this game is so wonderful that i want to translate it into my language and make more people play it. Anyway, I'm loving the game. I've been playing things like Collar x Malice and Café Enchanté, but none of these two involved me and made me as happy as that game. He resembles Princess Maker but without the complicated part of having to upgrade status. And more cool. I am delighted with the art, and with the child Shiloh, I think it was one of the things I liked the most. And I identified a lot with Cole, I was just like it was as a child, always in my corner. Oh and he and the characters are so cute, and the mothers are amazing. I loved this game and congratulations for the incredible work.
It seems that there are quite a few people having trouble getting the DLC work with the OL Build 1.1. Do you guys have any idea when this would be repaired?
You guys have done such an amazing job creating this game, and I look forward to seeing what you do next!
I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Which DLCs and what build for the DLC? There are a few rare cases of the DLCs getting confused on Android, if that's what you mean. But it isn't for most people and the Windows/Mac/Linux DLCs don't seem to have any problems, as long as they're properly installed.
This is a wonderful game ! So heartwarming... Thanks you !
Edit : I can't seem to pass on the adolescent phase somehow ? Everytime I click on "End of the summer", the script begins, and at the time Lizzie is going back to the house, the game abruptly comes back to the menu... Would there be any way to solve this problem ?
That's very strange. I'm not sure what's happening. Maybe try uninstalling and reinstalling the game to see if something was missing from the build you have. And is this your first file or have you played an older version of the game? Maybe there's a problem with older data impacting things. Hopefully we can figure out what's going on.
I tried to unistall and reinstall the game several times already, but it didn't change anything... I indeed played the demo version before the full game, so it may be the problem !
Have you tried starting a brand new file? Maybe something just went wrong with that file and there isn't a way to save it. If you're still unable to move forward even if you've tried with a brand new file, definitely let us know.
Are you using build 1.1 or 1.0 (it's shown in the bottom corner of the main menu)? I might have an idea of what could have gone wrong, depending on which version you're on.
I'm afraid there's not really anywhere else we can easily upload Android game files. Can you tell us what the problem you're having is? Maybe we can fix it here.
Each time I try to download the game it keeps giving me an error. It could be something wrong with my connection, but I'm only having that problem here on itchio 😅😅.
You'll need to re-download and add the DLC rpys files to your new 1.1 folder. Or take the files you already have from the 1.0 folder and move them over to 1.1. Just 1.1 won't the DLC events if you don't put them in there like you did for 1.0. I'm sorry for the confusion on that.
This game is sooo good but I have to ask because I'm a little confused! Does the comfort/interest levels change by themselves through the choices you've made or do you have to manually change them yourself? Because I'm afraid I accidentally put myself in the friendzone at the start and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get out of "Nervous Indifference." 😖 I need to know if I'm playing this wrong and if I need to try out different methods, or if I'm simply missing something!
oh lol, you manually change them yourself. during the choice screen you should be able to drag the sliders up and then that dynamic stays for the entire step, regardless of your choices. (the choices instead work on developing cove/your mc as characters)
OMG THANK YOU!! I thought moving the sliders would've been like cheating or something.. Welp, time to go play through this amazing game again ^^ thank you for responding!
I just wanna say, I played this game while it was still in the demo stage and I've never been so incredibly pumped for an indie game to be released! Imagine my joy when I realized the game had come out :) I bought all the DLCs off the bat, and I do not regret it. In a way, this game made me feel like I had reclaimed my childhood, with a supportive and close family, a bunch of great friends and even a healthy first relationship! I don't know how you guys did it, but this game is all but perfect when it comes to simulating that growing-up experience. I actually wanted to act realistically angsty and grumpy as I was when I was a kid, but I just couldn't with how endearing all the characters and my family were.
Thank you so much for this experience, GB Patch. I'll definitely be signing on as a patron once I finish my first playthrough!
Yeh, impossible not to want to do the best you possibly can to make Cove happy isn't it? You would have to have a heart of stone not to :D It is pretty amazing how they make a 2D cartoon drawing and a few lignes of dialog so real and so endearing. It is creative genius. :)
I'm a little sad. In the demo they had the name 'Alex' there and I was super excited to hear it in the finished game but it's gone now. Is there a reason or...?
Still absolutely love the game, this doesn't take away my immersion or anything. This game is literally crack to me. I love Cove SO much and I can't wait to marry him!
Also as someone who is confused and still figuring out their gender identity can I just say that Cove's eagerness to help out and the fact that he just accepts whatever the MC needs to do to feel good about themselves is just so...freaking...amazing. Still cry every time I decide to make my character non-binary or trans. Love this game so much! No other game can even attempt to be as amazing as this imo.
I had been waiting for over a year for this game to be released and the wait was really worth it.
This game really has a special place in my heart, the characters are all terribly endearing, the setting is soothing and there was a real work on the choice options so that you could shape up the MC and your relationship with Cove however you wanted. I really had the feeling that I was the author of my own story. I was completely emotionally involved with the characters and events going on and I even laughed out loud and teared up a few times. Anyways, this game feels so realistic yet so idealistic, it was a real breath of fresh air and I'd recommand it to anyone.
