This is worth everything. The game itself is so immersive, I love every characters and damn...
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The massive difference in terms of Qiu and Tamarack's personality back when they were kids... qwq It's too freaking relatable and I love it... I hope that the full version of the game would be released soon or at least step 2! It's amazing, seriously! Regardless of the massive shift in personality, I'm still on my tippy-ties for more!!! Thank you for the game devs for bringing such a wonderful game!!! A massive salute! ૧(ꂹີωꂹີૂ)(❁´◡`❁)
No, I don't want to do birthday Moments again and again every Step, but it'd be odd if it didn't come up some years. So none of them will have birthdays during the months of the game.
From all the visual novels I play this your games are my favorite I played the other game u made I like this one cause its more realistic ! But overall I love ALL your games
🇧🇷 Hello, I don't know if you will answer me but I loved this game it was my first light novel game I was impressed because here in Brazil we lack such good games so keep up the great work and thank you for bringing such a game with a lot of customization keep it up great work
I don't know how to speak English so sorry for any typos
This is mainly to complain, but dang it this game has forever ruined other visual novels for me. The characters are the most endearing characters in any game I've ever played. The writing is so good, and the idea of the game in general is something I've barely ever seen. I love the game, but it's set the standard for visual novels for me. Also, I swear this game has given be diabetes just because of how sweet it is.
Is there like an option to make like Daxter or Darren flirting jokingly with us and that makes one of the LI jealous just some small add-ons if you guys could add!
THIS GAME IS THE BEST I WOULD RATE THIS A 10/10. the reason why is because of this stuff.
character design: 9.5/10, why? it would be nice if we could have a full body for us? or at least have it come up to our arms :) it's okay if you don't want to do it
Relationship: 10/10! Why: I didn't like tamarack at first so i would always make her envious of me and I still do-
Qiu: HE IS A 10/10 is because he also makes me happy and for the first time...he made me giggle and kick my feet (AS STEP 3 and STEP 2)
Tamarack: SHE IS A 10/10 she is so cuteeeeee she reminds of me of my friend! also lively and cute! (sorry for my bad grammar I'm lazy)
things you could do to make the game better: maybe add on step 3 where if Daxter and (forgot his name) would become besties with you!! (which i think is already coming and stuff...)
CHILDERN!!!: if you could make your own best friend to move in a new house and you can design them!!
THATS IT AND THIS GAME IS THE BEST! I SUUPORT EVEYTHING YOUR DOING DONT STOP MAKING THIS GAME A FULL GAME! YOUR TH BEST AND HOPE YOU SEE THISSS
ALSO ITS A 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10
It's insane how much this game means to me much already!
Everything is so warm and cozy and nostalgic in Part One, and the Part Two preview just cemented this game being one of my most anticipated games ever. I love every character so much--Tamarack is just the sweetest and it's been so fun being her BFF. But also, my love for Qiu is beyond this world.
Thank you to the developer for the amount of thoughtfulness and care that seeps through literally every line of dialogue! I have tried playing other IFs/visual novels after this and sadly nothing compares.
the fact that our little trio split up in S2 is kinda breaking my heart, like we were so precious</33. still, i'm in love with this game and can't wait for the next update!!
I have a question that I've been DYING to know since I first played, how do you pronounce Qiu? I want to promote this game and talk about him to my friends but I don't want to say his name wrong!
Sorry GB-Patch Lad, hope you don't mind me adding my two-cents. If Qiu's name means Autumn in Chinese, then actually the video below shows the more accurate tonal pronunciation for the character 秋(qiū) or Autumn! Chinese has four different tones, so this one follows the 1st tone of high and flat.
The one above is 裘(qiú) which can be a surname or mean 'fur coat' (which also suits Qiu honestly haha). This one follows the second type of tone, which is rising.
Please correct me if I interpreted the character for Qiu's name wrongly! If it is the one you showed above then I'll delete this comment :)
Thank you! I've heard what the name sounds like in the past but I don't speak any Chinese myself, so I can sometimes mishear different tones. I appreciate the more accurate reference.
