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I would say your reviews are pretty spot on though I think its only the console version of Three Dimensions that has the 'darkness' problem - if you check out some of the help threads for that game its obvious that those of us who play the PC version only don't understand whats going on in the console version.
Dark Motives is my favourite CSI game, because its actually the toughest, even with Greg still doing his stuff in the lab for you, you need to work with the close up evidence views more than in any other game in the series. In three dimensions the mobile analysis unit is really just a gimmick, they could have implemented it in a different way, maybe with timed sequences because actually that's why the mobile unit is there, to analyse evidence that is time sensitive to degrading or giving false positives.
The product placement in Three dimensions and Hard Evidence is really irritating and unnecessary. Its obvious that they were only allowed to use real product names with the proviso that no competitors could ever be mentioned or even ficticious generic products shown. I much preferred working with the no brand items in the first 3 games because it is gratingly unrealistic that everyone drives GMC's or uses Nokia cellphones (for example)
I also find it disappointing that while the game has advanced graphically in certain respects, the representations of the cast members have got steadily less realistic, all of the regular characters in Dark Motives looked uncannily like the real actors, while in Three Dimensions and Hard Evidence they are more like caricatures.
Also, I think you might find the first CSI game and Miami a bit disappointing for different reasons - you will find the first game is pitifully easy, especially now that you have played Dark Motives. Miami is just strangely unlikeable, without really being able to put my finger on it, it just doesn't work as well as the Vegas games.
Now that Warwick and Sara have left the CSI TV Series I doubt the next game will be based in Vegas. Its probably time they based a game on the NY show...
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