Its a great game and I absolutely love Cove. However, the step 1 dlcs stopped working after the first playthrough. Not sure how to fix. The first time I played through step 1 i didnt have step 2 installed yet so maybe something to do with that?
Are you on Android? Sometimes the Step 2 DLC will replace the Step 1 DLC when you install it rather than combining. Reinstalling the Step 1 DLC can help, but we're looking into why it's happening. I'm sorry for the trouble.
I genuinely loved this story however it was a definite mistake for me to read it because of my own social and personal situation. This was reading a dream come true and it may have even helped me begin to try and fix my own life up.
This game already holds a very special place in my heart. I mostly played it on my phone to wind down before bed, and it gave me a bunch of feel-good moments from start to finish. It had such a big emotional impact I actually genuinely teared up and laughed out loud at a few points. It's comforting to know this world will always be there to come back to, a place with countless opportunities to make good memories, where problems are met with reassurance and a chance to grow. I'd recommend it to anyone, especially if you're going through any sort of rough time. It's a carefully curated but organic-feeling simulation and I love it very much.
Literally the BEST visual novel I'VE EVER PLAYED, YET. I CAN'T GET TIRED FROM PLAYING THIS! This has everything a visual novelist would crave about. Like I'm sooo impressed from this game, let me cry- xdd. fr this game is the best. Our life? Nah. This game is changing MY life. ILY GB PATCH GAMESSS.
AHHHH this game, truly, has given me serious nostalgia!! Just... the vivid feelings of childhood and then adolescence and then the feeling of leaving it all behind when you finally graduate high school. It has given me feelings... warm, summer-y, bittersweet feelings that no other games have ever given. And for that, I am so thankful. I do look forward to the part 4 epilogue + the new DLCs in the future!! This game was so unique and wholesome, thank you so much for this <33 (btw I CHERISH Cove)
You better extend the story and add more dlcs xD like; work life, school life, part time school-work time, pre marriage, and then wedding, and even after the wedding!!
I like the cove's mom. I want to spend more time with them [cove's mom and dad] as a family. I would want a portion of the main story to continue where the whole family and then each family go on vacation or spend more time together . Maybe go to a vacation trip out of the US too!! XD I want to interact more with all the romantic interests and their family as well
A DLC to add more options to the trip. Like give us the option to "buy" within the game different type of trip packages. If we bought the DLC allow us to "buy in game/the DLC of course" the most expensive trip to (Europe, Asian, South America, Africa, etc. ). It would be a good idea to have different destination according to the romance interest's preference. Like Cove and family would like to go to one place, Dexter and his family would like to travel to another location, etc. Let us buy those DLCs. If you would want to just see Cove's family and his route then just get that one DLC and the other options can stay gray [locked]. I really enjoy the game so much xD. I want to travel with all of the romance interests since cove is always tagging alone since he is our friend. It would be nice to see how they bond with Cove as a close friend since Cove is a family friend, too. We won't get rid of him.
Another option for people who decided to be single for a bit longer or just want to be single. A good idea would be to have the sister, the cousin, Miranda, her gf [I forgot her name @_@], Cove, and another friend [the romance interest we decided not to romance but want to be friends with them]
I want to see the wedding and a after wedding and a possible a few years after having kids with whoever u romance. if you decided to be single you get the option to adopt just like your mothers! It would be a good idea to meet the other guys friends, too. I would like to maybe make friends in one of the DLCs. If we become friends with someone, they can keep in contact and get some sort of communication until they visit us? [only for people who bought the DLC]. Of course, having another male friend who is not interested at you in a romantic way would be nice.
I dunno, but I want to see more about the MC life [the character we made] how we interact with new faces and maybe that is a good option to make more friends [and the male friends cuz I don't want to have just female friends LOL]. I want to see how I could life as a full time student, full time worker, or a half time student/work in game.
Have u considered to add a +18 dlc content for example to ur patreon members, of course paying for the DLCs in game. ×). I know this is a style some other groups do.. just saying. Sorry for the long comment xD
agh! I can't believe I already finished the game! I hope there will be step 4 soon and maybe Cove and MC might get married soon in the future ^-^?! anyways I love this game thank you for making it, it has been a pleasure!
I've now finished the game and all of the DLC that has been released so far and I feel like I am far from done with this amazing cast of characters... I cannot wait for everything else you have in store and will get it all as soon as it comes out. Congratulations on the team for giving me some serious feels and moving me to happy tears (and thank you for the demisexual representation)! It's an amazing adventure.
I really can't get enough with this game, a friend recommended me this And I've been glued to my phone since. I've replayed this so many times and it doesn't get boring at all! I'd recommended playing this game! 10/10!! Patiently waiting for step 4 ❤️
This is the most beautiful game I've ever played. The only negative thing I have to say is that the story does not continue for ever. Play it, you will never want to leave Cove behind.
