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

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*

This game is just amazing. I don't know why I need to write a lot of characters when rating this game but the 5 stars speak for the game. All characters are great, even side characters are amazing, and the time I put into playing this is really worth it.

Short Version: I LOVED EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF THIS GAME!
PS: THERE WILL BE SPOILERS


Story: Good story, i enjoyed it <3 and the girls are so awesome, i love them all

Originality: Pretty original, at least for my standards

Renders: Good, decent, the characters are good-looking, everything on the graphical level is excellent

Sound: Good music, with great themes

Playability: It's on Renpy...so it's very playable…at least we don't have puzzle games or quick time events XD

Performance: It's on Renpy...so nothing to say

Bugs: none, but i suck at noticing bugs

Animations: Fluid(which is good)

Voice Acting: there isn't.

Grammar: understandable, clean, not too hard.

Amount of content: The game is completed so and has multiple endings, so yeah, the game has the perfect amount

was a great game enjoyed it loved the animation the SFX and the music. The story was also well written kept me interested and although I sorta saw alot of where the story was going there were a few surprises that I didnt see or forgot about and thats usually a sign of a good story.

5/5 - Amazing

To be honest I don't think most H games or even visual novels for that matter have this much effort that this game does. The game tries to be serious but also light hearted and switches between the two perfectly.

Part 1 - Humor 138/5

The biggest stand out of this game by far is the humor, this game has some subtle and not so subtle humor that is so good. This is the last place I expected to laugh but some of the stuff was so funny, I don't think I've found something so funny in at least a year or two. That's despite me constantly looking for humor, whether it's videos or whatever.

Part 2 - Art 5/5

The art in this game is pretty great although maybe a little generic, at least the style is. However it's definitely top of the line if you're into the style, it keeps the same style throughout and it's always high quality. There is one other aspect to the art I haven't seen people mention and that's the environments and atmospheres. (extremely minor spoiler ahead, so incredibly small that this doesn't even need to be added)
During some sections of the game you are traveling and the places you travel to feel completely unique and different. It's a breath of fresh air but it's not just those places, everywhere you go in this game has a theme that it does very well.

Part 3 - Sound 5/5

This isn't something that I usually care for but this game actually does have some sound whether it's ambience to add to some of the darker settings or sounds with specific intent or even if it's just some music that occasionally plays. It's all done well and it doesn't feel forced or ever get annoying, it adds to the experience without taking away and if you don't like the sounds, renpy has a decent sound system.

Part 4 - Characters 5/5

Each character in the game is unique, they all have different and sometimes relatable personalities. Some characters have struggles or some growth and others are more for the humor (another minor spoiler but it'll mean very little to you unless you've played a bit plus it's pretty obvious right away but it's here)
Such as everyone's favourite character Stabby Mike, the comedy machine himself.
Out of every character the one I feel has the best growth is the main character. Starting off kind of annoying or a cringy after the first big story event he really develops into an actual related, understandable and interesting character. He is by no means ever that bad but he goes from a bit generic to a really solid character.

Part 5 - Story 126/5

Now obviously if you look at any other review, you'll see how much they mention the story and it's very good. It's a little bit of a psychological horror thriller kind of experience with some supernatural aspects which just help the experience a lot. If I had to compare it's concept or idea I'd say it's along the lines of Parasyte The Maxim, a bit of horror, a bit of supernatural but at the end of the day that's not the point, the meaning is more the point.
The concept itself is a bit overdone but it's done in a way here that it doesn't really feel over done, it just feels like you kind of know what to expect at first until you get a tiny bit in. If anything that's my only compliant about the story is that until you're about 45 minutes - 1 hour in, it's not that great but not that bad it's just whatever. Regardless it picks up and keeps the same pace throughout. And although the ending is a bit disappointing, that's more because you wanted more from the characters especially the humorous ones not that it was actually disappointing. The ending does exactly what it should, it ends it and doesn't try to do more or less, it's not offensive and it's what you should have expected. That's for the cannon ending or rather the Harem ending.

Conclusion

It's good, it's funny, it looks nice, it's thrilling, it's surprising, it's fun and it's funny.

I remember discovering this game very early in development, around 0.3/0.4. Picked it up because i found the artstyle good enough. Now we finish the main story and I must say probably one of my favorites BY FAR. When i started following, didn't think it would become this good. If you are thinking about playing, just do it. It will be probably worth your time and also worth my time writing my first review here.

