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>>39333313
That's about right, nothing was set in stone and nothing was made with the intention of setting anything in stone to begin with, it's whimsical and obscure, almost like a dream. When exactly that stopped is a little harder to say.
6-8 still have a similar feeling, maybe slightly less in 8. 9 is potentially where the shift really began to take shape, the whole game is about one cycle ending and marking the beginning of the next, being a Phantasmagoria and bringing back Yuuka make it seem like a throwback or a time to reflect on the series up to that point, and maybe the biggest thing was Bohemian Archive being released only a little earlier, which was the first real official work that focused exclusively on information related to the characters and world. 10 onwards solidified this general direction.
Innocent is a little debatable but they all seemed to be having fun, enjoying the moment, then going back to the usual right after. Ah, the perks of being unapologetically chuuni yet fully aware you're just playing around.