I have no words. It was just beautiful and I almost cried so many times because of how emtional it was. Can´t even imagine how hard and how long it took to make this. I reeally enjoyed it and I can´t wayt for the step 4.
You have to get the Derek and Baxter DLCs, which aren't available right now. The Step 1 DLC only unlocks a CG in the Step 1 section and the Step 2 DLC only unlocks one CG in the Step 2 section. Those DLCs don't impact the Step 3 part of the gallery or the Derek/Baxter part of the gallery. I'm sorry for the confusion.
Omg loved it so much, Usually, my types of games have more heated romance but honestly this beats all by FAR. I really love the meaningful romance and how intricate the decisions and choices are. I loved it as soon as I got in and was like OMG I HAVE TWO MOMS. YASSSS. I loved how your gender could differ from your birth gender, you could design your room, the love interest's level of interest as well as yours, who you are romantically and physically attracted to ect. It was super fun to play and I am looking forward to future developments and projects. TYSM for taking the time to make it.
We have the same issue, but I'm REALLY sure it's the game's files that has a problem. It's in the folder for ren'py in 'lib' there's nothing there! I wanna play it too! :(( Have you tried disabling your anti-virus?
Are you still having problems? It's possible your computer's virus scanner isn't allowing the game to work right. If you have a firewall/virus scanner can you try turning that off while downloading/installing/launching or try to tell the program the file is safe?
This game seems amazing and I want to play it, But it keeps saying "could not open file, is it missing?". I'm using Pea zip. I extracted it and checked all the other files. Can someone help please?I want to play this game so bad-
Someone else had the same problem just a little bit ago. My answer to them was this--- I believe you may be having a problem several other people had, a firewall or virus scanner is removing the file because it isn't from a well-known source and something in it seems strange. We don't know why some people's computers think it's unsafe, the game is really harmless, but to fix that you'll either have to turn off any scanners you have or find a way to tell those programs you trust the file.
Or there might have been a problem with download in the first place, sometimes things just go kind of weird and the file isn't able to then work right. So you could also try downloading it all again.
Since two people are both suddenly getting the "could not open missing file" thing it does make me wonder if there's a problem right now with downloading content from Itch. Maybe try downloading again later on.
Hey! Unfortunately, it looks like the game didn't really install right. The actual start of the game just isn't there for you. It's possible the way you unzipped it didn't work properly or that your antivirus is removing content from the game because it still doesn't trust it. Maybe try another program for unzipping the file or double checking what's going on with your virus scanner? I'm sorry for the trouble.
Hey! Sorry for replying so late, I tried unzipping using a different unzipping software and it worked! The game was amazing and if I had money I would definitely buy the DLCs.
I'm having some trouble opening the game... I'm on PC and I have fully extracted it to my computer, yet whenever I click on it to open, it doesn't. My windows just make a sound and then the WinRAR achiever opens to say that there were new files modified and created-- I can't open the game! How do you fix this?
EDIT: My computer says "Could not open, is it missing?" I extracted it again, clicked, then it's gone. I swear, I think my PC is broken ;-; I wanna play it SO bad!!
I believe you may be having a problem several other people had, a firewall or virus scanner is removing the file because it isn't from a well-known source and something in it seems strange. We don't know why some people's computers think it's unsafe, the game is really harmless, but to fix that you'll either have to turn off any scanners you have or find a way to tell those programs you trust the file.
Or there might have been a problem with download in the first place, sometimes things just go kind of weird and the file isn't able to then work right. So you could also try downloading it all again.
Hmm, It still didn't work, I tried it on Steam and it shows that it was paused 'cause it had missing downloaded files? Correct me if I'm wrong! It still won't download anywhere :((
Then it is likely you have a program somewhere on your computer that's blocking the file regardless of where you're downloading it. Can you check if there's a firewall or virus scanner somewhere? I'm sorry for the trouble.
Oh! I already played it! It's amazing!! I recommended to my friends, good job on the game! (I just used an emulator on PC and all went well ^^) Thank you so much for this game! I can't believe this quality of otome is free, I'm not complaining though, haha! By any chance, are you Filipino? ^ . ^
I'm pretty sure that's a stand-alone sequel with new characters? It's just the same as this one in the sense that you follow the same formula of growing up with one/two people and experience a life together in different steps. I could be wrong, but that's what I've gathered
Since they're asking about art styles for a Cove older than he will be in Step 4, I figured it'd be a sequel, but it's true they haven't revealed much. I haven't gone through all their posts, but I haven't seen anything that specifies what OL2:N&F will be like.
Sorry for the confusion on that. Cove was only used in the art samples so the new love interests' designs weren't spoiled. Our Life: Now & Forever will have similar features to Beginnings & Always and the tone is the same, but the setting and characters are all brand new. I'm afraid the Step 4 wedding DLC with Cove is as far as his story will go. There won't be a time period past that. I'm happy you'd like to continue seeing more of him, though!
