So, coming from now and forever I thought nothing could top it off, god bless gb patch for proving me wrong, everything is so different yet familiar to n&f that I'm loving every second of it.
I'm personally going through what you could say after "in between" of step 2 but before "Step 3" and... just finished in game step three, got into the third "and then summer ended" and... yeah, ending highschool is tough... I'm goin through something similar I made my mc go through (having a panic attack at the Chinese restaurant and running away hurting cove) And, I really don't wanna do that IRL... well all in all, what I mean to say is: B&A is a masterpiece, shame I can't pay the dlc's 😭
I am obsessed. Everything about this is amazing, and I love how customizable and personalized the experience becomes, with callbacks to previous choices and preferences. I don't usually cry or feel extreme emotions from the games I play but this masterpiece got me on multiple occasions. Been thinking about it nonstop several weeks after I stopped playing lol. Excellent work on this to everyone involved!
I am playing “Our Life: Beginnings & Always” on Steam and have purchased all the DLCs. I would like to know if I subscribe to Patreon to get the NSFW content, can I use it directly in the Steam game? Or is it not a patch but additional content?
It's additional content rather than a patch. You'd download a separate game build and either fill out information about your playthrough or load in a save file to have your character's info in the bonus moment. You can play it through Steam.
Cried over this game multiple times and I'm just in Step 3. The characters, the dialogue, the art, the callbacks to the past, god... It's too good. I love it so much. I love my in-game family so much. I love Cove so much.
I don't know if anyone else has had a problem since it's android but each time I to start a playthrough the game crashes, unfortunately I have no idea why it does as all I get is that there is a bug from what the unhelpful pop-up says
Saying there's a bug is a default android reply when an app doesn't work, but I don't think there is a bug that makes it unplayable. You might need more space to run the game or to change your settings to launch games that aren't from the google playstore!
I think about this game so often. It's literally what got me into visual novels, it's just so well written. Props to the creators, they did such a great job.
I've never written a comment on games before but the creators of this game LITERALLY ATE SO HARD OMG. All the little details and callbacks and sweet moments and how real everything is ugh I can't even get into everything bc it would take forever. Such such smart decisions when making this game-- ex. having mc be adopted makes so much sense bc ur character most likely isn't gonna look like ur family's -- keeps the immersion ykyk. And all the customization and choices!! I like so much that the characters and stuff can change depending on you and your choices. I was reading about how Cove changes with how you treat him and I'm honestly just amazed at how thought out and complicated everything is. Also having two moms and a nontoxic divorce and friends that come and go jsdfladjfalikjdfa;lsdfj I'll probably find even more good things to say about this when I play it a few more times, but I'm not even joking I played this game for almost two days straight LOL. The little memories thing is also such a good idea and great for adding free aspects and paid aspects. This is the most impressive visual novel i have ever seen; I cannot believe I waited this long to play it. If the creators of this game are reading this please know that this was such a cute and ingenious game and you did such an amazing job with this !!! <33 Time to go play more of these games (some of them are in the same universe too???? SLAY FR)
To be honest, when I first played Baxter's dlc, I couldn't understand the guy at all. Why did he feel the need to dump me as soon as he left? He acted like it was a fling even though there were clearly emotional connection between him and my mc. But then I realised this guy is just like me. Building sets of relationships based on reason. And if there's no longer one, I'd just leave. My high school friends were only high school friends. I never made the effort to reconnect with them after I graduated. It was the same for university. The only reason I became friends with them is because of circumstances (I had classes with them, I had projects with them). I only knew them on shallow levels. The only difference between me and Baxter is that he realised what kind of person he was and kept making similar decisions to further rationalise his social relationships. Whereas I never even realised I was the closed type and keep wondering why I never have any lasting friends. I'm used to keeping my distance from people because deep down I have this hidden feeling of "unworthiness" to keep hanging around people due to crippling self-asteem and lack of confidence. Like, who am I to butt in when I'm not close friends with them? (Even though everyone starts somewhere). And it sort of felt weird for me because why did I not understand Baxter the first time even though we're the same type of people?
There are some things you keep finding yourself coming back to time after time-- and this bundle of joy is one of them for me. Never has a game roped me in as much as this one has, as I've recently completed my third playthrough in 2.5 years.
