting after update 0.3 was out) but so far except for the ~1 month break period the dev takes after release we have been getting weekly updates like clockwork. I admire the regular schedule.

 

[Dragon59]

Who gives a shit about that? I think it is easy to identify when someone is trolling and when someone is giving more genuine feedback/criticism. You can just block the trolls and move on. Those posts are not even worth replying to. I have not been a supporter for a long time (started following/supporting after update 0.3 was out) but so far except for the ~1 month break period the dev takes after release we have been getting weekly updates like clockwork. I admire the regular schedule.

Yeah, I've become quite quick with the ignore lately.

I'm reminded of the Monty Python sketch where Michael Palin goes to a facility for an argument, but all he gets is contradiction and verbal abuse.

 

[Deleted member 6035661]

I would hope that a lot of those people will be weeded out by the slow-burn of the game. If you're not invested into the story and the characters at this point, there is little reason to play it.

And I think that's exactly what makes Eternum unlike other games on this site.

Not Just a Porn Game
It's not just a porn game, it's a very wholesome and sweet slow-burn romance with multiple beautifully rendered, unique and lovable characters with diverse, different personalities, and the characters they feel like they are real people, just like any anime or other media form. It takes the fantasy of a harem romance and it elevates it to this higher level of art, all with visual and aesthetic beauty and wholesome/sweet/romantic slice of life vibes. It feels more like a western anime/manga with fanservice.

Not Just Romance
But it's not just romance, it also has slice of life, worldbuilding, lore, a conventional blockbuster story with mini-stories (inspired by Witcher 3, Avengers, Blade Runner, Cyberpunk, Ready Player One, Doki Doki Literature Club, Horror, and so on), and also adventure elements, and it has the freedom to explore this diversity using the servers/main setup of the game. The gameplay is extremely simple but the core idea of a corporation with this MMORPG allow for a very complex and diverse story with a lot of variety.

For these reasons, I seriously doubt any game will be able to top Eternum in the future, but I will keep an open mind.

 

[HardcoreCuddler]

One of the things I like about this game is the smaller details you do not notice. The annie movie thing is fine but my favorite has to be the text effects in the latest update. I really liked it in that scene where Idriel crashes the haloween party when Orion is high on shrooms. If you hover over the text with your cursor it goes all over the place. Its pretty cool and something that I think was easy to miss.



Who gives a shit about that? I think it is easy to identify when someone is trolling and when someone is giving more genuine feedback/criticism. You can just block the trolls and move on. Those posts are not even worth replying to. I have not been a supporter for a long time (started following/supporting after update 0.3 was out) but so far except for the ~1 month break period the dev takes after release we have been getting weekly updates like clockwork. I admire the regular schedule.

I liked the latest effects too

 

[shucia]

Caribdis is the best dev on this platform in my opinion for his amazing game and the most important part which distinguish him from other devs are his work ethic.
There are several good games that i've had found but the dev's work ethic isnt good, for example keeps remaking a chapter and renders without moving forward with the story, once a year update without significant content etc.

I just hope that he's not burnt out himself and take some rest he deserves.

 

[Dylan741]

If any such trolls do arise, The Church of Nova would like to have a word with them...
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Oh yes, even though... Words aren't the first things we, as worshipper of the Goddess, will have with them...
After the "treatment" well, yes, we could use some words of love too.... To encourage them following the righteous path of course, nothing else...

 

[Deleted member 6035661]

Oh yes, even though... Words aren't the first things we, as worshipper of the Goddess, will have with them...
After the "treatment" well, yes, we could use some words of love too.... To encourage them following the righteous path of course, nothing else...

I love Nova, she's my second favourite, and she's the most unique and original character in one of these games. But Penelope is my favourite girl. However, I love and admire the extreme confidence and reverence of the Church of Nova, their hype and their solidarity so I would consider myself to be a proud member of the church of Nova.

 

[Dylan741]

I love Nova, she's my second favourite, and she's the most unique and original character in one of these games. But Penelope is my favourite girl. However, I love and admire the extreme confidence and reverence of the Church of Nova, their hype and their solidarity so I would consider myself to be a proud member of the church of Nova.