This has been amazingly therapeutic. I didn't get to experience a wholesome childhood crush; my teenage years were complicated by fundamentalist religion. It's so healing to get to work through my own feelings about how it would be if I had 2 moms, if I could talk about my gender with friends who accept me. I feel... okay. I getto feel okay. I'm much older now, so I have gotten to surround myself with a loving family, but it's still good to understand it wasn't my fault that everything was broken in my childhood, the world just wasn't made for me. If I had always had this support, not just in my later years, but throughout my life, I would have been okay. Thank you for this.
I am very old. I grew up in the 70s in rural England. To be gay was to face daily abuse and to be an outcast (I am not exagerating). I was never brave enough for that. I didn't even know what my sexuality was growing up. I just knew that I was not like the people around me. Imagine reaching the moment where Cove tells you his sexuality, and having learned everything about him so far, it all falls into place. I am the same sexuality as Cove. I can tell you, I cried uncontrollably for a couple of minutes. But not through sadness, just raw emotion. After 57 years I discover that there must be other people like me. You will understand how much this "game" means to me. So when you say that this game is theraputic, I know exactly where you are coming from.
Hello Zevvi, I saw your post and felt the need to reply. I was in my 30's once I learned what I am. I am VERY HAPPY for you! I understand some of the feelings your having. I cried tears of joy once I realized I wasn't alone and that there were others like me.
I myself am asexual. Demisexual falls w/in the spectrum of asexuality so you may be interested in learning more about the orientation and connecting with others through this website...
This game means a lot to me too. The way Cove interacts with the player and has to do a few "test runs" before he can be comfortable doing anything physical is very like my own experience. I'm so glad the creators made this game. It's just the kind of media and representation I wish existed when I was Cove's age and confused.
Hi gingerDee. Really nice to hear from you. Thanks for your message. Thanks so much for the link, and the virtual hug, I appreciate it, and send one back :)
I'm sure that a lot of people feel the way we do about this game. ( as I've said elsewhere, game just does not seem an adequate word to describe it).
I, just a moment ago subscribed on the Patrion site to help fund the GB Patch developers. Our Life means so much to me, I felt it was the very least that I should do.
You said "It's just the kind of media and representation I wish existed when I was Cove's age and confused." I could not put it better myself. Had I understood myself better, then I might have possibly been more understanding of others too. I think that my biggest regrets are not understanding other people in the past. When I was in sixth form, I remember a guy telling me out of the blue that he is gay (this was the 70s, he could have been abused and become an outcast for saying that, but he told me), and I didn't have a clue what to say. I am filled with shame looking back on it, he put his trust in me, yet I had nothing for him, because I didn't understand. I spoke to no one else about it, but I never talked to him about it ever again either. How awful is that.
The one big thing that this game has changed in me is that I feel open about it all. If anyone asks me anything about my feelings then I will now tell them the honest truth without embarassment. Before, I was completely evasive, because I felt that I didn't really know what the truth was. It is a liberating feeling.
So thanks again for your message, I really do appreciate it :)
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this game is so wonderful that i want to translate it into my language and make more people play it. Anyway, I'm loving the game. I've been playing things like Collar x Malice and Café Enchanté, but none of these two involved me and made me as happy as that game. He resembles Princess Maker but without the complicated part of having to upgrade status. And more cool.
I am delighted with the art, and with the child Shiloh, I think it was one of the things I liked the most. And I identified a lot with Cole, I was just like it was as a child, always in my corner. Oh and he and the characters are so cute, and the mothers are amazing. I loved this game and congratulations for the incredible work.
It seems that there are quite a few people having trouble getting the DLC work with the OL Build 1.1. Do you guys have any idea when this would be repaired?
You guys have done such an amazing job creating this game, and I look forward to seeing what you do next!
I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Which DLCs and what build for the DLC? There are a few rare cases of the DLCs getting confused on Android, if that's what you mean. But it isn't for most people and the Windows/Mac/Linux DLCs don't seem to have any problems, as long as they're properly installed.
Looks like I just forgot to extract the DLC files into the file for the new build, lol. It seems to be working fine now!
Glad it worked out and sorry it's a little confusing to adding the DLC.
This is a wonderful game ! So heartwarming... Thanks you !
Edit : I can't seem to pass on the adolescent phase somehow ? Everytime I click on "End of the summer", the script begins, and at the time Lizzie is going back to the house, the game abruptly comes back to the menu... Would there be any way to solve this problem ?
That's very strange. I'm not sure what's happening. Maybe try uninstalling and reinstalling the game to see if something was missing from the build you have. And is this your first file or have you played an older version of the game? Maybe there's a problem with older data impacting things. Hopefully we can figure out what's going on.
I tried to unistall and reinstall the game several times already, but it didn't change anything... I indeed played the demo version before the full game, so it may be the problem !
Just playing the demo shouldn't cause a problem, unless you're using old save files from the demo as well...
