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So I been playing here n there the last couple days, just got back from the school trip, and just gotta say... the game is honestly pretty good. Could use some fixes, obviously, especially for some writing. But my only actual criticism is it feels heavily rushed. Dude got his power and within a week or 2 has had a lot of over the top shit happen with next to no build up. It really doesn't give any time to build up stats or cash while also doing other stuff like taming or (after the trip) clearing the base etc. There's just so much to do, but plot points keep rushing at us every single day. Then it feels like there's a time skip where we don't even get proper stat ups, like I get back from the trip and didn't expect the fights that lower danger levels to suddenly be chunking my health. I actually got a game over because I got 2 Hingetus doing back to back CC that prevented me from having a turn. Before the trip, things barely hurt me, after the trip they are doing like 20% of my health each time they manage to hit. And I hard focused dodge for the first 2 weeks :/

I feel like other games help prevent these issues by making it so events can randomly trigger, but to progress the story you actually have to choose the option to progress it. Especially after the trip when it unlocks things that drain high amounts of energy and money, but then you gotta do the taming, but there's also the explore the mountains, but you still gotta keep the danger level down, but you still need to train your stats because the fights are suddenly destroying you... yes this run on sentence was intentional. That's just to much to manage while the story auto progresses itself every single day. Having the option to progress the story, or even choose which love interest to interact with instead of it being RNG each day (though they are probably scripted with how the game has multiple warnings saying you don't have to do everything).

nah, I suck with names... pretty sure dude spelled is Caribdis but I'd have to check again lmao I'm used to carybdis via Greek mythos etc (or charybdis in some spellings)

no clue anymore, the writing of this really wasn't good enough to keep me interested. It is still on my list of "check back later" though. I would recommend using JoiPlay but like... that app seems to have died. And I'm unsure what other emulation apps there are for Mobile. It's been a minute but I wanna say it's literally just very fine timing and a good bit of luck lmao

I can dig a good story. Having a reason to like characters, or even dislike characters, can really change the whole feel of various scenes and events. These few that not only do very well with the writing but also the looks and animations? Absolute gems, the lot of them.

since it's been a minute, I launched OiaL again to double check. It's version 0.10 lol. So ya, he will probably continue adding it up as 0.10 and above. Go figure.

I say 80% ish because it's at 0.8 atm. Once it hits 1.0 is usually when story is classed as "finished" then any updates or add-ons after that are like 1.1 1.2 etc

Its an interesting concept but like... gods is it slow lol. The actual gameplay is alright, but scenes are slow and transitions are slow. Unsure if it's just Android, but having a way to speed up or skip stuff when you start it would be great. The whole game feels like I'm watching Gav n Dan from the Slowmo Guys lmao

that is exactly why I am choosing to wait lmao. I just tried this one called Realm Invader that only has 2 "episodes" currently. A lot of comments were positive, and saw one compare it to Caribdis, so I gave it a go. I want more xD. And I know if I just jump into Eternum now ima be big sadge when I hit the end of the current content instead of the whole story like I did with OiaL. I know it's *roughly* 80% ish done. So I can wait a bit longer, play the whole thing, then drop money on Caribdis again like I did with the prior game lol. Really glad to hear he's improved so much, makes me look forward to it :D

how odd, is it maybe a power save option causing the issue then? At least you got it to work though, hope you are enjoying it lol

I will preface this with saying I am waiting to play Eternum. I would hope this is better than Once in a Lifetime. As is, you could see the improvements throughout it, and this is meant to be bigger than it lol. So it's great to hear that Caribdis is still improving on an already great foundation :D

I guess I should also add that the 2nd Grace scene is basically doing all the chain of events during the swim competition. After doing a few of the steps, MC will think to cast a calming spell on Grace, which has some... interesting side effects? Trying to be vague about it. If you want the exacts, I'd have to go back through to remember the steps. Basically just do the explore option a lot to get the other options going, iirc you get it after using the oil on Meryl.

