JP2000157718A - Game device, character information setting and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently enhance an empirical value or the like of a character which is operated by a player. SOLUTION: If a character operated by a player defeats an enemy character in a combat (S100), a fundamental empirical value set beforehand for the enemy character is read out (S101). The fundamental empirical value is multiplied by a coefficient corresponding to an attack method performed to defeat the enemy character to calculate an obtained empirical value (S102). A total empirical value obtained by totaling the empirical values which have been obtained by the character operated by the player is divided by the obtained empirical value calculated in step S102 to obtain a value X (S103). A correction coefficient corresponding to the value X is read out from a correction coefficient table registered beforehand in a main memory (S104), and the obtained empirical value is multiplied by the correction coefficient to correct the obtained empirical value (S105). The corrected obtained empirical value is added to the total empirical value of the character (S106).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game apparatus, a character information setting method, and a recording medium for reflecting a battle result between characters in a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the widespread use of home-use game machines, video games have become one of the typical entertainments mainly for young people. In such a video game, a character operated by a player is moved from a start point to a destination in a virtual world, and a role-playing game (hereinafter, referred to as an RPG) that advances the game while growing the character. ) Has become a particularly popular game.

[0003] In the RPG, generally, an enemy character appears at each predetermined point in the movement space according to the movement of the character operated by the player, and the character and the enemy character battle. And
When a character operated by a player wins a battle, a value called an experience value is sequentially added, and each time the experience value reaches a predetermined value, the character is leveled up, and its ability values such as offensive power and defense power are obtained. Is rising. Also, when you win the battle, you can get equipment that is useful for battle called items.

By the way, in the RPG, as the character operated by the player approaches the destination, the enemy characters that need to appear and fight must gradually become stronger. In addition, a character (hereinafter, referred to as a boss character) that is particularly stronger than other characters is arranged at each specific step, such as a location that is a turning point in the progress of the game. Must reach the destination in order to sequentially win battles with enemy characters including such a boss character.

Here, in order to win the battle with the boss character and progress the game, it is necessary to improve the ability value of the character operated by the player to a certain extent, such as attack power and defense power, and to obtain a powerful item. It is necessary to keep. In other words, if the ability of the character operated by the player is low, the character loses easily in the battle with the enemy character,
This is because the game ends.

The ability value of such a character is determined by the level as described above, and the level is determined by the earned experience value. That is, it can be said that the experience value itself is the ability of the character. Also, a large number of possessed items can be obtained by battle with the enemy character. Therefore, it is necessary for the player to cause the operated character to perform a battle with a relatively weak character other than the boss character, to gain experience, and to acquire many items.

[0007]

However, such battles for earning experience points and acquiring items have little relevance to the progress of the game, that is, the story of the game. No new events will occur. For this reason, fighting to gain such experience points and obtain items was a waste of time and was completely meaningless for players trying to make the game progress quickly. .

[0008]

An object of the present invention is to provide a game in which character information can be set in accordance with a player's operation, such as increasing the ability of the player to operate the character, such as experience points and possessed items, at a desired efficiency. apparatus,
An object of the present invention is to provide a character information setting method and a recording medium on which a program for executing the method is recorded.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a game apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention associates character information that changes in a game for each character, and uses the character information to generate a character. A battle processing means for processing a battle between characters, a determination means for determining a processing result of the battle processing means, and a correction for correcting character information according to the determination result of the determination means. Means.

In order to achieve the above object, a game device according to a second aspect of the present invention is a game device that associates character information that changes in a game for each character and controls the character using the character information. A battle processing means for processing a battle between characters; a determination means for determining how to defeat the characters by the battle processing means; and a correction for correcting character information according to the defeat method determined by the determination means. Means.

[0011] The game device according to the second aspect may further include storage means for storing a different correction value for each defeat method between the characters by the battle processing means. In this case, the correction means may correct the character information using a correction value stored in the storage means.

