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

Once in a Lifetime is really well done. The cast is interesting. The art is well done. The sex scenes are hot. It fires on all cylinders there, but that is not what makes this stand out. The writing does. The story is really funny when it needs to, serious when it wants to, touching and heartfelt when it is called for, and somewhat over-the-top in a very pleasant way pretty much the whole way through. And at no point did I ever feel like the characters acted out of character. This game dev is one to keep an eye on, and this game is worth your time.

One of the, if not the best H-Game I've played so far.
I love the story and the characters, its just a pure bliss to play.
The mix of humorous storytelling and interesting scenery gives the game a very nice feel. I think this game is a complete Unique experience in comparison to many of the other games aviable here.

I'm excited for the next game!

Okay, while this is a good game, but this is not a game worth this much.

The story had me rolling my eyes continuously. The thriller and mystery elements really weirded me out.

The scenery changes were bizarre. It didn't make sense why would the creator needed to make the characters go to japan and change all their costumes and scenery. It even got a map for that section. Then to the "resident evil" village with all the weird animal masks.

The sexual scenarios were interesting and the girls were cute and sexy, but other than that the game really put me off.

An excellent game with a funny and sexy set of characters. The humor flows, the models are super sexy, and scenes are reasonably steamy. The buildup is pretty good, which I think is sometimes not handled as well by other games. Highly recommend a playthrough.

Best game i ever played. Not only the scenes but also the script. The writing was so damn funny. I never have seen such a funny MC before in any other games. A must play for everyone here. And kudos to the Creator for creating such a master piece.

Engaging story. It's not just another short wank game that's over in an hour. Character dialogs are meaningful and painstakingly done.

and oh... the casual meme references XD

for some good laughs, pay special attention to what happens on screen, especially in the background.

This was one of the best games I have played in this site by a large margin. Just wow.

The humour was incredible and the characters were insanely fun. Stabby Mike is King!

No grinding, a nice amount of action and tension and great comedy.

I would like to congratulate Caribdis for this masterpiece and apologize for not being able to support his work with money. 10/10

This game absolutely deserves 5 stars.

The story is interesting and well thought out and the characters are very enjoyable.
The jokes are amazing and not overly done.
I absolutely played this porn game for the plot, i can't say that about many games i played.

About the porn, it's animations are very well made and the context/situations are fairly realistic considering this is a porn game.

Congrats to Caribdis for this amazing game.

how this game is so popular? Played for 30 minutes and it was extremely tedious and boring
Idiot tests from the very beginning which forces you to immediately download walkthrough, plastic and unrealistic character models as well as backgrounds, unskippable fights which again forces you to use walkthrough or to scroll back and actually savescam, endless stream of stupidest puzzles every 5 minutes (these puzzles block you from continuing to play and are not just some side quests with rewards) , do not recommend this overrated game to anyone

Okay. Let me start off by saying that I don't think I have ever written a review for anything before. I don't just mean on this website. I mean literally anything; products I've bought, movies I've watched, video games I've played, etc. What I'm trying to say is, I am by no means a professional reviewer. I've seen other people rate games on this site in a clear, systemic manner (listing things they liked and disliked about the game with bullet points, rating different aspects of the game separately, etc.). I'm not gonna do that. My review is gonna be a lot more..."spiritual", rather than "logistical", if that makes any sense.

That being said, holy shit. This is the greatest adult game I have ever played in my life. Just a few minutes ago, I beat my third playthrough of the game. And I literally only beat my first playthrough exactly 1 month ago (and it's not a short game by any means).

I guess the most important part of an adult visual novel are the girls. If the girls aren't attractive, what's the point in playing? Well, no need to worry about that for this game. The girls in this game are absolutely gorgeous, especially the main two. Not only that, but they have loveable personalities. They very quickly grow on you and you begin to genuinely care for them, and not just see them as a means to nut. The girls in this game are easily the most memorable you can find on this entire site, in my opinion.