秋霖（q i u“秋”and l in“霖”）These are two words, the first word (Qiu“秋”, you can pronounce "chew" in English“This should be the most similar one?”)（Lin“霖”，Just pronounce it as lin, and if you want to make a comparison, just pronounce Linda's first three letters correctly.）Connect them together（chew lin）The Chinese characters are written in Qiulin's Chinese style. I'm not sure if these two characters are the same, but this name is very beautiful（✨✨）
You'll need to delete the old version and download it again if you're using Android! There's no way to make it so the game updates itself on that system.
Can anyone tell me if the game already updated to step 2 bcs i last played it when i was abt to walk to school with qiu in part 2 and that's the end of it 😞 i rlly want to fully play this game
will there be any other date-able characters in OL2? like in the possible dlcs? I would personally love to date Baxter again cuz his new art is *chef's kiss* :3
The other comment is right. There won't be any DLCs for new date-able options. The game is just gonna be so long already without that. There's no time to do even more, aha.
This was the best visual novel by terms of options, characterization, art style, story, etc... The demo made me forget it was JUST a demo, that's how amazing this truly is. I cannot wait to play the full game!!!
hiii !! its been a while since i played this but im 99% sure that Qiu called mc cute in the classroom after the school-day was over (i think it was when they talked about the group thing?) buuut i didnt get that this time, does anyone remember what u have to do so they do say that? thanks a bunch <33
I love this demo so much i swear to goooood, I loved Tamarack so much!! She's very cute and I just want to make my character to be her girlfriend rahhh, I can't wait to play the full game!!
I love how the game remembers your decisions and can figure out your personality in that way, also love how the dialogues also changes based on your choices, I tried a run where I'm being quiet most of the time and another where I'm really talkative and I actually was kind off surprised that the dialogues are different lmao. Also, since there's an option to romance Tamarack and/or Qiu I hope that there won't be any inappropriate stuff here, or at least it isn't forced onto you, I'm so tired of playing romance games where we'll be forced to have sex with our love interest or if you're given a choice to not do that they'll guilt trip you or smth, I just don't see the appeal... But then again, I'm sex repulsed so what do I know, right?
oh you dont have to worry about that! I have played their other game "Our life: begining and always" (totally recommend btw) and the characters are very respectful about your choices, often asking your character multiple times/ giving them the choice to say no without damaging the relationship - plus there is no explicit stuff until much later (if you choose so).
so I wouldn't worry about it and just enjoy the cute game!
Yeah, the game won't have anything truly explicit and any physical intimacy that happens is controlled by the player. Nobody is unhappy if you don't want to make out or hold hands.
If you are using windows, run the exe file that matches with your device (either the 32 bit or 64 bit version). If you are on linux, execute the .sh file.
Lovely experience. It feels very comforting; I think I am not alone in saying that this is especially the case for those who had a messy childhood.
Just hoping to ask though, in the future, would there be any plans for some extra options added for certain choices like the one where you have the options "You were lactose intolerant too" and "Not being able to have milk must have been tough", for people that don't consume animal products?
You can choose to be vegan in Steps 2 and going forward, but the MC is a little too young in Step 1 for us to have made that something they're fully aware of. MC doesn't have vegans in their family, so they need more time to figure it out for themselves. I'm glad you enjoyed the demo!
I appreciate you letting me know your plans for these options. Although I would have loved to have been vegan for all of my life, that is unfortunately a common story for someone with a family unsupportive of such a decision. I personally also started taking steps towards veganism only just slightly earlier than the age the characters are in Step 2 once I started learning to cook.
And yes! The demo is wonderful. I really loved playing though Our Life: Beginnings & Always. I can tell that your team has expanded on the many things in that project, which already culminated in a truly amazing experience, in this game just from what you have shown off in the demo. I'm looking forward to purchasing the full release and dlc once they come out, and seeing more of Tamarack and Qiu.