Remembering the small details of your own life at the same life stages MC, Cove and friends go through make you feel a fuzzy type of way that's hard to put in words. Perhaps it's because their timeline matches my own, in an instant, the memories of my own childhood summers, silly teenage years, and the fear of the unknown adult world rush back every time I visit the Sunset Bird world again. It's a mix of nostalgia and bittersweetness, enveloped into the beautiful story of two individuals as we watch not only their relationship, but themselves grow from innocent youth to wonderful adults.
Cove is one of, if not the greatest love interests in the VN universe. His admiration, care, and love for MC through the years is a heartwarming journey to play through. I hope you all can find someone that makes you feel like this, no matter what stage of life you're in.
Time and aging, despite being unknown and scary, can also be a beautiful journey and there is so much love in this world we have, or have yet to be discovered. Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a true encapsulation of unconditional love that remains no matter how many summers pass. Whether it's platonic love, family love, or romantic love-- this game serves as a reminder that love is simply just the most wonderful thing.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this gem.
hi!! i played this game a couple years ago, remembered loving it, and decided to buy steps 1-3 for a rerun :3
i've seen a couple comments talking about deleting old save files by hovering over the file and pressing delete on our keyboard. for some reason, it doesn't seem to work for me? I'm running it on Mac, if that helps at all. thank you so much in advance!! I can't wait to spend the next 24 hours of my life playing this :D
this game... my heart has been melted i cant. like i cried so many times and had to get up often to jump around from cuteness overload. 😭😭 i love this game smm
I genuinely can't express my love for this enough. There are SO many amazing qualities about this that I could list off. I don't think I could've ever thought about getting so attached to a visual novel and wanting more out of it. I definitely want a sequel of this of either continuing the story from Step 4, or from Cove's POV. I'd even be happy with DLC that continues the story with more steps. You all made an amazing game, with beautiful writing, beautiful characters, beautiful art, beautiful music, just a perfect game overall. And I don't think I'll ever find any visual novel better than Our Life: Beginnings & Always.
the `long day` one was kind of disappointing, when i chose popsicle i was expected the main character to be smart and pick one of those double popsicles that can be split in half.... [image for reference]
I honestly don't know what to say , there are tears in my eyes as I write this.(/srs) This is definitely the best vn I have ever played , I had to take like 10 minutes after it ended to be able to do anything. I actually felt like the story was my life and this is the first time I have ever felt this way. I teared up SO MANY times it's actually ridiculous. I really hope there will be a Step 5 in the future because I'm not going to be able to get over this game for a year or more :( I KNOW THIS SOUNDS RIDICULOUS but I actually started contemplating life , and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to find something like this ever again. The sounds track fits the games atmosphere too it gave me a lot of different emotions at once. I'm probably rambling but the positive things I can say about this game are too much. and the soundtrack playing probably influences me too. To the creator and everyone who worked on this , you did such a great job , this is exactly what I needed and I hope you keep putting out games <3
this was so sweet and beautiful. it literally took me to a sunny island with endless summers and days by the beach. I felt as though I was creating actual memories along cove and every other character! the perfect summer dating sim - I will always look back on it with fondness <3
I love this game so much, I miss it too. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it for the past year, every time I play a new game I find myself comparing it to Our Life. No game has ever come close to being as beautifully written as this one, it will always have a place in my heart; and I secretly hope that we'll get more content from it in the future, even though the game is already lengthy as it is, I just can't help it :( I'm looking forward to Our Life Now and Forever!
i just had to say. this game made me cry multiple times. I really resonate with cove and his family problems, and even the way he portrays them. and the way mc loves their moms so much and how supportive they are makes me bawl. this game is beautiful. i get so much comfort from this, thank you.