[0012] In order to achieve the above object, a game device according to a third aspect of the present invention provides a battle process executing means for causing a character operating according to an external operation according to a set ability to battle an enemy character. An ability determination value acquiring means for acquiring an ability determination value for determining a new ability to be set for the character when the character defeats an enemy character in the battle by the battle processing execution means; When the character defeats an enemy character in the battle by the execution means, a battle situation determination means for determining the situation in the battle where the character has won, and a situation value according to the situation in the battle determined by the battle situation determination means Using a situation value set by the situation value setting means, and correcting the ability determination value by using a situation value set by the situation value setting means. Characterized in that it comprises a force determination value correcting means.

In this game device, the ability determination value is corrected depending on the situation during the battle when the character defeats the enemy character. Since the ability determination value is for determining the character's ability, the correction of the ability determination value means that the character's ability changes. That is, in this game device, the manner in which the character's ability increases depends on how the battle with the enemy character is performed, so that the character's ability can be enhanced with desired efficiency.

[0014] In the game device according to the third aspect, the battle situation determination means determines, for example, an action performed by the character in a battle with the enemy character by the battle processing execution means, so that the character can perform a battle. Can be determined.

[0015] In the game apparatus according to the third aspect, the battle situation judging means judges the equipment set to the character at the time of the battle by the battle processing executing means, so that the battle situation is determined. May be determined.

The game apparatus according to the third aspect provides a relation value for calculating a relation value according to a relation between a total of existing capability determination values and a capability determination value newly acquired by the capability value determining means. The apparatus may further include a calculating means and a second ability determination value correcting means for correcting the ability determination value using the relation value calculated by the relation value calculating means.

In order to achieve the above object, a game device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention provides a battle processing executing means for causing a character operating according to an external operation according to a set ability to battle an enemy character. When the character defeats an enemy character in the battle performed by the battle processing execution means, a capacity determination value obtaining means for obtaining a capacity determination value for determining a new ability set for the character; A relationship value calculating unit that calculates a relationship value according to a relationship between the total of the existing capability determining values acquired so far by the value acquiring unit and the newly acquired capability determining value, and the relationship value calculating unit. A third capability determination value correction unit that corrects the capability determination value newly acquired by the capability determination value acquisition unit using the calculated relation value. And wherein the door.

In the case where the ability determination value is corrected by the relation value, the ability determination value that can be obtained by the ability determination value obtaining means is small (or large).
When such a battle with a specific enemy character is repeated, a change appears in the relationship value, and as a result, the corrected ability determination value changes. Therefore, depending on what kind of enemy character is to be battled, the character's ability can be enhanced with desired efficiency.

Further, in the case of the game apparatus configured so that the ability determination value is corrected by the relation value,
A character selecting unit that selects a character that causes the battle process execution unit to perform a battle with an enemy character from the plurality of selectable characters; The apparatus may further include means for allocating the determined ability value. In this case, the relation value calculating means calculates the relation value in accordance with the relation between the total of the ability determination values assigned so far to the character selected by the character selection means and the newly acquired ability determination value. It can be calculated.

In this case, the ability to be obtained at the time of the battle victory changes depending on the magnitude of the ability determination value assigned to the character selected by the character selecting means. In addition, since a character having a large distribution of the ability determination value has a high ability, the battle can be advantageously advanced when the character is selected and made to battle with the enemy character. Therefore, it is possible to assign a role to each of a plurality of selectable characters, and the range of the player's selection for the progress of the game is expanded.

The game device according to the third and fourth aspects is characterized in that a random number generating means for randomly generating a numerical value in a predetermined range, and the capability determining means using the numerical value generated by the random number generating means. A fourth capability determination value correction unit that further corrects the value may be further provided.

With such a fourth ability determination value correcting means, the ability determination value obtained in the battle victory is not always constant, so that it is difficult for the player to predict the actually obtained corrected ability determination value. It is possible to enhance the interest of the game.

The game apparatus according to the third and fourth aspects may further include a correction degree setting means for setting a correction degree of the ability determination value by an external input.

With the correction degree setting means, making or facilitating the progress of the game is left to the selection of the player. Further, the correction degree setting means may not perform the correction of the ability determination value. For this reason, it is possible to progress the game at a difficulty level that each of the light user to the heavy user feels appropriate for one game.