(P.S. This has probably been said a lot, but thank you as well so much for all the effort you put into making the game inclusive for nonbinary people, as well as for going to the extent of having one of the lead character be nonbinary. It makes me feel happy in a way I can't describe)
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This is worth everything. The game itself is so immersive, I love every characters and damn...
spoiler alert
The massive difference in terms of Qiu and Tamarack's personality back when they were kids... qwq It's too freaking relatable and I love it... I hope that the full version of the game would be released soon or at least step 2! It's amazing, seriously! Regardless of the massive shift in personality, I'm still on my tippy-ties for more!!! Thank you for the game devs for bringing such a wonderful game!!! A massive salute! ૧(ꂹີωꂹີૂ)(❁´◡`❁)
Hey quick question how to get that Ballet scene with Qiu?
That's not in the demo, I'm afraid. Sometimes the stuff we share on socials are just sneak peeks of the full game.
same question tbh 😭
You can't in the demo content. But there will be chances in the full game!
is step 2 out yet?
i tried to google but it gave me nothing.
love this game so much.
It's not. The only scenes of Step 2 that I've written are in the demo. Nothing else of it exists right now, aha.
tysm. love your game. 🫶🏽
Hello, I wanted to know if our protagonist, Qiu or Tamarack, will have any birthday events?
No, I don't want to do birthday Moments again and again every Step, but it'd be odd if it didn't come up some years. So none of them will have birthdays during the months of the game.
Got it, thanks for responding
No, I'm afraid I haven't heard of that.
From all the visual novels I play this your games are my favorite I played the other game u made I like this one cause its more realistic ! But overall I love ALL your games
LOVE THE NEW UPDATE !
🇧🇷 Hello, I don't know if you will answer me but I loved this game it was my first light novel game I was impressed because here in Brazil we lack such good games so keep up the great work and thank you for bringing such a game with a lot of customization keep it up great work
I don't know how to speak English so sorry for any typos
This is mainly to complain, but dang it this game has forever ruined other visual novels for me. The characters are the most endearing characters in any game I've ever played. The writing is so good, and the idea of the game in general is something I've barely ever seen. I love the game, but it's set the standard for visual novels for me. Also, I swear this game has given be diabetes just because of how sweet it is.
late to the update party but yippeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!<33 FAV GAME FOR THE YEAR
This game made me realize how gay i am
No seriously tho
i feel the same (for me is serious)
This game made me realize i can be aroace repulsed awesome sauce
It just occurred to me that with all that fun after school, MC completely forgot to do the homework :)
HA
forget about baxter, i absolutely love qiu 😭
Tamarack is soo adorable, i love how she went from bubbly as a kid to shy and reserved as a teen, i can relate to that c:
I CANT wait for step 2 any idea on how long its gonna take. (Side note: Child Tamarack is an illegal amount of adorable)
Full game released late 2025, AFAIK any demo updates will only be in step one (Or the very start of step 2)
Is there like an option to make like Daxter or Darren flirting jokingly with us and that makes one of the LI jealous just some small add-ons if you guys could add!
oo a jealous scenario would be really cutee
ikr!!
THIS GAME IS THE BEST I WOULD RATE THIS A 10/10. the reason why is because of this stuff.
character design: 9.5/10, why? it would be nice if we could have a full body for us? or at least have it come up to our arms :) it's okay if you don't want to do it
Relationship: 10/10! Why: I didn't like tamarack at first so i would always make her envious of me and I still do-
Qiu: HE IS A 10/10 is because he also makes me happy and for the first time...he made me giggle and kick my feet (AS STEP 3 and STEP 2)
Tamarack: SHE IS A 10/10 she is so cuteeeeee she reminds of me of my friend! also lively and cute! (sorry for my bad grammar I'm lazy)
things you could do to make the game better: maybe add on step 3 where if Daxter and (forgot his name) would become besties with you!! (which i think is already coming and stuff...)
CHILDERN!!!: if you could make your own best friend to move in a new house and you can design them!!
THATS IT AND THIS GAME IS THE BEST! I SUUPORT EVEYTHING YOUR DOING DONT STOP MAKING THIS GAME A FULL GAME! YOUR TH BEST AND HOPE YOU SEE THISSS
ALSO ITS A 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10
It's insane how much this game means to me much already!
