I'm so glad everything was repaired and you are back in your groove! Welcome back! :) As for the puzzle, it doesn't look too dark to me, but it's hard to say without actually trying it. I definitely think you should leave it as it is to set the tone and pace you are aiming for. However, if you think it may be too hard, you could add a setting to maybe auto-complete the puzzle for players that are struggling with it?
Hi, scriptomancer!
Me too, I've never felt so relieved x'D
Yes, I guess it depends on every person? I'm glad to hear that most of you didn't think it was too dark! Birdetta also suggested the time limit to be optional so people can adjust the difficulty themselves ^.^ if they want it to be more challenging, just click yes whenever the minigame appears
As for the auto-complete function... hmmm... maybe a skip feature?
I don't quite like it because the experience of assembling the puzzle is quite important in the story ><
Still, thanks for the suggestion and for being here, scriptomancer ^////^