Hey there, fellow Hobs & Gobz! Now, here's a very simple question for you guys!
Which girl should feature in the third content drop?
I've already done a drop about Elena, but she is the game's main girl, and she could use a canon set.
Laura just got a drop, but if she's well received, I'm not against representing her more.
I haven't done Elise yet, so it would seem l...
2025-04-27 13:51:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everybody! This week has been a bit hectic, to the point where I'm here starting to write this post 5 minutes before my usual post-time. Normally, it would've been written hours in advance, but I've been terribly busy this week!
Although I want to deliver lots of new stuff, I don't have a lot to visuals to share aside from the new BioNovalis logo you can see on the picture above.
<... 2025-04-27 13:38:30 +0000 UTC View PostHey there, Hobz & Gobz!
This week, I'd like to pick your brain with the name of the serum. I don't wanna have to call it "the serum" or "the formula" constantly, it needs a name!
So let's get right down to it, here are the option and why I picked them:
SERUM HIPPOLYTA:
From Greek mythology, Hippolyta is the daughter of Ares. If you know Wonder Woman fro...
Hey everybody!
This week, I'm happy to report that I've been able to make some nice things which I can easily show you guys! Let's begin!
In the above video, you'll see an animation which will be the first thing that is displayed in-game after the Gobbo Games splash-screen, featuring a close-up of Johan and the mixing of the canister of serum.
Hey there, fellow Hobz & Gobz!
For this one, I wanted to go with a seasonal spring theme. Roses are blooming, and Elena wanted to wear her nicest dress in the woods. Because why not, right?
In the woods, (almost) nobody can hear you grow.
I hope you'll enjoy the corny dialogue, too!
2025-04-13 13:32:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
So, for a long while, I wanted the lab to have a female security person, I might've mentioned that in one of my earliest weekly post.
For her, I've settled on the name Laura Martin.
The plan was for that character to not be in the Prologue. Then, last week, I started to think "I could just release some stills of her as photos Johan would sho...
2025-04-13 13:31:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
So, as I say in the above video, not a lot to show about the game right now, but I'm working on stuff!
That being said, there are two notable things for this week:
Over the past few weeks, I've decided to add a side-character to the prologue that I initially thought I would keep for Chapter 2. It makes sense for her to be in here f...
2025-04-13 13:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys!
So here's the thing, I'm gonna be real with you and acknowledge that I'm clearly not providing enough value for everybody. In the past 30 days, it took the form of roughly 30% sub cancellations.
I want to fix that and make sure that you guys get bonus content from me, in the form of FMG pictures, both SFW and NSFW. If you've been following me for a while, you know I don't ...
2025-04-06 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been arduous, but I now have the animated sprites for Elena, Johan and Elise.
Much like the other two, this one has a bunch of facial expressions I can switch around indenpendently from her left arm to make neat combinations.
For Elise, I've also experimented a bit to have several blushing effects on her face, and I've given her little lines between her eyebrows to sell better ...
2025-04-06 13:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody!
So, if you haven't seen it yet, I'm gonna reiterate it here, but I've added a new cheaper Tier to my Patreon which only gives access to the Weekly Posts like this one, for those who don't wanna spend too much on my work but still want to support the development of the game. I think it's a solid option that doesn't compromise the other tiers.
I hope...
2025-03-30 13:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! This week, I've just finished the lab background for the prologue.
Nothing insane to show, but I wanted a background which could display some lab-devices like a centrifuge, a bunsen burner, an incubator, some computers, vials...
I also wanted a board in the back on which I could write things. I haven't used it yet, but I'll be able to re-used the papers from the initial AI...
2025-03-23 14:30:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey there fellow Hobz & Gobz!
I will keep this short and sweet before I go drug myself to sleep!
Below, we have several designs for the character of Elise Dubois:
First-off, yeah, they all look a bit frustrated. That's because they don't like what Alex and Johan are doing.
Eli...
Hey everybody!
I would preface this weekly post by explaining that I've had a bit of a rough week as I'm now pretty sure I'm going through a burn out, because of just how much work I've been doing on my computer for the past decade, and how much work I've been putting into my game since June of last year.
So this week, on Wednesday, out of the blue, my body went "nope" and I suddenl...
2025-03-16 14:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, fellow Gremz, Hobz & Gobz!
Very short post this week!
As you're watching the video / reading this post (whichever you do first, I'm not your gob-mom), I should be rigging Johan's sprite in Live2D.
Full disclosure, these weeks are getting a bit hectic, since I have to look for alternate sources of income on top of dealing with administrative and family stuff. Tha...
2025-03-09 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody! I feel like this Weekly post deserves to be seen by everybody in case you're a silent follower who hasn't joined the gremz, hobz or gobz, wondering "is this guy actually working on his fucking game or is he just jerking off?!"
The official answer is : "I can do both, it's called multi-tasking."
In any case, this week in the above video, I'm showcasin...
2025-03-02 14:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys!
