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HANAMI (PUSH-UP FARMING) IS A GAME ABOUT MAKING PUSH-UPS TO GROW BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
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CONTROLS:
LEFT SHIFT and RIGHT SHIFT.
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Ratings
| #4 | Humor(Jam) | 4.53 |
| #100 | Theme(Jam) | 4.19 |
| #130 | Audio(Jam) | 3.79 |
| #186 | Graphics(Jam) | 4.06 |
| #223 | Overall(Jam) | 3.64 |
| #242 | Mood(Jam) | 3.58 |
| #251 | Innovation(Jam) | 3.51 |
| #304 | Fun(Jam) | 3.43 |
| #1562 | Coolness | 45% |
Comments
Little too hard for me, but graphics and sounds are awesome.
btw: gif link doesn't work.
I found it hilarious, but the speed of the gameplay and the location of the bars makes it so I can't even really watch the game in the middle. Great art, audio and humor, but the gameplay needs some tweaking. (twerking?)
Really funny, loved the graphics and sound. I wish the bars were lower on the screen so I could see them do their push-ups.
As a side note, I think this game would be even better if the push-ups were to the beat, like a rhythm game.
The concept is hilarious, and the difficulty is frustrating yet simple. Wish it wasn't so fast near the start. Some nice music as well.
lol. very funny, very *FUN*... fantastic game. I wish more people would focus on gameplay - this is a good one.
Just one adjective for this game: weird. But weird in a good way, I had a really good laugh. And the graphics, oh, the graphics, they're on a league of their own.
I was so focused on the bar, I couldn't appreciate my beautiful flower.
Awesome! Final score was 15 (after 4-5 tries). Great art, audio and humor.
What am I doing with my life...
5 on humor
also, are you SURE that it is counting correctly? I can swear that the ball was correctly inside the bar but still counted wrong many times :(
well that was... original for sure, awesome for the pure WTF factor alone, other than that great graphics, great combination of both themes, a bit hard to play though
well done ^^
I'm not going to do any push-ups as morning exercises any more.
I'm fearing frowers will start growing from my butt =/
WTF :) Nice, but would have been excellent with a more advanced gameplay. Also, it was impossible for me to play alone, two players are required :)
It was really hard to get anywhere playing solo. Graphics is very well made and though it is an exercise game (I generally don't enjoy such), the circumstances here are very forgiving. It would have been nice if the shift keys also got the game started, so one could be prepared and ready.
@FrederickK Yeah, it's counting correctly :) Game counts "1" for each fully grown flower.
@GeorgeBroussard: wow, man. Fans of your work right here.
Thank you all for playing and rating the game. We are going to play yours.
Amazing. Just wish it was easier to see and appreciate the art while focusing so intently on the bars.
What really sucks about this is that when I am actually playing the game, my attention is split so hard I don't get to stare at the amazing graphics lol... Great job though.
Funny game, wish I could appreciate the gfx more though since I'm fixated on the bars.
Absolutely incredible. I think my only complaint is that I can't look at the pretty flowers while playing! (side note, I think the controls are a bit wonky, some keyboards may not pick up simultaneous left+right shift very well)
Excellent, unique concept and incredible polish. Difficult to grasp initially without any in-game explanation. Once understood, however, the game becomes a silky smooth ride down nude push-up contest flower farming lane.
I just... I. What did I... this... wuh?
I love this. I. Love. This.
Everything is pretty cool, but I have no idea what I'm doing and I can't focus on two bars at once. Too hard for me :/ Is it supposed to be a two-player game???
It's quite.. magnificent. I think the pressing felt slightly delayed or laggy but who cares. It's magnificent.
Since your both hands are on keyboard, it would be nice to make a restart with Shift button. Amazing!
The gameplay is a bit too simple but the game is really fun :) Nice arts also! Congrats!
I would have it run a little slower at first, then slowly speed up. This is difficult for me, even though I am a piano player. :p
love it, wish I could take my focus off the bars to see what they're doing
Pretty difficult to pay attention to both things at once but interesting concept. Would be super easy with two people though. xD
Very funny, but it's quite easy to just tap in the rhythm and go with it. Overall, well done. 24 was my top score before I decided that it was enough.
By having to focus intensely on the meters I missed what was happening in the main screen… but I can see from this page that what was happening was a good thing. Yes.
I sometimes felt like it wasn't registering my button presses... or maybe I'm just bad.
The music and graphics are great, and the game is simply... WTF.
So hard. But so ridiculous that I can't help but like it :) The art and audio really work well together as well.
Weird but fun entry. Definitely easier with a friend. My only gripe is the use of the shift keys for the controls (because nobody like accidental Sticky Keys).
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LOL! It's impossible not to laugh :) Good work here!