ART - 4.9/5
Very good looking models, specially by the end (i replayed it and at the start the models look very disproportional) and the sex scenes are very well rendered with good variety. The art style might not be for everyone but I love it.

CHARACTERS - 5/5
All the girls are very likable andare very different from one to another. A little bit tropy, but done good. The other male characters are actually funny (MIKE IS MY FAVORITE) and the MC gets very likable with some insecurities and humanity shown.

STORY - 5/5
A PORN GAME WITH AN ACTUAL STORY THAT ENDS? Just for that it deserves its praise, but the story is actually very enganging, with some tought put into the dialogue, creating a very smooth reading, like nothing is out of place and the humour in it feels very natural to the rest of the game.

MY SCORE - 5/5
I REALLY like it, it's good. Enough said

Praises to the devs to be very proactive and keeping the people that support him updated. Looking forward the next game.

(v1.0) Great game with a sense of humor and a story that doesn't take itself too seriously. Well written and rendered scenes. Some branching but relatively minor impact. It's possible to see all scenes with one play-through.

Really entertaining and the story actually keeps you interested. The development of MC's relationships with the FCs is really great and wholesome, as well as well-paced.

Also, the render quality is simply surreal...

A fantastic game in basically all aspects, from scenes, to humor, to story. One of the very few porn games where I was actually more drawn in by the progression of the story than simply the scenes themselves. The updates were also completed in a consistent, timely manner which honestly seems to be a rarity in the community.

Congrats on the game completion, and greatly looking forward to the upcoming game, Eternum.

this.was.the.best.game. i didnt played a good game like this in a very long time,it had all someone could ask for. gonna play it again probably in a week tho. i wasnt sure what waited for me when i started to play it,but i wasnt able to stop until i finished it. i think of it as my favorite game of the genre, characters i actually care for and an engaging story with alot of hilarious moments and anyone who wants to give it a shot should have a fun time ahead

Great game with great models despite being made in that scuffed japanese game. Solid story with funny characters too. Looking forward for more games from this dude or some kind of extra after story content with the girls.

What can I write in this review, that hasn't already been expressed better by others? Probably not much.

The game has an ambitious storyline, many sexy characters, with whom the MC can get it on and the dev uses the honey select options as well as any other game I could think of and a lot better than most.

At times the story, though always interesting, drags a little bit, not in the way that it becomes boring, no simply that it's delving too deep into details, but overall it is definitely great and at least worth playing through the game once for it alone.

The characters are a bit trope, but that isn't really a problem if done well, and here it is done well.

Oh, and one more thing, this is actually a finished game now. Meaning the dev not only put out significant updates over the course of the project, he also brought it to an end in a satisfying way.
That alone, disregarding the girls, the plot, the sex scenes etc.. sets this game apart from so many who never get finished or meander around endlessly, without ever getting somewhere.
Kudos to the dev, looking forward to what's next for Caribdis.

A masterpiece in lewd gaming.

Easily one of the all time best lewd games ever made. The dev manages to do everything right. There is a perfect balance of interesting story, excellent humor and top of the line lewd content the likes I’ve never seen before.

The renders and models are the best when it comes to honey select and the animation is top of the line. The characters have depth and I found them all quite likeable in their own way. There are several love interests to pursue and regardless of which one you prefer they all get plenty of love, so you won’t be disappointed, which is very refreshing. Usually, games with several LIs, a couple get all the love while the rest are forgotten for the most part (which can be quite infuriating if your fav LI is one of the forgotten), so I think the dev deserves extra praise for managing multiple LIs in such a way that they are all able to shine.

The story and writing is top of the line and the lewd scenes are super-hot with a great deal of thought and effort put into it all. This is something that is so rare to find, the vast majority of devs either get so focused on the story at the expense of the lewd contents quantity, quality or both or bombard you with lewd content and completely forget the story (if there is one to begin with). Then there is the humor, so many times I cracked up laughing while playing this game (I’ll miss you Stabby Mike).

All I can say is fantastic job Caribdis, I can not praise you enough and I eagerly look forward to see what you have in store for us in Eternum.

This game is one of the masterpiece.And all i can say is it worth it.Renders,animations,sex scene,harem,virgin.pregnancy,and not to mention multiple route and multiple ending.Its like you watching a movie when you play this game.Its really a long journey.I gotta say i feel happy and sad.Im happy i reach my harem ending and all the girls are with him,travel around the world,have kids with him.Its really good.Im also sad because its already completed when i found this game and their adventure is finished.

Recommend.