Have you tried starting a brand new file? Maybe something just went wrong with that file and there isn't a way to save it. If you're still unable to move forward even if you've tried with a brand new file, definitely let us know.
I tried to start a brand new file, but it didn't solve the problem...
Are you using build 1.1 or 1.0 (it's shown in the bottom corner of the main menu)? I might have an idea of what could have gone wrong, depending on which version you're on.
Soooo, I'm having a bit of a problem trying to download the game here. Are you guys going to upload it somewhere else?
Beforehand, thank you!
It's on Steam if that is any help (free). Wonderful game by the way.
Oh yes, thank you! Haha. But the game for android is only available here 😥
oh sorry :(
I'm afraid there's not really anywhere else we can easily upload Android game files. Can you tell us what the problem you're having is? Maybe we can fix it here.
Each time I try to download the game it keeps giving me an error. It could be something wrong with my connection, but I'm only having that problem here on itchio 😅😅.
Thank you for your concern! ^^
I'm also having problems with the game crashing when selecting DLC Moments, on Windows. I updated to 1.1, 1.0 is still working. :(
Same issue here :(
You'll need to re-download and add the DLC rpys files to your new 1.1 folder. Or take the files you already have from the 1.0 folder and move them over to 1.1. Just 1.1 won't the DLC events if you don't put them in there like you did for 1.0. I'm sorry for the confusion on that.
Thank you!!
Hi, just wanna ask if you have plans to release this game on switch? Thanks!
This game is sooo good but I have to ask because I'm a little confused! Does the comfort/interest levels change by themselves through the choices you've made or do you have to manually change them yourself? Because I'm afraid I accidentally put myself in the friendzone at the start and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get out of "Nervous Indifference." 😖 I need to know if I'm playing this wrong and if I need to try out different methods, or if I'm simply missing something!
oh lol, you manually change them yourself. during the choice screen you should be able to drag the sliders up and then that dynamic stays for the entire step, regardless of your choices. (the choices instead work on developing cove/your mc as characters)
OMG THANK YOU!! I thought moving the sliders would've been like cheating or something.. Welp, time to go play through this amazing game again ^^ thank you for responding!
I just wanna say, I played this game while it was still in the demo stage and I've never been so incredibly pumped for an indie game to be released! Imagine my joy when I realized the game had come out :) I bought all the DLCs off the bat, and I do not regret it. In a way, this game made me feel like I had reclaimed my childhood, with a supportive and close family, a bunch of great friends and even a healthy first relationship! I don't know how you guys did it, but this game is all but perfect when it comes to simulating that growing-up experience. I actually wanted to act realistically angsty and grumpy as I was when I was a kid, but I just couldn't with how endearing all the characters and my family were.
Thank you so much for this experience, GB Patch. I'll definitely be signing on as a patron once I finish my first playthrough!
Yeh, impossible not to want to do the best you possibly can to make Cove happy isn't it? You would have to have a heart of stone not to :D It is pretty amazing how they make a 2D cartoon drawing and a few lignes of dialog so real and so endearing. It is creative genius. :)
I'm a little sad. In the demo they had the name 'Alex' there and I was super excited to hear it in the finished game but it's gone now. Is there a reason or...?
Still absolutely love the game, this doesn't take away my immersion or anything. This game is literally crack to me. I love Cove SO much and I can't wait to marry him!
Also as someone who is confused and still figuring out their gender identity can I just say that Cove's eagerness to help out and the fact that he just accepts whatever the MC needs to do to feel good about themselves is just so...freaking...amazing. Still cry every time I decide to make my character non-binary or trans. Love this game so much! No other game can even attempt to be as amazing as this imo.
According to GB Patch's tumblr there's 60ish names coming still and Alex is one of them!
Did i just fall in love? Yes, yes i did~
Seriously though.
I had to. I love this scene so much I had to replace my last background.
The dlcs won't work anymore after the first walkrhrough, is there a way to fix this?
I had been waiting for over a year for this game to be released and the wait was really worth it.
This game really has a special place in my heart, the characters are all terribly endearing, the setting is soothing and there was a real work on the choice options so that you could shape up the MC and your relationship with Cove however you wanted. I really had the feeling that I was the author of my own story. I was completely emotionally involved with the characters and events going on and I even laughed out loud and teared up a few times. Anyways, this game feels so realistic yet so idealistic, it was a real breath of fresh air and I'd recommand it to anyone.
Thank you for working so hard on this :)
Its a great game and I absolutely love Cove. However, the step 1 dlcs stopped working after the first playthrough. Not sure how to fix. The first time I played through step 1 i didnt have step 2 installed yet so maybe something to do with that?
Are you on Android? Sometimes the Step 2 DLC will replace the Step 1 DLC when you install it rather than combining. Reinstalling the Step 1 DLC can help, but we're looking into why it's happening. I'm sorry for the trouble.
Dejo mi comentario en español, para que sepan que el Latinoamérica también apoya este juego.
