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I've seen Nova's costume on Patreon.

The possibility has become a certainty.

Hey Cari,

if you remember me, I am the guy who thought that the apex of character design is that you can't decide who your favorite girl is like in OiaLt. Once I was "devastated" by the fact, that Nova was my favorite girl, but after playing 0.4, Alex and Dahlia moved to the pole positions.

Therefore I updated my theory: The apex of character design is to be able, to change the favorite girl of the player willingly. I guess in 0.5 Nova and Penny will reclaim their pole positions again just like in 0.3, so I'm really looking forward to the next update.

There once was a pair of virtuous swords that got me interested in this game and then I got to the Dark Soul joke at the beginning, which unexpectedly made me laugh way too hard - so in other words: It didn't take me long to be completely hooked by the game.

I can't praise this game too much. It's just Once in a Lifetime, but better. The only inferiorities it has compared to OiaL are, that it is shorter (at the moment)  and it hasn't an incredibly satisfying ending (yet).

Also, Eternum contains the cardinal sin: I have a clear favorite girl. Every single time Nova is on screen you just know you are in for a good laugh, utter chaotic randomness, and a high probability of head pats - and don't get me started about the scene in the tomb. The 5th scene from Eternum already dwarfs some of the OiaL's scenes on the last page.

But every single other girl collectively occupies a close second place. I also love how unique and well-balanced the girls are. There are no clear "levels of importance" between the girls like in OiaL. I especially like *Lara Dorren*, who is among other things, a walking Witcher reference. I only hope she will ascend to the level of a main girl soon and will not be relegated to the sidelines.

Also, the music is great and very fitting. Eternum is simply music-wise the best VN I have ever played. And yes, I am listing to "Run Boy Run" in a loop while writing this.

Furthermore, it seems like you have a background in chemistry as well, which I really like. Some very convincing comments in OiaL and the perfect parody of classical analytic chemistry in Warthogs made me think that. (You even got the dude right, who gives wrong information on behave of the professor.)

In the end, I can't really do much more, than patiently wait for update 0.4. I've already seen Alex in a maid dress / her work uniform in a Patreon preview, so I know for sure, that this update will be awesome - also because the heist cliffhanger will be resolved in this update. You just have to respect a man, who creates a masterpiece and then immediately manages to top it.

In other words: You got this - I'm sure it will be perfect.

I am literally unable to describe how good this game is.

The harem ending left me with a weird combination of happiness, relief, and emptiness. The greatness of the story unfolds faster than I can emotionally process it, so I just sat there during the credits while an inner turmoil of emotions devoured me from the inside.  I have seen this immense feed in storytelling only three times before. So there is Once in a Lifetime - a (silly) porn game - sitting on top of the Olymp together with NieR: Automata, Bioshock Infinite, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

This has gotten so bad, that I am unable to replay this masterpiece. Either I am afraid of changing choices for another ending, so it wouldn't taint the memory of the perfect ending, or I am afraid of not experiencing the feelings I got when playing the game for the first time when I am following the walkthrough. Guess I am stuck with (re)playing Eternum then... again...

Also, I think it is one of the greatest achievements in writing and character design, that I am simply unable to decide, who my favorite girl is. Judie and Lauren are just so perfect, unique, and incomparable in their own rights.

Furthermore, I love your unique approach to storytelling. It's a bit slow, but just paced exactly right and it perfectly combines tension, silly jokes, and the sexy scenes with the right build-up. Every progression in the main story as well as with the girls feels incredibly earned and that's exactly where most NSWF Games struggle, but you just did it perfectly.

But I still have to praise your skills in animation. The thing, that fully convinced me in the first place to download this game, was the "bouncy" gif of Carla at the top of this site, and although I can't get myself to a complete replay, I still come back from time to time for some of the excellent scenes.

In the end, I can only say "Thank you" for this game and this experience and keep up the good work. I will now wander over to Eternum to leave an equally positive comment there.