Then there's the story. When you download a game on this site, you think you're downloading a sex game. When the game is tagged as a visual novel, you think, "Oh, okay. It's a sex game with a mediocre story sprinkled in. Still a sex game. I just wanna see some titties". That's exactly what I thought as I was downloading this game. And when I started, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the game didn't just immediately dump you into sex scenes like other VNs do. It actually takes a decent amount of time to get to the first sex scenes, and even longer to get to actual intercourse. But that time isn't spent just dicking around. It's building the story, which is the best one I've ever played on this site.

And of course, I cannot go without mentioning the humor. This game is fucking hilarious. There were moments in this game that had me gasping for air. This game has a perfect mix of seriousness and light-heartedness

I have played a lot of games on this site. Many of which I have loved. But I never felt compelled to write a review of any of them. If I didn't like a game, I'd just delete it and move on. If I liked or even loved a game, I'd just keep it to myself. But I love this game so much that I feel an obligation to give it a 5-star review.

Something else I have never done is sign up for a developer's Patreon. I always thought, "yeah, some of these games are pretty good, but I'd never spend real-world money on them. I'll let other people do that". Well earlier this month I signed up for the developer's $10 Patreon tier, and this is probably the only developer on this site I am going to do that for because this game is just that good. And seeing as how his next game, "Eternum", is supposed to be similar in style, but "bigger and better", you bet your ass I wanna put money towards supporting that.

So yeah, that's my review. Probably the only review I'll ever bother leaving on this site. I think that fact says more than the 5 stars ever could.

I loved playing this game.
The writing was terrific, the story was interesting, the characters had depth, the women were hot, and the animations were realistic (for being animated). Bravo to the creator all the way around. Please support the developer so they can continue to create excellent entertainment.

I am reviewing the full release 1.0. This is a must play! The impact of the characters and ups and downs of the story come together to form a fantastic game! The story does a great job of making you want to know the truth, with just enough humor and quirks to not be a constant suspense. The H scenes were overall great and felt pretty natural to the story, the writing was really good throughout the game and if there was a safe for work version released, I would play just for the story. I'm sad it's over, but I'm glad I experienced it.

Funniest game i've played for a long time!
Its already rare to see a game with a good,complete and engaging story, not to mention good scenes, but with the hilarious jokes its just perfect.
Definitely recommend to everyone!
Can't wait till the next game

Thx i loved every part of the game, was cute, sexy, misterious, i enjoyed everything of if

ngl on the first time i saw the renders and i was a little insecure if giving it a chance, also most of this harem games have a very common story with nothing interesting except for some hot renders and good scenes but you tried to make and interesting story, i am not gonna say is a master piece, but after all who expect wonderful stories here? but at least is interesting, is outside of the box and is interesting, even for me that i normally skip most of the dialogues on VN and go straight to "action", but the interactions with characters were cute and lovely.

You know, I kept with this game from time to time early in its development, then i think the last update i followed was around the hospital, now i spend the whole night playing from zero (pressing skip here and there i will admit) and oh boy this must be one of the games that has left me the most satisfied in a while (in all senses of the word).

Where to start? Okay, lets start easy. The COMEDY IS FUCKING GOLD. If I had to pin down what is the most hilarious thing here it would be hard to say which made me laught the most but i guess the closest one to first place would be the whole prison segment which leads to my next statement: MIKE IS THE FUCKING BOSS.

The animation is really good and fluid, didn't imagine you could get these kind of results with Honey Select.

The sounds effect and soundtrack really nice.

The game isn't grindy and the minigames and puzzles are quite enjoyable and fun to do.

The plot is quite solid with some little nice twists here and there (even if some of them were telegraphed miles away). An enyojable story, straightforward but with a steady and nice flow that makes it enjoyable and easy to follow along and even feel invested in.

The characters are quite enjoyable from the possible LI to the secondary cast, everyone oozes personality, even the ones that appear in only one scene. This is also the biggest lack in the game, concerning the potential love interests. None is badly writen, maybe it feels they should have needed some more fleshing out, maybe its my simple desire to see more of them despite the story doing a fine job of characterizing them, I would certainly have loved to see more of Jasmine, Iris and Aiko, they arent main girls material, I get it, them lacking affection points and so, but still, would ahve loved to see more from them.

