VN - Ren'Py - Eternum [v0.8.5 Public] [Caribdis]

There are many VN's out there and after so many low-quality ones, a person can feel jaded. But this here is a proper work of art. The 3d modeling is decent, though at times I do feel like some scenes wanted animation, to which the odd animated and sudden scene surprised one.

I am wholly appreciative of the humor that is found everywhere. It's on that fine edge of getting one last laugh before any further step would make one hate it. The references to so many things, the many and many moments that were delivered so well, starting from that first friendship choice, the meeting of Micaela... and going on and on.

The music is a good choice, really setting the scene. There are many times that had their drama raised from it. The sound effects are proper and add so much that it shows this isn't just a guy vomiting ideas.

And then we have a decently set story... a bit cliche at times and not so at others... but as a fellow writer I can see the proper themes, ideas and lessons in them to show this as more than just a porn game. Yes, it has porn, but it is more than that.

These five stars are well earned.

One of the games on this site which absolutely deserves all its 5-star ratings.

The art is great, all the LIs are distinct and well-designed, and the game makes good use of the premise to show off lots of different settings. It also does a great job of showing LIs in a wide variety of poses, outfits, and situations, so there's plenty of attractive content outside the actual sex scenes. Usage of music and SFX is generally quite well done, too.

As far as scenes go, there's a good variety, and the first penetration scenes with the main LIs are all basically the peak of vanilla scenes.

Writing is overall quite strong. For the most part the characters are relatively believable, if sometimes a bit over-the-top, the story is engaging, and as it progresses there's plenty of character development as well. There's quite a bit of focus on various family struggles, which you can easily get emotionally invested in. Both suspense and comedy are well done. Dialogue is fluid, even relatively minor side characters have a distinct "voice." It's by no means a literary masterpiece, and it's not always completely polished; there may be a few scenes you'll want to skip through just to get to the next action sequence or plot development. One pet peeve is that the occasional use of *chuckle* or *shifting around* and that type of thing, intermixed with actual dialogue, can be a bit jarring and feels low-effort. The MC is somewhat OP and doesn't stand out much on his own, although relatively speaking it's within reason. Overall there's a lot to like about the writing and I would say most people wouldn't have much to complain about on the whole.

Despite the VR isekai premise, there aren't really "game" elements beyond typical choices in a VN, which looks like it was a good design decision based on the quality of the result. One thing to note is that the story is almost linear. In general, you are following one story where you are occasionally presented with choices, and you can simply pursue all the LIs simultaneously by making the right choices. You can forego any LI, and there are some seriously wrong choices, but there aren't major divergent routes or anything like that. In other words, you're almost never confronted with a choice between two equally valid options, which would lead to content completely exclusive to that choice. (The latest update has introduced the first such choice, but it's kind of self-contained relative to the main plot.) If you're looking for a game where you can mold the MC as good/evil or choose "corruption" paths, this is not it.

The technicalities are pretty well done, too - other than the generic save system - I really feel you need 20 or 30 pages of saves minimum if you want to easily go back to any major scene. It was nice, however, that the "texting" scenes were fully save-friendly, especially considering there's a lot of photos you can only see in that scene; there's no separate "phone" UI and these photos don't go in the gallery. The dev also makes fantastic use of animations throughout the game - whether it's showing off the girls, a sick action sequence, or simply adding that extra life to characters' body language - as well as little text effects.

This game is... insane. At this point I would call myself a connoisseur of the genre, and all I can say is... it got me hooked like a new anime fan. The level of storytelling here is just on another level.

The storyline is very well-developed, and keeps on bringing interesting and unique twists. Allowing characters to interact in many different environments while still keeping the game realistic is a testament to the fantastic worldbuilding. The characters are well thought out, each unique enough to be memorable, and each different enough to let you pick and choose your favourites. The renders and art are both fantastic, and is complemented by great audio design and lighting. Just an incredible game!

Really nice story overall. Although the story is rather linear and you don't have much "freedom" overall when compared with other AVN. However, since there is such a heavy focus on one line of story, this game does it extremely well.

This is probably my third review here with each new update. I just love this game to be this invested.
I didn't expect to get hit with that ending for 0.7. Anyway our boi finally acknowledged that he's been goofin around with the girls without thinking of the consequences. Hate when other games just throw their LI's to the male lead without anyone questioning the fuckery or even aclnowledge it. And i hoped we uncovered more servers along with the in-real life progression cause the lore is gettin really interesting.

And for the love of god, i can't seem to choose between Alex or Penny. Everytime i think i'm starting to like one more, the other one comes full swinging to take the best girl spot with each new update. Caribdis really makin it hard for us as every single FL is so damn intriguing and fun.

I wonder if we'll have the option to follow either a single path or a harem one like his previous game OIAl...let's see. Other than that another banger of an update, and now the dreadful waiting for the next update begins

Highly recommend this, just superb overall, the image quality, music, mix of different genre in 1 single game. It's more than just an adult game.

Also highly recommend 'Once In A Lifetime' from the same author.

Definitely my favorite game of all time. I'm typically not hard to please but this game excels in pretty much every category. The renders and sfx are great. The story is the most engaging I've experienced with my time on F95. The characters give me a mental debate of who's my favorite (after Luna of course). Hopefully I'll be able to support the game soon enough, but if you haven't tried it I highly recommend it. Especially being here from version 0.1 just seeing the development is always a breath of fresh air.

The main issue with Eternum is that it feels like its creator is contractually obligated to add “adult content” once in a while, but couldn’t care less about it otherwise.