So quick question I've got some unwanted saves in the game how do i delete those because I assumed it was deleting the save files in the saves folder but that didn't work
Literally the best game I have ever played. It really captured the beauty of growing up and relationships, platonic or otherwise. I loved it and I'm currently about to replay it! <3
I wish there was a game like this ,but for straight guys,dont get me wrong,the game is awesome,but i couldnt really feel atracted to cove,if anyone knows a game as good as this,but with girls as partners,id be thankfull
Ps:i know about The other our life game,but its still a demo
definitely one of the better games on here - creations like these make me wish love like this really did exist and sends me in an unrealistic spiral which isn't normal for me lol. Touching, beautiful and worth downloading
I can't thank GB Patch enough for making this game. It truly deserves every single bit of praise that it receives. It has been months since I first picked up this game and yet the amount of love I have for it hasn't faltered in the slightest. Playing this visual novel feels like wrapping yourself up in a warm blanket, when I've felt low this game has been my go-to to help lift my spirits again.
The amount of love and care that was poured into this is so evident throughout the entire playthrough. It is a beautiful, fantastic visual novel. I truly can't put into words just how much fun I've had through my various playthroughs!
I'm sure I'll play many, many more playthroughs of this game, and I'm excited for the next instalment of the Our Life series (and any future projects) and will eagerly support their upcoming releases!
Hello! I absolutely adore this game. I was told about it when I was going through a rough time and it was my biggest source of comfort. I've played it and all the Cove DLCs multiple times both on Steam and on Mac, which allows me to bring my adventures in Sunset Bird everywhere. Our Life has probably been one of my favorite gaming experiences in general!
I tried to go back to it today on Mac OS, but when I downloaded version 1.7.1, my laptop refused to let the file launch as the developer couldn't be verified. I tried multiple fresh installs and I dove deeper into the comments here to try and find a fix (I tried one from a few years ago to try and force a verification through launching the scripts and while the game did boot, it crashed upon trying to load my local save history).
Is there a workaround for this? I had no issues downloading the previous version last year. I'd love to be able to play the game again whenever, I've been itching to replay it but haven't been able to dedicate time to it on my Windows PC.
I'm sorry for the trouble with that! There are workarounds but it depends on the exact type of Mac OS you have. Basically, you need find a way to allow third party apps to run. Some people can right click the launcher and choose an option that makes it open. Other people need to go through more hoops and change settings. You could try searching on google for your device and using third party apps on it. And hopefully we'll be able to get approved on Mac this year.
Thanks so much for the reply! I'll keep that in mind - I was able to get it working again, I don't know what exactly I did but the OS allowed it and is happy again so we take that as a win. I was able to start another playthrough after redownloading my DLC purchases and loving every minute of it as always!
Crossing my fingers for the Mac approval; I was really happy when I saw I could download it here. it's hard to get my favorite games on my laptop as a lot of them are locked to Windows, so having Our Life on it has been really amazing. Thank you for creating a Mac compatible version!
Hello, I once played this game a really long time ago and now I'm wanting to get all the DLC to play again. Is there a way I can buy all of them in one go, or do I need to go to a different platform or otherwise buy them all individually here on itch.io? Thank you for your time!
Thank you for wanting to get them! I'm afraid the DLCs do need to be purchased individually. There is a bundle on Steam with all the DLCs in a single bunch, but that also includes the soundtrack and artbook. If you only want the DLCs, you've gotta get them as their own things.
hey guy i have a question, what do the clothing types do? like is it what mc is wearing throughout each step and youre meant to imagine the fit or is it to specify the types of clothes they wear? I havent seen clothes be mentioned unless its going out but even then you sorta get to pick what you wear so like, what is it for?
The clothing type setting is mainly for your imagination, but there are a few occasions where it mentions clothing in a casual setting. The game will note you're in a dress or pants or skirt, depending on your choices.
Enjoying this game so far, but there's a small issue(?) that's been happening on all my playthroughs. The background keeps flickering and glitching out for some reason, it's honestly really hard on the eyes. Not sure if it's a problem with my GPU or something, but this flickering effect doesn't happen with the rest of your games.
Edit: It only seems to happen when characters are on the screen. I turned off animations and it stopped the flickering for the most part, and now it only flickers whenever you move on to the next text box.
