VN - Ren'Py - Eternum [v0.8.6 Public] [Caribdis]

The art is incredible and the story has been gripping. I'm using the cheat mod because I'm not the kinda guy that has the time/desire to go back and replay games like this, but so far this is probably one of the best games/visual novels I've played.

For seeing this at the top of the weighted rating, you would think this game is a masterpiece, but it is not. Let me tell you why.
This game clearly takes inspiration from Ready Player One, and other Isaki anime, But that is bad when translating into a game, the story lacks tension, when you are not porously trying to find the main artifacts that the MC and harem are trying to find to be the owner of the game, you start to realize why are you here in the first place then? To have sex? Apparently not since the sex scenes in this PORN GAME, are far and few in-between there will be an hour of talking and then finally just some blowjob that leads to nothing else. The Character models are superb but only for the main characters, and you then Just get Daaz male model 3 in the background, that conflicts with the good graphics, but even the setting has horrific graphics, as it's clearly a free model ripped from the asset store, as you will see the other settings in other Ren'Py game clear as day. And once again I bring up the story that is just a slog fest to get though, it's not interesting, and the shitty fucking jokes make it even harder. I Do not see how anyone rates this higher than a 3, as the kinks are bland, the story is bland, the graphics are above average, and with an MC that lacks any personality.

This game fails in all fundamental aspects. It suffers from a total lack of creativity, presenting a generic and repetitive formula. The graphics are dated and poorly optimized, with low-quality textures and lifeless environments. The protagonist is poorly developed, lacking depth or motivation, serving only as an empty avatar. To top it off, the story relies on tired genre clichés, without offering a single surprise or moment of originality from start to finish.

Very interesting story and lots and lots of sex scenes.
It does start kind of slow, but thats very reasonable, considering we are trying to get to know the girls better.
There are cases with these games when we come for smut and stay for the story, in this case, smut and story hold hands consensually. Very well done. Cant wait for full release on Steam.

The best AVN game I've ever played, in terms of animation, storyline, background music, and humorous scenes, everything is beautifully presented.

I can't wait to play the soon-to-be-released version 0.9 and see how the main character story and his entire harem continue.

Its top notch from all parts of it Except the fact that it's tone shifts so suddenly that leaves us shocked. Sometimes we suddenly get into a date with the characters . Except these, all is good.
NEED MORE UPDATESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I want to start from the beginning! The story about guy who returned to the city from his childhood was writed very interesting. The characters in this game are so good even not main characters was so funny sometimes. Background music was so good and the background music in Eternum was perfect and even made me cry, the songs were perfectly chosen for each character and were also perfectly chosen for the situation! I can say a lot more about this wonderful game, but it's better to play it yourself than just read reviews.

the BEST game I have come across.
Cannot fault this on anything. Immersive game play, Immersive narrative. The hottest girls I've seen in any game and the sex scenes are mind blowing (if a little squelchy).
I guess the only thing I don't like is that it is so short (to this point which was 0.8.6). I understand that the story flows really well and there are no gaps, but I could feel myself getting so wrapped up in the whole story.
10/10 on all fronts. Cannot rate this too highly.

Amazing game in many aspects, with the best quality sex scenes I've ever seen in a VN. The writing is also great.

It would be one of the best out there for me if the ''gameplay'' wouldn't be so far behind in quality. All choices are basically "Do you want to continue on this girls path or not?" - that's it, which makes it kinda boring sometimes.

It also heavily favors the harem route, which is kinda annyoing if you don't like that. If you don't persue a girl, you are basically dead to them and vice versa (at the start you are best friends with Annie and when you don't persue her romantically, the both of you never really talk again, which is really weird). Also if you only persue one or a few girls, it could take forever for something interesting with your LI to happen because there is so much story stuff inbetween.

Just want to say that this is one of the best Ren'Py game I've ever played. Best written. Best render. Best women in all F95. This game is like that one Grinch scene where the Grinch's heart grew three sizes, but instead of Grinch's heart it's my penits because of the graphics. Especially Luna, I have no idea why but she's the cutest Ren'Py character I've seen in my entire life.

It will be pretty fucking hard to find a better or equal Ren'Py game once I have finished this one. I don't know if I'll ever touch this engine again, but Eternum make it worth the try. Also if you've read this far, I just want to say that the guy who wrote his review below me is turbo ass and should not be allowed to have an opinion about good games.