In the game device according to the third and fourth aspects, the ability determination value may be, for example, an empirical value that determines the ability of the character to perform an action during a battle based on the value.

In the game device according to the third and fourth aspects, the character's ability is given, for example, by winning the battle, and may be an item owned by the character. In this case, the ability determination value may determine a type of an item given to the character when a battle is won.

In order to achieve the above object, a character information setting method according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that character information that changes in a game is associated with each character,
A character information setting method for setting character information for controlling the character, a first step of processing a battle between the characters, and a second step of determining how to defeat the characters in the first step; A third step of correcting character information according to the defeat method determined in the second step.

In order to achieve the above object, a character information setting method according to a sixth aspect of the present invention provides a character information setting method in which a character operating according to an external operation in accordance with a set ability is caused to fight with an enemy character. And a second step of acquiring an ability determination value for determining a new ability set for the character when the character defeats an enemy character in the battle in the first step; and the first step When the character defeats an enemy character in the battle in the above, the third situation to determine the battle state is determined.
And a fourth step of setting a situation value according to the situation at the time of the battle determined in the third step; and a fourth step of correcting the ability determination value using the situation value set in the fourth step. And five steps.

In order to achieve the above object, a character information setting method according to a seventh aspect of the present invention provides a character information setting method in which a character operating according to an external operation in accordance with a set ability is caused to fight with an enemy character. A second step of acquiring a capability determination value for determining a new ability to be set for the character when the character defeats an enemy character in the battle in the first step; A third step of calculating a relationship value according to a relationship between the sum of the values and the capability determination value newly acquired in the second step, and using the relationship value calculated in the third step, The fourth step of correcting the ability determination value newly acquired in the second step
And a step.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, a machine readable recording medium which records a program for executing each step of the character information setting method as each procedure is disclosed in claims 17 to 21. The program recorded on the recording medium can be executed by a general-purpose computer or a general-purpose game device including a display device, an input device, a storage device, and the like. As a result, software products can be easily distributed and sold independently of the device. In addition, by using this software using existing hardware resources, the game of the present invention as a new application can be easily executed on existing hardware. When the program recorded on the recording medium of the present invention is executed by a general-purpose computer or a general-purpose game device, the game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 4, and 8 can be realized.

[0031]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[First Embodiment] In this embodiment, when a character operated by a player wins a battle with an enemy character, character information obtained by the character depending on the situation at the time of the battle, that is, experience A case where the present invention is applied to an RPG in which the value changes will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external view of a system centered on a home-use game machine 1 applied to this embodiment. This system is roughly classified into a home game machine 1, a television receiver 2, and a CD-ROM (Compact Disc R).
ead Only Memory) 3.

The consumer game machine 1 reads and executes programs and data stored in the CD-ROM 3,
A process for outputting the result to the television receiver 2 is performed. The consumer game machine 1 includes a disk holder 11 for setting the CD-ROM 3, an open button 12 for opening the disk holder 11, a power button 13, and a reset button 14. In addition, the home game machine 1
On the front surface of the device, two controllers 116 having a plurality of operation buttons and a memory card 117 are detachably mounted.

The CD-ROM 3 stores program data for a game realized in this embodiment. The CD-ROM 3 is set in the disk holder 11 of the consumer game machine 1. The program stored in the CD-ROM 3 is executed by the consumer game machine 1, and by performing processing described later according to the program,
The progress of the game becomes possible.

The television receiver 2 has an AV cable 4
The video signal and the audio signal from the consumer game machine 1 are converted into video and audio, respectively, and are shown to the user.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the consumer game machine 1 of FIG. The home game machine 1 has a CP
U (Central Processing Unit) 101, GTE (GeomeTric Engine; graphics data generation processor) 102, peripheral device 10
3. Main memory 104, OS-ROM (Operating Sy
stem ROM) 105, MDEC (Motion DECoder; data decompression engine) 106, PIO (Parallel Input Outpu)
t: extended parallel port) 107, SIO (SerialInpu
t Output; extended serial port) 108, GPU (Gra
phics Processing Unit (109), frame buffer 110, SPU (Soun)
d Processing Unit; sound reproduction processor 1
11, sound buffer 112, CD-ROM drive 113, CD-ROM decoder 114, CD-ROM buffer 115, controller 116, memory card 11
7 and a communication device 118.

