ZORGA'S PROFILE

You're more conscientious than Vincent is xD Good all things considered, since it prompted you to play the games in order. It's clear that they're connected, and something is missing when they're not played in order, although they're still 'playable'... Didn't bother me until the 4th one, but we're not quite there yet.

Now that one genuinely comforts me to read. Things seem to go upwards, and the fact that you're being hooked to the important aspects (characters and tasks) makes me happy.

I can explain a few of the differences, although they boil down to one big idea, in the end: I was getting used to RM.
- The original drawings in Sweet Mid 1 were drawn off RTP. No risk taken, just a handful of easy to edit portraits. Once I knew how to do that, I decided to take a risk, that is animating. Turns out it has become the flagship feature of the series.
- Likewise, the puzzles in Sweet Mid 1 were fetch quests in order to learn eventing, and in Sweet Mid 2 I started getting creative.
- the shortness of Sweet Mid 2 and the bonus scene, strangely enough, are also the product of me learning the format: they were both event games. The main game made in 2 weeks, and the bonus scene in 3 hours.

Now, regarding the first puzzle... Remember when I was telling you that puzzle balance had big uncertainties with me? This is the worst case of it. This puzzle ranges from obvious to impossible depending on who knows what °_°. Still baffled.
To be honest, your input in all puzzle games has helped me quite a bit in that regard, it has cleared a few mysteries already, but... I'm not there yet.
Speaking of which, this review felt fresh, I liked the reactions mixed in and the plot twist just before the bonus scene. Made me laugh =D

Sweet Mid 3 is my favourite. It's got full revamped graphics, it's not an event game so it's longer, and it's kinda new too. Not a puzzle game, but an investigation game. I really hope it'll maintain your interest, I have no idea how you react to those...
But in the meantime, once again, thanks for your effort, especially on Sweet Mid.

There's a few things in here that I was wondering about, and that you provided an answer for. Neat.

I see. I believe it makes sense then, the series will be what you expect it to be. I'm not sure you're bad at puzzles though, because getting through The Orb is no small task. But there's something strange about puzzle balancing in my games that I haven't uncovered yet.
And it's not just you, pure VNs turn off quite a few people, especially slice of life ones. To a point I expect that to be the case by default. But as you say, Sweet Mid's formula is different, so I'll keep my hopes up. Waiting for your feedback on the sequels :D

The 4th game, eh... I agree that it's better to have played all the previous ones, (it's even the reason I barred if off its event stream) but why this one in particular?
I feel like I should warn you: these are all VNs. Calling them "easy" is almost a pleonasm, none of them has any type of gameplay depth. The puzzles are all storytelling tools, in every installment.