After seeing the high ranking and reading some reviews, I played this game enthusiastically. Honestly, I was very disappointed.
Story: 2 ⭐unoriginal and absurd.
Writing: 1 ⭐boring and predictable.
Gameplay: 2 ⭐
Renders: 1 ⭐horrifying.
Models: 1 ⭐horrifying x ∞
Animations: 5 ⭐the only thing that's not so bad are the movements, but the graphics are disgusting.
Audio: 2 ⭐

1. Writing Skill - 5: A VN with a compelling story-line. This is the top 1% of VN's, everyone needs to play this. The comedy is on point and there's very little "This happens this way because it must, to further the plot" BS. Great characters that are tropes but still very likable.

2. Art Quality - 5: Art is subjective but it's obvious Caribdis worked very hard on his models. I am a huge fan of all of them. His ability to make expressive characters is top notch. Even the backgrounds are not skipped over, great backdrops. They even do original music for it's score. So much effort is put into this game it's amazing.

3. Personal Opinion - 5: It's an epic game, it's mild in it's sex scenes and kinks, but if you're looking for more vanilla relationships it's perfect. It's fun to read and stimulating where it needs to be. Cannot recommend enough.

Le jeu est encore mieux quand on y joue la deuxième fois. Plein de choses ont changé. La traduction française est vraiment bien, et le fait de le jouer dans sa langue maternelle rend le jeu bien plus amusant. C'est bien écrit, les blagues sont hilarantes, on s'identifie assez au MC, les filles sont magnifiques, les personnages bien écrit et chacun leur personnalité, on s'accroche facilement aux filles, elles sont attachantes. Ma préférée c'est Alexandra !

PS : La musique lors du flashback de Alexandra dans son enfance avec sa grand-mère m'a vraiment rendu triste, j'ai même pleuré. C'est très bien écrit !

The game is even better when you play it for the second time. Lots of things have changed. The French translation is really good, and playing it in your native language makes the game much more fun. It's well written, the jokes are hilarious, you can really identify with the MC, the girls are gorgeous, the characters are well written and each has their own personality, it's easy to get attached to the girls, they're endearing. My favorite is Alexandra!

PS: The music during Alexandra's flashback to her childhood with her grandmother really made me sad; I even cried. It's very well written!

Version Reviewed: 0.8.6

Overall Rating: 10/10

The best AVN, excels at everything. Caribdis has done it again, creating such an excellent AVN which manages to surpass Once in a Lifetime in all aspects.Both the quality and quantity of content is amazing, something very few AVNs manage to do. It has top-tier writing, humor, and pacing that keeps leaving me wanting more after the update. If the developer ever releases this on Steam, I’ll buy it immediately.

Detailed Review

Character Design: 10/10
Characters are hot and unique looking.

Animations & H-Scenes: 10/10
One of the best H scenes out of all AVNs. The animations are smooth, the poses are excellent, the scenes have solid length, and even the writing is top-notch.

Story: 10/10
The premise is intriguing, well written with good world building. Pacing is good and each update has meaningful plot progression.

Writing: 10/10
The dialogue is sharp, witty, and consistently funny. One of the best humor out of all AVNs I have played.

Choices & Playability: 9/10
The game is highly playable, with no tedious grinding or filler. Choices mostly influence the girls’ routes, but are remembered even after multiple updates which is cool. I don't remember any major choices which dramatically affect the story, so don't expect a heavily choice based narrative but the strengths of this game more than make up for this.

There are plenty of reviews talking about various aspects of this game that I won't dwell into, because for the overwhelming majority of them, I agree with the general consensus. The characters are likeable, the sound design is well done, the visual design and usage of the HS2 studio is a great showcase of having a good eye for visual appeal. It's effortful. It's fun. What's not to love?

Well, my main, and realistically, only gripe with the game is the entire point that an AVN exists. The sexual content.

See, every narrative spark is, in some sense, is but a leadup to a sex scene. I'm oversimplifying what's on display here, and I'd hate to imply it, when what is evident here is that there is a clear intent to make a tangible story that isn't all just about watching a girl get porked—but for the sake of the argument, let's say that this statement is wholly true. It's the penultimate reward for your attention to the character interactions. Something the player/reader goes under the impression of receiving.

Something, that in my eyes, Eternum completely flounders.

See, the animations and sexual situations themselves are perfectly fine. In fact, a lot of them are a paygrade above the norm. Some are even exceptional. But if you're anything like me, just watching two genitals rubbing together isn't enough to engrave an internal feeling of sexual gratification.

