Eternum 8.0 (Mini Review)
One of the best chapters so far. I love the character work done in this chapter. Each character displays why they are unique and essential to the story. Moreover, the girls just become more adorable this chapter. I love how their relationships continue to grow with each other and Orion. The strengthening of their bonds has led to deeper and more meaningful interactions between the characters, and you can see through the dialogue how much more comfortable they are around each other. The core story is pushed forward as well, but I am so happy about the choice to focus on pushing the relationships forward more than the core story this chapter. The sex sequences are honestly the best I’ve seen in any AVN. It has nothing to do with it being Honey Select or anything. It’s the dialogue choices, blended with the music, that enhance the intimacy between the characters, and the choice of SFX that enhance the sense of primal lust between them. If audio moaning was added, I am not sure if it would take away or add too the presentation, but even without it, the scenes are top tier.
Alex - The silver-haired siren returns! Of all the girls, she is my favorite; she just oozes sex. Everything about her, from her design to her attitude and confidence, just screams that she is the type of girl for guys who like their women confident, a little dangerous, and also ride or die.
Dalia - So glad about her character growth this chapter. Also, love the foreshadowing of a future joint physiotherapy event (Let’s make sure she schedules that, eh). It was great to see her finally set aside her insecurity and hesitation and just go for what she really wanted.
Nova - Is still the best girl and just turns the cuteness level to overload this chapter. (We gotta make sure we see those tan lines, HINT). I love her quirkiness and how she has anxiety about everything, yet is so decisive when it counts. Her character is tied with Alex as best girl for me.
Luna - The reserved pure flower is slowly being corrupted; it seems like she is on board with sharing the love. Her progression has been slow, but it really fits her reserved character. I love the pacing with her, and it feels like she is going to be an important part of unpacking all the little breadcrumbs being left behind for Orion to figure out.
Anne - Channels her inner Megumin and shows that she is not to be f**ked with; her “Villain Speech” scene was sooo good in both music, tone, and facial expressions. Might be my favorite scene in the game so far. I also think somewhere deep down she has pink hair, because that scene in the restaurant was straight yandere and hot at the same time.
Nancy - The Queen bee and Empress flexes her power over the group. I love this woman. I love that as the “MILF” mature character she actually acts like it. She is well aware of everything happening within the harem, and is quite literally the “Bottom B*tch” of the group. I love that she knows what Orion wants and is going to make happen for not only him, but for herself too.
Orion - I love how his character has matured. The way he thinks is also very much in line with how a normal guy thinks. I love his reactions to the situations he is put in (dinner with Anne) as a prime example. Beyond that it’s good to finally have an MC that “Get it” and doesn’t mess around with uncertainty the entire damn story. He knows what he wants, he has a partner in crime to help him get it in Nancy, and he is moving forward. I love that!
Music - The music always hits in this game. This chapter, my favorite tracks were the ones that played during the Anne love scene, during her villain speech, and during Dalia’s love scene (which was damn HOT). If every update is this high quality, take all the time you need before pushing a release.
Honorable Mention: Jerry, poor, poor Jerry. Right place, wrong time, my friend.
One thing I loved this chapter (like others) was the use of fluids during the lovemaking scenes. It was great to see some tasteful squirting, drooling, and other great use of body fluids during sex. We all know sex is messy, and depending on the partner, it may be more messy than others. It’s great to see every woman have her own dynamic with how her body reacts to sex with the MC versus all the women effetely being the same and having the same dialogue reactions on the topic of visual reactions to sex with the MC (This is a small detail) but is so great to see from a quality perspective in a visual novel.
10/10
