Diorama will tilt your mind

Hoooo ! OK 3D with R n' G glasses. Ok, ok.

They claim that it is "The first stereoscopic 3D game for the iPhone". But if you ever tried Labyrinth http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284571899&mt=8
, it became 3D for awhile now.

Also Diorama doesn't give any control on the accelerometer and give the feel that you're playing underwater. This game IS very hard and frustrating!

Disappointing :(

Thanks for pointing this game out! I love it!

I disagree with the other commenters. This game isn't _too_ hard. It's just hard. I've played it for a day, and I've already unlocked all but one of the levels. Sure, in time, more levels and a less steep learning curve would be nice. But I'm certainly enjoying this!

The problem isn't that the physics are bad - they're just much more realistic than the easier physics of other games out there. Yes, at times I felt frustrated too, but the feeling is exactly the same as with the real-world wood mazes with the steel ball: it's not the game that's too hard, it's just that I'm not up for the challenge just yet.

So just keep trying, and think of it as a puzzle. You can only succeed if you figure out the trick to each level.

By the way - those 45 degree ramps are best tackled with speed and accuracy. Don't try to get across slowly and carefully, speed is key.

Sigh.

I sigh because I very much *want* to love this. It is very clever.

I can live without the audio...I am totally cool with the minimalism to support the effect.

But you know what it NOT gonna fly?

It is supposed to be a game...and unfortunately, it is a 1 star *game* in a 4 star execution...because it isn't any *fun*.

When people say it is "hard" they are being polite. It is in fact, damned near impossible, certainly for such a casual concept and as such, it is just not *fun*...it leaves you feeling almost like you are being toyed with, really.

The ball needs more friction at least, and it definitely needs a progression to the level of difficulty it starts with. I'm going to give them a revision to see if they respond to the feedback they are getting.

Games should be Fun First, Clever Second :)

-K

I agree with the others that this game is impossibly hard. I would love to see what the other levels look like but I can't get past the first. The 3D effect is top notch though, especially with 3D glasses. :)

Disclaimer: I'm the developer of Anaglyphs!, another game that uses 3D glasses.

Not just hard, damn near impossible. The first level "the path" has a ramp that requires you to tilt the thing up 40 degrees while holding it rock solid along the other axis. An hour of holding my breath, and I've never been more than 1/2 of the way up that ramp -- and I can whip through all the levels of labyrinth without losing a ball.

Aside from the sound, the ball also needs its own shadow.

Gorgeous game, though the lack of sound is a strange omission... but most importantly, it's obscenely hard. They need to adjust the difficulty, or most people who buy Diorama are going to spend five minutes on the first level before giving up completely.

will you ever fix your STURGEON-KING iPhone site.
It is supposed to be the FULL internet in your pocket, not some watered down crap, So TUAW i like your Full site with good articals and such but i HATE ... More your mobile site you can never change it to see the full site.
SO DUCKING CHANGE IT!!!

"Wooden Labyrinth" game does this too and is available now - it's a little more subtle than this, but it adds an amazing sense of realism to the game.