The game's first real mini-clip 😭💓! It's from the prologue. And I would like it to be known that this happens the first day the MC moves into town, before they've even met anyone there. Cool, another wholesome game where the inciting incident is actually vaguely suspicious and concerning, haha.
2021-11-10 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Yeah, we're still working on this, ahah. Here's another reception venue option and we also spruced up the old beach wedding BG a bit because it was the first one done, like two years ago, during the initial Kickstarter as a proof of concept for this DLC. I can't believe how long it's been 😭
2021-11-09 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Having fun planning the meal for your big day. And you can see yet another new background we made just for this Wedding DLC, aha.
2021-11-08 18:50:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Seventeen-year-old Baxter 🥰️. That three year age difference between him and the main group of the MC, Qiu, and Tamarack becomes a much bigger deal by the second Step. Sadly, he doesn't hang out with anyone from the old neighborhood as a friend anymore. But he's still got a soft spot for "you kids" and you'll see him around here and there.
2021-11-07 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
And there's the finished adult Jeremy sprite! As awful as he is lovely 💞. Also how kind of him to dress like he's at a funeral for the wedding, haha. At least his bright hair and eyes add a little cheer.
2021-11-06 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We showed his dad before, and now we've got Darren's mom! She's a savvy elementary school teacher, specifically the MC's, Tamarack's, and Qiu's school teacher in Step 1! It's always interesting when your friend's parent is also your teacher, haha. Darren is two years older than the main crew, so he's not in the same class.
2021-11-05 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Junior's sprite is now complete! It's really cute. If you want to know a little more about Jorge, you can check out the post we made when his initial sketch came in HERE.
And, finally, here is the full Suarez family in Step 2. They're so wonderful 😭💞
Be careful who you call ugly in middle school!! 😫💓
Yeah, you can invite that beautiful buzzkill Jeremy to your wedding for some reason and he will actually show up for some reason. But, fun fact, way back when this DLC was conceptualized after the Kickstarter stretch goal was hit, Jeremy wasn't included in the plans. I didn't think there'd be time or room to have him as an extra guest. I think I even said in a few places that he wouldn't be there...
2021-11-03 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY BOY!
November 2nd is the day of Cove's birth and we're here to wish him an amazing time 💞. We've been through a lot together and this past year has been better than I could’ve asked for. Thanks for everything you wonderful, wavy eye-browed ocean man.
The lovely art is by Sakuradonuts on Twitter!
2021-11-02 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
We're well into fall now and have been rapidly working to move our projects forward. Here's what we're heading towards this month-
The builds for the Cove Wedding DLC and the Our Life: Now & Forever demo started really coming together in October. This month's goal is to continue ahead with those, adding more co...
2021-11-01 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Halloween to those who celebrate!
Time is a blur and an illusion, haha. But we're keeping busy with the development of the Cove Wedding DLC and the Our Life: Now & Forever demo. They've both made plenty of progress lately. Here's the breakdown of it:
We posted almost every day on the Patreon this month! A majority of it being new sprite and background pieces, though there were also some screenshots too and even music samp...
2021-10-31 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another little listen from the game's soundtrack! This one is fittingly called "Everyday" because it's got a cozy, casual, going about your life type of vibe.
You can also see the sunset version of the neighborhood as the preview image. So pleasant ✨
2021-10-29 18:04:28 +0000 UTC View Post
And here's the last member of the Suarez family! He's the middle son, Jorge, though he mainly goes by "Junior".
We've got Derek who's responsible and future-minded, Nicolas who tries to be like the rest of his family by mimicking what they do, and Junior himself who has his own ways of wanting to be more grownup than he is. Junior tends to be hard to impress. He's not gonna get all worked up and excited like his brothers do over silly things, and the childish sports games th...
2021-10-26 17:55:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Now that's a line that sounds familiar. I wonder where I've heard something like that before 😉
It's amazing, I'm actually writing real scenes for OL2 now! It's making me pretty reflective. I was picking out references to the prologue in OL1 and it made me remember what it was like when I was working on that game's initial demo years ago.
I remember reaching that first choice...
2021-10-25 18:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's Darren's dad! He's an affable high school teacher. He doesn't live in the same neighborhood as the MC, but you'll still him around sometimes.
2021-10-24 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We've got the finished version of the living room in the MC's house! It's so quaint 💖
2021-10-23 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Your mom isn't gonna be missing out on the Halloween fun either. She looks so great as a detective 💞
2021-10-22 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We may have just released Step 4 last month, but we're already back with a brand new beta! It is pretty short though, haha. As mentioned in the title, this build features the introduction to the Cove Wedding DLC. That's exciting :D
Save files from the main game should work with this beta build.
We shared Tamarack's theme sample before, and now we've got Qiu's! It's super charming, just like the kid himself ✨
2021-10-20 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Aw, well that's a downer. It seems even Baxter has lows. But it's also a double reference! He's thinking about the MC in Our Life: Beginnings & Always and Qiu in Our Life: Now & Forever.
2021-10-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We've gotten in another little batch of MC doll options! New hairs, scarves, and glasses. It's all very cute 😊
2021-10-18 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Well I thought it was pretty funny, haha. Baxter's DLC may still be off in the distance right now, but once it is out there you'll be able to date Baxter in Step 3, have the relationship end, and then get with Cove in Step 4 if you want to. There'll definitely be alterations in Cove's story that reference your old flame.
2021-10-17 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Your mom gets pretty pjs too 💖
2021-10-15 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
You'll get to hang out with good ol' Derek in his room during his storyline. He's got a really nice set up ✨
2021-10-14 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Now we've got the other half of the Lin couple! And yep, their costumes are matching, haha.
2021-10-13 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the fully colored version! Irene is super pretty. And we can continue to see the Suarez family grow. So lovely. All that's left is Derek's other younger brother and the whole gang will be here!
Mr. Lin is also getting into the Halloween spirit. How devilishly handsome. He likes to have fun with it, haha.
2021-10-11 17:57:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Cuties 🥺️. These two have a really fun little dynamic. Though, admittedly, I think all the kids have neat ways of interacting, haha.
But it's nice seeing the assets coming together more and more. It all looks so lovely!
2021-10-10 17:59:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy month of Halloween! Of course, with Now & Forever taking place in fall there's gonna be some fun Halloween activities in the game, which means costumes for the characters 🧡
Mrs. Baumann is happy to dress up and give the kids of the neighborhood a fun time, though Mr. Baumann still sticks with his usual look, haha.
2021-10-09 17:56:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Derek's time has finally come in his DLC and he's ready to be the gentleman he's always wanted to be for the MC 😊. Even though Soiree is one event that's the same from the Cove storyline it's still very much a new kind of experience because of boys' quite different attitudes, haha.
2021-10-08 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post