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

Everything is great but you should be advised that you are unfortunately playing as a British. Other than this sadistic bit of characterization, the entire game is well-written and very well-animated.

Here is an incest game with some supernatural elements but with an overall engaging and great story. The renders are fantastic and the humor is spot on. What is awesome about this game is how clear it is to be involved with any one of the love interests. The game does a superb job of keeping certain love interests out of most of the story if you don't want anything to do with them. The biggest foible of this game is the fact that a somewhat innocuous choice in the middle of the game will lead you towards the bad end with no way of getting out of it. It is definitely a game worth playing.

the best part of the game was that it managed to blend serious with humor; something pretty much all VNs fail at. long immersive story with plenty of dialogue. while i detest the use of honey select for games as its low quality; the animations were pretty good. the girls were all fairly enjoyable to interact with.

Guys.. I don't understand what is happening here with all the reviews honestly.

People here mention "immersive story". Ok, so the game is set in real world, and has "slice of life" premise to it. But in first 30 minutes you shoot zombies with a gun in an abandoned lab where you find deformed bodies of experiments victims. There is a ton of characters and names, which fly before your eyes with a speed of light and there is no reason to remember any of them. Also M/S route goes like this: "Therapist told me to jerk off his cock. Well, what do". Then Mom jerks MC's cock literally 1 second later. Again, it is porn game, no biggie, but how is that a 10/10 story?


People mention "gameplay". Yeah, it's cool if you like to suddenly uncover the fact that you screwed the route of a certain girl because 2 hours ago you named her favourite color wrong. Unplayable without the walkthrough. Or, if you don't want any porn in your porn game - then, of course, it is playable, feel free to waste 6 hours of your life.

People mention "graphics" and "animations". It is Honey Select graphics and animations 101. Those look ugly 50% of a time, which is normal, but, again, I don't get the hype. Sisters look cute but mom for example - is literally default model with white hair.

Didn't get it. Didn't get it at all.

This game was truly beautiful work. I had experienced every emotion there are. Definitely hidden gem, I'm sad that I discovered it a little late. Everyone should give this a try.

Caribdis, damn, you definitely know how to create masterpiece. Music placements was on point. Clever writing that takes your mind to everywhere. Thank you for your time. Eternum can't be completed fast enough.

Amazing game. What an incredible experience. The sisters are the best. The sex scene and dialogue are hot AF. Bonus point for letting the player decides which girls they want to pursue in the harem.

Can't I believe I could find a finished and satisfying incest game on this site.

I must say that I met the creator for playing eternum, then I saw that he had this, which is his first work, I had little expectations because it was his first game but... Very good game, I was really impressed, I wish I could complain because it is his first game and as the first game he did very well

THE GOOD
At first I didn't see a solid story but then it became very good. I mean adding that suspense with the supernatural seemed like a good decision to me, because at first it only seemed like a typical story for a boy at school, but then it turned into something very entertaining and that hooked me well. For the graphic part, very good, I'm not complaining much, the girls had good designs (although some were very similar) but everything was fine, the areas, and even the extra characters, everything was fine according to how the story was developing. Here I think the best thing was the art style, because I think he became known for his character design, which drew attention and created a work where it is not only sex, but also does not have a kind of logical sense of what was shown, basically It is a game that has a plot and extra scenes +18.Another thing is that the relationship of the protagonist with the "most important" protagonists, although a bit rushed, seemed to me a good development of those relationships.

THE BAD... or not?
The bad thing and I think the main thing was... is that it's a very short story. I feel that everything was developed too quickly and despite wanting to implement a bit of suspense and supernatural themes, they developed it very quickly, they stepped on the accelerator. This made several characters not stand out much for suddenly wanting to move faster in the story. For example, Jazmin had little participation and there is no logical weight (at least from my point of view) that makes her fall in love with the main character, it also happens with the teacher, from one moment to the next she begins to see the main character as a target of love, but there is no forceful weight behind that reason. Aiko, they showed her at the beginning and I thought that she was going to be a person with a tougher character, but let's say that her personality did not fit me with the plot weight that she has in the story and that also could not give a convincing reason why she fell in love with the main character... On the other hand, in terms of background music, there is little content, if there are some scenes that have it but there are others that have nothing. But this is his first game and despite these points that I commented, it still seemed like a very good game to me.

I highly recommend this game, I draw the story (Despite what I already said before) and the +18 scenes are enjoyable; and yes, you have to think that this game is oriented to be a sexual game, but this author took that further and not only put erotic scenes because yes, but develop a good story and add that content that makes the game more interesting . I recommend this game, very good and after this follow the author to continue with his next story... Eternum... Congratulations by the way!!!

I feel that the creator, what he did in this game was to make a draft, to see what could go wrong and what could be useful, in his next game, to improve those negative points that he had... and as far as eternum goes, it goes for very good way, because eternum promises to be quite long...

Mi waifu favorita fue Lauren...

Summary (SCORE: 8)
o Character Design/Visual: 9/10
o Background music/sound: 6/10
o Plot: 8/10
o Animation: 9/10
o +18 Scenes: 9/10
o Gameplay: 7/10
o Interface: 10/10

Good story with humor, sex with all the girls, not tedious at all to play through.
You get a decent amount of choices that impact the playthrough.
Also, it's not using Daz3D, so for me it looks way better.

Pure, raw, explosive pleasure! Better than drugs Better than smack Better than a dope coke crack fix shit shoot sniff ganja marijuana blotter acid ecstasy Better than sex, head, 69, orgies, masturbation, tantrism, Kama Sutra or Thai doggy-style! Better than Banana Milkshakes! Better than George Lucas's trilogy, the muppets and 2001! Better than Emma Peel, Marilyn, Lara Croft and Cindy Crawford's beauty mark! Better than the B-side to Abbey Road, Jimmy Hendrix and the first man on the moon...Space Mountain, Santa Claus, Bill Gates' fortune, The Dalai Lama, Lazarus raised from the dead! Schwarzenegger's testerone shots, Pam Anderson Lips, Woodstock, Raves! Better than de Sade, Rimbaud, Morrison and Castaneda! Better than freedom! Better than life!)))

