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OSHIYA! PUSH! by inbetweengames

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made by inbetweengames for LD34 (JAM)
Take on the role of Isamu Takao, Oshiya Extraordinaire, in fast-paced arcade game OSHIYA! PUSH!

Push the growing crowds of Tokyo rush-hour commuters into packed train cars before the train leaves the station. Using a two button control scheme, keep the rhythm and save the day! Ganbatte!

The game was made for the Ludum Dare 34 Jam over a period of 3 days by a team of 5.

HOW TO PLAY
Tap SPACE on the beat to 'gather' passengers together. If you miss the beat, passengers won't gather.
Hold SPACE to push passengers into the door. Do this once they are gathered together.
Once you push all the way to a door, it will close.
Hold ENTER to move to the next door.

So in a nutshell, alternate between gather and push until the door is done. But keep the rhythm!
Windows (gamejolt) http://gamejolt.com/games/oshiya-push/113759/download/build/281520
OS/X (gamejolt) http://gamejolt.com/games/oshiya-push/113759/download/build/282206
Windows & OS/X (itch.io) http://eyesiah.itch.io/oshiya-push
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=56968

Ratings

Coolness 94% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.51 337
Audio(Jam) 3.80 124
Fun(Jam) 3.38 339
Graphics(Jam) 3.71 366
Humor(Jam) 3.84 66
Innovation(Jam) 3.75 122
Mood(Jam) 3.46 320
Theme(Jam) 3.52 668

Feedback

daveh
15. Dec 2015 · 01:58 UTC
Yatta! This is great fun. Love the art and the music. The whole concept is pretty unique and well executed. Would've been nice to make the tutorial text a little bigger as I didn't notice it at first, but that's no problem once you know the mechanics.
terry90
15. Dec 2015 · 10:14 UTC
Love it. Nicely done. Followed the progress on twitter and put it on my list right away! Well worth it. Good job guys!
NirabazGAMES
15. Dec 2015 · 10:45 UTC
Funny ,i liked idea ,we need web version:)
xodene
15. Dec 2015 · 16:07 UTC
Really great mood and aesthetics, I've seen the progress on Twitter. Clever idea to fit the theme as well.
jim3wg
15. Dec 2015 · 16:34 UTC
Love the graphics style
Riftpoint
15. Dec 2015 · 16:44 UTC
Very funny game, very creative concept!
jomomomo
15. Dec 2015 · 16:57 UTC
Can't play windows games. Looks cool tho.
ss64games
15. Dec 2015 · 17:00 UTC
Haha! That was a great concept. Moving between doors was probably my least favorite part, I think gameplay would probably be smoother if you didn't have to spend time trying to line yourself up behind passengers. I love the hand drawn look of the graphics and that song is my jam. I experienced a funny bug in which Takao closed himself behind a door and couldn't get back out. Overall presentation was very coherent, great work!
NuggetTeam
15. Dec 2015 · 17:04 UTC
Great game. Love the idea :D
GoodwolfStudio
15. Dec 2015 · 17:09 UTC
funny concept. i didn't really get the controls though but that's part of the charm.
BubsyPoochies
15. Dec 2015 · 17:11 UTC
Nice game! It is original and fun. We got trapped a pair of times inside the train but we enjoy playing it. Good graphic style.
🎤 inbetweengames
15. Dec 2015 · 17:40 UTC
Oh noes! Is that getting trapped inside the train bug still in? We thought we fixed it. :( That gets on the post-jam list! :)
TeamDromedare
15. Dec 2015 · 17:54 UTC
Sweet twist on a rythm game, the theme of it definetly made me chuckle.

I liked the audio and music, even though I would enjoy more music tracks! But.. it's understandable as you've made it in such a short time.

The graphics was really charming and fitted the game perfectly!
MrJoshuaMcLean
15. Dec 2015 · 18:32 UTC
This is amazing. I remember seeing early images of prototypes on Twitter and thinking "Where the heck is this going?" Fun rhythm game!
Wicked7000
15. Dec 2015 · 22:03 UTC
Great Game , funny as hell good work!
Andrew Deem
16. Dec 2015 · 06:25 UTC
A little confusing at first, but once you get it it's a blast. Funny, good audio and graphics. Great work again you guys! Can't wait to see what you make next LD. :)
oz2mura
16. Dec 2015 · 07:25 UTC
Love the graphics, very catchy music, funny premise. Kickin' back and enjoying Mt. Fuji's sunset.

Once I grasped the controls, pretty fun. http://i.imgur.com/z2jECnG.png my end score. i'm gonna go for S rank!
🎤 inbetweengames
16. Dec 2015 · 15:17 UTC
Hey everybody, thanks for the comments! It's very helpful for us to know what works and what doesn't! Please keep them coming. :)
Rocketship
16. Dec 2015 · 15:59 UTC
I liked the aesthetic and the unconventional setting. Good use of the theme too. It was a bit unclear as to how much passengers I got in with each push and how well I was doing at times though, so a bit more feedback with that would have been great.
simon.parzer
16. Dec 2015 · 17:09 UTC
Nice graphic style. The gameplay itself however is way too simple in my opinion. No changes in rhythm/speed and the music also never changes. I like the funny yatta etc. feedback though.
DonEngland
16. Dec 2015 · 19:40 UTC
They won't be late for work on my watch. Not now. Not Ever.
Krafty
16. Dec 2015 · 20:46 UTC
Really silly! This was a lot of fun and really cool! Nice job!
🎤 inbetweengames
17. Dec 2015 · 09:04 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! It's much appreciated! :)
Galvesmash
18. Dec 2015 · 03:51 UTC
Following your work since the Mammoth game and great game as expected! You guys really put your love in your work.

