Dorfnutter
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/sees Annie as 0.4's cover girl
/'Run boy run' starts blaring at the back of his head
/sighs
And just when I was starting to forget that song. DX
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/'Run boy run' starts blaring at the back of his head
/sighs
And just when I was starting to forget that song. DX
Thanks.
Incidentally, it came as a bit of an anti-climax when
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I must admit that Annie is the one girl in the game who so far hasn't endeared herself to me.
So I played Eternum, and I have to agree: I'd easily play this without the porn. I'm seriously impressed with how well this story is told.
In terms of plot and narrative, I think one thing I'm particularly impressed by is how Caribdis clearly listened to feedback on Once In a Lifetime. In that game, the MC's father was just... there. He was a decent antagonist, and the backstory was solid, but he just didn't really evoke much in the way of personal animosity.
Not so with Eternum. Consider the scene with Alexandra and her dad. Just excellent writing; it showed this raw, ugly and uncomfortable situation and absolutely sold it. It made me feel for Alexandra, and I think it wouldn't have worked half as well without her particular characterization and the relationship she'd built with the player character.
More to the point, that scene gave me an emotional stake in wanting to see William Bardot fail. If I hadn't been invested before that point, now I am.
I really like how characters are all allowed to be complex and flawed. Like Nancy. That scene where she basically conned her friend into selling her an implant was legitimately hilarious. Or like Annie, who was obviously terrified by the detective world but still gamely soldiered on.
Strong characterization, internal conflict, and a plot which is heading somewhere with purpose. Truly great stuff.
In terms of plot and narrative, I think one thing I'm particularly impressed by is how Caribdis clearly listened to feedback on Once In a Lifetime. In that game, the MC's father was just... there. He was a decent antagonist, and the backstory was solid, but he just didn't really evoke much in the way of personal animosity.
Not so with Eternum. Consider the scene with Alexandra and her dad. Just excellent writing; it showed this raw, ugly and uncomfortable situation and absolutely sold it. It made me feel for Alexandra, and I think it wouldn't have worked half as well without her particular characterization and the relationship she'd built with the player character.
More to the point, that scene gave me an emotional stake in wanting to see William Bardot fail. If I hadn't been invested before that point, now I am.
I really like how characters are all allowed to be complex and flawed. Like Nancy. That scene where she basically conned her friend into selling her an implant was legitimately hilarious. Or like Annie, who was obviously terrified by the detective world but still gamely soldiered on.
Strong characterization, internal conflict, and a plot which is heading somewhere with purpose. Truly great stuff.
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Quite the opposite in my case. But that's probably because I have a soft spot for the "childhood-friend-in-a-harem-romcom-who-has-no-match-against-the-other-girls-but-is-trying-her-best"
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SanchoMod MultiMod can be found here as always. Fully updated to the latest Core v6 with even more bells & whistles with all the quality and professionalism you've come to expect from SanchoMod. Go get you some.
Regards and best to you and yours.
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Carib was doing about 6-7% per week for the last few releases, so this puts us on track for a mid-September release if they remain consistent
The story writing for this game is a solid 10, it's got a light tone but still manages to drive a plotline and side stories simultaneously. Very excited to see what comes after v0.3!
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For the public release, sure. Patreon release is probably going to be around the 3rd-4th week of August if the math holds up (or 2nd if Caribdis goes hardcore workaholic mode), with a leak likely landing on the 4th-last week of that month (this is assuming someone does leak it early again).
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This game is very good but one thing i dont like is for example when you to annie to dont come with us and Luna to that mistery server the portrait of her stays then gray forever. I think it shouldnt happen like that but loosing 1 heart like that you know its gonna be harder to build a relation with her or other girls.
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Use the walkthrough if you want to make sure you don't lose out on any paths.
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These are contradictory statements. I don't know what else to tell you aside from my first post lol.
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Alright. We've been through 3 updates. I think that's more than enough for me to ask Caribdis this weird question that's been nagging in my head (alongside a bunch of story theories that I have that don't have evidence yet but stuff I'm taking into consideration)...
Is the brick wall design for the Main Menu, Relationships, and Options pages a temporary thing, or is this a permanent one because it happens to have a story significance of sorts that will be revealed later down the line?
Reason I'm asking is because the story and themes center on a VRRMO and talk about reality and/or multiple realities but then you get...a brick wall as the game's ever-persisting wallpaper. I dunno, it's just...strikes me as odd, tbh. o.o
Is the brick wall design for the Main Menu, Relationships, and Options pages a temporary thing, or is this a permanent one because it happens to have a story significance of sorts that will be revealed later down the line?
Reason I'm asking is because the story and themes center on a VRRMO and talk about reality and/or multiple realities but then you get...a brick wall as the game's ever-persisting wallpaper. I dunno, it's just...strikes me as odd, tbh. o.o
This game is a masterpiece, I really enjoyed it so far. Take my money, lord genius.
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Having now managed to get Orion to win in the arena, and played through the subsequent scene with Nancy, I realise that she is totally awesome. Every time I think that one of the girls is my favourite, another of them manages to do something to top her.
Wow. I'm really impressed. During the first 20 minutes or so I didn't really feel it, but I continued on and suddenly I had played for hours. So much content for a 0.3 release. I played Once in a Lifetime and loved it, but Eternum is an improvement in almost every aspect.
What I love about the VR-MMO story trope is that the possibilities are endless. With excellent storytelling like this and not to mention the well delivered humor I can't help but be a fan already.
Can't wait for more!
What I love about the VR-MMO story trope is that the possibilities are endless. With excellent storytelling like this and not to mention the well delivered humor I can't help but be a fan already.
Can't wait for more!