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

I've played about ~250 games from this site and this is *by far* the best!
The story kept me playing, the girls are lovable and erotic and fortunately not the submissive stereotype often seen.The mc is acting responsible, funny and not awkward. I also liked the background scenes like Tom hiding his victim in the bushes.
The Tom and "Fat Jack" stories are funny anyway.
HS1 models are almost always a bit lewd and at the same time innocent regarding their face expressions what works excellent here.
Normally I'm not into milfs but here Carla and Rebecca were just adorable and sexy.
And even though I find vanilla sex scenes often quite boring in most games I have to admit that these were some of the most erotic scenes I encountered in a game. Maybe because of all the parts were just fitting so well together?!
And Aiko and Jasmine were the very welcomed extra spice.
This is certainly also one of the very few games I would recommend to people never played an adult game before.
It never feels embarrassing or awkward.
The writing is good - never too less, never too many.
What else can I add? Masterpiece!

I had my doubts about this game, thinking it will just be a shallow ecchi game with too "Japanised" models and a cringe-inducing story but man am I glad to be wrong!!

The story is as fluid as can be; the funny bits, the sexy bits fuse really well with the background and the story progression. The pop culture references, the over-dramatized facial expressions, the cliche encounters; everything that I feared might be a turn off, actually made the game that much more fun.

Story: 5/5
Renders: 5/5
Animations: 5/5

I just finished the game, I'm a bit of loss for words right now. This game really does deserve to be looked at as one of the best games on this site.

For me there are 3 things which I look for most in VN games, the visuals, the story and the characters. While I'm not a massive fan of the honey select style in game, all the characters look great, the animations are well done, and subtle things like raised eyebrows or eye movements are done really well and bring life to the scenes.

The characters are all unique and likeable. The relationships grow over time and feel for the most part natural. Its really hard not to like any of the main characters in the game. The MC is also likeable, which is very important as you're playing as him!

The story just blew me away. It was interesting until the end, but it also made you really care about the characters in the end. No spoilers here, but there were a few times I'm not ashamed to admit I teared up a little at times during the last few scenes and the ending. The ending felt natural, not rushed, well paced, which I find is a big problem with a lot of the games on here, they're not sure how to end. This game's story flowed perfectly in that regard.

The writing was very good, and quite funny, with lots of humorous lines and renders. The overall presentation was great. The music and sound effects definitely added a lot to the overall experience and are very well done.

A great story is something that can invoke an emotional response in the viewer or reader, making a connection with the characters and their journey. Once in a Lifetime does that beautifully. I can't really say any more. One of my top rated games for sure. If you haven't played it, please do!

Pretty fucking good. Read some of the comments praising it like it was the best thing ever so had to try it. Models look very hot, especially the mother. There's always the issue with pencil dick in Honey Select games but thankfully the dev took measures against that. Dialog is good too, I could tell that it wasn't made just to advance the plot but instead there was some thought behind it, with proper english.

Now the bad parts. Sex scenes could've been more creative. Didn't really feel the whole Sons of Astaroth business, it was like some villain from cartoons because there was no sense of danger while interacting with them. At times I thought there were going to be NTR routes on some choices but surprisingly there were none. I'm guessing the dev wanted to add them but changed his mind when he saw the manchidren on forum taking a fictitious sex game seriously and crying about their waifu fucking someone else. A shame honestly, we won't know what kind of complete game it wouldn't been.

One of the best H-games I've ever played, and I've played a lot of them. All the girls have their own personalities, and the same can be said of the supporting cast. The humor is especially excellent is this game ; I couldn't help but laugh out loud on more than one occasion and this kept me even more engaged in the developing story as it was progressing. The sex scenes are great and spread out such that they make the story more engaging, and there has not been a single moment where I felt bored or annoyed by what was happening. In this game, your choices matter: some decisions can have a lasting impact on the plot, and this give the player a lot of liberty over what he wants to accomplish and how. There are some complaints that you could have, like the fact that you can easily get locked out of the content for a girl by making a bad choice(You can see this immediately by checking the path you're on.), or that there isn't an overwhelming amount of content for each girl(Even though there's quite enough to be satisfied.), but these complaints are not so much the fault of the author as the inherent nature of such a large game, and it didn't bother me at all. Overall, it's a 10/10 for me.