El juego es SIMPLEMENTE HERMOSO, lo ame demasiado, compré ambos DLCS y simplemente estoy enamorada de lo hermoso que es.
Como persona no binaria fui tan feliz de que todo sea tan personalizable, sin duda se quedo como uno de mis juegos favoritos!
Estoy esperando muy ansiosa por las actualizaciones!!
How to get this image?
tell cove about the $20 in step 2!
Thank you very much
Which moment in Step 2 is it?
Dinner. Just make sure you didn't already tell him during Step 1 (and that you agree to come over for dinner, haha) ^^.
I genuinely loved this story however it was a definite mistake for me to read it because of my own social and personal situation. This was reading a dream come true and it may have even helped me begin to try and fix my own life up.
This game already holds a very special place in my heart. I mostly played it on my phone to wind down before bed, and it gave me a bunch of feel-good moments from start to finish. It had such a big emotional impact I actually genuinely teared up and laughed out loud at a few points. It's comforting to know this world will always be there to come back to, a place with countless opportunities to make good memories, where problems are met with reassurance and a chance to grow. I'd recommend it to anyone, especially if you're going through any sort of rough time. It's a carefully curated but organic-feeling simulation and I love it very much.
My friend has an iPhone, so would she use the android version or the macOS version?
in case you haven't already seen it, the dlc is out now!
Literally the BEST visual novel I'VE EVER PLAYED, YET. I CAN'T GET TIRED FROM PLAYING THIS! This has everything a visual novelist would crave about. Like I'm sooo impressed from this game, let me cry- xdd. fr this game is the best. Our life? Nah. This game is changing MY life. ILY GB PATCH GAMESSS.
AHHHH this game, truly, has given me serious nostalgia!! Just... the vivid feelings of childhood and then adolescence and then the feeling of leaving it all behind when you finally graduate high school. It has given me feelings... warm, summer-y, bittersweet feelings that no other games have ever given. And for that, I am so thankful. I do look forward to the part 4 epilogue + the new DLCs in the future!! This game was so unique and wholesome, thank you so much for this <33 (btw I CHERISH Cove)
You better extend the story and add more dlcs xD like; work life, school life, part time school-work time, pre marriage, and then wedding, and even after the wedding!!
I like the cove's mom. I want to spend more time with them [cove's mom and dad] as a family. I would want a portion of the main story to continue where the whole family and then each family go on vacation or spend more time together . Maybe go to a vacation trip out of the US too!! XD I want to interact more with all the romantic interests and their family as well
A DLC to add more options to the trip. Like give us the option to "buy" within the game different type of trip packages. If we bought the DLC allow us to "buy in game/the DLC of course" the most expensive trip to (Europe, Asian, South America, Africa, etc. ). It would be a good idea to have different destination according to the romance interest's preference. Like Cove and family would like to go to one place, Dexter and his family would like to travel to another location, etc. Let us buy those DLCs. If you would want to just see Cove's family and his route then just get that one DLC and the other options can stay gray [locked]. I really enjoy the game so much xD. I want to travel with all of the romance interests since cove is always tagging alone since he is our friend. It would be nice to see how they bond with Cove as a close friend since Cove is a family friend, too. We won't get rid of him.
Another option for people who decided to be single for a bit longer or just want to be single. A good idea would be to have the sister, the cousin, Miranda, her gf [I forgot her name @_@], Cove, and another friend [the romance interest we decided not to romance but want to be friends with them]
I want to see the wedding and a after wedding and a possible a few years after having kids with whoever u romance. if you decided to be single you get the option to adopt just like your mothers! It would be a good idea to meet the other guys friends, too. I would like to maybe make friends in one of the DLCs. If we become friends with someone, they can keep in contact and get some sort of communication until they visit us? [only for people who bought the DLC]. Of course, having another male friend who is not interested at you in a romantic way would be nice.
I dunno, but I want to see more about the MC life [the character we made] how we interact with new faces and maybe that is a good option to make more friends [and the male friends cuz I don't want to have just female friends LOL]. I want to see how I could life as a full time student, full time worker, or a half time student/work in game.
Have u considered to add a +18 dlc content for example to ur patreon members, of course paying for the DLCs in game. ×). I know this is a style some other groups do.. just saying. Sorry for the long comment xD
when is the birthday of the Cove, Derek, and Baxter respectively?
(灬･◡･灬)
cove's birthday is november 2nd! not sure about derek or baxter though
agh! I can't believe I already finished the game! I hope there will be step 4 soon and maybe Cove and MC might get married soon in the future ^-^?! anyways I love this game thank you for making it, it has been a pleasure!
I've now finished the game and all of the DLC that has been released so far and I feel like I am far from done with this amazing cast of characters... I cannot wait for everything else you have in store and will get it all as soon as it comes out. Congratulations on the team for giving me some serious feels and moving me to happy tears (and thank you for the demisexual representation)! It's an amazing adventure.