So I finally got around to finishing what content there is. 2 episodes and only part 1 of episode 2, not even a full episode, legit took me a while. Hell, even restarting and super skipping to the end to afford that damn spell near the end took a few minutes. I gave this a try after seeing a lot of good comments down here, but it was a few saying this was up there with Carybdis (Once in a Lifetime and now Eternum) and I can hard agree. You have a few more jokes and silly scenes, but in terms of quality and looks, you do a bit better here n there. Highly recommend this to folks looking for an entertaining time :) I definitely look forward to more, and whenever the finished product comes out I plan to pay for it. Just like I did for Once in a Lifetime.

You comparing this to Carybdis (at least that's how I read it) made me give this a go and I thank you for that lol.

Was it just a battery issue? I also play on mobile, but never had that issue, just curious by nature lol.

Technically not a Vineeta scene, but its during the Swim Competition. It's after doing all the chain of events that leads to a certain someone getting drugged by accident.

One technically isn't a Grace scene, the other is the swim competition. I am unsure of all the triggers outside of just increasing their uh... affection value? W/e it is in this one. The one that technically isn't a Grace scene is during the dream sequence before you do the Cadence intro event. She demands you go to the gym while you are sleeping and having a very lewd dream.

Ah, after thought on the last bit: we already know MC's stance towards slavery. They made it clear like... 4 times in such a short time? Them doing lewd stuff was literally a mutual thing. She leans into the master bit, he keeps asking her not to. He has even flat out said he wants them to be on equal terms. So I'm more confused as to how you didn't get that and demand some form of clarification o.o

Just gonna say... you weirdly seem to have gotten heated over something you don't like. I honestly found it pretty great, stories need a bit of playfulness and banter. Things don't always have to be dead serious at all times nor grim dark considering the premise for this one. Also, it's only got 2 "episodes" lmao. This is very obviously going to get bigger as the story goes, so of course it will be mostly world and character building for now. And so far there's a lot of plot hooks that have actually been taken relatively seriously, considering it's not exactly meant to be serious at all. Nice thesis on why you don't like it though, but honestly if you don't like something and don't have actual constructive criticism, you really shouldn't bother writing a short novel on why you didn't like it o.o

Hmm... because of how I am, I ended up buying into the patreon for the wallthrough... but because I got this going on Android it's a lil... not helpful? At least I can see what gives a + or - for dialogs, but I was kinda hoping it'd say what scenes will impact stuff. I like to know~ also I still can't figure out what you meant in the patreon post about putting the walkthrough in the game folder on mobile... might just be me being dumb though lol. Back to the choices I go~

Go figure lol, I will probably give this a try in the near future, along with the other one that lead me to this page.

Alright... I have to ask, since a lot of the art style looks familiar and I just gotta ask with a lot of games anymore. Does this use ai generated work? Or did you get someone like Sparrow to do art for this? Lol.

That's pretty rad, honestly. Gotten so used to a lot of these games being abandoned and whatnot, let alone having a sequel planned. I do honestly look forward to it, and am still curious if it'll be a prequel to explain his family situation or a before and after with the gf like... you already laid out some threads to choose from ;D

I do feel I have to re-mention it though: I hope the game gets a bit of touching up on spelling and grammar. I do understand the silly writing, but there are legit some parts here and there that need actual fixing even in silly writing format lol.

Keep up the good work and stay in good health o/

To add onto this, the game breaks very easily it seems... like I went through some dialogs then it hard locked. Checked some scenes in the gallery because they weren't locked and it would act as if I had done the scene during the game but because I hadn't it would also hard lock. Hell, some of the gallery scenes had no way of getting out of them lmao. I'm unsure if it is just the Android side breaking things, but it's so broken that it is unplayable atm. Hope it gets fixed, I'd like to give this a try.

