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

Outstanding game, writing is excellent with a great sense of humour, and the girls and scenes are brilliant. Definitely recommended! Can't wait to see how the next game from this developer, Eternum, turns out!

I gotta say... This game has got to be ONE of the BEST VNs I've played on this site. Easily one of my top 5 games.

Pros
- Great ass ( ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) animations.
- A good fucking story. (Finally some good fucking food)
- Amazing humor. (I fucking love Hiromi and Stabby Mike. The best supporters of the protag. Dildo Boy is also hilarious lmfao.)
- Loveable LIs. (Lauren hawt with that messy hair)
- Incest lol
- Normal looking protag. (The amount of shitty looking protags in this site is unbelievable).
- And lastly, a fucking sweet and satisfying ending. (Atleast for the ending that I got. That shit is canon to me lmao)

Cons
- You're gonna feel empty after finishing this game. (Only two games have ever done this to me, yet. Acting Lessons and this game)
- Not enough scenes. I LOVE the scenes in this game but tbh I wanted more with some of the other LIs (Maybe a threesome with Mom and Rebecca? Fivesome with Aiko, Iris, Judie and Lauren? Maybe even an orgy with all of them lol). Still tho, love the current scenes... especially the last one

Sidenote
- Do not go into this game expecting some sandbox type of stuff like map exploration, stats training, open world type of shit. Go into this game expecting a lot of tapping, reading and a whole lotta love.

I rarely ever do reviews. Hell, this is even my first review lmao. One of the best games I've played and so this game will be receiving my first ever review. Thank you for the experience Caribdis!
Remember...
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. (Though I wish I could've experienced more dialogue in the ending that I got lol)
And also Lauren best girl.

Play a lot of VN, but this one make me laugh more, than any other.
Girls cute, but all breasts are similar=(, story have a interesting plot.
Thanks for your work!
(I hope a lot of man truly appreciate your masterpiece)

Good renders, good story, good characters, hot scenes, it's hard for me to say what this game doesn't have really. It's definitely one of the better VNs I've played.

If there's a complaint I could invent, I guess it'd have to be genre whiplash. The game's got comedy, horror, drama, and erotica all tossed into a blender. It can be a little disconcerting to go from one to another, but even then, each genre is reasonably spaced from one another, so even that complaint falls flat.

Coming from someone with a deep-seated hatred for horror games, I still recommend this game, full stop. If you're in the market for a VN, you can't go wrong with this one.

What a game. Not usually a fan of harem stuff, but the quality of every aspect is just so good, I'd have to put it up there with the best and favorite ever on my list.

The writing is so well done and hilarious, I think you could just play it as a non porn game. And of course the porn part is hot as fuck, so it's basically 10/10 for every category. Truly a masterpiece.

Bravo to dev, can't wait for your next game (Eternum).

A game that I can play over and over again to choose different directions. The plot can't be said to be excellent, but it still plays well. The best thing is the characters, they are sexy, charming and have a clear role.
You did a great job, Dev! Waiting for the next work!

Probably the best adult VN ever created.

It has it all:
1.A great story.It's not really that deep but every time you play it makes you wonder "how this will end?" and it's full of funny scenes that will make you laugh out loud.
2.Great characters.The main cast of characters are charismatic,have their own believable personalities and don't act like the MC is the center of the world,like in other games.Now,the secondary charecters are one of best fucking things in this game,each one of them contribute to make the game even funnier,Stabby Mike,Hiromi,Oliver,Fat/Fit Jack,Tom,etc.Every scene they are in the game improves.
3.Great models and H-Scenes.Beautiful girls really different from other games made with Honey Select and good sex scenes.(I'm only hoping the dev adds some more to the endings)

Well,I could keep talking about how good Once in a Lifetime is,but I'll finish just saying that this is THE BEST MOTHERFUCKING GAME EVER 10/10

I don't normally review games, but this is easily one of my favorite ones. Hands down.
Catchy and creative story. Great writing and development. Found myself having to stifle laughs throughout. Ambience was awesome too. Animation was hot AF.

Was honestly a little put off my the models and almost didn't give it a go because of it, but I grew to like them and glad I gave it a chance.

I only wish there was a final sex scene at the end tho

This game really ticked all my boxes. Harem and incest. But other than that the story and player choices are really good. I like this kind of romance thriller game. Best game i've ever played yet in this site.

Well rounded and polished game. The renders are nice. Animations look good. Interesting story and funny moments. Decent amount of content and game length. Enjoyed it a lot. Not a lot more to say, I guess. Good game.

I really like the humor in this game. I loved when the renders added to it as well; wacky stuff happening in the background and flashing back and forth between silent stares.

My only complaint is that Rebecca (the teacher) is so disconnected from the rest of the plot. In some sense, Iris and Jasmine as well. I feel like the game could have been just as good or better if they had been removed and more focus put on the other characters.

This was a trip, a good trip, a trip I very much advise to take for anyone reading this.

Honey Select isn't my favorite but this game uses HS1 to it's advantage, the style, animations, story and characters all work with this medium. Plus it gave us my dude Stabby Mike... good times to be had with him along for the ride.

The story is good, little bit of everything and does not take itself too seriously, Caribdis really delivered on all fronts.

Only thing I would add would be an epilogue to go with the endings, mainly the Harem ending. Want to know how life went for them not just the slideshow but this is still better then 75% of other VNs.

All in all a solid 5/5 stars. Will definately be playing the next one!!