CPU 101, peripheral device 103, main memory 104, OS-ROM 105, MDEC 10
6, PIO107, SIO108, GPU109, SP
The U111, the CD-ROM decoder 114 and the communication device 118 are connected to each other via the bus 100.

The CPU 101 executes a later-described program stored in the main memory 104, thereby realizing a desired game. The CPU 101 has an internal timer, and generates a timer interrupt, for example, every 1/30 second, which is one frame period. GTE 102 is a CP
U101 is a coprocessor that executes vector operations such as coordinate conversion and light source calculation by parallel processing.

The peripheral device 103 comprises an interrupt controller and the like. The main memory 104 is
It is constituted by a semiconductor memory and stores a processing program to be executed by the CPU 101 and data necessary for executing the processing program. The method of allocating the area of the main memory 104 will be described later in more detail. O
The S-ROM 105 stores an operating system kernel, a boot loader, and the like.

The MDEC 106 executes an inverse DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) operation, and is a JPEG (Joint Photographic Coding Expert) read from the CD-ROM 3.
Group) and MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Grou)
Decompress data that has been compressed using a method such as p). P
The IO 107 is an extension port for parallel data.
The SIO 108 is an expansion port for serial data.

The GPU 109 is a sub-processor that operates independently of the CPU 101, and renders a polygon image based on the coordinates and color information obtained by the GTE 102 in accordance with a polygon rendering command from the CPU 101. The frame buffer 110 is a memory in which a polygon image drawn by the GPU 109 is expanded, and is configured by a dual port RAM. The polygon image developed in the frame buffer 110 is provided with a synchronization signal by the GPU 109 and is output to the television receiver 2 as a video signal.

The SPU 111 is a sub-processor that operates independently of the CPU 101, and is a PCM (Pulse Code
Modulation) A sound source device is built in, and the audio data transferred to the sound buffer 112 is output to the television receiver 2 in accordance with a command from the CPU 101. The sound buffer 112 stores the audio data transferred from the CPU 101 or the audio data transferred from the CD-ROM decoder 114.

The CD-ROM drive 113 is a CD-R drive.
OM3 is driven to read data stored in CD-ROM3. The CD-ROM decoder 114 is a CD-ROM decoder.
The ROM drive 113 decodes data read from the CD-ROM 3 and stores audio data in the sound buffer 1.
In step 12, the processing program of the CPU 101 and processing data therefor are transferred to the main memory 104. CD-RO
Data and the like for such transfer are temporarily stored in the M buffer 115.

The controller 116 is an input device for giving an instruction to the CPU 101 by an operation of a separate player, and includes a direction key and various buttons.
The controller 116 is used for movement of the character, instructions for attacking and defending at the time of a battle with the enemy character, instructions for other system settings, and the like.

The memory card 117 is composed of, for example, a flash memory, and stores various data processed by the CPU 101, and makes the stored data usable at the next system startup. The communication device 118 controls data transfer between the controller 116 and the memory card 117 and the bus 100.

Hereinafter, the method of allocating the areas of the main memory 104 and the data stored in each area will be described in detail.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state of area allocation of the main memory 104. As shown, the main memory 1
04, a program area 104a and a data area 104
b. The data area 104b is further divided into a status table area 104ba, an enemy character table area 104bb, a flag area 104bc, and a correction coefficient table area 104bd.

In the program area 104a, the CPU 1 including the programs shown in the flowcharts to be described later.
01 is executed, and various programs necessary for progressing the game are stored.

In the status table area 104ba,
The status table shown in FIG. 4 is stored. As shown in FIG. 4, in the status table, the level, experience value, ability value (attack power, defense power, mobility and physical strength), and possessed items relating to the character operated by the player are registered.

The level indicates the strength of the character operated by the player, and increases each time the experience value reaches a predetermined value. When the level is increased, each of the following ability values is increased. The experience value is a value indicating how much experience the character operated by the player has gained in battle with the enemy character, and is a sum of experience values given according to the type of the enemy character that has won, the battle method, and the like. is there.

