VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Once in a Lifetime [v1.0] [Caribdis]

Great game, with great characters, packed in awesome story, with variety of girls and different settings - quiz show and trip to Japan were personal highlights.
Sign of awesome things to come from developer - Eternum callout piqued my interest. Huge recomendation, try this game, you won't regret it

The girls in this game pretty much all look the same, especially their faces, however the game itself and the story is definitely top tier. It's not just a mindless clicking game, and there are quite a lot of choices that affect the storyline, and progression with each girl. Personally, I don't mind that some paths can be locked out, as there would be no point to make choices if all the girls will love you anyway.

Some of the scenes look extremely dated, such as the lighting, or textures, but for the time it's okay, and for me I don't really care about graphics, a good story/script, interesting characters and progression always beat graphics. I don't expect the dev to make every scene with perfect lighting or posing in honey select.

I can say Caribdis is genius!

The game story is great, with touch of comedy and beauty girls. Well only the guy face is not handsome as normally H- Protagonist is....but other than that its one of the greatest VN, Renpy game!

Now the developer make eternum! I also cant wait until its completed...i already tried it and yes...its great! Will wait until completed and try it from the start!

I’ve always considered myself a silent observer of the F95zone community, browsing games, playing them, but never leaving a comment or casting a vote. I’ve preferred to stay transparent, simply enjoying the experience. However, after a year of playing this game, I’ve decided to break my silence and share my thoughts in this review.

In my humble opinion, this game is the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) when it comes to adult visual novels, even better than Eternum.

In our daily lives, there are certain masterpieces, whether books, movies, or games, that offer an extraordinary experience, the kind you only get once. These are the works that, when you discover someone hasn’t experienced them yet, you can’t help but feel a sense of excitement. You almost want to say, “You’re so lucky to still have the chance to experience this for the first time.” Such masterpieces aren’t easy to come by. For me, it’s like The Three-Body Problem in sci-fi literature, the Water 7/Enies Lobby arc in One Piece, and now this game. Though not mainstream, it stands as a true gem in the adult visual novel genre.

The plot is incredibly engaging, and the narrative flows so smoothly that it completely pulls you in. It’s not just an erotic game; it’s a story, a novel, masterfully blended with the perfect balance of adult content and plot development. The author has a unique ability to build atmosphere, creating a world so immersive that you’ll feel it long after you’ve finished playing.

This is more than just an adult game; it’s art.

The graphics have aged, but they still hold up. I would even say they are better than the AI-generated ones we're getting now, especially once you understand that each scene had to be hand-crafted and that couldn't have been easy for the dev.

The strongest point is the story. It's just amazing, and I love the fact that it's science-focused. All these questions about history or chemistry, I love it.

The part that made me give it 5 stars, though, is the humor. In every scene, there's something hilarious, but not stupid brainrot, just pure humor.

its just kinda good ngl. Everything from the humour to the story and everything else in between is pretty damn good. the only drawback is that its an old game and doesnt have that good graphics but regardless a gem indeed

One of the best games I ever played in the NSFW category. I enjoyed it from start to finish, and I hope more "3d" games would follows Once in a Lifetime's route, especially in the art department. Words are little to describe my love for this game!

The graphics have aged a bit, especially in the earliest parts of the game. I think the comedy element more than made up for it.

Also i will advice you to follow walk through. It's very easy to make choice which will lose you love interests. This is "harem game where the harem ending" is the intended way to play. Due to lack of branching, non optimal choices means you see less from the game, rather than seeing different things. Some choices have funny immediate reactions from the characters, but long term unless you are fully optimal you only get shorter game.

review for 1.0 - Overall it's good, the story feels sorta flat, it just escalates without a lot of ups and downs, just sorta goes. The overall arc was sorta easy to predict, there aren't really a lot of characters that you interact with in the story and it's obvious which ones are main plot tools and which are meant to be comic relief.

Played the horror section in bed and got so scared i couldn't walk around my house at night without lights on lol, not sure why that specific thing gets me so bad but yo fuck that, why is that arc in the game, it's such a departure from the rest of the story, none of the other short arcs are that bad, the juxtaposition of the horror arc and the rest of the story felt like it was almost two different stories.

I like the girls, the models are nice, a little waspy and they all more or less have the same body but it's easy to move past, the scenes are alright and each felt different from the other even if they were all pretty similar.

I wish that there was more of the harem in the harem end, the story just ends and you get some scenes and game over.

overall it's worth a play, if you've played eternum you can see where the devs improved. Iris is best girl.

caribdis mustve made a deal with the devil to be able to create peak like this. story, dialogue, comedy, renders all fucking peak. i had been putting playing this game off because i thought it was overrated but ive been proven very wrong

This game comes as close to a perfect as a VN can get. Play it even if you doubt the honeyselect graphics. It beats almost every other game on this site, even Eternum.

