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

I could get into the quality of the writing, the compelling nature of the story, full of humor and drama, twists and turns, mystery and intrigue, the lovable cast of characters, the amazing dialogue, the insane quality of the visuals and the audio design (it has Anything Goes in it, ffs), but honestly, it wouldn't do it justice.

This VN falls into a rare club of games that absolutely must be played and experienced. If you happen to be on the fence about this one, don't be. You won't regret it.

Tl;dr - this is how you do an adult visual novel. 10/10. I wish Caribdis all the best in their future projects. If you are looking for a dev to support, you could do way worse than this one.

One of the best and fulfiling Visual Novels i have ever played. it has good enough story to keep it going and everything else was so superb and well paced. Loved every characters and their interactions (especially Carla <3) can't wait for future updates and/or games from Caribdis.
gotta give it 5/5

Tl'dr of this review: "An amazing game, worth it for the story as well as the sex content. "

Story: The plot is well executed, Caribdis managed to get the pacing just right, managing to organize scenes and sequels in a manner that keeps the player glued to the screen and yearning for more when each update is over.
This dev managed to make all his cast interesting and makes the player want to know more about them, which is something few manage to accomplish.

Sex scenes: Those are great, maybe some of you who read this don't like the visual engine used but, at least for me, it's more about the whole package when it comes to them. If you like the engine those are easy a ten out of ten. The female models are pretty unique across all the games using the engine I played so far.

In conclusion, that's it, storytelling is great, sex scenes are great, the dev is awesome, so, expect great titles coming from Caribdis.

And to end the review, he did what a lot of aspiring devs didn't manage to do in this community, which is, completing a game.

“In the Kamigata area, they have a sort of tiered lunchbox they use for a single day when flower viewing. Upon returning, they throw them away, trampling them underfoot. The end is important in all things.” - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Congratulations, Caribdis.

This is one of the best honey select VNs ive played, light hearted tone, funny but not cringe, all LI are attractive not one is ugly, choices that affect which path you end up, wholesome tags, dramatic at times.

The only criticism i can think of its that it would have been nice if he expanded a lil bit more in the girls solo endings.

As the time im writting this, Once in a life time is the peak of the HS devs and im looking foward to whatever new project he decides to make.
100% recommended.

This is one of the few games that really got me hooked, so hooked in fact that I finished the previous version (v0.9) 5 times in anticipation to the various endings in this version (v1.0).

The story, obviously in my opinion, is awesome and the characters are well written. I don't believe I've ever seen a scene where I thought to myself: "Well that doesn't make sense" or "Well that was dumb"

As a plus the humorous scenes hit pretty well and aren't long or obnoxious.

There are a decent amount of lewd sounds and the characters go from good looking to gorgeous by v1.0. Same goes for environments.

Now, this is not a game where you go in and bang everyone in the first minute.
It's an experience that'll take you hours to finish if you want to immerse yourself in the world and that is why I loved it and recommend it.

This is my first review after playing literally over a hundred gamesfrom this site.
Probably my favorite VN the humor is absolutely tailored to my tastes.
The katana scene with the younger sister and the facial expressions I think about way too often in real life.

The fat Jack -> horse cock Jack -> fit Jack.
The ultimate wingman/best buddy GOAT Stabby Mike!
The antagonist to unwitting "best friend".
The wannabe pretty boy antagonist gone mental from rejection(so good).

I only played and will not play anything but the harem ending because I got invested in all of the LI's but especially could not bare to separate from Judy or Lauren and Carla is also close.
Also not into incest personally but the characters are so great I don't care.

Models/scenes no problem for me, I don't actually care too much about the visuals compared to the story and personally more stylized compared to realistic don't set off uncanny valley vibes.

I think the ending was absolutely appropriate, adding more scenes after the climax would have lessened the experience.

My only criticism was that the harem went too easily, if Carla(plus helped by Aiko, Iris and Jasmine) could have been a harem facilitator a few releases earlier that would have made it better IMO. Still really great though.

Have to say this is probably the best adult game i have ever played. The characters are interesting, the models are quite nice, sex scenes are awesome and the story is actually pretty interesting. Well done.

5/5 Game

Girls are 10/10 and get character development.
Scenes are great.
Story isn't perfect but it's enough to keep attention.
Can achieve most scenes with a bit of work.

What I appreciate the most are the variety of girls in the sense that none of them are exactly like the other in personality. If you read the text, they each have their own individual personality and it makes the game actually feel like a story unlike mindless sex games. One of the best games on the site.