So here's a bit of a quickly, just to see what you think.
Basically, ever since v1.0 of the game came out, I keep looking at Elena's Turquoise hair and thinking "this looks so weird and unnatural". I'm exploring some alternate directions.
One such direction would imply the new Elena to be more of a brunette with greener eyes and turquoise highlights dyed in her hair....
2025-02-23 14:31:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
Been feeling a bit under the weather this past few days (I tried not to sniffle too much while recording the video, but it's clear that I caught something).
So, full disclosure, and contrary to prior expectations, I'm not quite finished with animating Elena's sprite.
I thought I'd show you in the video 'how the sausage is made', as I put it.
2025-02-23 14:30:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey there!
I thought I should make a special post about Voice acting sooner or later, so here it is, separately from the Weekly Post I sent to the Gremz, Hobz and Gobz.
Basically, with the Prologue update, I will need to make take some heavy decisions regarding Voice acting.
The changes mentioned in the Story Round-up post I wrote for my fellow Hobz & Gob...
2025-02-16 14:31:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, fellow Hobz & Gobz, today I'm gonna share with you a round-up of what I've come up with regarding the story so far, based on polls.
As you might've seen in v1.0, I mentioned Elena's mom was Sayomi, who married a French traveller. Her maiden name would be Hoshino.
Going from there, I've settled on Elena's surname being Elena Fontaine.
Elen...
Hey there, fellow Gremz, Hobs and Gobz!
So yeah, this week was an annoying one. I had to waste a lot of my time dealing with administrative tedium, going back and forth to places for meetings I can sum-up with "this could've been done via e-mails or phone calls".
This prevented me from doing the main thing I wanted to tackle this week: Elena's new animated sprite. Fre...
2025-02-16 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostOk so at this point, I'm fairly confident that it's highly unlikely for the results of last week's polls to change drastically.
• Alex created the serum.
• The serum is DNA-based (animal?)
• The story would involve exploring the notion of a Rival, and the enhanced girls would contemplate ways to change their lives (for better or worse), on top of dealing a little with side-eff...
Alright, so I'm curious to know how you guys feel about this one.
As you can see, in V1.0 of the game, the serum has this green tint. I went with it because it seemed natural to me, but maybe it shouldn't?
Assuming I follow last week's poll (and I intend to), Alex is the one making t...
2025-02-09 14:31:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, my fellow Grems, Hobz and Gobz.
• I've added a neat little "Gobbo Games" splash screen animation. It's a little dumb, I know, nothing crazy or super fancy, but I like it.
• I did some optimizing in my code to account for the scope expansion beyond Chapter 1.
• I squashed a bug related to the Inspection gameplay, and another related to th...
Where does the serum comes from? Who made it? What is it made of?
This poll is multiple-choice, divided in 2 main parts :
- How did Alex get the serum
- What is the serum made out of?
Something I'd like to add eitherway to the game's prologue would be a male-performance-enhancing pill that Alex would take sometime before the FMG scene, which would explain the ungodly schlong he h...
2025-02-02 14:34:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The focus of the story could be to explore the serum's side-effects, and overcoming them.
Although, I believe it's fair to think of them separately from the other story idea as some of the most minor ones could be explored if Option 2 won.
For example, the strength gained from the serum could ...
2025-02-02 14:33:00 +0000 UTC View PostI think that this is the right time to ask what sort of duration the muscle growth has in 'Dating Elena'. I have 3 options in mind:
The serum would have a smaller impact, but the growth would be permanent, and each serum dose would add-up to the user's muscle mass.
Pro:
Fun progression throughout the game
Con:
2025-02-02 14:32:00 +0000 UTC
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So, if you've read the latest Weekly Post, you should be up to speed. This is the first Creative Poll, only available to Hobz & Gobz.
Following the polls of last week, there are 2 major choices:
Option 1 - I commit to add an over-arching story to Dating Elena.
Option 2 - For the sake of being realistic, I won't add a story to the game (which will be renamed). The game will be sh...
Quick recap, at the start of the week, I added a new Tier (which I later renamed to) "Gremlin". Gremlins will be allowed to vote on Critical polls/decisions, while I will limit Creative polls/decisions to Hobz & Gobz.
This week, however, I'm gonna share not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR of these Creative polls with the Hobs & Gobz! This time, they will be f...
2025-02-02 14:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
So if you've been following the Weekly Posts, I've been working on the game's Prologue, and so far, I've made these backgrounds relating to Alex's apartment, and the building where he lives. I'm not aiming for perfection, so I think it's 'good enough'.
2025-02-01 20:49:37 +0000 UTC View PostI've just added a new Tier on Patreon which makes access to the game and supporting the project that much more convenient for those of you who were still on the fence!
Indeed, I thought $5 was a fair price, but in light of nobody commenting on either Patreon and Discord, and the drop yesterday of a big Patreon poll that w...
2025-01-27 07:56:40 +0000 UTC View Post
