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

  1. 5.00 star(s)

    Daskar69

    Where to begin? This game blew me away. The writing, the visuals, everything blended together nearly perfectly. The story was a roller coaster of emotions up to the end. My biggest complaint is that I can only play it for the first time once.
  2. 5.00 star(s)

    Jimlong357

    I'm not a huge fan honey select, but the story for this game cannot be denied. It's intricate and you honestly care about the characters. I enjoyed every minute I played with this game.

    Story - Depth of character building and story arc are a ten out of ten, just great.

    Visuals - Not my bag, but done very well for honey select.

    Gameplay - This is a visual novel, but the developer mixes it up and puts some sandbox elements in it as well, which I found kinda cool

    Overall a great game, would highly recommend.
  3. 5.00 star(s)

    StevenD90

    It's an excellent game with an intriguing plot. I burst out laughing several times. I simply wish there were more games like this one. Even if parts of the characters' garments clip through their limbs at times, the animation is excellent.
  4. 5.00 star(s)

    nachtheuler

    I love to torture myself with such Games because i easily get emotionally attached to virtual Characters.

    This one is definetly in my Top 3 so far, i really like the Characters. The Story was decent, not world changing, but i couldnt say anything negative about it either.

    The Characters, alltough some more some less, have a decent background and interesting Story, each was interesting in their own Way.

    I also want to give Once in a Lifetime Bonus Points for being way more funny than i expected it to be. There have been many Times in which the Game actually made me laugh out loud.

    Since i used the Walktrough Mod, i reached, what i would assume, the best possible Ending. I wouldnt have it any other Way, i really like the Ending, the Game didnt pointlessly drag on, and at no Point have i ever felt like skipping because content felt like Filler.

    Since, like i said, i easily get emotionally attached to virtual Characters, i would give this a 10/10. My Heart hurts a little knowing that the Story ended, but im glad it was a good one!

    Last but not least, Shoutout to the Man, the Myth, the Legend... Stabby Mike.
  5. 4.00 star(s)

    fcofco

    It is a really great game mostly because of how entertaining and funny story is. Also a big point for the game is that all the love interest of the protagonist are interesting, unique and likable characters that make follow their path a very rewarding experience. Nevertheless, I think the renders are not the best even if the scenes are good.
  6. 5.00 star(s)

    LightSwitch

    I had a really fun time with this game. I played it on and off for several months and often lost track of what was going on, but I still managed to enjoy it.

    Initially I thought this game was plot focused with a sprinkling of lewd, but I felt it shifted as it went on. It was 3 hours until the first sex scene, but later in the game you're getting lewd scenes probably every 20-30 minutes. It may be because there were too many characters developing at once early on which dragged progression. By mid-game, it's as if their romantic scenes are popping off back to back at the same time.

    At the very beginning of the game it mentions that any bad choices could "divert you from the path." I didn't take this warning too seriously as I did not realize it would completely lock you out of routes without warning and assumed I could easily go back to change my decisions if I wanted. However, at one point when I checked up on my status with the characters, I noticed one said "path lost". I didn't even know what decision I made that caused that to happen or when it did, there was no in-game communication. By the time I realized, I couldn't go back far enough so I started all over from the beginning to change some choices so I recommend saving often or at least checking on your path statuses regularly. At another point much later in the game, I reached a bad ending and it booted me to the title screen. If I didn't have backup saves, I would've lost hours of progress.

    I thought raising your relationship status with certain characters would cause others to go down or that making certain decisions would lead to a different type of outcome rather than no outcome at all. The choices in this game are almost multiple choice tests where there is a definite right answer, and I'm not talking about the literal multiple choice tests where if you pass you impress them with your big brain and raise your relationship status. So I recommend trying to satisfy everyone and going for the obvious compliments, at least in the early game.

    The relationship with the mom character seems the most forced or cheaply written. She already has feelings for you and all it takes is convincing her to be more open and honest. There was very little persuasion or relationship building necessary. The same could probably be said for all characters honestly, but for a member of your immediate family, she almost felt like a minor background character.

    I forgot this as I was playing, but at the very beginning of the game, you're given the option of whether you want pregnancy to be a feature in the game or not. I chose no, so it made all the sex scenes seem harmless. Creampies with no consequence. If pregnancy were enabled, I'm not sure to what extent it would impact the story or character relationships, or if it's purely a difference in physical appearance.

    When finally nearing the end and reflecting back on my playthrough, I thought this game succeeded in gradually building relationships so that story moments felt earned and satisfying. I think there are multiple endings and I like to believe I got a happy one. A touching, open-ended conclusion. Unsure what the future holds for these characters, but they don't know either. They're happy and don't care, so long as they have each other.