The real problem I have with them is the character-assassination level of dialogue. It's as though, at the dawn of the day that a new version of the game is to be released, someone else breaks into Caribdis' home, rewrites all of the sex scenes to be one the most college-dude-bro ridden scripts to ever exist, then cackles maniacally, as they hit "save." It's honestly jarring to read. It is to the point to where it massively affects my enjoyment of the game, since when the characters are at their most intimate, most personal, most vulnerable, we get..-

..-Whatever this is.

And that's really unfortunate. I'm aware of the difficulty that is encompassed by the need to insert sex scenes into a story that you've, in some sense, written in your mind to be better without. Because eternum feels like a story that is negatively impacted by the existence of the sexual content. Dahlia's scene on the beach would've been better off with a kiss, eluding to a future sex scene instead. Annie's entire first scene feels incredibly forced. So on, and so forth.

It feels as though the narrative is an office worker that has conditioned themselves to drink coffee at exactly every two hour intervals. It's very inorganic, and feels VERY "gamey". The story doesn't lead up to a sex scene, it CONTORTS itself, pouting and moaning out, - "fiiineee.." every time it needs to do one of the government mandated bi-hourly sex scenes.

I know I'm coming off very pedantic here, but it's difficult to put into words how much this one singular aspect makes this entire story bleed out, whole. It's the point where, after more than halfway through, I honestly just hold CTRL every single time there's a sex scene. IN A GAME ABOUT SEX SCENES!

Caribdis, I'm under the impression that you read these reviews with a certain degree of objectivity, in spite of it being a criticism of your own work. It's an inherently difficult thing for any one person to manage, especially to the scale of the project, here. I don't mean to demean the work that's been done. It's good. Genuinely, it is. But I felt like this needed to be said.

Everything else considered, Eternum is great. Despite a large part of this review being on the negative side, I want to make it clear that I do actually really like this game. I just know it could be a lot better.

Thanks for reading.

Eternum is hands-down one of the most impressive visual novels I've ever played. The writing is top-tier. Every character has depth, humor, and chemistry that go far beyond what you usually see in this genre. Visually it's jaw dropping. The art animations, and scene direction show just how good Ren’Py games can be pushed when made by someone who cares about quality and is as invested in worldbuilding.
If you’re into story driven games with complex characters with immersive lore, and meaningful choices then eternum needs your full attention

Reviews speak for themselves, Eternum's amazing. It's one of the first adult games (and AVNs) i've played, and it definitely set the bar very high. Overall the only meaningful downside is how long updates take, but given how well the game's made, i'd say it's still worth the wait. Highly recommend.

Review as of 0.8.6

This game is honestly a 10/10 when it comes to the porn department. The girls are all interesting, look incredible, and the sex scenes are really good. Especially towards the later part of the game, some of the sex scenes actually blew me away like they were seriously impressive.

The big thing going for this is that all the characters are genuinely likable and I think that's the most important thing in a story driven sort of game. To be honest, the story and writing are not the best in my opinion. It surely is interesting for many but it's a bit scattered with too many weird plot contrivances and humor that doesn't really land too well. I wouldn't mind it but the story is the big part of the story so I can't ignore it.

No but this game is seriously great even if you don't like the story, and if you do end up liking the story, then this game must be absolutely incredible for you. Pretty easy recommendation.

Its eternum. It’s spectacular. But you already know that as this is one of the biggest AVNs out there. Characters, story, writing, animations, it’s all 11/10. This is just my obligatory review recognizing one of the greats.

I don't usually play these types of games because of the story or characters, as they are often one-dimensional and uninteresting. That's how I felt about Eternum, so I thought, “Let's give it a try.” And what can I say—the very first scene on the train had me hooked.

The characters act mostly logically, they interact believably (for this type of game), and above all, they are all absolute 10/10. I am a huge Annie fan when i had one to choose. But they are all sexy, adorable and sweet! Huge praise to the developer and his team.
Oh, and the story develops and becomes more and more interesting the further you play. I love the story, even if it's not incredibly original. However, the characters and how they interact with the player character and each other make up for it. There's also plenty of humor, and I often found myself laughing out loud while playing.

The sex scenes are magnificent and also one of the game's absolute strengths – and the music accompanying them deserves special praise – absolutely intoxicating!

I haven't finished the game yet, but I already regret that it will be over and will continue to keep an eye on future versions. You have my support!