Each parameter of the ability value indicates the character's combat ability when the character operated by the player battles with the enemy character. Among the ability values, the attack power is a value that is a reference for calculating damage to the enemy character when the character attacks the enemy character. The defense force is a value that is a reference for calculating the damage to the character when the character is attacked by the enemy character. The mobility is a value indicating the quickness of movement when the character battles with the enemy character. The physical strength is a value indicating how much the character can withstand an attack from an enemy character. The value of the damage calculated when the character is attacked is subtracted, and if the value becomes “0”, the character loses.

The possessed items are possessed by the character operated by the player and used as an attacking or defending means (special weapons such as iron claws or wooden claws) in a battle with an enemy character, and the abilities of the character. Some are used to change a parameter such as a value (such as a recovery drug). The possessed item can be obtained when the character moves to a specific field position, or when the character has won a battle with an enemy character.

The enemy character table area 104bb stores the enemy character table shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, in the enemy character table, in association with each of the enemy characters, a character name, an appearance place, a level, an ability value (attack, defense, mobility and physical strength), a basic experience, and Offer item is registered.

The character names are the names of the enemy characters, and are displayed on the television receiver 2 when a character operated by the player encounters each enemy character and fights. The appearance location indicates a location in the virtual three-dimensional space where each enemy character appears and battles with the character operated by the player. The level and ability value relate to each enemy character, and the contents are the same as those relating to the character operated by the player described in the status table.

The basic experience value is calculated when the character operated by the player wins the battle with the enemy character.
This is the value on which the experience value to be acquired by the character is based. The provided item indicates an item which is acquired by the character operated by the player when the character has won the battle with the enemy character and registered in the status table as a possessed item.

In the flag area 104bc, a device flag and a special weapon flag are stored as information indicating what attack method the character operated by the player has won in the battle with the enemy character. I have.
The gimmick flag is set to "1" when the character uses the gimmick in battle, and the special weapon flag is
Set to “1” when the character uses a special weapon in battle. These flags are reset to “0” when the calculation of the acquired experience value described later ends.

The correction coefficient table shown in FIG. 6 is stored in the correction coefficient table area 104bd. As shown in FIG. 6, in the correction coefficient table, a range of a value X obtained by dividing the total experience value obtained and accumulated by the character operated by the player by the obtained experience value calculated according to the situation of the battle is shown. And a correction coefficient α for correcting the acquired experience value to be given to the character are registered in association with each other.

In the main memory 104, in addition to the above-mentioned tables and flags, graphic data of a field in a virtual three-dimensional space which is a moving area of the character, and data operated by the player are stored as data necessary for the progress of the game. Graphic data of a character or an enemy character, data indicating the position of an item acquisition point or a save point to be described later, a viewpoint for projecting a virtual three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional plane and generating an image to be displayed on the television receiver 2. Data such as a position and a visual axis direction is stored.

Note that, in a field that is a moving area of the character, a place that can be used to perform an attack on the enemy character, as described later, is provided at a place where the enemy character appears, for example, In some places, a mechanism is set in which a high voltage current is applied to the enemy character by cutting the electric wire to cause an attack.

Hereinafter, the home-use game machine 1 is provided with a CD-RO
The process of starting and proceeding with the game after setting M3 will be described.

The processing programs and data are actually read from the CD-ROM 3 sequentially under the control of the CPU 101 and transferred to the main memory 104. In the following description, the processing programs and data from the CD-ROM 3 will be described. A detailed description of data reading and transfer to the main memory 104 will be omitted. The processing described below is executed by the CPU 101 (including the GTE 102) in response to an input from the controller 116 by an operation of the player.

When playing the game, the player operates the open button 12 to open the disc holder 11 and
After setting the ROM 3 in the CD-ROM drive 113 of the consumer game machine 1, the disc holder 11 is closed.
In this state, when the player presses the power button 13 or presses the reset button 14 when the power is on, the programs and data are transferred to a predetermined area of the main memory 104, and the game The initialization required for starting the game is performed, and the game starts.

