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RozinhaKaname

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After the developer came up with the idea of paying a patreon or ex-patreon to chat on the discord server, I decided I was going to pirate the game.
I thought it was a bastardization. His argument is “Ahh we were suffering from bot raids so now only patreon and ex patreon can chat”.

But I was Ex patreon in mid role and couldn't chat anyway, so I lost patience and left the disc server.
 
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GamingSavant

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... You know different people value different things?

I'm really impressed with the visuals this episode too - but how high is that on my personal list of "importance?" Not that high, actually.

Character development (mostly for the girls), and plot are the highest tier for me. I've been playing episode 1 and episode 2 since finishing 0.8... And I have to say, there's a lot more in those episodes. They also have something intangible to them too, there's a purity to it that feels missing from 0.8 (totally a taste thing, not claiming "facts").

0.8, to me, feels bogged down by cramming too much into it. And it's not an embarrassment of riches.
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The episode is much better on the back end. After the New World, it feels like Eternum again, with a better emphasis on Orion's interactions with the three girls covered in the back half.
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From a narrative perspective (after replaying as much as I could stomach) the episode is divided. I really hated the first half (bar a couple of moments), but the second half was back to what Eternum has always felt like (for me).
There's reasonable reactions to the value of work done and there's unreasonable reactions to work done.

"Valuing different things" is part of unreasonable expectations you put on a task achieved by someone else and thinking they should have done more when they met the expectations and goal set.
 
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Lillith491

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Yeah, still trying to wrap my head around why Orion has those "jump" abilities... There's also that Idriel talk about Orion doing the same thing over and over again. Maybe Orion's (and his past 'selves') stuck in a loop of always taking the same decisions. I'm kinda confused lol

Anyway, great update, great game, 10/10. Dev's patreon earnings are totally deserved (y)
it's hard to parse, part of me thinks it's connected to him just being more integrated with Eternum. That he is able to jump based on that. We see another who posses some ability based on their compatibility. Then there is what Idriel said, that perhaps he is doing this through past lives. That he is related to the original usurper or whatever. But then the way she says it actually leads me to believe she is talking about how he is always since joining Eternum surviving encounter after encounter. Narrowly avoiding his fate. Like in the Alley. Like with Thanatos. Besides if he were related what does that make the Founder? How did he get access to all of this? He's the one i believe that is related to someone.
 

Lillith491

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Gotta say, This VN has been one of THE BEST I've played by far and every new update I love the comedy and the storyline, everything that plays out is just masterful. Gotta say when it comes to the new update I love the fact that if you manage to fight the mouse for the other option theres dialogue for it. (yes i did it, i hacked the system) (fighting your demons "player") lmao truly wonderful to see stuff like that in this!
i tried really hard to fight it, wish i could hack cause that sounds hilarious.
 

e6mill

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it's hard to parse, part of me thinks it's connected to him just being more integrated with Eternum. That he is able to jump based on that. We see another who posses some ability based on their compatibility. Then there is what Idriel said, that perhaps he is doing this through past lives. That he is related to the original usurper or whatever. But then the way she says it actually leads me to believe she is talking about how he is always since joining Eternum surviving encounter after encounter. Narrowly avoiding his fate. Like in the Alley. Like with Thanatos. Besides if he were related what does that make the Founder? How did he get access to all of this? He's the one i believe that is related to someone.
MC is somehow descended from queen Anima. Caly says as much. Probs through our mom who disappeared when we were young. Does that make him a relative of Caly's? IDK. My guess is that Idriel and Than have been subverted by Alex's dad possibly via the NPC control box those praetorians wanted on the old West server or maybe by original design. Dunno how the Founder fits in yet. But he MIGHT not even be a real person (or perhaps not anymore).
 