The writing and the characters are so comical, funny, and still so relatable at the same time. It has a somewhat dark plot underlining the whole thing, but all the actual events involving the characters always get you laughing in the end.

The strongest element of the game is the amazing pace and build-up of the sexual scenes. There's a ton of hot voyeurism, which is a big ++ for me. The H-scenes are well written and feel like they evolve so naturally. It's not just a hot giga-chad MC picking up hot girls, and asking them to fuck, but instead there is a real mix of pre-planned and accidentally evolving sexual moments.

The game always puts you in a cheerful mood. Just play it.

I'm usually not into visual novels or 3dcg but this game does a spectacular job with both. The characters are attractive, plot is interesting, dialogue is funny, and sex scenes are sexy. The save and back options makes for easy navigation too. Multiple endings and good story pacing.

I found this game through rape and pregnancy tags, but this content is not easily found. Spoiler alert: rape happens only in 1 specific dialogue option, and pregnancy happens only in the ending, save for some line of dialogue of the girl(s) finding out they're pregnant. As a forced breeding kink enthusiast, this had me disappointed. However the overall game is still very good and I fully enjoyed my time with it. This is also the first sex game to make me laugh

Some games try to dazzle you with artistry; others simply make you smile. This visual novel belongs proudly to the latter. It may wear the label “adult,” but its greatest seduction is laughter.

The art will not take your breath away — let’s be clear about that. The models are familiar, the proportions a touch uneven, the shading occasionally wayward. And yet, somehow, the developer has squeezed every ounce of life from them. Through clever framing and expressive detail, these once-generic figures have become genuine characters. There’s a spark behind their eyes — the unmistakable sign of a creator who knows exactly how to make limited tools sing.

Every personality bursts from the screen. The cast is loud, eccentric, and brimming with charm, each line delivered with impeccable timing. But the comedic relief — ah, the comedic relief — is a revelation. Rarely have I seen a character so perfectly absurd, yet so essential. They steal scenes not by demanding attention, but by earning it, turning every exchange into a small triumph of wit.

No, it’s not a masterpiece of visual splendor. But it doesn’t need to be. It knows exactly what it is: sharp, funny, and irresistibly full of heart. And in a genre that often forgets to laugh, that makes it something rather special.

The game is interesting enough to follow, and it actually gets better as you go.
The models look pretty rough early on, but by the end they noticeably improve and feel more polished.
The story itself is curious and keeps your attention, though the relationships between characters don’t always feel believable.
Some moments are too sudden or unnatural, but overall the characters are chill and easy to like.
The writing has a nice flow, even if it sometimes leans into clichés.
Scene animations are well done, and I especially liked the facial expressions. It’s not the best one out there, but it’s clearly made with efforts.

One of the first novels I read, I'm very fond of it. It's not the best in terms of story or characters, but it's very enjoyable and has an interesting plot that makes you want to keep playing. It's worth it.

Okay, there are 2 things that make this an exelent experience. First the writing, it's surprisingly well executed, all the jokes and the visual elements to it, it's amazing how good the pacing and the story are. Second the characters even the MC (witch has the name you give him) it's a simple character easy to self insert, but believable and actually entertaning, all the girls too are not only pretty, but full of personality and nice and entertaning dialogue, even if they are way too horny and a bit shalow, still. they are likable and adorable. the scenes are decent, some are really hot, but all the story taking me there was also very good to follow, this is almost good enough to recomend to non eroge fans, unfortunatelly the sexual part its too present to recomend to normies tho. In the end is of awesome story in a really nice, and hot enough eroge. recomended for the vanila enjoyers out there. peace

One of the best visual novels on the site for sure.
The sex scenes are extremely hot, and while it might "just" be honey select they are some of the best honey select scenes I have ever seen.

The characters and writing are good, not amazing but they absolutely fit and work together.

The game is linear and the difference in choices doesn't really matter, the "correct" answers are usually quite obvious, there are no alternate endings it is just whether you miss certain sex scenes or sometimes if you leave a path.

It is a true harem story.

Also is actually funny.

Simply masterpiece, art style is little bit wonky for my taste but it really improves trough the play trough. Story is unbelievable, last song and ending is also memorable, great ending to an amazing game.

ok, i can't believe this was his first game. he nailed it...literally! eternum is incredible as well, i'm happy to support him. wanna keep these super quality fapping games going!! you all need to send him money too! plz!

I don't know man, I don't completely get why the reviews are so good. It definetly has some really great aspects, like the writing in general, the witty comedy and the animations but I feel like the story overall is just a little bit silly. And what bothers me personally the most is that the relationships feel just completely unrealistic and forced. You go from nothing to getting a handjob and then a blowjob immideately with the step-sister character for no real reason. Or from being thrown out of a party to fucking, just because you bet that you can make a girl (that hates you) cum in 5 minutes.
Stuff like this just really makes me lose intrest and take me out of a game.

I guess it's fine overall but I just expected something extraordanary given the ratings.