Carla coincidentially feels like the more cliché of the bunch and the most lacking in personality (even if some of her scenes where amongst the hottest ones), only feeling like she had a great characterization by the final act of the story. I wish Rebeccas's relationship didn't feel only mostly sexual.

That's another thing, the mix between being horny and having the feels wasn't that well balanced in the game with some of the romantic interests (Carla and Iris feeling at times specially like nymphos and nothing else, Rebecca could be included in this category too but at least she has the whole 'im in a relationship im not sure i still want' going for her, Jasmine certainly started as full on pure sexual thing but it was clear things were ramping up for more, but again, by this time, we were too close to the end of events). By contrast, the bonds with the two vet main girls (Judie and Lauren) and Aiko, despite how little there was of her, felt very genuine and the sex was a part of the relation, NOT the relation.

Another thing lacking or that would have been nice to see was characters interacting beyond our MC, sure we are the protagonist, the story revolves around us, but that doesn't mean the world does, i for one feel Iris interactions with Judie made a lot to flesh her out beyond 'girl that thirst for her best friends brother', would be nice to see more mother-daughter moments, or between Lauren and Aiko or Rebecca and one of the girls, there where moments here and there, just, some more of them.

Anyway, despite these, I actually feel them like personal peevs of mine that are also too insignificant to put a noticable dent in the overall quality of the game. And hopefully the DLCs will solve several of my complains about the game.

Once in a Lifetime is a masterpiece in terms of storytelling. I genuinely enjoyed the game, and appreciated all the characters. Plus, the humour is just amazing! (Will to live -37, psych!)

The earlier sex scenes are a bit lacking for me, due to a lack of audio, but the actual animations are still top notch, and audio is instituted into some of the later ones. The dialogue, writing, investment into the characters, story progression and design are definitely enough to push Once in a Lifetime into my top tier of storyline-based adult visual novels.

Regardless, if you're looking for a VN that will give you a great storyline, as well as get your rocks off, I highly recommend this one. I'll be watching the developer's future work with some interest.

Oh, also, it has some of the most awesome supporting NPCs I've ever seen.

S. Mike for president. 2023. I'm just saying.

Oh man, what a game. Definitely one of the best, if not the best, VN I've played here. The girls are gorgeous (especially the sisters), the story is great and the humor and random references had me laughing out loud. The choices you make matter and can end the romance (or path, as the game calls it) with any of the girls. Those choices are usually straight forward so you probably won't find yourself reloading except to see the (often hilarious) consequences of picking the other options.

Pros:
+ Great renders, beautiful girls
+ Animated sex scenes
+ Well written story
+ Great humor and references
+ Harem ending possible
+ Wincest mod
+ Gallery mod
+ Stabby Mike

Cons:
- Game is too quiet at times, especially in some sex scenes.

Final verdict: 5/5 - Stabby Mike for President.

Excellent game, with a captivating story and beautiful lewd scenes. I couldn't choose one girl as all of them were beautiful, so I think the harem path for this game fits well, as depending on the play style, all the girls had meaningful interactions and scenes with mc. Though I will say that in the harem path, all the girls seemed open to this idea without at least some pushback. Still, I would recommend anyone to play the game if you want to have a good time, and I can't wait to play dev's next game; after the epilogue concludes, this game.

I cant say anything that hasnt been said yet about this game.

But I still want to cred it as one of the very best Harem games and stories in this entire website, all the girls are loveable and the fact that you can have all of them without any real stress/drama or pain associated is awesome.

It should speak volumes about the game the fact that I kinda felt emotional seeing the girls' pregnant bellies in the epilogue (kinda wished we could see everyone's bellies, not just Jasmine and Aiko).

Reviewing the v1.0 release (with Completed Tag)!

This is one of the best games I've ever played, the plot and content are so amazing! The writing was very good, and quite funny, with lots of humorous lines and renders.

Overall the pacing, the funny moments, the serious moments, the sexy moments, everything was great. Totally worth playing it.