When the game starts, an image in which the graphic data of the field and the graphic data of the character at the start point are projected on a two-dimensional plane is displayed on the television receiver 2. The player controls the controller 11 based on the image displayed on the television receiver 2.
6 is operated to move the character in the field.

When the character operated by the player reaches the item acquisition points scattered in the field, the item at the point is acquired by the character operated by the player, and the possessed item in the status table of FIG. Is registered in the item. Also,
When the character reaches save points scattered in the field, the player makes a predetermined input from the controller 116, so that the progress state of the game up to that point can be saved in the memory card 117. When the character reaches the appearance point of any of the enemy characters registered in the enemy character table in FIG. 5, a battle process with the enemy character is performed.

Next, the battle process will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. When we move into battle processing,
An image in which an enemy character corresponding to the appearance point is present in the field together with the character operated by the player is displayed on the television receiver 2.

The enemy character attacks the character operated by the player according to the positional relationship with the character operated by the player and the timing set regularly or irregularly. According to the image displayed on the television receiver 2, the player operates the controller 1
The character is moved by operating the sixteen direction keys to avoid the attack from the enemy character on the character.

When the attack is not successfully performed, a predetermined calculation is performed based on the attack power of the enemy character, the attack method, the defense power of the attacked character, and the like, and the damage received by the attack by the character is calculated. You. Then, the calculated value of the damage is subtracted from the value of the physical strength of the character.

When it is determined that the operated character has moved to a position advantageous to the enemy character while avoiding the attack from the enemy character in this manner, the player operates various buttons of the controller 116. By doing so, it is instructed to attack the enemy character.

As a method of attack that can be instructed, first, there is a method of using a weapon equipped on a character by a preset setting as shown in FIG. 7A. Second,
As shown in FIG. 7B, there is a method using a special device (here, a high-voltage current is applied by pressing a switch) arranged in the field. Third, there is a method of using a special weapon (here, a mine) registered as a possessed item in the status table of FIG.

When the character operated by the player attacks the enemy character in this way, a predetermined calculation is performed using the attack power of the character, the attack method, the defense power of the enemy character, and the like, and the enemy character is determined. The damage received from the attack is calculated. Then, the calculated damage value is subtracted from the physical strength value of the enemy character.

When an attack is performed using a device set in the field as shown in FIG. 7B, the device flag stored in the flag area 104bc is set to "1". Is done. When an attack is performed using a special weapon as shown in FIG. 7C, the special weapon flag stored in the flag area 104bc is set to “1”.
Is set to

This operation is repeated, and when the physical strength of the enemy character becomes “0”, when the character operated by the player defeats the enemy character, the character is given experience value and items. .
As for the items to be provided, those registered in the enemy character table of FIG. 5 corresponding to the enemy characters that have fought are read out, and are registered in the items of possessed items in the status table of FIG. .

On the other hand, the given experience value is obtained by the following processing. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process of calculating an acquired experience value in this embodiment. When the process of this flowchart starts, first,
It is determined whether the character operated by the player has won the battle with the enemy character (step S10).
0). Here, if the character operated by the player has not won the battle with the enemy character, the processing of this flowchart is terminated as it is.

If the character operated by the player wins the battle with the enemy character in step S100, the basic experience value registered in the enemy character table of FIG. (Step S101). Next, an acquired experience value is calculated based on the read basic experience value (step S).
102).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the details of the acquired experience value calculation processing shown in step S102. In this process, first, the device flag and the special weapon flag stored in the flag area 104bc are referred to (step S201). Whether the character operated by the player has defeated the enemy character normally using the equipped weapon, defeated using a gimmick or a special weapon,
Alternatively, it is determined whether the player defeated using both the device and the special weapon, that is, a method of defeating the enemy character (step S202).

If it is determined in step S202 that the character has defeated the enemy character normally, that is, if any of the above-mentioned flags is "0", the figure corresponding to the enemy character who has engaged in the battle is displayed. The basic experience value registered in the enemy character table No. 5 is read out, and the basic experience value is used as the acquired experience value in the main memory 1.
04 (step S203). Then, the process proceeds to step S206.