But you are one already, all the girls are friend with our goddess, so they are goddess as well!!
Jokes apart, all the girls are so unique and well written that's impossible to not love them all, Caribdis did an incredible work in giving them so different personalities, so great charming points and features that it would be odd not to romance them all.
Also is fantastic how he's building the relations between Orion and the girls to flow so naturally, it's rare to find a script so well written and carefully crafted in order to point toward the harem ending.
So while certainly Nova is my number one girl Annie, Penelope, Dalia, Luna, Alex, Nancy and Calypso are dear to me as well and I love them deeply.

 

[talion777]

One of the things I like about this game is the smaller details you do not notice. The annie movie thing is fine but my favorite has to be the text effects in the latest update. I really liked it in that scene where Idriel crashes the haloween party when Orion is high on shrooms. If you hover over the text with your cursor it goes all over the place. Its pretty cool and something that I think was easy to miss.



Who gives a shit about that? I think it is easy to identify when someone is trolling and when someone is giving more genuine feedback/criticism. You can just block the trolls and move on. Those posts are not even worth replying to. I have not been a supporter for a long time (started following/supporting after update 0.3 was out) but so far except for the ~1 month break period the dev takes after release we have been getting weekly updates like clockwork. I admire the regular schedule.

Anyone who provides any kind of criticism is attacked by the faithful here. This is overall an excellent game, but it has flaws and weaknesses as all games do. Any mention of weakness or flaw draws immediate attack though, and screams of how this is the most bestest, excelentest game ever, and that naysayers must be either idiots or trolls. The fan base of this game is probably the most devoted I've seen thus far on the site, which is saying something because there are some rabid fans for a variety of games, and it's great that dev enjoys the support, but the echo chamber nature of this thread can be a little toxic.

 

[Max3101]

Eturnum is imho the best game I've ever played from here. Love the story, the girls, the renders, the animations. Incredible!

 

[Deleted member 6035661]

Anyone who provides any kind of criticism is attacked by the faithful here. This is overall an excellent game, but it has flaws and weaknesses as all games do. Any mention of weakness or flaw draws immediate attack though, and screams of how this is the most bestest, excelentest game ever, and that naysayers must be either idiots or trolls. The fan base of this game is probably the most devoted I've seen thus far on the site, which is saying something because there are some rabid fans for a variety of games, and it's great that dev enjoys the support, but the echo chamber nature of this thread can be a little toxic.

As someone who truly believes this is the "most bestest, excelentest game ever", I think it's a good thing to discuss the flaws as well, in a constructive way, so that this game and future games can be even better!

At the same time, I feel like it's okay for people to want to defend something that is so important to them as long as we aren't being toxic by saying all criticisms are meaningless.

 

[HardcoreCuddler]

The downside is that as Eternum grows in popularity, it will also attract the vultures, trolls, and Felii Canis, people who will be looking for the least flaw in update schedule and such, ready to declare the game abandoned, milking, etc. if they can find some imperfection.

Idk man I feel like it's pretty popular already XD

 

[Shlutshlut]

Can you reupload the ipa file please ?

 

[talion777]

As someone who truly believes this is the "most bestest, excelentest game ever", I think it's a good thing to discuss the flaws as well, in a constructive way, so that this game and future games can be even better!

At the same time, I feel like it's okay for people to want to defend something that is so important to them as long as we aren't being toxic by saying all criticisms are meaningless.

Sure, but defending against what? You can defend against false facts and you can argue interpretations, but you can't defend againat opinion. You can disagree with it, but not defend against it. Nor is shouting down or denying them constructive to future iterations. That's especially the case for game like this that really is a top game, and people are secure in that, so really there's little to defend in the first place. I just think that people should be open to constructive critique that is well meant, in all games not just this one

 

[XnaVier]

I don't know if this game can be considered a linear visual novel, there were so many choices I had to try out and I missed so many small details. It's amazing how the dev can pay close attention to the smallest of details such as a change of few words in some of the dialogues.

 

[b--_--d]

And I think that's exactly what makes Eternum unlike other games on this site.

Not Just a Porn Game
It's not just a porn game, it's a very wholesome and sweet slow-burn romance with multiple beautifully rendered, unique and lovable characters with diverse, different personalities, and the characters they feel like they are real people, just like any anime or other media form. It takes the fantasy of a harem romance and it elevates it to this higher level of art, all with visual and aesthetic beauty and wholesome/sweet/romantic slice of life vibes. It feels more like a western anime/manga with fanservice.