I mean, you’ve got this expansive universe, tons of events and dialogue… and the most vanilla sex scenes (although “foreplay scenes” would often be a more accurate description) seemingly as an afterthought.

The fact that the girls all have the samey “Illusion” look doesn’t help either. Once in a Lifetime wasn't exactly photorealistic, but its stylized art style made it work. Ironically, Eternum’s higher production quality makes its character models look jarring in comparison.

As for the story, it’s certainly told well enough, but relies too heavily on recycled elements from popular franchises and memes. Once in a Lifetime had the decency to not overstay its welcome, whereas Eternum might be too ambitious for its own good.

All in all, it’s not terrible or anything, and Caribdis has obviously spent a lot of time on this already so I’m not going to rate it any lower, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it.

I first tried this game a couple of years ago (v2?) and dropped it, because, honestly, who can stand another game with a school setting, a young man moving town, a sexy older woman and her two daughters, etc etc.

But I came back to it recently at v7 and am really impressed.

Most importantly, the story is excellent. The basic idea allows lots of variations (differently-themed game servers) that provide scope for novelty, while there is a compelling underlying story.

The graphics engine used is not one I normally like, but the author is wringing more out of it than anything else I have seen. The animations are excellent - who knew that people's whole bodies move when they are having sex?

The music choices are very good indeed, sometimes adding humour in situations where you don't expect it.

I have become a patron on the strength of this. Would buy on Steam if it were available.

Update after having played 0.8: still very good, one of my two favourite VNs (the other is Light of My Life). The resolution of the "cliffhanger" situation at the end of v0.7 was a bit casual and easy, but the MC does refer back to the episode as part of his growth, so not completely gratuitous.

This is a perfect VN game. It has a good story and humor to keep the player engaged, but at the same time doesn't take itself too serious. Also, How can Caribdis make all the girls so lovable is beyond me. It made me feel like harem route is the only right way to play this game, but anyway Penny is the best. 10/10.

Absolutely an amazing story, Great renders, All of it is great!, This is by-far the best vn on here, with the best story out of any.

Caribdis did a great job on this, Looking forward to playing V0.8!

To me, this is just overrated/overhyped. But I respect any work or other people’s opinions. For me, the only worse ones are those who give ratings based on value judgments of personal preferences. Therefore, I’ll add that the game is good, not the super best triple AAA great story and yummy scenes like most of writing here, but good, but for me it’s boring.

One of two games on this site I can honestly say I would continue reading without any sex scenes. The comedic writing is excellent and the story, although cliche, is well done. The characters are all great and the music choices are quite good.

Truly the greatest adult game I have ever played, and it's not even finished!
The characters are hot and lovable, and that justifies the long story that is being told here. The story is awesome too, and probably the best story I've seen in an adult game.

If you don't mind a good long-winded story then this is the game for you, but if you're only here for sex scenes and a quick fap then this isn't for you.

I have probably played 100 VN games from this site.
You will not see anything even remotely close to Caribdis quality. This truly is the AAA of these VNs.

I loved his previous game, Once in a Lifetime. This one follows a similar concept, but on a whole another level in all aspects.
Super cool story. Extremely cute girls, with believable bodies and each with cool and interesting personalities. Story progression and character development at a level that is very difficult to find here. And literally AAA scenes.

There's many games that have super good graphics, but either fall short on depth or lenght. Other games have super cool and complex stories, but they lack either decent graphics, have hilariously disproportioned models or have disappointing scenes. The thing about this one is that it has all.

Seriously, don't even doubt about playing this one.

Man this visual novel is so good! I found this game from a fellow user's signature here in the F95 forums a week ago. Now I can't get enough of the chapters. The story constantly shifts from light to deep discussions, from playful and happy to dark and serious, and there's comedic jokes to lighten up the plot when it may stay at a certain vibe for too long.

This constant shift of emotion is exhilarating! Albeit I think it's my first time reading a harem visual novel, so I'm not used to having them all as I prefer pursuing a certain lovely woman and only her (not that I'm complaining tho).

I find myself caring a lot more about the story than the porn itself, so that may be a con for players who just want to rush and get to the sex scenes of a game asap. It's not that the porn isn't great, it honestly surprised me how smooth and detailed the sex scenes were in this game.

This game's definitely up in my top contenders. It'd be pretty hard to beat. The story, the visual graphics, the animations, the sound design, just about everything is on top gear. Hoping for a lot more chapters to come!

This VN isn't good. Actually, it's terrible.

It's ridiculously boring, it doesn't make sense, it's filled the bland tropes you would see in amateur projects that typically get abandoned upon a few updates, and the girls feel like cardboard imitations of actual girls.

I've tried playing this VN 3 times now and every time I eventually end up checking the box to skip unseen text. It's just too boring. I'm in shock that this VN is so well regarded. There is not a single game or VN on this site that is more overrated than Eternum.

Great humor that made me laugh multiple times, combined with visuals and animations that were top quality with the small details in them that really added polish to the experience. But the thing that makes this 5/5 VN for me is awesome story pacing and music that makes you fully immersed at all times.

if you're looking to just jerk off this game isn't going to be for you .

with that out of the way the game is amazing in so many ways , the story is good, funny and very aware it shouldn't take itself seriously but that doesn't mean it doesn't get serious or deliver amazing points or touch on important subjects.
The music and song choices are top notch .
The renders and the scenes are good, sex scenes are really good as well .
the characters are diverse, this isn't just going to be character number 65 with big boobs just trying to fuck you and all she thinks about is dick anyway , while it IS a porn game and has a lot of that the characters are unique and I enjoy many of them , I highly suggest playing it and if you can supporting the Dev .

10/10 game