I'm on my second playthrough, with DLCs for the first time, and I had nothing to say so far except I can't believe how good this game is. Slice of life isn't usually what I go for, but this game is so immersive and calming and as someone who sometimes wishes for more choices in visual novels, this is perfect. I admit I am typing this in a bit of a confused state because I just finished "Serendipity" in the Step 3 DLC and I found the (SPOILERS BELOW)
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reaction to Shiloh pretending to forget who we were a pretty confusing. First because there was a brief period where my character was basically forced to side with Liz, when usually in the harder situations you can choose a wider range of how to feel and who you think is right. And I, the player, did not side with Liz at all. I sympathized with Shiloh immediately, thinking what he did was a little insensitive but there were a million potential good explanations and it was definitely not worth sending him home and never talking to him again over. I'm glad we got to make up, but I felt like the tone was still that we decided to stay friends with Shiloh in spite of him not deserving it. It just doesn't seem to fit the tone of the rest of the game? I feel like all the other characters who have been jerks or manipulative sometimes (younger Liz, Cove's dad) got much more compassion for their imperfect behavior.
Heyyo, just providing some much needed context for Shiloh because I totes felt the same way when I first played through Our Life! He's actually treated that way for a reason. Shiloh, objectively, is not a good person. He's actually a love interest from another game in this universe, XOXO Droplets. If you ever play through that, you'll find out a lot about him, Jeremy, and even Nate(dude that was hella rude to you and Liz when Shiloh pretended not to know you). Note: all of the love interests in XOXO Droplets are jerks, all of them. Part of the game's premise is the MC is also an insensitive jerk, too.
Thanks for the reply. I haven't played that game, but I have to say even if that's true, I assume the characters in OL don't know anything about Shiloh other than what we see of him in OL, and neither do I as a player. So even if he is actually revealed to be a bad person in another game, that shouldn't inform judgment about his actions in this one. It just makes it confusing and uncomfortable for me as someone who was unaware of his other game but understands and somewhat relates to the way he is in OL.
Hey, hey!! I just wanted to let ya'll know that i LOVE this game so much! I literally cried once I saw the credits after step 3 (and almost got a heart attack thinking the game is already finished lol). I spent 25 hours playing this game and it was SO SO worth it. I am currently playing this game second round cause I wanted to get the CG's I didn't get in my first playthrough 2 days ago (ex. the cg where cove gets all flustered in step 2). I'm desperate for someone to lend me some money so that I can buy the Wedding DLC lol. Words cannot describe the feelings I felt throughout this game. Each step, I just fell more inlove with Cove. I cried after seeing "THE END" after step 4. This game left me with a mark in my heart. I'll always remember the line "And then... summer ended", everytime I think of it, it makes me cry (and im currently crying while typing this lmao) Anddd that's all I have to say! <33
Hi! How are you? I hope u ar doing right. I am using Google Translate, I understand English but I am too lazy to write in this language. That said, I made an account just to say this: I swallow every poison-filled word I could have said about gringo creators (I know you'll understand me if I say American, I don't agree with the term but it's beside the point). A true work of art is this work. I just don't have enough words to define in a single comment the emotional charge that each part of this immeasurable result of human ingenuity possesses. Look, I spoke shit about the gringos, but they shut my mouth in a way that I can only applaud. Love u ^v^. Good luck in life. Bye.
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So, coming from now and forever I thought nothing could top it off, god bless gb patch for proving me wrong, everything is so different yet familiar to n&f that I'm loving every second of it.
I'm personally going through what you could say after "in between" of step 2 but before "Step 3" and... just finished in game step three, got into the third "and then summer ended" and... yeah, ending highschool is tough... I'm goin through something similar I made my mc go through (having a panic attack at the Chinese restaurant and running away hurting cove) And, I really don't wanna do that IRL... well all in all, what I mean to say is: B&A is a masterpiece, shame I can't pay the dlc's 😭
Holy yappatron
Bro I'm the same guy why the down votes 😭😭😭
I would like to marry Cove, please
The urges to wear ankle bracelets are very,VERY, strong after playing this game. OH MY GOD!!
What a nice story.
Love it!
I haven't played the game yet and it looks nice and has a nice story. But my question is this in Spanish?
this game is only in english
I am obsessed. Everything about this is amazing, and I love how customizable and personalized the experience becomes, with callbacks to previous choices and preferences. I don't usually cry or feel extreme emotions from the games I play but this masterpiece got me on multiple occasions. Been thinking about it nonstop several weeks after I stopped playing lol. Excellent work on this to everyone involved!