Not Just Romance
But it's not just romance, it also has slice of life, worldbuilding, lore, a conventional blockbuster story with mini-stories (inspired by Witcher 3, Avengers, Blade Runner, Cyberpunk, Ready Player One, Doki Doki Literature Club, Horror, and so on), and also adventure elements, and it has the freedom to explore this diversity using the servers/main setup of the game. The gameplay is extremely simple but the core idea of a corporation with this MMORPG allow for a very complex and diverse story with a lot of variety.

For these reasons, I seriously doubt any game will be able to top Eternum in the future, but I will keep an open mind.

Can't agree more. If I were to compare the structure of Eternum to other games we can find in this platform, this would be one of those "Story-driven games that just happened to have porn on them". We get way more story than sex scenes per update, and the interaction between characters feels "organic" for lack of a better word. We are actually establishing relationships instead of the common "Girl sees man with big dick, girl suddenly wants to fuck and is suddenly head over heels for the MC for some reason". (Of course, one could argue that this is almost similar to the case with Nancy, but that's not really it since we worked out a relationship first, and did a bit of exploring on the consequences of doing it, mainly on Nancy's side.)

If anyone reading this wants to see an example of what I'm talking about, check out Grandma's house, specifically the MC's interaction with the Massage lady and the receptionist of that spa

EDIT: thinking about it now, I don't think Nancy's totally in love with the MC yet . Her dynamic with the MC feels way more like she wants to re-explore her youth than actually being in love, other wise she wouldn't ask Orion if he'd like to bang her daughters if given the chance

 

[Son of Durin]

Oh yes, even though... Words aren't the first things we, as worshipper of the Goddess, will have with them...
After the "treatment" well, yes, we could use some words of love too.... To encourage them following the righteous path of course, nothing else...

Are you saying that, after the spanking, we'll move on to oral?*

*I know that isn't the actual quote, but thought it fit better.

 

[Cabin]

Can't agree more. If I were to compare the structure of Eternum to other games we can find in this platform, this would be one of those "Story-driven games that just happened to have porn on them". We get way more story than sex scenes per update, and the interaction between characters feels "organic" for lack of a better word. We are actually establishing relationships instead of the common "Girl sees man with big dick, girl suddenly wants to fuck and is suddenly head over heels for the MC for some reason". (Of course, one could argue that this is almost similar to the case with Nancy, but that's not really it since we worked out a relationship first, and did a bit of exploring on the consequences of doing it, mainly on Nancy's side.)

If anyone reading this wants to see an example of what I'm talking about, check out Grandma's house, specifically the MC's interaction with the Massage lady and the receptionist of that spa

EDIT: thinking about it now, I don't think Nancy's totally in love with the MC yet . Her dynamic with the MC feels way more like she wants to re-explore her youth than actually being in love, other wise she wouldn't ask Orion if he'd like to bang her daughters if given the chance

Another example of such a game is mbml
Sometimes I feel nii chan and carbdis are brothers
Both mention about each other's game as Easter eggs

 

[Dorfnutter]

I don't know if this game can be considered a linear visual novel, there were so many choices I had to try out and I missed so many small details. It's amazing how the dev can pay close attention to the smallest of details such as a change of few words in some of the dialogues.

It's linear in a sense that there is only one major story path and that the only "branching" there is at the moment either doesn't affect the plot in a major way (see: Space Station choice in who to help) or grey out a love interest's path and consequently make players miss out on story moments that could've happened during said love interest's event. Of course that could change as we get close to the final act, where the little choices we've made in the course of the story as players will likely affect the ending we get (as in the case of OIAL).

Compare that to, say, The Witcher 2 where the choices you make right at the start could potentially put you in wildly different paths and scenarios that are unique in their own right. This allows the game to be replay-friendly, but for a porn game with episodic content this could lead to longer dev times due to the branching paths thing or lead to updates that have - objectively - a lot of content but the kind that most players will not see if they're only invested in one path/playthrough (see: BADIK).

 

[b--_--d]

I don't know if this game can be considered a linear visual novel, there were so many choices I had to try out and I missed so many small details. It's amazing how the dev can pay close attention to the smallest of details such as a change of few words in some of the dialogues.

It is indeed linear. If we were to draw it's entire plot, it follows a straight line, with minor branching parts here and there. None of your choices alters the story and its world in a significant way, apart from closing off romance paths to some characters which causes you to miss some scenes.