This game have it all from story, humour, horror elements and decent renders. It is the best Honey Select based I've played in the last year or two. I wish for more success with the developer for he actually finished it.

Best porngame i have ever played, good sense of humor, great character design, damm 3 main girl + Jasmine are freaking hot. And the way you get to the girls make more sense than most porn game now,. Hope the will be a season 2

Story 4/5

Art 2/5

Characters 2/5

Writing 1/5

For the first few minutes I kinda enjoyed this game but I noticed quite fast that the game has a few issues and I could look past looks in most games if the story grasps me but its the characters writing that I cannot get over.

The game very much feels like its written by a geeky teenages/young adult, what i mean is that its very much plays like my own fantasies when i was in highschool.

MC is kind of a nerd and the girls around him are kind of like stereotypical Anime girl archetypes "Big sister (loves cooking and caring and responsible), Little sister (bit of a tsundere rebel kinda type)

And somehow everyone think MC is the biggest chad on earth. somehow in my story my MC was failing in school but yet was your common day Rennaissance man basically he's awesome at everything and has a sixpack as well as a nerd look somehow.

And this is simply enough to make girls either throw themselves at MC in an instant or bully him.

The characters all look quite similar and the proportions are really weird, which I wouldn't have minded if not for my other complaints.

If you like harem anime stereotypes then this game might be for you but i tend to avoid them and gave this one a shot but I doubt I'll finish it unless i find out the writing does a 180 somewhere along the lines.

Not sure why this game got so high rating,and i might change rating afterwards....

Here's not so important ideas about the game:
The MC looks like a skinny buy but when he naked...
the anatomy of his posterior muscle are weird,
no body's low back looks like a trapezius,ok?

Second,if your Marathon finish time shorter than 3hrs,
then maybe you can call 4'30"/km pace-A jogging lol
For most of people,it's call-Running (hard/very hard)
The first one is illusion's problem(the polygon)
but the second may need a little adjustment

So far paly about 2-3 hrs,nothing fresh.
It's about....
the door unlock then to be seen naked/
penis or breast ridiculously huge and maybe 20 inch< female waist
besides,it's all good
What I mean is all in all just unrealistic,
maybe it's the HS's problem,i dunno(shrug)
and stop that endless so called "emotional blackmail"
cuz it's lame BTW,it'd be other smarter dialogue

It has been one of the best games i have ever played! A master piece! I really felt bad after ending it, cause the great experience that i had playing it. I laughted a lot and almost cryed a little bit..... Awesome game, i will replay it in the future a lot of times

I've realized that most of my favorite games use HS visuals. A good writer with limited 3d skills will always outshine a good 3d artist with limited writing skills.

Once in a Lifetime is a fun, young adult adventure full of realistic teenage sexuality. In a game with cults, conspiracies, and magic, the author manages to keep one thing, the relationships, grounded in reality while the story itself stays wild and fantastic. If you're looking for a believable brother/sister incest story, this is it. I've played a lot of incest games and this is the only one where I truly bought into the relationship.

My only criticism is about the ending.

Didn't try this game for a while because the art style didn't appeal to me but I quickly grew to like it and thoroughly enjoyed the well planned and executed story and gameplay. My only nitpick would be that there wasn't enough variation between the girls. They all had a very similar body (and even face to an extent). Hoping for a little more variation in the next one. Highly recommended!!

[v1.0] Great game overall, with good characters, sexy situations and writing, a decent mystery story line, good graphics with animations, in a VN with multiple endings. I'll be storing a copy on my hard drive for the foreseeable future and will be donating to the developer.

Sex: 5/5.
In the most important category for this site, this game performs very well. This is a combination of graphics & models, scene design, and most importantly writing. Personally, I find "taboo relationships" (teacher, steps) a bit of a turn-off, but everything was so well done overall that it was still hot and exciting. If you're looking for uncommon fetishes, however, you might need to look elsewhere.

Writing: 4/5.
Iris has basically no personality, everyone is attracted to the MC (and OK with not being monogamous) for no reason, sometimes the plot languishes while other times it leaps, the plot is a bit thin, there are parts of the story that are unnecessary and so on. However, the game has a story that is compelling enough to be interesting even without the sex, and the erotic writing would be enticing even without graphics. The humor is well done and doesn't (usually) go too far. Finally, the text itself flows well and has few (if any) errors.

Graphics: 5/5.
Not an important category for me, but still one the game does really well at. I did have a little trouble telling characters apart when I started, but got past that after a bit. The body types are all pretty similar, but they were still pleasing. The animations are some of the best I've seen.
I have some different preferences for styles and lighting, but don't feel that this should affect the score here -- everything was very well done.

Gameplay/Choices: 2/5.
This is where VN's fall, in my opinion, since the choices are necessarily few and far between. In this case, the story doesn't branch much, and is largely "do you see scene Y or not?". A first playthrough gives you some of the scenes and all of the story, and replayability at this point is a matter of rereading hot scenes or skipping text to figure out how to get a scene that was missed. The only real branching is toward the end for the different endings, but I'm happy that those are there.
In particular, there were a few scenes that were annoying to unlock because the locking choice didn't make sense until well after it was made. For example, to unlock Rebecca's final scenes, you need to have taken an LSD potion several scenes in the past, there was no way to know that was required (or related to Rebecca), and there were several other options that also could have been useful. You could argue that this increases replayability, but I found it tedious and frustrating instead. A "path lost" notifier in the path screen shortly after the potions decision would have made it much better.

Again, a great game that I'll be keeping around so I can reread the scenes.