If it is determined in step S202 that the character has defeated the enemy character using a gimmick or a special weapon, that is, if one of the gimmick flag and the special weapon flag is "1" , The basic experience value registered in the enemy character table corresponding to the enemy character in which the battle took place is read out, and further, as a correction coefficient which becomes a correction value for the basic experience value, the value of 2.
Multiplied by 0 to obtain the acquired experience value (step S20)
4). Then, the process proceeds to step S206.

If it is determined in step S202 that the character has used the gimmick and defeated the enemy character using the special weapon, that is, if both flags are "1", The basic experience value registered in the enemy character table corresponding to the enemy character in the battle is read out, and the basic experience value is multiplied by 4.0 as a correction coefficient serving as a correction value to obtain the acquired experience value. Is performed (step S205). Then, the process proceeds to step S206.

In step S206, the flag area 104
The value of the device flag and the special weapon flag stored in bc are both reset to “0”. And FIG.
End the acquisition experience value calculation processing shown in the flowchart of
The process returns to the process of the flowchart (main routine) shown in FIG.

When returning to the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, the total experience value, which is the sum of the experience values acquired by the character operated by the player, registered in the status table of FIG. 4 as the experience value is read out. It is. Further, a value X is obtained by dividing the value of the total experience value by the value of the acquired experience value calculated in step S102 (step S103).

Next, the value X calculated in step S103
Is read out from the correction coefficient table of FIG. 6, and it is determined how much correction should be performed on the acquired experience value (step S104). Further, the acquired experience value is corrected by the calculation of Expression 1, and the experience value given to the character operated by the player is obtained (step S105).

[0083]

## EQU1 ## Experience value = α × (acquired experience value)

Then, the value of the experience value obtained in step S105 is added to the value of the experience value registered in the status table of FIG. 4 in the processing so far, and the result of the addition is added to the experience value of the character operated by the player. The new value is registered in the status table (step S1).
06). Then, the processing of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 8 ends.

As described above, when the battle processing is completed and experience values and items are obtained for the character operated by the player, the game is restarted from that position, and the character is further field-inputted according to the input from the controller 116. Move within. Then, when the character operated by the player reaches the predetermined final point (destination) set in the field, the game ends at that point.

When the character operated by the player loses the battle with the enemy character, that is, when the value of the physical strength becomes “0”, the game ends at that point. In this case, the game can be restarted from the position of the save point according to the data saved in the memory card 117 at the save point provided at a predetermined position in the field.

As described above, in this embodiment, the value of the experience value that can be obtained varies depending on how the battle between the character operated by the player and the enemy character is performed. For this reason, in one battle, the player can efficiently earn experience points by devising the way of fighting, and prevent repetitive useless battles just for gaining experience points. Can be. That is, it is possible to speed up the progress of the game by devising a way of fighting during the battle.

Further, if the battle with an enemy character (generally weak) having a small basic experience value is repeated, the experience value that can be obtained as a result is gradually reduced. In other words, it turns out that the efficiency of earning the experience value becomes lower. For example, in order to battle with the boss character, it is not necessary to perform a wasteful battle that gains an unnecessarily large experience value. Therefore, as a result, it is possible to speed up the progress of the game.

[Second Embodiment] In this embodiment, a desired number (here, three) of characters are selected from a plurality (here, six) of characters that can be selected by the player, and this selection is made. A case will be described in which the present invention is applied to an RPG in which a character acquires an experience value by moving a party formed by characters who have made a battle and fighting with an enemy character.

The configuration of the system applied to this embodiment is the same as that described in the first embodiment.
However, in this embodiment, the player selects three out of the six characters to form a party, so the status table area 1 of the main memory 104
04ba stores a status table prepared for each selectable character.

As an item in the status table, there is provided a flag indicating whether or not the player has selected each character as a character forming a party. Furthermore, the experience value registered in the status table of each character is not added to the calculated acquired experience value as it is, but is assigned to each character by the player's selection as described later. Further, the status table of each character has no item of possessed items, and the status table area 10
In 4ba, a possessed item table for registering items that can be commonly used by six characters is stored separately from the status table of each character.

