Our Life: Beginnings & Always [v1.6.8b]

Overview:
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

Thread Updated: 2023-03-25
Release Date: 2023-03-24
Developer: GBPatch Patreon
Censored: No
Version: 1.40 & Stand alone Beta v1.1 – 1.0 – 1.6.8b – 0.7
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
Language: English

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

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