This is one of those games you HAVE to play, the story actually had me interested in what was happening and the characters all felt fleshed out and attractive, with just the right amount of teasing and rewarding. I honestly feel spoiled since I doubt I'll find another game like this any time soon.

The pacing, the funny moments, the serious moments, the sexy moments, everything was good. Even the best ending is easily achievable, if you're kind to everyone and oh boy the endings is just great, even though a bit cheesy.

Best writing for one of these games I have seen! Story premise was intriguing and the characters were just well written and really grew on you. The art is well done and the erotic moments were sexy. Highly recommend checking this out.

This review is based on v1.0.

One sentence review - The funniest VN out there with so much good stuff going for it!

Visuals - 5/5 Don't listen to reviews about bad visuals, you can see what they are for yourself. They are wonderfully colored and gorgeous
Story - 5/5 What starts as a basic perv story becomes a story with a lot of depth.
Characters - 5/5 The characters have a lot of personality and there is a woman for pretty much everyone to enjoy.
Music - 4/5 This is the only part of the game that lacks. It could use more sound effects and music is some of the chapters.
Fappability - 5/5 One of the most fappable games out there!

Do yourself a favor, play this VN. 5/5.

It was simple yet amazing, I think it lacked some nice animations at the very end but the story was amazing, I laughed pretty hard sometimes. the scenes didn't seem forced which is a big plus for me. Top 10 for sure

Game edition reviewed: Once in a Lifetime [v1.0] [Caribdis]

Great game, a bit silly with some interesting twists that i didnt think were going to be popping up as we went along. Excited to see what path this ends up going down. Interesting harem story and want to see where the pregnancy aspect comes in.

This one was great.

The story was surprisingly interesting - if ridiculous - but had some plot twists that I actually didn't call or expect. The humour landed with me most of the time, and a couple times I genuinely laughed out loud. The girls were cute and sexy (although perhaps a little unrealistically so) and I enjoyed all the lewd scenes with each of them of which it felt like there was just the right amount. There's also multiple endings that can be achieved, though IMO only the one feels right.

The only point I'd make is that I'd have liked some more time with the girls *during* the ending in place of some of the slides: particularly for the "harem" ending as it's not clear if they all know of each other at that point (and how fantastical/sexy that process was), and even more specifically if the player opts for the "pregnancy" route(s).

Overall, this game is a great time and is 100% worth checking out. Stabby Mike for president.

A great soup of humor, horror and obscene scenes, seasoned with a simple but entertaining plot. A great dish.
The models of girls are sedentary, but as for me, they are very beautiful. In general, I liked it. I advise everyone to play.

This is probably my favourite game in the whole site. Dev’s writing is fantastic, he was able to create incredibly sweet and charismatic characters who really get into you and who will stay with you for life, all with a divine sense of humour. Sex scenes and animations are great too, so this game can really satisfy those who come for the story and see sex as a bonus (like me) or those who come for sex and see the story as a bonus.

The plot really keeps you involved and I often found myself laughing and thinking about the game during my daylife routines. And when that happens that’s definitely a good sign, so congratulations, I really look forward for the new game and for that last update - like so many people have said, some extras are still needed for a “grand finale”, and that way I will also be delighted to play the game again from the start!

Now for what I don’t like: even if this game is far from being a nonsense orgy, like so many others on this site where women throw themselves at you, the only way you can enjoy a full experience is if you go sexually for every women on it, and I mean EVERY one of them (the two sisters, their mother, the teacher, their best friends, etc). As soon as you reject sex with one of them, either because you’re not attracted, you are afraid of the consequences, you have all your focus on one girl (my case) or simply because you don’t feel like it, you immediately lose all the future content of the story with her, which can be so rich and funny, and you end up only playing around 60% - 70% of the game story.

I totally don’t agree with a game model where you must go for the harem to get the full content, that’s the only reason that keeps me from patreoning and giving it a perfect 5 (I give 5 stars in this review for everything I’ve said above but it’s technically a 4.5). This game would be perfect if we could access all the story content in a solo route with one of the girls. Also solo routes could be more developed, with other girl’s reactions, jealousies, etc. Here’s my hint for the dev, not bashing or anything, just constructive criticism. and my personal opinion.