I really can't get enough with this game, a friend recommended me this And I've been glued to my phone since. I've replayed this so many times and it doesn't get boring at all! I'd recommended playing this game! 10/10!! Patiently waiting for step 4 ❤️
This is the most beautiful game I've ever played. The only negative thing I have to say is that the story does not continue for ever. Play it, you will never want to leave Cove behind.
i know that we are only getting step 4 2021 but i'm wondering if it'll come with the step 3 at the same time
The Step 3 DLC will be coming out first and then Step 4 will be released later on ^^
ILOVEit!! I can't wait for the third DLC. This game is AWESOME! i want their wedding xD
I have no words. It was just beautiful and I almost cried so many times because of how emtional it was. Can´t even imagine how hard and how long it took to make this. I reeally enjoyed it and I can´t wayt for the step 4.
how does one get the derek and baxter gallery? i bought the dlc on steam
You have to get the Derek and Baxter DLCs, which aren't available right now. The Step 1 DLC only unlocks a CG in the Step 1 section and the Step 2 DLC only unlocks one CG in the Step 2 section. Those DLCs don't impact the Step 3 part of the gallery or the Derek/Baxter part of the gallery. I'm sorry for the confusion.
thank you for clearing that
This is probably my favorite game i've found on here so far. I love how wholesome it is.
Omg loved it so much, Usually, my types of games have more heated romance but honestly this beats all by FAR. I really love the meaningful romance and how intricate the decisions and choices are. I loved it as soon as I got in and was like OMG I HAVE TWO MOMS. YASSSS. I loved how your gender could differ from your birth gender, you could design your room, the love interest's level of interest as well as yours, who you are romantically and physically attracted to ect. It was super fun to play and I am looking forward to future developments and projects. TYSM for taking the time to make it.
Did you have any problem with yours? I seem to have a problem opening mine oops, you're so luckyyy!
No I didnt? What platform are you downloading it on
i'm on PC, it seemed like there were 3 of us having a problem
Mac or Windows?
using windows
i reaaally wanna play this game so i installed it on my laptop but for some reason i cant open the game
We have the same issue, but I'm REALLY sure it's the game's files that has a problem. It's in the folder for ren'py in 'lib' there's nothing there! I wanna play it too! :(( Have you tried disabling your anti-virus?
not yet
You should try, It doesn't work on mine though. Maybe it works for you!
Are you still having problems? It's possible your computer's virus scanner isn't allowing the game to work right. If you have a firewall/virus scanner can you try turning that off while downloading/installing/launching or try to tell the program the file is safe?
This game seems amazing and I want to play it, But it keeps saying "could not open file, is it missing?". I'm using Pea zip. I extracted it and checked all the other files. Can someone help please?I want to play this game so bad-
Someone else had the same problem just a little bit ago. My answer to them was this---
I believe you may be having a problem several other people had, a firewall or virus scanner is removing the file because it isn't from a well-known source and something in it seems strange. We don't know why some people's computers think it's unsafe, the game is really harmless, but to fix that you'll either have to turn off any scanners you have or find a way to tell those programs you trust the file.
Or there might have been a problem with download in the first place, sometimes things just go kind of weird and the file isn't able to then work right. So you could also try downloading it all again.
Since two people are both suddenly getting the "could not open missing file" thing it does make me wonder if there's a problem right now with downloading content from Itch. Maybe try downloading again later on.
I hope you're able to have it work out!
Is there some file I need to open or use?-
I'm honestly confused-
Hey! Unfortunately, it looks like the game didn't really install right. The actual start of the game just isn't there for you. It's possible the way you unzipped it didn't work properly or that your antivirus is removing content from the game because it still doesn't trust it. Maybe try another program for unzipping the file or double checking what's going on with your virus scanner? I'm sorry for the trouble.
Hey! Sorry for replying so late, I tried unzipping using a different unzipping software and it worked! The game was amazing and if I had money I would definitely buy the DLCs.
I'm so glad it worked out :D. Thank you!
I'm having some trouble opening the game... I'm on PC and I have fully extracted it to my computer, yet whenever I click on it to open, it doesn't. My windows just make a sound and then the WinRAR achiever opens to say that there were new files modified and created-- I can't open the game! How do you fix this?
EDIT: My computer says "Could not open, is it missing?" I extracted it again, clicked, then it's gone. I swear, I think my PC is broken ;-; I wanna play it SO bad!!
I believe you may be having a problem several other people had, a firewall or virus scanner is removing the file because it isn't from a well-known source and something in it seems strange. We don't know why some people's computers think it's unsafe, the game is really harmless, but to fix that you'll either have to turn off any scanners you have or find a way to tell those programs you trust the file.
Or there might have been a problem with download in the first place, sometimes things just go kind of weird and the file isn't able to then work right. So you could also try downloading it all again.
I hope you're able to have it work out!