Huh... just downloaded it because it caught my eye, and I play these games on my phone but like... it prompted that this app isn't up to date with the current version of Android apparently. And then it opened the app weirdly where it doesn't actually fit the screen properly. Never seen that before (the weird screen thing). Seen a few apps say they were out of date, but those were from games on her that haven't been updated since like 2021 lol

Surprised by how much I liked it, tbh. It could use some minor spelling and grammar fixes all the way through, but since it's made to mostly be a silly thing in general I can ignore most of it lol. It does make me curious though, any thoughts on doing this as a series? Like next we see what happened with the mom and dad as a prequel of sorts, or maybe follow it up with the gf past and future? Like what happened in the past with the gf and what happens when she gets moved in etc? I would totally be down for those, or any other spin off where he just has these "accidents" with random ladies through his life. There was mention of his best friends through the years as well. Either way, was pretty well done and I honestly look forward to the conclusion of this one. Worth the small amount of money and then some :)

Some good recommends here. I know some of it would be a bit complicated, like the magick combo idea triggering the right things to get the correct outcome would take a bit of trial and error. But the day cycle idea should be relatively simple. I just don't if that would cause all the quests and events to need a minor overhaul to fit the day cycle change... which would be a hassle and a half I bet.

Was a lot better before the complete overhaul... hardly any of it makes sense, let alone the mess of broken everything on top of it. Between the guessing game that is the Chat options to just reloading gambling to make money for basically no reason... seriously, I got all the way up to 25 charisma and it doesn't actually affect anything. Even got to double digits on strength and intelligence but those don't do anything either. And just about any choice to talk with anyone who isn't the 2 at home just spits you back out of the dialog. So much work down the drain from the old version to now ):

that's equal parts amazing and great, we need more of these games referencing eachother in goofy ways like that imo.

nah, just remembered (which is why I came to see if anyone responded) and I'm pretty sure it was WCA lol. They have a skit with one character where they watch an episode of Crimson High on Netflix or w/e it was. At least pretty sure I got the name right, World Crossing Academy?

I swear I saw this either in another game as a sort of joke ad/reference... or did I see an ad somewhere else? Damn my bad memory, I know I've seen this somewhere recently but don't remember where it was XD

Anyone got the answer? Like I coulda sworn it was used in another game I played very recently...

not to worried about a game over or anything, but when trying different dialogs with Rae during the intro sequence, I found one that would increase either intimacy or lewdness depending on the choice, but like... almost directly after that, she drags you to the dream realm and seems to reset those values once she realizes you aren't some big shot magi lol. And some of the other stuff being said changes depending on dialogs, like if you keep telling the truth, she will admit that she was mistaken and you did keep telling her, but if you play along with it the dialog is different in how she says you don't do magi stuff lmao. It's fun lil paths like that that make me curious what choice does what, if that makes sense. And rarely do I see a wiki or guide note those little details down lol. Like putting a lil footnote in a choice section that it will change X event down the line. Corruption Of Champions 2 wiki kinda does that, but the wiki had fallen behind a lot last I played it. So older events would sometimes directly link to a different page depending on what happened.

Sorry, bit long winded, but I always find spaghetti pathing in choices fascinating to see what does what and how it changes stuff.

that actually makes a lot of sense, and now I kinda wish others would utilize this method. I've come across plenty of large file sized games on here, but a lot tend to use an external link to do the download due to itchio limitations, and with the way this is set up it shouldn't cause issues with saves and Corrupted files as much if you just delete the old rpa and replace it with the new one... hadn't thought of that before, so just shared the idea with a friend who wants to try their own thing and has been getting lots of inspiration from lots of different games.

I will probably get back to this later today, but the way I play... I tend to dabble with choice paths and whatnot, but this one seems to really tie in choices down long pathways. So it's now making me curious if anyone has compiled a wiki or anything similar to a guide to detail what choices impact later scenes or stats lol. That's just something I'm curious about because I like to see and witness all the content of games like this :D (and yes a lot of folks would say "just replay it to change your choices" but that becomes tedious and degrades a game imo... so I typically only replay games maybe 2 times before they grow stale... and that's at best.)