Everything is so warm and cozy and nostalgic in Part One, and the Part Two preview just cemented this game being one of my most anticipated games ever. I love every character so much--Tamarack is just the sweetest and it's been so fun being her BFF. But also, my love for Qiu is beyond this world.
Thank you to the developer for the amount of thoughtfulness and care that seeps through literally every line of dialogue! I have tried playing other IFs/visual novels after this and sadly nothing compares.
(S2 PREVIEW SPOILER)
the fact that our little trio split up in S2 is kinda breaking my heart, like we were so precious</33. still, i'm in love with this game and can't wait for the next update!!
waiting for the full game..
it wont let me download it, it says error? (im using a brand new pc, so i dont think it's the pc..(could be wrong))
I have a question that I've been DYING to know since I first played, how do you pronounce Qiu? I want to promote this game and talk about him to my friends but I don't want to say his name wrong!
You pronounce it like this-
Thank you!
Sorry GB-Patch Lad, hope you don't mind me adding my two-cents. If Qiu's name means Autumn in Chinese, then actually the video below shows the more accurate tonal pronunciation for the character 秋(qiū) or Autumn! Chinese has four different tones, so this one follows the 1st tone of high and flat.
The one above is 裘(qiú) which can be a surname or mean 'fur coat' (which also suits Qiu honestly haha). This one follows the second type of tone, which is rising.Please correct me if I interpreted the character for Qiu's name wrongly! If it is the one you showed above then I'll delete this comment :)
The first of the four pronunciations(The meaning of this word is the season of autumn)Qiu（秋）
Thank you! I've heard what the name sounds like in the past but I don't speak any Chinese myself, so I can sometimes mishear different tones. I appreciate the more accurate reference.
(>ω<)Because I am Chinese
tysm!! I was talking about this game to some friends and I was mis-pronouncing it so badly!! my mistake lol!!
秋霖（q i u“秋”and l in“霖”）These are two words, the first word (Qiu“秋”, you can pronounce "chew" in English“This should be the most similar one?”)（Lin“霖”，Just pronounce it as lin, and if you want to make a comparison, just pronounce Linda's first three letters correctly.）Connect them together（chew lin）The Chinese characters are written in Qiulin's Chinese style. I'm not sure if these two characters are the same, but this name is very beautiful（✨✨）
just want to ask can the game updates itself? Do i have to redownload? i rlly just want it to stay in my phone 😔
You'll need to delete the old version and download it again if you're using Android! There's no way to make it so the game updates itself on that system.
oh so the data will also be deleted? 😔 is it the same for pc?
Your saves won't be deleted, but the demo has been updated so old save files might not work anyway. I'm sorry for that.
Can anyone tell me if the game already updated to step 2 bcs i last played it when i was abt to walk to school with qiu in part 2 and that's the end of it 😞 i rlly want to fully play this game
They added a small part for step 1 we don't know anything about what's next for step 2 😔
unfortunately no
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This game it's amazing, i can't wait for the complete game!!!.
But I think this could be even better if the game counted with more languages options. :'(
I'm trying to be a professional translator and would be amazing if I were your official member for Spanish language. :D
I love the game so much can't wait to play the full
will there be any other date-able characters in OL2? like in the possible dlcs? I would personally love to date Baxter again cuz his new art is *chef's kiss* :3
im sure GBpatch said that in this part of the OL the only love interests will be tamarack and qiu
The other comment is right. There won't be any DLCs for new date-able options. The game is just gonna be so long already without that. There's no time to do even more, aha.
This was the best visual novel by terms of options, characterization, art style, story, etc... The demo made me forget it was JUST a demo, that's how amazing this truly is. I cannot wait to play the full game!!!
The best visual novel game I ever played in my entire life... hope to see more of it!
11/10!
