No, He's not dead...

He just finished his Game. Download it and give it a try.
(Files can be found at http://cs.uml.edu/~dcapotos/Game)

Just think Final Fantasy...

General:
Print Screen/SysRq = Screenshot;
Alt + F4 = Terminate game at any time;

World:
Arrow keys = move player;
escape = main menu;

Combat:
When it's your turn, the character on the right will have a red box around him.
1 on main keyboard (not the number pad) = heal yourself;
Right arrow = defense mode;
Left arrow = select enemy to attack then... -> left again = attack, up/down select, right = cancel attack;
Attacking cancel's defense mode.

Please feel free to hack into the game and alter the files, or even make new maps if you can figure it out. If not, just let me know and I'll clue you in about the file format... Or you can just read the source code =P (WARNING: It's a mess in some places)