Hmm, It still didn't work, I tried it on Steam and it shows that it was paused 'cause it had missing downloaded files? Correct me if I'm wrong! It still won't download anywhere :((
Then it is likely you have a program somewhere on your computer that's blocking the file regardless of where you're downloading it. Can you check if there's a firewall or virus scanner somewhere? I'm sorry for the trouble.
Oh! I already played it! It's amazing!! I recommended to my friends, good job on the game! (I just used an emulator on PC and all went well ^^) Thank you so much for this game! I can't believe this quality of otome is free, I'm not complaining though, haha! By any chance, are you Filipino? ^ . ^
I'm really glad you were able to play it ^^. Sorry for the trouble with getting it to work. And I'm not Filipino myself.
I wish this game would have more steps after step 4.
Step 5 dealing with pregnancy or adoption between Cove and MC.
Lastly a Step 6 where you're actually dealing with parenthood and your marriage.
I would pay for this.
OMG YES SAME!!!!
They do already have plans for a sequel. They've discussed it on their Patreon.
I'm pretty sure that's a stand-alone sequel with new characters? It's just the same as this one in the sense that you follow the same formula of growing up with one/two people and experience a life together in different steps. I could be wrong, but that's what I've gathered
Since they're asking about art styles for a Cove older than he will be in Step 4, I figured it'd be a sequel, but it's true they haven't revealed much. I haven't gone through all their posts, but I haven't seen anything that specifies what OL2:N&F will be like.
Sorry for the confusion on that. Cove was only used in the art samples so the new love interests' designs weren't spoiled. Our Life: Now & Forever will have similar features to Beginnings & Always and the tone is the same, but the setting and characters are all brand new. I'm afraid the Step 4 wedding DLC with Cove is as far as his story will go. There won't be a time period past that. I'm happy you'd like to continue seeing more of him, though!
Okay. I love the concept anyway! Thanks for clearing that up.
Honestly, anything which provides more life with Cove would be excellent.
This has been amazingly therapeutic. I didn't get to experience a wholesome childhood crush; my teenage years were complicated by fundamentalist religion. It's so healing to get to work through my own feelings about how it would be if I had 2 moms, if I could talk about my gender with friends who accept me. I feel... okay. I get to feel okay. I'm much older now, so I have gotten to surround myself with a loving family, but it's still good to understand it wasn't my fault that everything was broken in my childhood, the world just wasn't made for me. If I had always had this support, not just in my later years, but throughout my life, I would have been okay. Thank you for this.
I am very old. I grew up in the 70s in rural England. To be gay was to face daily abuse and to be an outcast (I am not exagerating). I was never brave enough for that. I didn't even know what my sexuality was growing up. I just knew that I was not like the people around me. Imagine reaching the moment where Cove tells you his sexuality, and having learned everything about him so far, it all falls into place. I am the same sexuality as Cove. I can tell you, I cried uncontrollably for a couple of minutes. But not through sadness, just raw emotion. After 57 years I discover that there must be other people like me. You will understand how much this "game" means to me. So when you say that this game is theraputic, I know exactly where you are coming from.
Hello Zevvi, I saw your post and felt the need to reply. I was in my 30's once I learned what I am. I am VERY HAPPY for you! I understand some of the feelings your having. I cried tears of joy once I realized I wasn't alone and that there were others like me.
I myself am asexual. Demisexual falls w/in the spectrum of asexuality so you may be interested in learning more about the orientation and connecting with others through this website...
https://www.asexuality.org/
CONGRATULATIONS! I give you a virtual hug.
This game means a lot to me too. The way Cove interacts with the player and has to do a few "test runs" before he can be comfortable doing anything physical is very like my own experience. I'm so glad the creators made this game. It's just the kind of media and representation I wish existed when I was Cove's age and confused.
Hi gingerDee. Really nice to hear from you. Thanks for your message. Thanks so much for the link, and the virtual hug, I appreciate it, and send one back :)
I'm sure that a lot of people feel the way we do about this game. ( as I've said elsewhere, game just does not seem an adequate word to describe it).
I, just a moment ago subscribed on the Patrion site to help fund the GB Patch developers. Our Life means so much to me, I felt it was the very least that I should do.
You said "It's just the kind of media and representation I wish existed when I was Cove's age and confused." I could not put it better myself. Had I understood myself better, then I might have possibly been more understanding of others too. I think that my biggest regrets are not understanding other people in the past. When I was in sixth form, I remember a guy telling me out of the blue that he is gay (this was the 70s, he could have been abused and become an outcast for saying that, but he told me), and I didn't have a clue what to say. I am filled with shame looking back on it, he put his trust in me, yet I had nothing for him, because I didn't understand. I spoke to no one else about it, but I never talked to him about it ever again either. How awful is that.
The one big thing that this game has changed in me is that I feel open about it all. If anyone asks me anything about my feelings then I will now tell them the honest truth without embarassment. Before, I was completely evasive, because I felt that I didn't really know what the truth was. It is a liberating feeling.
So thanks again for your message, I really do appreciate it :)
Thank you for sharing. <3