-Yes Harem, No Ntr

its just one of those games! i waited until the end to rate but the story is well worth it!

the comedy does the job and the decisions do impact the story greatly!

the ending... well play and see for yourselves!

in comparison with whats the norm here this one is one of the best story wise, with strong moments and other very light comedy scene so well balanced!

Kinda close to good, but not quite. A good effort, but the nonsensical mini-games, trivia and excessive puzzles, detract from any good story or lewds.

Just not my kind of fun. It might end up good, but without working saves, I'll never know.

Damn what a great game, this is one of those games where you get pretty sad once it ends, thats how you know you've played a great game. Story was great, scenes were great, the relationships were great, the comedy was among one of the best on here. Can't really find too many issues with this game. 10/10 can't wait for the next project the author is working on.

best western erotic game of all time, looking forward to what comes next for this developer. 1 of the only must play games on this website. amazing animations and scene framing too. dont usually bother typing up a review but this is one that for sure deserves it

One of the Best renpy games that I've seen! I've played about ten renpy games so far, and this one is far the best one I've ever played so far. Can't wait to play the next game this developer make. Thank you developer for this play experience.

I don't think I've left a comment on anything on this website but I felt the need to say something about how great this game was.
Now seeing Illusion models in the preview normally puts me off trying a lot of VNs but that's usually down to a lack of creativity in many of them, coupled with the fact that I can do a lot of what I see in the previews in-game and probably make it look better. Not so in the case of OiaL. The models had personality and minimal jank, the writing was heads above most of the Renpy games I've played in the last year or two and the humour, like damn, I don't think I've ever had so many genuine laughs at a H game barring maybe Rance? The game feels like it was made with love, which is not something that can often be said about this genre.
Massive props to the author, 10/10

First of all, I'm sorry for my English. All that aside, this game is amazing. Seriously, when something makes me feel happy and sad because it's over, I know the developer did a good job. Starting with the mc. The mc at first may seem like the typical mcs of renpy games, but unlike those games, where 99 percent of mcs are potential rapists or bad people, this mc is someone I would be friends with without worrying about it. The girls are definitely top, but I don't think they are the best of the game. And what is the best you will be wondering. Well, the best thing for me is without a doubt its secondary characters (And they are men !!!). Mike and the man who hosts us in Japan (sorry I forgot the name, I played that part a long time ago, I have to replay that part just for that character) are without a doubt the best of the game. Do you want a game where instead of worrying about seeing a man every time he appears on the screen, you smile because you know they are going to do something incredible? This game is for you. Seriously, more developers should learn from Caribdis. To close, this game will be one that remains for posterity in the genre. Charismatic characters, a decent story, and most of all, Mike. Mike is love, Mike is life. Thanks for so many characters and stories you created in this game Caribdis, I am really looking forward to your next game.

The game had the most satisfying ending an adult light novel could ever have, though some might disagree because it didn't have a sex scene in the end, it still had the best ending. It had amazing animations and the characters are gorgeous. Easily one of the best if not the best adult VN. 11/10

Amazing game, satisfying ending and honestly such a fun and interesting story. Top class.

The individual characters you encounter provide something wonderful to the story, mostly the core group and the like but even additional bit parts are really well done, and some of the scenes had me in stitches, the author is clearly great at story pacing and a solid sense of humor. And with the in game announcement of a new game in the works i am very much looking forward to seeing what he has next.

v1.0
The story
5\5
Was very good and interesting to say the least Original story with a lot of funny moments to break the tension
Renders
5\5
The Renders was done beautifully and the Porn scene with on point with the movement and all
Sound / music
5\5
Let me just say the music and the sound was perfect I mostly don't play games with sound on but the choice of music is amazing .
Grammar was great and the amount of gameplay on every update was right on point
thank you for the amazing game

Excellent.

Giving this game less than 5 stars is blasphemy.

Even though i don't like honey select, this game is perfect.

Very good story, i love ALL the characters, yes even the male ones.

The humor is very well done, i actually laughed. in a porn game. wow ...

Other games take years and years to finish, to a point where it seems like the dev milk their patreons, but not here.

We got a perfect completed story where you feel all different kinds of emotions.

Hats off

One of the best games here on f95. The writing in this game killed me, the combination of visual gags and dialogue make this one of the few erotic VNs where I had to stop playing more and more times because I was laughing so much. The characters are all fantastic, from the main ones to the side characters, everyone is unique in his own way. Lucky for us is harem because I can't choose my favorite with all these hot girls... The sound in this VN is top-notch, it just feels right with the atmosphere, especially during scary parts ( hospital, etc ).

Looking forward to your new game, thanks for all the laughs that this game gave to me, helped me during the dark moments of my depression

*thanks for Lauren in Hestia outfit too*