Tactical Dimensions by Citsua

made by Citsua for LD30 (JAM)

For my third Ludum Dare, here's a turn-based tactical game.
The fight takes places in two different dimensions. Each dimension has different characters and a different map. The link is the characters' health: each character has a soulmate in the other dimension with whom it shares the same health bar.

Windows	https://www.sendspace.com/file/fwbm0u
Mac	https://www.sendspace.com/file/r4xxcw
Linux	https://www.sendspace.com/file/kniw6y
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=30274

Ratings

Coolness	42%	1523
Overall(Jam)	3.32	312

Fun(Jam)	3.00	391
Graphics(Jam)	3.00	518
Humor(Jam)	2.82	224
Innovation(Jam)	3.58	121
Mood(Jam)	3.09	382
Theme(Jam)	3.79	87

Feedback

doomista

26. Aug 2014 · 18:10 UTC

Great concept. The alien characters of the player are kinda overpowered. While being outnumbered in pirate dimension, alien sniper saved the day :)

Stepwise

27. Aug 2014 · 03:05 UTC

Really cool concept indeed. It was a little impenetrable with having to read a lot of text, but there's a lot of cool stuff I can imagine to do with this game, + content. Hope to see a more completed version sometime. :)

🎤 Citsua

27. Aug 2014 · 09:51 UTC

Thanks for the comments :) !
There was actually a typo in the damage function, causing characters with high defense or strength to be OP.
I uploaded a new version which corrects this.

Tanser

27. Aug 2014 · 10:19 UTC

Nicely done, love the idea. These turn based games are my favorites.

OrangeeZ

31. Aug 2014 · 12:56 UTC

The idea is interesting, although balance seems broken and I couldn't really see the benefits of switching between worlds. In any case, with more polishing and further development the idea could really shine, I think.

JonathanG

05. Sep 2014 · 16:57 UTC

Interesting idea and good use of the theme. I liked the idea of the shared health but struggled to understand when/why I should switch worlds, especially on a 3 turn cooldown, so I was reluctant to use it and just strategised on the alien world.