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

10/10 on the character model, I fell in love with the texture, smoothness, and overall design of each character. I wish there were more games that utilize the honey select model and design them to be this slick! I can't wait to play eterneum!

8/10 story overall, its engaging and fun to see things unfolded

10/10 on the steamy scene, I even search some of the scenes online, and luckily you guys upload it to P*, than you!

9/10 on the character personality, they're unique in every way

I played this game after being blown away with the quality of Eternum so far, and this one is right up there in quality as well!

The sex scenes were great, but the story and characters really sucked you in! The harem ending was so fucking wholesome!

A story as old as time with cults, magic, and sex. Story seems cliche but the characters really made it quite enjoyable. Animated scenes are amazing and smooth unlike your usual slideshow renpy games. Sound design was meh, 2/3rd of the scenes that I encountered had no sound. All in all a good game, no grinding, amazing scenes, cliche but good story. Would Recommend.

I really liked this game. The MC was top. no unnecessary drama no bullshit.
Stabby Mike was my favourite character. ( I hope the make a guest appearance in Eternum)
The animations are great. And the story was alright as well. I would have loved if the game would had been longer.

I can recommend this game a lot.

I wasn't 100% sure on this game as I tend to prefer more realistic looking face models, but it turns out this game is fantastic. Has an easy to follow story, great characters, subtle humor, well built sexual tension and lewd scenes. Well worth playing.

Good story and not too long, which was a plus for me. The animation was great and the style worked with the story. I'm a fan of harem style stories, but most tend to be pretty confusing, this one was not.

this game along with grand blue (manga) is what I've laughed the most in recent years, it's just hilarious, despite having finished this game a long time ago I had never given it a review, but it's about time, this game For me it's more than porn, it's a great experience, it's fun, it has lovable characters (I love the mc sisters and stabby mike), hot sex scenes, the models of the girls are great, this game is just perfect for me It has everything I'm looking for in this kind of game, something light, fun, kinky but still wholosome, it's just great. And if I have to say something that I don't like, it would be that the ending felt a bit rushed, months ago I read that the dev could make an extra episode for the game in the future, I know that right now it's focused on Eternum, but I would be great in the future to see a little more of these characters

I've been playing various games here on F95Zone for the better part of a few years. For the past few years I have been searching, without realizing it. That was until I stumbled on this game, or should I say creator. Caribdis might actually be a mage because this game was magic. The second I tried it I was in love. The writing is well done compared to so many game, such that I came to care about the characters. While many creators tend to start losing steam towards the end of the game and the plot falls through, I can honestly say this one held up from beginning to end.

Caribdis I don't know what you did before this game but you have found your calling. I look forward to the next game and hopefully a long career of these hits.

Great VN Really enjoyed playing threw it loved all the characters and their development loved the plot it had lots of funny moments especially with stabs mike.
10/10 game.
Defiantly would recommended anyone who's looking for a good VN to play this one.

One of the best novels I've ever seen. great plot, a compelling story full of twists, a dash of horror, comedy, supernatural and romance. I'm a fan of harem stories and so for me it was a full plate. and the backstories were really good.

History 10/10
sex scenes 10/10
Effect 10/10
layout 10/10

I really liked your work I will be following the current one.

One of the best VN on this site.

Graphics: Good

Story: Better than average. Serves the purpose of the game well.

Con: 2 girls go behind the MC back and fuck. This was completely unnecessarily and it was completely opposite of one of those characters.

Multiple NTR endings not being labeled properly.

Some characters also fight their love wayy too much for the MC.

Story:
Interesting, a few twists were predictable, but they were done in such a way you were excited for them when you realized. Overall 9/10.

Renders:
Honey Select based, 10/10.

Sound:
Great Sounds, a bit quiet at times, but not a problem. 8/10

Playability & Performance:
It's a Ren'Py game so...

Bugs:
None.

Animations:
Clean. Decently smooth, but some are clearly 1.5x speed rather than just "speeding up". 8/10

Grammar:
Maybe 1 or 2 slight errors, but nothing else. 10/10

Amount of content:
Took around 8 hours to kinda speed through it. A normal play might be ~10 hours and a complete run of all routes would likely be ~20-30 hours (depending on how you save).

I know i am the odd rater here with everybody giving high ratings but sorry i did not like the game. I do not doubt alot of effort spent but imho it is short in many aspects. First, the main guy is a beta. i know many people like beta MC but i don't. If there is a choice system in a game, correct answer should not always be the soft one i. e the girl is there
a. fuck her
b .kiss her

if you choose fuck her you are done. that kind of system ultimately creates an illusion of choice which there is not. you have to be the good guy to be able to do anything in this game. this is the entire premise of the game. honestly, i found it extremely boring, a copy of 90s japanese eroges.

sex scenes are very mild and mostly vanilla, appears to be designed by a 16 year old. graphics are also subpar

hands down one of the best games I've seen on this site and just in general too, the storyline is fabulous, the animation is amazing and the humour is goated. Phenomenal work overall, Played eternum too and somehow THATS EVEN BETTER, idk how you managed to top this masterpiece.Best of luck fr all your games, i cant wait to play them!