Hi I would like to chat with you
Hello, I have a question!
I am playing “Our Life: Beginnings & Always” on Steam and have purchased all the DLCs. I would like to know if I subscribe to Patreon to get the NSFW content, can I use it directly in the Steam game? Or is it not a patch but additional content?
It's additional content rather than a patch. You'd download a separate game build and either fill out information about your playthrough or load in a save file to have your character's info in the bonus moment. You can play it through Steam.
Got it, I understand!
Thanks a lot for getting back to me!
I, too, have a question. Please help
Cried over this game multiple times and I'm just in Step 3. The characters, the dialogue, the art, the callbacks to the past, god... It's too good. I love it so much. I love my in-game family so much. I love Cove so much.
brb gonna cry again
Girl ur so real for that im crying too
Please dont cry. May you tell me your pronouns so we can chat?
I don't know if anyone else has had a problem since it's android but each time I to start a playthrough the game crashes, unfortunately I have no idea why it does as all I get is that there is a bug from what the unhelpful pop-up says
Saying there's a bug is a default android reply when an app doesn't work, but I don't think there is a bug that makes it unplayable. You might need more space to run the game or to change your settings to launch games that aren't from the google playstore!
I think about this game so often. It's literally what got me into visual novels, it's just so well written. Props to the creators, they did such a great job.
Do you think about pronouns often? let's chat
I've never written a comment on games before but the creators of this game LITERALLY ATE SO HARD OMG. All the little details and callbacks and sweet moments and how real everything is ugh I can't even get into everything bc it would take forever. Such such smart decisions when making this game-- ex. having mc be adopted makes so much sense bc ur character most likely isn't gonna look like ur family's -- keeps the immersion ykyk. And all the customization and choices!! I like so much that the characters and stuff can change depending on you and your choices. I was reading about how Cove changes with how you treat him and I'm honestly just amazed at how thought out and complicated everything is. Also having two moms and a nontoxic divorce and friends that come and go jsdfladjfalikjdfa;lsdfj I'll probably find even more good things to say about this when I play it a few more times, but I'm not even joking I played this game for almost two days straight LOL. The little memories thing is also such a good idea and great for adding free aspects and paid aspects. This is the most impressive visual novel i have ever seen; I cannot believe I waited this long to play it. If the creators of this game are reading this please know that this was such a cute and ingenious game and you did such an amazing job with this !!! <33 Time to go play more of these games (some of them are in the same universe too???? SLAY FR)
Woooah thats a lot of writing. Any chance you put your pronouns in that paragraph? Let's talk!
To be honest, when I first played Baxter's dlc, I couldn't understand the guy at all. Why did he feel the need to dump me as soon as he left? He acted like it was a fling even though there were clearly emotional connection between him and my mc. But then I realised this guy is just like me. Building sets of relationships based on reason. And if there's no longer one, I'd just leave. My high school friends were only high school friends. I never made the effort to reconnect with them after I graduated. It was the same for university. The only reason I became friends with them is because of circumstances (I had classes with them, I had projects with them). I only knew them on shallow levels. The only difference between me and Baxter is that he realised what kind of person he was and kept making similar decisions to further rationalise his social relationships. Whereas I never even realised I was the closed type and keep wondering why I never have any lasting friends. I'm used to keeping my distance from people because deep down I have this hidden feeling of "unworthiness" to keep hanging around people due to crippling self-asteem and lack of confidence. Like, who am I to butt in when I'm not close friends with them? (Even though everyone starts somewhere). And it sort of felt weird for me because why did I not understand Baxter the first time even though we're the same type of people?
There are some things you keep finding yourself coming back to time after time-- and this bundle of joy is one of them for me. Never has a game roped me in as much as this one has, as I've recently completed my third playthrough in 2.5 years.
Remembering the small details of your own life at the same life stages MC, Cove and friends go through make you feel a fuzzy type of way that's hard to put in words. Perhaps it's because their timeline matches my own, in an instant, the memories of my own childhood summers, silly teenage years, and the fear of the unknown adult world rush back every time I visit the Sunset Bird world again. It's a mix of nostalgia and bittersweetness, enveloped into the beautiful story of two individuals as we watch not only their relationship, but themselves grow from innocent youth to wonderful adults.
