Bus Hostage ! by Aymco

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made by Aymco for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

This game is about hostage delivery. You need to take te more hostages you can and bring them to the pink hotel (indicated by the pink arrow) But be careful, cops are chasing you ! Hopefully you have some hostages to protect yourself ;) Always keep an eye on your life bar : delivering hostages can bring your life back !

arrows/WASD : move your bus.
space : shoot a hostage to the nearest target (hostages are looking towards it).
B : burst to escape in last minute.
have fun !! Capture d’écran 2023-04-30 à 05.46.59.png

Bonus :
R : reload the scene
E : spawn Ennemy (cops).
mouse click : throw hostages.

Ratings

Overall 730th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 367th 3.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 590th 3.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 800th 3.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 309th 3.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 859th 3.222⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

ThatMisterM
01. May 2023 · 10:28 UTC
Fun game, I couldn't find the pink hotel though :face_palm:, I even managed to drift the bus. It would be nice if you could knock trees over and they slowed you down, rather than stopping you altogether maybe.
Zephyr19
02. May 2023 · 14:54 UTC
Good Game! Just a little bit hard to find the pink hotel.
LightPotato
02. May 2023 · 15:04 UTC
I liked the idea of throwing hostages to protect the bus from police cars, the idea and graphics reminds me of TABS. I think sound effects to notify that police cars are approaching would make this fairer experience. Well done!
Valyn Tyler
02. May 2023 · 15:31 UTC
Interesting take on "delivery" :)))
The controls feel a little clunky but overall solid
Heuser
03. May 2023 · 23:26 UTC
What an amazing open world for a jam game, definitely price worthy this one.
GameDocs
05. May 2023 · 16:33 UTC
Nice game! :)
highskies
05. May 2023 · 16:58 UTC
Pink hotel was difficult to find but overall enjoyable experience
SonOfSofaman
05. May 2023 · 19:02 UTC
Those poor people went on a rough ride with me at the controls!
kristinamay
08. May 2023 · 15:03 UTC
LOL this game was so silly and fun. I had soooo many hostages in my car and the cops didn't give a single crap. At one point I got wedged sideways inbetween what I think was the hotel and another building, and I was trying to execute a 100000 point turn and then the cops GOT ME. Poor hostages, lol. The controls for this were super tough but it felt like it was kind of ridiculous on purpose. I loved that the game just started with a guy's head sticking out of the bus. Excellent work.
Daveybb
09. May 2023 · 06:43 UTC
This game made me laugh out loud every time I ran into something. The sound effects were perfect.

I liked how the controls feel, I agree that they felt a bit off, but I think that adds to the fun of the game. If it controlled perfectly, I think it'd lose a lot of its charm.

I didn't know until I read the controls that I needed to press space to "deliver" the hostages, so I spent a long time just running around with as many hostages as I could hold possible. SO MANY POLICE CARS!

Ended up with a pretty low score of 468, but had I known how to score earlier, I think I would have amassed much more.

Fun game! Great job making it.
triggthediscovery
11. May 2023 · 04:48 UTC
I enjoyed Tokyo drifting a bus to techno beats. My computer really struggled with it (my Firefox had an error, Chrome had poor performance). IDK, it might be worth uploading a local build, but it also might just be my computer's fault.
xCarl
11. May 2023 · 13:55 UTC
Interesting idea. Really cool game!
José Bonilla
12. May 2023 · 03:17 UTC
Good game, I loved how the poor pedestrians were tossed away when being crashed by a police car. I did not realize about the space key to deliver the hostages until I read the comment above.
StaGYL
12. May 2023 · 06:31 UTC
Good game! I LOVE that the hostages are also kinda like health bar that every hit taken from police car a hostage will fly away. I also like the controls, it's a little clumsy but gives me the idea of driving a bus. Also the hostages running to the bus feels nice! It's a goofy and funny game, love it!