This game does many things correctly, including length, humor, and how it handles a harem ending. The cast of characters are memorable and hilarious, especially Stabby Mike. The MC is likeable. The Ren'Py renders' quality are off the chart, probably one of the best, if not the best, I've played.

The only nitpick I can think of is the plot may seem quite outlandish and far-fetched, but at least the game itself realizes it and doesn't take itself too seriously, which is why its humor lands so perfectly.

I'm gonna keep this one short.
I played 'Once in a Lifetime' after being very impressed by Caribdis newer project 'Eternum' which in my eyes is absolutely wonderful.

'Once in a Lifetime' gets 4.5/5 from me, which i'm very comfortable rounding up, in general and in the context of the VN that led up to 'Eternum'.

A big upside of this game is the story, It's not groundbreaking, but it is interesting and keeps you invested from start to finish.
In a genre where a lot of games use a lazy story as an excuse for the characters to fuck around doing nothing meaningful until they get to fuck one another it's really nice to have an actual interesting thought out story.
The game is absolutely hilarious at many points, stabby mike is such a great character and made me burst out laughing many times.
There are also plenty of touching moments, and the final scene was very emotional.

The characters are pretty charming and doesn't lack personality (even though they aren't exceptionally deep), there's a decently wide cast of LI's, just enough to be interesting and give options, but not too many of them which is a common pitfall of some of the more ambitious projects. A surprisingly good choice for a first project.

The visual side of things is actually pretty good, but probably the weakest point.
Both the MC and the LI's are looking fine (some side characters faces can get a little weird), the animations are alright, but some of the renders can be a bit grainy and outdated.
As I said - it's actually pretty good, more than good enough, but in a game that does everything else fantastically that's pretty much the only thing that I wouldn't rate 5/5 in a heartbeat.

Overall It's a wonderful experience that I'd recommend without a second thought.
It's honestly kind of shocking knowing this is Caribdis first work, It's just too good.
Thanks for the experience.

Another Great game . great story and perfect writing. Well written sex scenes and story makes me happy ,its hard to find quality games . i think i love you Caribdis xD

Eternum ,Once in a Lifetime and Highway Blossoms are my favorite games and two of them are Caribdis' game

Compared to most ren'py porn games, Once in a lifetime does not rely solely on the fap, it's accompanied by being classified as a masterpiece of the comedy genre.
Since it's release, its humor still manages to hold the candle.

The story itself is good nothing more or less, but with a few plot twists that keep the player attention.
The only misstep I can point out in the story is .

The animations are generous with every character, but they are also a bit awkward at some times due to the difficulty of 3D.

I really recommend this game for anyone not only looking for good fap, but also for those looking for a good story

Let me start by saying this is one the best visual novel experiences I've ever had and will ever have, one of the few visual novels I've played till completion, and short of VR technology making this game playable through in virtual reality, I don't see much topping it.

Having finished it, I am an emotional wreck, It's such an incredible game and I had no idea I would enjoy it to this extent or grow this attached to it.

It's 1:35 and I feel so empty having finally finished this game. I played over the course of 3 months, when I have time at night, I played a little half a year ago up until the race with Lauren in the park. Back then I had no idea of the direction this game would go.

The plot and overall story was extremely enjoyable, the horror scenarios were gripping and reasonably scary, the humour was excellent and had me laughing many times. I never got tired of the contrast + heartbeat sound effect moments. Stabby Mike is possibly the best side male character in any visual novel, The clan meeting had me fucking rolling, as did other moments. MC himself, I'll forever know him as Albert as that's how I name my MCs, was also pretty great in his own right.

Now, the visuals were great, there were so many gorgeous frames I had to save so many for every scene and eventually ended up with 341 pages of saves. so 2,046 saves with lots of editing and renaming to have things in the order I want.

The sound was a bit lacking at times, but great at other times, for example rain and thunder, and the various sound effects used for dramatic tension. Where music was used, it was great, especially dramatic scenes, sad scenes and the ending. It was acceptable, but I still wish there was more. For much of the early parts of the game I had my headphones on for not much reason.

And leaving the best for last, the girls were absolutely amazing and I'll remember them for a long time. I totally understand the game's spotlight on Lauren at times, she felt like the main girl or poster girl with Judie a close second. I loved them all, especially Lauren and Judie, which goes without saying, but I also grew especially fond of Jasmine and Aiko at the end, Iris too to a lesser extent. All the characters were brilliant, the villains were great too and there was never a boring moment in the story. The ending was bittersweet and heart wrenching, just a beautiful, amazing story and game with equally amazing characters.

Overall, Once in a Lifetime is easily in my top 5, possibly top 3, I am once again feeling a hole in my chest having finished it, but I hope Eternum can fill that void. Much like the girls, this game was an absolute gem, a treasure and a great treat to play through, and I'll cherish the memory of it for many years to come.

Fucking loved it. Big 10/10. Some pretty lovable characters. especially Lauren i really loved her lol. Definitely worth playing. also played all in one go since i found it so late. I will definitely be playing Eternum as well