Cove is one of, if not the greatest love interests in the VN universe. His admiration, care, and love for MC through the years is a heartwarming journey to play through. I hope you all can find someone that makes you feel like this, no matter what stage of life you're in.
Time and aging, despite being unknown and scary, can also be a beautiful journey and there is so much love in this world we have, or have yet to be discovered. Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a true encapsulation of unconditional love that remains no matter how many summers pass. Whether it's platonic love, family love, or romantic love-- this game serves as a reminder that love is simply just the most wonderful thing.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this gem.
hi!! i played this game a couple years ago, remembered loving it, and decided to buy steps 1-3 for a rerun :3
i've seen a couple comments talking about deleting old save files by hovering over the file and pressing delete on our keyboard. for some reason, it doesn't seem to work for me? I'm running it on Mac, if that helps at all. thank you so much in advance!! I can't wait to spend the next 24 hours of my life playing this :D
Try holding CMD (command key) and then tapping backspace
hmmm yea I tried that but it still isnt working D: ty for the advice though!! maybe its something on my end?
It might just be backspace on its own? after that i have no clue as i dont have a mac. hope you get it solved :)
Oh hello
this game... my heart has been melted i cant. like i cried so many times and had to get up often to jump around from cuteness overload. 😭😭 i love this game smm
I genuinely can't express my love for this enough. There are SO many amazing qualities about this that I could list off. I don't think I could've ever thought about getting so attached to a visual novel and wanting more out of it. I definitely want a sequel of this of either continuing the story from Step 4, or from Cove's POV. I'd even be happy with DLC that continues the story with more steps. You all made an amazing game, with beautiful writing, beautiful characters, beautiful art, beautiful music, just a perfect game overall. And I don't think I'll ever find any visual novel better than Our Life: Beginnings & Always.
So thank you, from the bottom of my heart. <3
the `long day` one was kind of disappointing, when i chose popsicle i was expected the main character to be smart and pick one of those double popsicles that can be split in half.... [image for reference]
I honestly don't know what to say , there are tears in my eyes as I write this.(/srs) This is definitely the best vn I have ever played , I had to take like 10 minutes after it ended to be able to do anything. I actually felt like the story was my life and this is the first time I have ever felt this way. I teared up SO MANY times it's actually ridiculous. I really hope there will be a Step 5 in the future because I'm not going to be able to get over this game for a year or more :( I KNOW THIS SOUNDS RIDICULOUS but I actually started contemplating life , and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to find something like this ever again. The sounds track fits the games atmosphere too it gave me a lot of different emotions at once. I'm probably rambling but the positive things I can say about this game are too much. and the soundtrack playing probably influences me too. To the creator and everyone who worked on this , you did such a great job , this is exactly what I needed and I hope you keep putting out games <3
this was so sweet and beautiful. it literally took me to a sunny island with endless summers and days by the beach. I felt as though I was creating actual memories along cove and every other character! the perfect summer dating sim - I will always look back on it with fondness <3
I love this game so much, I miss it too. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it for the past year, every time I play a new game I find myself comparing it to Our Life. No game has ever come close to being as beautifully written as this one, it will always have a place in my heart; and I secretly hope that we'll get more content from it in the future, even though the game is already lengthy as it is, I just can't help it :( I'm looking forward to Our Life Now and Forever!
i just had to say. this game made me cry multiple times. I really resonate with cove and his family problems, and even the way he portrays them. and the way mc loves their moms so much and how supportive they are makes me bawl. this game is beautiful. i get so much comfort from this, thank you.
So quick question I've got some unwanted saves in the game how do i delete those because I assumed it was deleting the save files in the saves folder but that didn't work
On PC or Mac you can delete saves by hovering over them with the mouse and hitting the delete key!
thank you for the tip it worked
Literally the best game I have ever played. It really captured the beauty of growing up and relationships, platonic or otherwise. I loved it and I'm currently about to replay it! <3
wait, is this a gay game
depends on if you choose to be a guy or a girl. Or if you even decide to date Cove.
