Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a highly flexible visual novel where most choices shape your relationship with Cove rather than sending you into traditional route branches. This walkthrough focuses on completing the full story while also covering the important relationship states and choice-based achievements. You’ll need 8 save slots to minimize replaying earlier Steps.
Step 1
Start a New File
Create your character
Done!
Choose any options until the feelings screen
Save 1
Direct
Indifferent
Ready!
Choose any options until Moment Select – Step 1
Save 2
Sandcastle
You decided to tell him about how his dad offered you money.
You told the full story.
Any choices
Step 2
Load Save 2
And Then… Summer Ended
Choose any options until My Character
Done!
Save 3
Relaxed
Crush
Cove Customization: Neither
Choose any options until Moment Select – Step 2
Save 4
Dinner
You decided to tell him…
Any choice
You told him the truth.
Any choices
Load Save 4
And Then… Summer Ended
Choose any options until the confession scene
Save 5
You wanted to let Cove know how much you liked him.
You confessed by kissing him.
You just kissed him!
Any choices
Load Save 5
You weren’t ready to admit it to Cove now.
Continue until My Character
Done!
Step 3
Nervous
Love
Cove Customization: Neither
High initiative
Any option
Continue until the relationship scene
The two of you were…close. That was all you could think on it.
Any options
Continue and select Done! at the bedroom scene
Continue until Moment Select – Step 3
Talks
You decided that the secret had hung over you long enough.
You took a deep breath and stated the situation plainly.
Any options
Continue until the next Moment Select – Step 3
Save 6
Charity
You wanted to be with him. There was nothing else you wanted then, and he needed to know.
“Cove… Would you maybe wanna be my boyfriend?”
Any choices
Main Ending
Load Save 6
And Then… Summer Ended
Continue until Cove speaks about his feelings
“Please… I’d like to know.”
“I understand.”
Continue until the final choice
Save 7
Any option
Second Completion
Start a New File
Yes. or No.
Done!
Exit after the new-game achievement unlocks.
Load Save 7
Any option
Step 2 – Indifferent
Load Save 3
Choose any comfort level
Indifferent
Cove Customization: Neither
Continue until Moment Select – Step 2
And Then… Summer Ended
Continue until the next Feelings for Cove screen
Save 8
Choose any comfort level
Indifferent
Cove Customization: Neither
Step 3 – Fond
Load Save 8
Choose any comfort level
Fond
Cove Customization: Neither
Step 2 – Fond
Load Save 3
Choose any comfort level
Fond
Cove Customization: Neither
Step 1 – Fond
Load Save 1
Choose any comfort level
Fond
Step 1 – Crush
Load Save 1
Choose any comfort level
Crush
