which is a shame... i believe they do this because the popularity of the game is not giving enough revenue to warrant sticking to it... what we need is a philanthropist with a great degree of interest in the game to throw money at them and it'd surely sway them to at least think about the option of sticking longer to do more daring ideas with it.
my little idea brain could see a plethora of situations, where upon leaving the island you could have a hostile tentacle monster island, and the life stats of the girls could actually come in handy in certain roles and situations, like having a dungeon crawl portion. I mean who knows, but I do know a business standpoint is... if the funding dries up, ya gotta move on. If the community and the faithful consumers want to keep something alive, ya gotta help them fit the bills for their studio and equipment and time.