I wish there was a game like this ,but for straight guys,dont get me wrong,the game is awesome,but i couldnt really feel atracted to cove,if anyone knows a game as good as this,but with girls as partners,id be thankfull
Ps:i know about The other our life game,but its still a demo
definitely one of the better games on here - creations like these make me wish love like this really did exist and sends me in an unrealistic spiral which isn't normal for me lol. Touching, beautiful and worth downloading
it really feels like we grew with cove
This game is awesome, hands down. One of the best games I've ever played and I'd do anything to play through this for the first time again.
I cried so hard through the game and when it was all over and I had to come back to reality without my beloved Cove, I actually felt sick. I still do
one of the best games ive ever played, i dont regret spending a single dime on this
i finished the game in one day and im crying right now. This game was great i dont want it to end..
I'm right there with you. I can't get Cove out of my head and my heart and I don't want to
I can't thank GB Patch enough for making this game. It truly deserves every single bit of praise that it receives. It has been months since I first picked up this game and yet the amount of love I have for it hasn't faltered in the slightest. Playing this visual novel feels like wrapping yourself up in a warm blanket, when I've felt low this game has been my go-to to help lift my spirits again.
The amount of love and care that was poured into this is so evident throughout the entire playthrough. It is a beautiful, fantastic visual novel. I truly can't put into words just how much fun I've had through my various playthroughs!
I'm sure I'll play many, many more playthroughs of this game, and I'm excited for the next instalment of the Our Life series (and any future projects) and will eagerly support their upcoming releases!
It was nice to feel loved and be apart of a good family for a while :) amazing game!
Also, I cannot stop crying my eyes out. I wish I had a life like that
Hello! I absolutely adore this game. I was told about it when I was going through a rough time and it was my biggest source of comfort. I've played it and all the Cove DLCs multiple times both on Steam and on Mac, which allows me to bring my adventures in Sunset Bird everywhere. Our Life has probably been one of my favorite gaming experiences in general!
I tried to go back to it today on Mac OS, but when I downloaded version 1.7.1, my laptop refused to let the file launch as the developer couldn't be verified. I tried multiple fresh installs and I dove deeper into the comments here to try and find a fix (I tried one from a few years ago to try and force a verification through launching the scripts and while the game did boot, it crashed upon trying to load my local save history).
Is there a workaround for this? I had no issues downloading the previous version last year. I'd love to be able to play the game again whenever, I've been itching to replay it but haven't been able to dedicate time to it on my Windows PC.
I'm sorry for the trouble with that! There are workarounds but it depends on the exact type of Mac OS you have. Basically, you need find a way to allow third party apps to run. Some people can right click the launcher and choose an option that makes it open. Other people need to go through more hoops and change settings. You could try searching on google for your device and using third party apps on it. And hopefully we'll be able to get approved on Mac this year.
Thanks so much for the reply! I'll keep that in mind - I was able to get it working again, I don't know what exactly I did but the OS allowed it and is happy again so we take that as a win. I was able to start another playthrough after redownloading my DLC purchases and loving every minute of it as always!
Crossing my fingers for the Mac approval; I was really happy when I saw I could download it here. it's hard to get my favorite games on my laptop as a lot of them are locked to Windows, so having Our Life on it has been really amazing. Thank you for creating a Mac compatible version!
That's great! I'm really glad it launched. And thank you :D
Hello, I once played this game a really long time ago and now I'm wanting to get all the DLC to play again. Is there a way I can buy all of them in one go, or do I need to go to a different platform or otherwise buy them all individually here on itch.io? Thank you for your time!
Thank you for wanting to get them! I'm afraid the DLCs do need to be purchased individually. There is a bundle on Steam with all the DLCs in a single bunch, but that also includes the soundtrack and artbook. If you only want the DLCs, you've gotta get them as their own things.
hey guy i have a question, what do the clothing types do? like is it what mc is wearing throughout each step and youre meant to imagine the fit or is it to specify the types of clothes they wear? I havent seen clothes be mentioned unless its going out but even then you sorta get to pick what you wear so like, what is it for?
The clothing type setting is mainly for your imagination, but there are a few occasions where it mentions clothing in a casual setting. The game will note you're in a dress or pants or skirt, depending on your choices.
