...am I just bad at video games? 
 
It might be I'm just missing something due to my limited knowlegde of the language, but damn. I'm even playing it on easy. This does not seem sane. 
 

nah it's just plain stupid.

Are you playing the full game or the demo?
 
I know Atlus is putting out a patch that will make the game a bit more manageable.

The full game. Just got it in the mail this morning. 
 
I tried looking up a video on youtube to see what's up, but apparently the 3-3 on easy is different from 3-3 on normal. 
 
So instead of making the same level a little easier apparently it seems they've made completely different levels for every difficulty? 

" The full game. Just got it in the mail this morning.  I tried looking up a video on youtube to see what's up, but apparently the 3-3 on easy is different from 3-3 on normal.  So instead of making the same level a little easier apparently it seems they've made completely different levels for every difficulty?  "

Just finally got past that bit. With a little help from the official helt guide on the Catherine website. 
 
For anyone who's interested...  http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/hint/ explains a lot of the mechanics way better than the game does. 
 
Back to enjoying what I can understand of the story. :D

I lterally CANNOT finish what i think is the absolute last puzzle of the game. I just CANNOT. Have to wait for the patch to finish this game at this point.