Our Life: Beginnings & Always [v1.7.1+ All DLC's][GBPatch]

Overview

Our Life: Beginnings & Always v1.7.1 + All DLC’s by GBPatch, Our Life: Beginnings & Always by GBPatch is adult game about Jamie Last (changeable name) has spent the last couple weeks on a summertime high. At eight-years-old, nothing is better than what feels like endless days of school-less adventures, especially when you live walking distance from the beach. While coming home under a scorching sunset one fine evening, Jamie is approached by a stranger. The man is looking for a kid who can do him a favor, and he’s even offering to pay for it. He wants Jamie to please be friends with his only child. The person is Mr. Holden, Jamie’s new neighbor, as well as the father of the odd, and oddly named boy, Cove. Whether Jamie wants to play along or not, Cove isn’t going anywhere. He’s present in Jamie’s life for far longer than they ever would’ve guessed.

And then the long days of vacation finally come to an end. Summer may not be able to last forever, but Jamie can take comfort in knowing it will come back again someday…

3 different periods of life to experience: childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood
Name, appearance, personality, and pronoun (he, she, or they) customization for your character
Change your character’s details however you like as you grow, including transitioning to new pronouns
Shape your personality, feelings, and preferences, then see them reflected in the story as characters remember who you are
1 love interest, Cove Holden, whose personality, interests, and appearance will develop in a custom way over the years based on his experiences with you
Decide for yourself how quickly or slowly the relationship with Cove develops by setting a unique dynamic; from love at first sight to last minute confessions to always being friends and more
A welcoming, sentimental story that can easily be enjoyed over and over using new main character qualities or different connection types with Cove
320,000 words, 15-20 hours of content in total

Updated:2023-08-31
Release Date: 2023-08-31
Developer: GBPatch Patreon – Itch – Steam – Twitter – Gog
Censored: No
Version: v1.7.1 + All DLC’s
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
Language: English
Other Version: Our Life: Now & Forever
Genre: 2DCG, Character Creation, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist, No Sexual Content, Comedy, Dating Sim, Meaningful Choices, Multiple Endings, Otome, Romance, Slice Of Life, gay,

Voice Language: Japanese

Changelog

Our Life: Cove Wedding Night Patreon Bonus Moment ❣ (NSFW)

A 48,600 word script
The option to load in a save from the main game if you’re playing on PC or Mac
Multiple new outfit layers for Cove, a couple new BGs, and 2 CGs

Our Life: Patreon Bonus Moment Beta 0.2 Build (NSFW – Completed Beta!)
Content Added:

38,600 words of the script. The entirety of the bonus story is playable!
The option to load in a save from the main game if you’re playing on PC or Mac
Multiple new outfit layers for Cove, a couple new BGs, and 2 CGs
Errors and typos fixed from the prior build

v1.3.13 Beta

Magic Part 2
Small fixes to typos/errors from the prior build
Sound effects added through new and older scenes
New music tracks added

v1.3.9 Beta

Fancy Fun Part 2
Small fixes to typos/errors from the prior build
Additional BG locations and alterations
Additional outfit for Tamarack
Music tracks that haven’t been in any event yet
An updated music room

Our Life: Patreon Bonus Moment Beta 0.2 Build (NSFW – Completed Beta!)
Content Added:

38,600 words of the script. The entirety of the bonus story is playable!
The option to load in a save from the main game if you’re playing on PC or Mac
Multiple new outfit layers for Cove, a couple new BGs, and 2 CGs
Errors and typos fixed from the prior build

v1.7.1
Today Our Life version 1.7.1 went live! It fixed the errors reported for Baxter’s DLC and added a handful of improvements throughout the entire game. If there are any updates beyond this, they will only be to make minor typo fixes. Our Life has reached a definitive state of completion after almost three years!

v1.6.10B
New Content:

A few thousand words of new alterations were sprinkled throughout the overall script
Partial voice acting has been added
New art and missing assets were added
Errors were fixed from the previous beta

v1.6.9:

You access Baxter’s Step 3 Moments by clicking a yellow button on the right hand side of the Moment Selection Screen.
The extra Step 3 scene for Baxter in the ‘and then summer ended’ section happens after the credits!
You need to play all of Baxter’s Step 3 Moments to get the option to play Baxter’s Step version of Step 4.
Baxter’s DLC begins in the Step 3 opening. You can play from the beginning of the story until that point or start a new file and use an option at the start of the beta to skip right to Step 3.
Save files from this beta won’t work in other beta builds or the main game. You can load saves from the main game in the beta but you need to play Step 3 from the beginning to see the new content.
Minor spoilers: There’s only one way to start a romantic relationship with Baxter in Step 3. There are three ways to start a romantic relationship in Step 4. You can date Baxter in Step 3 and 4, only date him in S3 and not in S4, not date him in S3 and only start dating in S4, or never date him.

New Content:

The rest of Baxter’s Step 4 is now playable. His story is included from start to finish!
Over 90,000 words of new content was added in total
The CGs will unlock in the gallery
Missing and incomplete art from prior builds got added
Errors were fixed from the previous beta

v1.6.8b
mportant Notes To Play the Beta:

You access Baxter’s Step 3 Moments by clicking a yellow button on the right hand side of the Moment Selection Screen.
The extra Step 3 scene for Baxter in the ‘and then summer ended’ section happens after the credits!
You need to play all of Baxter’s Step 3 Moments to get the option to play Baxter’s Step version of Step 4.
Baxter’s DLC begins in the Step 3 opening. You can play from the beginning of the story until that point or start a new file and use an option at the start of the beta to skip right to Step 3.
Save files from this beta won’t work in other beta builds or the main game. You can load saves from the main game in the beta but you need to play Step 3 from the beginning to see the new content.

New Content:

A large portion of Baxter Step 4 was implemented
Over 51,000 words of new content was added in total
The Baxter DLC should work with Cove’s content in terms of logical continuity, though more bonus alterations may be added over time
Missing and incomplete art from prior builds got added
Errors were fixed from the previous beta

v1.6.7b

Important Notes To Play the Beta:

You access Baxter’s Moments by clicking a yellow button on the right hand side of the Step 3 Moment selection screen.
The extra scene for Baxter in the ‘and then summer ended’ section happens after the credits!
Baxter’s DLC begins in the Step 3 opening. You can play from the beginning of the story until that point or start a new file and use an option at the start of the beta to skip right to Step 3
Save files from this beta won’t work in other beta builds or the main game. You can load saves from the main game in the beta but you need to play Step 3 from the beginning to see the new content

New Content:

The Moment “Mountain” is now playable
The Moment “Planning” is now playable
The “And Then Summer Ended” additional scene is now playable (it only appears if you played Baxter’s story events)
Over 60,000 words of new content was added in total
The Moment Selection Screen for Baxter’s events was properly implemented
Missing and incomplete art from prior builds got added
Errors were fixed from the previous beta

There is one BG in Planning that’s entirely missing right now, not even a sketch is done, and so I just used the grocery store background as a placeholder.
And there you have it. Everybody worked hard to create this massive update before the end of the month. I hope you’ll enjoy the full first part of Baxter’s story. He’s certainly a unique figure in the world of Our Life: Beginnings & Always

Dev Notes

Important Notes To Play the Beta:

You access Baxter’s Moments by clicking a yellow button on the righthand side of the Step 3 Moment selection screen. It’s not a fully designed screen in this beta, it’s got temporary assets
Baxter’s DLC begins in the Step 3 opening. You can play from the beginning of the story until that point or start a new file and use an option at the start of the beta to skip right to Step 3
Save files from this beta won’t work in other beta builds or the main game. You can load saves from the main game in the beta but you need to play Step 3 from the beginning to see the new content

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