At first I was a bit lost but then I get how to control the train crowd (or at least I thing I get it)

The game was really polished and beutiful in it's way!
Great work guys!
rjhelms
18. Dec 2015 · 04:34 UTC
Great job. Love the look and sound of this.
Warboys
18. Dec 2015 · 10:15 UTC
Haha what a great theme, and a very unique concept. Great job on the production side, it looks and sounds crazy and it's very amusing.

I found the gameplay a little loose and muddy... i.e. I couldn't really tell if I was playing correctly or not and I seemed to miss the rhythm stuff completely for the first 2 levels :P
dx0ne
18. Dec 2015 · 11:18 UTC
You guys just deliver. Funny concept. I'm not sure I grasped controls because it was too hard for me around level 3(ohh the noobiness).
Great, catchy music!
Wevel
18. Dec 2015 · 20:41 UTC
Cool game, seemed a bit confusing as to what the controls are
Xanjos
18. Dec 2015 · 20:56 UTC
Gets pretty hard during the later levels (Also ran into a strange bug where I progressed to the next level even though I failed the one I was currently playing) but this was incredibly fun to play and I love how well polished this entry is.
AntiMatterTape
18. Dec 2015 · 21:39 UTC
eh, did not go well with the two button controls in my opinion..
still has a lot of promise though! Would love to play it expanded.
OnlySlightly
19. Dec 2015 · 01:58 UTC
I loved the color scheme and the stylized characters. The sprites for all the business men and women reminded me of a Terry Gilliam animation. The music and voice overs were great and give it a goofy Japanese game show vibe. It was delightfully silly. Great job!
FrederickK
19. Dec 2015 · 03:24 UTC
I liked the style but I'm not sure if I get it how to play it...
spotco
19. Dec 2015 · 09:36 UTC
Really nice aesthetic + humours but (if I understood it) not much to gameplay. The things you did (especially the rhythm-based parts) could have used more visual feedback.
lawendt
19. Dec 2015 · 12:11 UTC
Really funny, it doesn't seem that you guys are from Berlin with all that japanese style. Great game and pretty simple. Keep up the gut work!
Elit3dGaming
19. Dec 2015 · 19:16 UTC
Funny game and good use of the theme
puppetmaster
19. Dec 2015 · 22:03 UTC
Funny crazy little game! Love the Japanese humor and the visual style!!
🎤 inbetweengames
19. Dec 2015 · 23:29 UTC
Hey all,
thanks again for all the feedback, we take it to heart!
While we would love to do a proper post jam version to dramatically improve the game that would seem unsportsmanlike - so for now we just added a big text to PUSH when you should. ;)

May be we'll do that post jam version at some point. So keep the feedback coming so we know what we should include there!

Thanks again all,
inbetweengames
sP0CkEr2
20. Dec 2015 · 07:01 UTC
this is one of the best games for the jam - nice job
blurryroots
20. Dec 2015 · 14:28 UTC
Great catchy music and I really enjoyed the clever rhythm based gameplay. Interesting topic as well. Very cool entry ;)
SK16 Games
20. Dec 2015 · 17:38 UTC
Great game! Really fun to play. The best I have played in the jam so far. I guess this will be a winner in at least one category :)
BuffaloPhil
20. Dec 2015 · 22:54 UTC
Great work as always guys
JamesMowery
21. Dec 2015 · 07:39 UTC
Looks really awesome from the images. I hope you guys can add in a web or Mac version in the future! :)
anotak
21. Dec 2015 · 09:29 UTC
Interesting game, seems a bit weird to control though. Like the aesthetic.
NoWandStudios
21. Dec 2015 · 18:18 UTC
Our mammoths friends! I like the concept and you've done a good work with the mood. Although I miss the funny sounds :D. Good job guys!
scorched
21. Dec 2015 · 20:57 UTC
Often have to do something like this!
Don't get the controls though, it keeps saying that I did it while I don't understand what was wrong or right in my actions...
Benjamin
21. Dec 2015 · 22:51 UTC
Original and fun :) But I think the game need more feedback when you press space on tempo. The gathering passengers is not very thing is not something you notice on first tries.
Trasevol_Dog
22. Dec 2015 · 00:37 UTC
Very original and fun idea!! The graphics and audio are really cool too! The controls feel pretty confusing at first but then you get it. The game overall has a very untameable feel to it, which seems to work pretty well ;)
Levi D. Smith
22. Dec 2015 · 01:09 UTC
I visited Tokyo last year. This is a nice arcade simulation of the train stations. It just needs the jingles that play when the trains are about to leave.
🎤 inbetweengames
22. Dec 2015 · 08:40 UTC
Thanks all! Jingles would be great! :)

In other news we uploaded a Mac version as well!
chriiis88
22. Dec 2015 · 18:57 UTC
Trying to download from gamejolt (win) yields an "Internal Server Error".
radmars
22. Dec 2015 · 21:20 UTC
Sugoi na!! This is awesome. Love to see more rhythm games here, and the music (and audio in general) is absolutely great. My only complaint is the balance, it seemed basically impossible to get everyone in there, and the controls took some time to get a hang of. Still, it was pretty fun - great work! Omedetou!
NightShadow0
25. Dec 2015 · 01:47 UTC
The gameplay is a little weird, the rhythm controls were a little lost on me, but the concept is brilliant. Nice work!
randomhuman
02. Jan 2016 · 14:50 UTC
I thoroughly failed to hit the beat, but I can still see that this is a fun and stylish game.
LukeZaz
04. Jan 2016 · 03:58 UTC
Loved the graphics and audio - very well crafted. The game was nicely polished, and while I didn't understand the controls at first, it quickly came to me and the game was very fun. The only problem I had was with the UI in that I thought the top-right indicator for levels completed actually referred to doors, as I had not noticed the score counter in the top-left.