Hello, can somebody tell me if this game are in Spanish?? Plss <3
i think its only in english !! ive at least not gotten the chpice to choose language <3
I'm sorry, it is only in English.
hiii !! its been a while since i played this but im 99% sure that Qiu called mc cute in the classroom after the school-day was over (i think it was when they talked about the group thing?) buuut i didnt get that this time, does anyone remember what u have to do so they do say that? thanks a bunch <33
You have to call Qiu pretty first when you see him on the fort!
ahh thank u !! i complimented his eyes this time so that’s probably why lolz <33
I love this demo so much i swear to goooood, I loved Tamarack so much!! She's very cute and I just want to make my character to be her girlfriend rahhh, I can't wait to play the full game!!
Our life: begining and always"
this is the best game ive ever played *shrugs*
I love how the game remembers your decisions and can figure out your personality in that way, also love how the dialogues also changes based on your choices, I tried a run where I'm being quiet most of the time and another where I'm really talkative and I actually was kind off surprised that the dialogues are different lmao. Also, since there's an option to romance Tamarack and/or Qiu I hope that there won't be any inappropriate stuff here, or at least it isn't forced onto you, I'm so tired of playing romance games where we'll be forced to have sex with our love interest or if you're given a choice to not do that they'll guilt trip you or smth, I just don't see the appeal... But then again, I'm sex repulsed so what do I know, right?
oh you dont have to worry about that! I have played their other game "Our life: begining and always" (totally recommend btw) and the characters are very respectful about your choices, often asking your character multiple times/ giving them the choice to say no without damaging the relationship - plus there is no explicit stuff until much later (if you choose so).
so I wouldn't worry about it and just enjoy the cute game!
Ah, glad to hear that, I'm so done with lots of games implying that you're a horrible person or smth if you refused the LI lol.
Yeah, the game won't have anything truly explicit and any physical intimacy that happens is controlled by the player. Nobody is unhappy if you don't want to make out or hold hands.
im on pc and i cant figure out how to open/run the demo properly
If you are using windows, run the exe file that matches with your device (either the 32 bit or 64 bit version). If you are on linux, execute the .sh file.
Lovely experience. It feels very comforting; I think I am not alone in saying that this is especially the case for those who had a messy childhood.
Just hoping to ask though, in the future, would there be any plans for some extra options added for certain choices like the one where you have the options "You were lactose intolerant too" and "Not being able to have milk must have been tough", for people that don't consume animal products?
You can choose to be vegan in Steps 2 and going forward, but the MC is a little too young in Step 1 for us to have made that something they're fully aware of. MC doesn't have vegans in their family, so they need more time to figure it out for themselves. I'm glad you enjoyed the demo!
I appreciate you letting me know your plans for these options. Although I would have loved to have been vegan for all of my life, that is unfortunately a common story for someone with a family unsupportive of such a decision. I personally also started taking steps towards veganism only just slightly earlier than the age the characters are in Step 2 once I started learning to cook.
And yes! The demo is wonderful. I really loved playing though Our Life: Beginnings & Always. I can tell that your team has expanded on the many things in that project, which already culminated in a truly amazing experience, in this game just from what you have shown off in the demo. I'm looking forward to purchasing the full release and dlc once they come out, and seeing more of Tamarack and Qiu.
(P.S. This has probably been said a lot, but thank you as well so much for all the effort you put into making the game inclusive for nonbinary people, as well as for going to the extent of having one of the lead character be nonbinary. It makes me feel happy in a way I can't describe)
Thank you for the understanding and the kind words! I'm happy you're enjoying the OL series :D
With the romance and poli-relationship, is it NSFW or not? If the romance doesn’t go anywhere other than talking, it’s kind of a bummer.
There's no NSFW content in this game. It's a story that's appropriate for teenagers to play and enjoy as well as adults.
The most you'll get is probably kissing and butt grabbing, thats as far as the first game went
I have a bug on Android where sometimes the background doesn't load in and it's just a solid black or white
I'm sorry for that! You can try this to see if it fixes the loading problem:
Pressing Shift + G and change the renderer. Changing it to ANGLE renderer.
loved the genderfluid and demigender (sometimes, kind of) options in the update