Figured it out. So, if you tap the rpa file it will try and "update" the game (launcher) and then poof I guess. Which is what threw me off lol, couldn't find the rpa file, so had to wait a couple min to download new and move it to the game folder. Then it weirdly crashed, quickly followed with the app crash closing, so I couldn't even see the error message... but when I relaunched it, it worked. Just a bit of jank lmao

Tl;Dr is install launcher apk, then download rpa and move it to the designated file location (documents/ahitr_storage/game), and run it till it works XD

I have to ask, what's the android launcher for? Haven't seen other games do that before and curious if I need that before/after downloading the apk or at all

lol, be me and finish season 1, have the survey pop up, recommend adding a bit of sandbox aspects so people can interact with who they want a few times and loosely mention character/event flags to trigger main story progress.

Be also me, start up season 2, and see that it's already been a thing being worked on lmao. Definitely looking forward to how this story goes, and I'm just saying that after only getting as far as the Free Time explanation lmao. This has been so well done :D

Daaaamn this is well done. Though it is basically on tracks, the writing is well done, characters are relatable and enjoyable, theres actual *reasons* for shit instead of a "just because", and the overall look of things is actuallly better than expected given the tools used. And seeing some of the before and after lighting things or stuff that was clearly improved on is also rad. Shared this with a friend and they got so into it that they made it to chapter 5 while my slow readin ass was still on the first friday lmao. I will have to see how season 2 is, and definitely look forward to the rewrite and combine I been seeing you talk about. Keep up the rad work, this is up there with Once In A Lifetime and Eternum for something that could legit be made into a TV series or movie or something lol.

ya, doesn't really matter, not playing a game that requires those types of permissions lol. If it was just access to certain files so it can create folders it needs, fine. It should never need to read, modify, or delete *"all files"* ever. 

no issues, I figured it would be a solo project. A lot of these tend to be. I wish I was as knowledgeable as my friend or some of the other creative folks I've talked to on here to give examples and advice on the animation side of things... honestly, some of them make it look easy, but as someone who has dabbled in game design... I bloody well know better. It's why I said it could help balance the descriptive text when used, because you could set it up as described. And from what I've seen, you can be fairly descriptive lol. I said this to a buddy I showed this to, in how it reminded me of old RP I did years ago. The best way to improve is to keep doing it and get creative with your thinking, but also making sure to keep it coherent and non contradictory to what is being described. I would have to redo the entire thing to find the specific line that I had to re-read, so I can't tell you which one it was off the top of my head. Sorry. But it's what really reminded me of how I used to write things lol.

As for any of the rest, it's good to see it's already planned for fixing here n there and I would definitely not expect any of what I said right now this instant. I know these things take a lot of time, it's why I made sure to stress that this has a good base and just needs some building and polish :D you don't make a bridge or skyscraper in a day, after all. Again, I will look forward to possibly getting back to this after it's gotten more updates to see how well it's coming along. Good luck and I hope you keep having fun with it!

Aaaaand nevermind, the initial phone warning about downloading potentially harmful stuff already makes me worry but like... why would this game need access to unrelated files and permission to *delete all files on this phone or any connected storage devices?!* this just immediately makes me uninstall it lol, that's beyond sketchy af.

Holy download files, batman! Look how many there are! And seeing some other people drop some reviews in the comments got me wondering how this will go, so I will probably also drop a review in a while or a couple days depending on how the game goes n how busy I am.

I do have to ask though... is there a spot I missed that explains the download progression? I saw one comment get a response on how you gotta play act one 0.5 first to have a save to start act 2... but I also see there's multiple update files for act 2 so like... is this procedural? Do I got 0.5 into 9.0 into 9.1 into 9.2? Or do I go from 0.5 into 9.5 directly?