Enjoying this game so far, but there's a small issue(?) that's been happening on all my playthroughs. The background keeps flickering and glitching out for some reason, it's honestly really hard on the eyes. Not sure if it's a problem with my GPU or something, but this flickering effect doesn't happen with the rest of your games.
Edit: It only seems to happen when characters are on the screen. I turned off animations and it stopped the flickering for the most part, and now it only flickers whenever you move on to the next text box.
Found out that going fullscreen was the problem. Going into windowed mode fixed it.
I'm sorry for the trouble! If you want it in full screen mode, you can try this-
Pressing Shift + G and change the renderer. Changing it to ANGLE renderer.
It worked, thank you very much! ^^
Great!
I've been playing for a while now and I must say this is the best visual novel I've ever experienced
I'm on my second playthrough, with DLCs for the first time, and I had nothing to say so far except I can't believe how good this game is. Slice of life isn't usually what I go for, but this game is so immersive and calming and as someone who sometimes wishes for more choices in visual novels, this is perfect. I admit I am typing this in a bit of a confused state because I just finished "Serendipity" in the Step 3 DLC and I found the (SPOILERS BELOW)
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reaction to Shiloh pretending to forget who we were a pretty confusing. First because there was a brief period where my character was basically forced to side with Liz, when usually in the harder situations you can choose a wider range of how to feel and who you think is right. And I, the player, did not side with Liz at all. I sympathized with Shiloh immediately, thinking what he did was a little insensitive but there were a million potential good explanations and it was definitely not worth sending him home and never talking to him again over. I'm glad we got to make up, but I felt like the tone was still that we decided to stay friends with Shiloh in spite of him not deserving it. It just doesn't seem to fit the tone of the rest of the game? I feel like all the other characters who have been jerks or manipulative sometimes (younger Liz, Cove's dad) got much more compassion for their imperfect behavior.
Heyyo, just providing some much needed context for Shiloh because I totes felt the same way when I first played through Our Life! He's actually treated that way for a reason. Shiloh, objectively, is not a good person. He's actually a love interest from another game in this universe, XOXO Droplets. If you ever play through that, you'll find out a lot about him, Jeremy, and even Nate(dude that was hella rude to you and Liz when Shiloh pretended not to know you). Note: all of the love interests in XOXO Droplets are jerks, all of them. Part of the game's premise is the MC is also an insensitive jerk, too.
Thanks for the reply. I haven't played that game, but I have to say even if that's true, I assume the characters in OL don't know anything about Shiloh other than what we see of him in OL, and neither do I as a player. So even if he is actually revealed to be a bad person in another game, that shouldn't inform judgment about his actions in this one. It just makes it confusing and uncomfortable for me as someone who was unaware of his other game but understands and somewhat relates to the way he is in OL.
Hey, hey!! I just wanted to let ya'll know that i LOVE this game so much! I literally cried once I saw the credits after step 3 (and almost got a heart attack thinking the game is already finished lol). I spent 25 hours playing this game and it was SO SO worth it. I am currently playing this game second round cause I wanted to get the CG's I didn't get in my first playthrough 2 days ago (ex. the cg where cove gets all flustered in step 2). I'm desperate for someone to lend me some money so that I can buy the Wedding DLC lol. Words cannot describe the feelings I felt throughout this game. Each step, I just fell more inlove with Cove. I cried after seeing "THE END" after step 4. This game left me with a mark in my heart. I'll always remember the line "And then... summer ended", everytime I think of it, it makes me cry (and im currently crying while typing this lmao) Anddd that's all I have to say! <33
I'm right there with you. I wish I could lend you money to get the wedding DLC. I cried so much during it and the main game. Def worth it.
Hi! How are you? I hope u ar doing right. I am using Google Translate, I understand English but I am too lazy to write in this language. That said, I made an account just to say this: I swallow every poison-filled word I could have said about gringo creators (I know you'll understand me if I say American, I don't agree with the term but it's beside the point). A true work of art is this work. I just don't have enough words to define in a single comment the emotional charge that each part of this immeasurable result of human ingenuity possesses. Look, I spoke shit about the gringos, but they shut my mouth in a way that I can only applaud. Love u ^v^. Good luck in life. Bye.