I would have went dream aware then and there seeing a new update being dropped, no way in hell there'd be a new Fobs fuckin' ever.
I honestly think he's done developing solo and is just a pixel artist for Ansala now.
I prefer him to Ansala so it does feel like a waste in talent to me personally. Hopefully Zell can have full creative freedom over Shiro No Yakata even if it's being made in Unity with Ansala now. It'd be a shame if he never realizes his own ability as a "designer" instead of just a pixel artist, though I can't deny this is a more efficient production platform.
Zell's Ci-En is tagged reverse rape.
Ansala's is not.
They're different in what they enjoy sexually,
BUT, zell's a pixel artist with high throughput. He was always complaining about having to "stop drawing" in order to program the enemies in and do what he wanted them to do. TitanAnteus' FOBS Viewer has so many unused girls in it with full animations, it's no surprise that Zell eventually came out and said that. If the partnership gets balanced where creative control gets passed back and worth this will most likely be a big win. If not, then well... Zell had a good run in my book.
We won't know how things stand until the release of SnY.
It is a shame for FOBS, but if you think back on it. FOBs has... tons of content. Like I can't think of any other pixel art platformer with more sex scenes and unique erotic scenarios. It probably won't ever be toppled.