Lillith491

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I haven't played this update (maybe not the last one either?) but let me get this straight... Luna has the fewest scenes, didn't get a 'confession scene' this update, and is the only girl without a full sex scene but to add farther insult some girls have had multiple sex scenes and there was even a threesome before Luna even gets her first one?! Does the dev just not like Luna or something?
This is a consistent problem with harem games, the devs always plays favorites, showering one girl with all the scenes while there's at least one girl with less than half everyone else's.
Whatever, that's...fine. That's good and fine and I'm not upset or bitter in the slightest...
Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go scream into the void for the next, *checks calendar* jesus, nine months. Maybe the dev will remember that Luna exists during that time and finally shows her some love.
Personally i think in universe her vision is what is putting her off. Which is a good story beat. it makes sense that she isn't getting scenes if she herself is kinda distant. Plus she's the shyest of the whole group. Something like that needs to be handled with absolute care. it's delicate. Annie likely would've been the same way if she hadn't also been outgoing at the same time. She's hyperactive so she pushes forward. Luna is entirely reserved. Out of universe she is the single most popular character by far i think. Outside of Calypso who is such a special case, i think this is one they really want to take special care for.
 

gargamel44

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I loved the update but there are some things a bit eh...

I don't like how comedy is an excuse to betray what the story wants to convey. Serious moments that should have a lasting impression on the players get shrugged off extremely fast and sometimes even contradicted by making the characters do some stupid shit, and while the comical tone of the VN is good, it doesn't mean you should betray what you've written for the sake of 15 lines of dialogue that are a bit funny but unoriginal given the VN is repetitive with its jokes.

That aside, the strengths remain strong: wholesome moments with the girls that aren't particularly iconic yet they manage to be super effective and work perfectly for building the long-lasting relationships
Crazy situations that in some way or another try to push the possibilities within Renpy that create different and unpredictable scenarios that feel fresh no matter how advanced we're in the novel.
And while the animations are scarce compared to other more porn-focused games, they still manage to be hot as hell and that's mostly because the models are good and because the game has managed to emotionally link us to them.
And the cliffhanger.
 
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topshelf

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MC is somehow descended from queen Anima. Caly says as much. Probs through our mom who disappeared when we were young. Does that make him a relative of Caly's? IDK. My guess is that Idriel and Than have been subverted by Alex's dad possibly via the NPC control box those praetorians wanted on the old West server or maybe by original design. Dunno how the Founder fits in yet. But he MIGHT not even be a real person (or perhaps not anymore).
Not necessarily. Yliar siphoned some of her powers. Calypso indicates the Immortals would be of Yliar's bloodline, that doesn't necessarily mean Anima is their foremother. Yliar could've just fathered children with human females. It would explain why the Immortals abilities are limited as they inherit stolen powers, rather than genes from the source itself.

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Now that we can presume Hyril'ar is real, the story probably originates back to the times Yliar was the King and had Anima as his puppet. His goal was to connect alternate worlds and amass riches. Maybe he used Anima to colonize said worlds, and that's how the bloodline came to Earth, and if there were elves, it could mean Alex has a little piece of it in her as Calypso thought.

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But yeah, we don't know if MC is actually an Immortal. Idriel drops a pretty big piece of info...

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Void from which you came sounds pretty important. MC's powers have a very "void-like" appearance to them from other fantasy games, where void creatures often have a black aura.

Void traditionally has no concept of time (and Idriel is imprisoned in Limbo, where time doesn't exist). MC could still originate from anywhere and from any timeline. Maybe his original self was an Eldari, same as the mysterious man from Calypso's story. Eldari were human-like but had magical prowess. Seems pointless to introduce such a character and race if it didn't come to play at some point. But I don't know.

As far as the Founder, as a reminder there's this render from Warthogs device.

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The device shows past events, can't say for sure if this is actually real, but it is Ulysses headquarters and silhouettes of kid MC and the Founder.

If the Founder and MC are both Immortals, I guess we can't dismiss this either...

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Mr_Sel

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TBH the entire New World part feels like a filler :/ I never thought I will skip through parts of Eternum, but here we are. Also, while visually it's still stunning, I feel like the last 2 updates are missing the mystery bit that was so captivating in the earlier updates. I know it's already 0.8, but IMO Once in a lifetime was maybe better paced in that aspect?
 
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