    Mike gets my vote.
  7. 3.00 star(s)

    Mythos079

    Not a great game, but at least original and funny.
    Story
    5​
    The story is crazy, but original with a lot of humor in it.
    Renders
    3​
    Characters are cute, but simple.
    Sound
    3​
    Sometimes it create the good atmosphere, sometimes it's not there at all, other times is just forgettable. Average.
    Gameplay
    2​
    Most of the times it makes you chose between right or wrong answers, like many other games like this. I don't like it, cause you don't have actually agency in this way.
    Bugs
    5​
    As much as I know, there aren't any.
  8. 5.00 star(s)

    Ginyu69

    An Amazing h game with tons of pop culture refferces and great story with funny and interesting diagolue. The h scenes are well aniamated and easy to unlock, there is a gallery to rewatch scenes. The chracters are all unique and likeable in there own ways and have differt arc types. Deffiently download and play this and support the creator if you can
  9. 4.00 star(s)

    PreggoMyMom

    My First review game on F95zone
    Overall is was a decent story plot for me , the reason I'm holding back 1 star out of 5/5 was of the Ending part , didn't go as well as I was expected , I looking forward for the scene with Carla (step-mom) but it didn't show much at the ending. :cry: And the sex screen in the game comparatively is much lesser but great quality indeed. Personally , i would say that the game is Overhyped or overrated in some cases , nevertheless it still a fun ride through the game . Hoping their next game will be greater. Cheers
  10. 5.00 star(s)

    shaitanxxx

    One of the best narrative driven games I've played on here. The characters were great and the modeling work is top tier. The only negative i can give is that once you have played this one, it makes others pale in comparison. Seriously, give this one a shot
  11. 5.00 star(s)

    UUUHHHHHHH

    Humorous story but there was almost no music or sound during the first quarter of the game. Would also recommend walkthrough mod (For Phones put it in \Internal storage\Android\data\ com.caribdis.oialt\files\game)
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  12. 5.00 star(s)

    K4mus00

    Overall? Really, really great.

    OiaLt is the kind of game that will mostly make you smile and give some deeper thoughts, here and there, to some subjects. Although I think there's some lack in character development and how the build-up of certain situations wasn't done so well... even though - in my point of view - we also have a serious lack of soundtrack (what we have is good and well placed; but I, personally, would love to have more)... Caribdis managed to deliver a game with a not so simple yet wonderful story. One that evokes interest, attention and admiration.

    Animation-wise, not the most top notch you can find out there, but it's damn good and well done! Designs are great.

    Now, I can't help myself but to make a bridge here, between this game and Cari's next one: Eternum.

    My good friends, here in this game you will witness some pretty good screenplay gimmicks/story devices, tons of hilarious references... But it's in Eternum that this man... reaches another league. There you will witness the rise of what I believe to be one of Cari's most powerful abilities: create insanely fantastic immersions.
    Your mind... will fucking blow when you play that masterpiece.

    But hey! If you're here reading this and you've never really played any of Cari's games, start with OiaLt. Please do it! It's very unlikely you won't enjoy your time in it.
  13. 5.00 star(s)

    Deleted member 3036093

    StorySoundBugsAnimationsAmountOverall
    more than I expectedGreatencounter
    few in 2nd Playthrough when I use a lot of skip button, but 1st Playthrough is just fine and can recover from most of bugs
    Greatgreat! not too short and not too long5/5

    If you are expecting nice sound choice, a compelling storyline, and artwork of the utmost quality. I highly recommend this game.
  14. 5.00 star(s)

    Yolomon

    Comedy
    Decent story, decent art, and very comedic comedy. 8/10. Would recommend.
    The models were a bit weirdly drawn. The eye colour made them look like demonic hell spawns but the characters had good stories. I didn't feel bored through the gameplay but i do wish the story was a little bit more realistic to the character. It felt like the world revolved around as everyone seemed to agree with him.
    But anyway, great gameplay. Not like typical daz3d vn's. gg
  15. 5.00 star(s)

    Elhemeer

    So this is the ... 4th (?) game I bought on Icht.io. It's the first one I really enjoyed, first one I completed, first game that led me to getting a second game from the same creator, etc.

    Just Loved this game. Thanks Caribdis!

    (also very much enjoying Eternum)
  16. 5.00 star(s)

    ineedtonut

    I played this a while ago when it was finished, but I just remembered again how good of a game it was.
    Remember the name stabby mike? Yeah, I still remember when he told the president to get down.
    What a lad!
  17. 5.00 star(s)

    MendingCactus

    Honestly out of all the VNs I've ever played, this has been the only one I've bothered to write a review for.

    So, the story was wild, there was a few twists, while also not taking itself too serious, ive laughed so much during this game,

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    This game must be played with music!, the musical choices enhanced this game so much.

    My only real complaint is the ending felt abrupt but other than that i loved every second of this, In the end this game truly is Once in a Lifetime.

    ALSO
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  18. 5.00 star(s)

    SilverSniper88

    Easily one of the best H-games I've ever played. When I started playing this (not sure if it was v0.1 or v0.2, but it was super early) I had no clue I'd be in for something this great. Hell, I even managed to get attached to all of these characters; something I never expected to happen.

    Thanks for making this game, Caribdis. I'm definitely on-board for Eternum, and whatever extra content you've got coming our way.
  19. 5.00 star(s)

    Bryancrd

    It is a really good game with a pretty cool story. I laughed so hard so many times. I just want to see more game as funny as this one. Even though sometimes there are part of the clothes that clip through the limbs of the characters, the animation is weel done.
  20. 5.00 star(s)

    paidfire

    Oh wow, what a journey. I enjoyed the game, the story is solid (albeit a bit fast paced). I laughed a lot (some of the jokes really hit the spot for me, I couldn't stop laughing for couple of minutes). And Stabby Mike is now my favorite male character in all the VNs I ever played.
    Character art might feel a bit odd but you quickly get used to it. There are no good-looking males though, even MC is hideous. But that just adds to the comedy portion of the game which is a big plus for me.
    Easy 5 outta 5, this is one of the games I'm gonna remember for a long time.