P.S. Quote from "Love me if you dare"

Probably the best complete game on this site and one of the funniest I've ever played. It's a memorable wild ride in the best possible way, and best of all, underneath all the insanity you have characters that are a joy to follow. Lauren and Judie are Top 5 best WEG Sisters, the former being the highlight of the cast with her slow burn relationship with the MC that culminates in the best scenes in the game. Stabby Mike is a legend and even characters with little screentime like Tom, Fit Jack and Oliver leave their mark.

There are some misses (extended epilogue when?), but for each one there are 10 hits. If anyone's trying to tell you how great this game is, listen to them, because they are absolutely correct. I suggest naming the MC Peter or Magnus, this will make some parts of the game even more hilarious.

Overall this game is pretty good.
There is a lot of dialogue to go through, but the quality is solid.
The sound design is good.
The art is good.

My main issues are the kinda bland vanilla sex scenes and the fact that you can "lose" girls out of nowhere.

Just missing a scene can lose you a girl and sometimes that choice was so long ago that you can't easily go back and fix it. But the fact that you even need to go back and replay stuff is bad in itself.

Overall, worth a playthrough, but don't spend too much time trying to get it perfect.

Fun game, good graphics. The find the code parts need some polish, but the characters and how they interact with each other is quite enjoyable.

First time writing a review here, so there is evidently a minimum to it. Given the fact that this game already has over several hundred reviews and it's rated so highly can tell you more than me pointing out all the fun parts. There's even another game in development by the same person, so be sure to give it a look and support them!

Just finished the game, one of the best I've played so far and that's saying something, believe me.
Definetely on my top 3 list and the first game with a Harem ending to make it there. Both glad and sad at the end, glad for the happy ending, sad it is over. Hoping Eternum is at least as satisfying as this one, can't wait to play it when it's completed. 100% recomended. Stabby clan for life xD

This game is a joy from start to finish! The characters are well written and has great personalities, a great story with good twists and turns that manages to bring the right amount of intrigue and development to always keep you hooked and awesome animations!

Realy good game. I gone into this game with no expectations, but it turned out great. I thought the characters looks good thats the reason i played it and they look great but the Story is great too. The Jokes they do and the Reference made me laugh out loud witch is rare. Somthing i didnt like was how easily you can lose a path(the story line) of a Girl , one wong choice and you cant recover. I love the Animations and multiple endings. Overall i had a great time playing this game. Can only recomand.

The story is just really fun, with good cast of waifus, good sex sxenes and wholesome harem ending if you make the right choices. I really ended up liking every one of the girls.

But the best part is your knife loving friend <3

the story is soo bad the mc is fucking wimp endig was bad evry thing about this game whas fucked up just look at the mc's face 100% wimp
i don't know why the rating of this game is soo high i only played this game because of it's rating

I have basically nothing to add beyond what others have already said. Great plot, great characters and relationship development. The only issue I have with this game is that all the girls have the same body shape, apart from that it's absolutely top tier.

"This motherf*cker don't miss.
That motherf*cker don't miss, man.
In the heat of BATTLE he don't miss.
In the heat of CONTROVERSY he don't miss."

- Snoop Dogg about Caribdis, after experiencing the masterpiece that is Once in a Lifetime

I played through Eternum first (which isn't fully completed as of yet - current version is 0.5) and after seeing how many people suggested Caribdis' previous work OIALT, I just had to play it and oh boy; play it I did.

I started the game at like 12-1PM and fully finished it about an hour ago, if you don't count the little breaks inbetween I think I might've binged about 9-10 hours of playtime in one day and it isn't without good reason. This game is an absolute BANGER. Having experienced Eternum and knowing what Caribdis was capable of, I had my expectations set high from the get go and the game hit the nail on the head on every. single. one of them.

The story & the characters pull you right in with how immersive they are, you find yourself immediately wanting to progress with the story to see how it unravels and you want to experience more scenes with the characters once they're introduced. The dialogue between the characters themselves, not just their dialogue with the MC is written so intricately that it makes you feel like a part of a slice of life anime (definitely one of the things Caribdis does superbly.)

Although it may seem a little off-putting due to not looking very up-to-date, the artstyle is absolutely gorgeous and you get used to it as you play more. The animated scenes are very well done and you can tell how much effort was put into them by paying attention to the sound design & the different angles you can experience a scene with.

The humor. I cannot stress how big a part it plays in Caribdis' works, and it is executed flawlessly here. Nothing to me felt pushed or out of place and in many cases, I found myself making the same remarks/claims as the characters which led to me connecting with them more.

There are multiple endings you can get, personally I'm a fan of the "get all the girls and live happily ever after" type of ending if the game's setting is suitable for one so it goes without saying I was very happy to see that one of the endings were indeed to my liking. (The other ones were done very well as well, I suggest you take a look at all of them - you'd be doing yourself a favor.)

Overall, OIALT is a must-play for any VN fan out there and it completely deserves its place as one of the greatest lewd games of all time with how it approaches the characters, interactions, romance/sex scenes, story, worldbuilding, humor and so on.

Much thanks to Caribdis for giving us such a beautiful game and fingers crossed for the upcoming Eternum updates. <3

Funny, witty, interesting and mysterious.

This is the best game in dialogues, story and scenes, the only problem I have with it are the outdated graphics, so a remake with new models would make the perfect game IMO.