About
Tactics Big is a turn-based tactical RPG where you can command small armies of giant robots into combat through cities thick with skyscrapers. Think Final Fantasy Tactics-style gameplay combined with the style of the anime series Big O.
Screenshots
Tactics Big 1.0
Tactics Big Alpha
Download
To play Tactics Big, first you will need to download the installer. Next, install the game by running the "TacticsBigInstaller.exe" file. The installer is a self-extracting ZIP file which will create a folder named "Tactics Big". Run the "TacticsBig.exe" file in this directory to play the game.
Tactics Big was developed on a computer with the following system specifications, and should run fine on any similar computers:
- Windows XP
- Radeon 9700 Pro
- Pentium IV 2.8 GHz
- 512 MB RAM
- Keyboard
Manual
Read the player's manual online, or download it as a PDF file.
Source
For the curious, the complete source code for Tactics Big is provided for evaulation purposes. Please do not modify or redistribute the source code, in part or in whole, without permission. The source code is packaged in a self-extracting ZIP file.
Tactics Big was developed in C++, using the OpenGL 3D graphics library and the Simple Directmedia Layer multimedia library.
Design
Below are some of the user interface mockups that were made during the design process.
Credits
Tactics Big was developed by Edmond Ho, who was responsible for all of the design, programming and art. Edmond is a recent graduate of Stanford University and is a passionate amateur game developer looking for a job in the industry.