Nevertheless this game was definitely my best VN experience and I highly recommend everyone to try it!

İt was best Visual Novel I have ever played honestly . Comedy content was hilarious ( I definitely write that word wrong ... ) . Just go and play guys . Great comedy , gripping story , once in a lifetime romances , there are some wierdness in main characters personality but almost undetectable or it was just me who find wierd

Guess this is Y they say never judge a book by its cover. Let me be honest with u when I tried it for the 1st time I did not enjoy it at all & that is because of the 3D models, I found it off putting. So after a couple of days I decided to try it again & this time I'll focus more on the story & that my friend was the best decision. The game is hilarious & even though I found MC to be ugly at 1st later on I didn't mind that much. The story is pretty good & way better than most VN out there. The sex animations was smooth & beautiful. What I enjoyed the most was the music & sound effects which was near perfect as it rhymes perfectly with the atmosphere thus creating beautiful ambiance especially during horror & emotional scenes. Definitely worth your time

First review on this site. Didn't expect much going in, graphics aren't fantastic, generally prefer more sandbox gameplay than VN's, thought the MC looked weird.

And then halfway through jacking it, it makes me laugh out loud. Genuinely really chimed with the humour, which made all the failings fade to the background. Seriously, found myself super conflicted about whether to replay a scene for the tittilation, or carry on for the lols of the story.

#VoteStabb

Considering I haven't really rated this game I might as well right . Though I am not that great in writing reviews.

The GOOD

Humor
Caribdis put in comedy in hentai so that you can laugh while fapping and no one outside will be able to figure out what you're really doing if not outright forget you're playing a hentai game. Both Incest and Non Incest game plays slightly differently so you should definitely try it as there are hidden gems in conversation there.

Story
It has a very good gameplay it tunes out on the current setting of the story, and has good if not outright great character motivation for what they do, and your ingame character also exist as a different entity rather than just blank slate we can put ourself into and that is actually great. YOU the player reacts to certain stuffs that would dictate what ending you do and how your in game character would react to said events some are humorous specially considering the characters do grow on you. Story has narrative believability.

Characters
Characters also have narrative believability, they are good if not outright great. Well I kindly like how flesh out the characters are and side characters actually mattering in the story. And also the Girls are, Thoughtful, Honest, Interesting, Caring, and Compassionate.

The BAD
Yes it is a GREAT Game but it also have negatives.

It's called Feelititis. It starts after you finish the game with leaking eyes and desiring for more CONTENT.

I'm a simple man, OVERALL 10/10 for me if you're reading this then you should definitely try it.

Honestly one of the best stories in general out of everything I've read or played in a long time. It's almost perfect in every aspect and had me in dread when I was nearing the end of the story.

The story is really engaging and is treated with respect from the writer which keeps it consistently great and cohesive for the whole playthrough. There isn't any moments where it feels like sexual content is awkwardly forced in and instead it all feels dynamic to the many situations they are put in.
So many great opportunities are taken to slot in humor though. The jokes come and go and back again at the perfect times in places where you wouldn't even expect and it's so damn good.

(Please do tell me if this is counted as a spoiler for the gameplay)
The gameplay follows a point system where if you pick a choice that the character in question likes, you get a point towards their route aka you are more likeable to them. Don't have enough points in their route, and you are not able to continue it. I would say this system is actually pretty great since it gives a clear notice to the player on how their choices are affecting the game but there are some choices which are not linked to the points system which do end up affecting the story later on and is sometimes not clearly stated (Gives a reason to replay through at least).

The characters are another big part of why I love this story so much. They really grew on me as the story progressed and by the end I was really attached to all of them. The main character is his own person and is funny a lot of the time, the girls are all very wholesomely loveable and unique from each other, even most of the other characters you meet are fun and have their own moments to shine which are usually hilarious. The models for the characters are also perfect.

Man even with the upcoming extra content coming in I feel like it won't be enough to fill the void in my heart after completing it. To anyone who reads this review, please give this game a try. And if you are reading this Caribdis, I wish you the best.

I didn't expect to write this much so

TLDR
This game is worth the try. I hope doing that makes you more invested in it that this wall of text.