Hereinafter, the progress of the game in this embodiment will be described. When proceeding with the game,
By performing a predetermined input from the controller 116, the player selects three desired characters from the six selectable characters to form a party. The formation of this party can be changed by the player performing a predetermined input from the controller 116 during the progress of the game, except during a battle process or the like.

In this embodiment, a single character is moved in the field in the first embodiment.
If this part is replaced by moving the party, the game proceeds in substantially the same manner as in the first embodiment. Then, when this party reaches the appearance point of any of the enemy characters registered in the enemy character table of FIG. 5, a battle process is performed as in the first embodiment.

Next, the battle process will be described with reference to FIG. When the battle process is performed, an image as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the television receiver 2. This image includes gauges corresponding to each of the three characters organized in the party and increasing at different timings. And when this gauge increases to the limit, the corresponding character becomes 2
Attack can be made on one of the enemy characters.

When the player recognizes that one of the gauges has reached the limit, the player operates the controller 116 to open a window as shown in the lower right of the figure, and causes the corresponding character to perform an attack according to the window. Instructs actions such as defense. When an attack is instructed, an instruction is also made as to whether to attack with the equipped weapon or an item using the possessed item, or which enemy character to attack.

When any of the characters in the party attacks the enemy character in this manner, a predetermined calculation is performed using the attacking power of the attacking character, the attacking method, the defense power of the enemy character, and the like. Then, the damage received by the enemy character by the attack is calculated. Then, the calculated damage value is subtracted from the physical strength value of the enemy character.

At regular or irregular time intervals, each of the enemy characters attacks one of the characters in the party. In this case, a predetermined calculation is performed depending on the attack power of the attacking enemy character, the attack method, the defense strength of the attacked character, and whether the defense is instructed, and the like. Is calculated. Then, the calculated value of the damage is subtracted from the value of the physical strength of the character.

[0098] This is repeated, and the physical strength of all the enemy characters becomes "0". When the party formed by the player's selection defeats the enemy character, the enemy character has a common character. Experience points and items are given. The method of calculating the experience value commonly given to the six characters is substantially the same as that shown in the first embodiment, but is different from the method shown in FIG.
When there are a plurality of enemy characters, the basic experience value extracted at 1 is the sum of the basic experience values registered in the enemy character table corresponding to the enemy characters. The total experience value for obtaining the value X calculated in step S103 is the sum of the experience values registered in the status table of the characters included in the organized party.

Further, in step S106 of FIG. 8, the player operates the controller 116 to
By allocating the acquired experience value corrected in step S105 to a desired character among the six characters,
The total experience value is added for each character.

Next, the distribution of the acquired experience values will be described with reference to FIG. Step S10 in FIG.
When the acquired experience value corrected at up to 5 is calculated, FIG.
The acquired experience value distribution menu shown in FIG. This menu displays the calculated acquired experience values, the icons indicating the six selectable characters, and the experience values assigned to each character so far.

While the menu is being displayed, the player operates the direction keys of the controller 116 to select a character to which the acquired experience value is to be distributed (shown by hatching in the figure). Then, the player makes a predetermined button (for example, a circle button) of the controller 116.
By pressing, the experience value is added to the selected character. As the experience value is added to the selected character, the value of the acquired experience value displayed at the top of the menu is reduced by the same amount. Then, the acquired experience value is distributed to any of the six characters until the value of the acquired experience value becomes “0”.

As described above, when the distribution of the experience value to the six characters is completed, the game resumes from that position, and the party formed by the player's selection is further added to the field in the field according to the input from the controller 116. Move it. When the party formed by the player's selection reaches the predetermined final point set in the field, the game ends at that point.

In this embodiment, items provided by winning the battle are registered in an item table provided separately in the status table area 104ba. Further, in this embodiment, when the physical strength value of all the characters included in the party formed by the player's selection becomes “0”, the party loses to the enemy character, and at that time the game is lost. It will be over.

As described above, in this embodiment, the experience value obtained when winning the battle can be distributed to each character by the selection of the player.
If the party is formed with characters that have not been assigned much experience, the overall experience of the characters in the party is small, so the experience that can be obtained if you win in a battle with a normal enemy character Becomes larger.

On the other hand, when the party is formed by characters to which the experience values thus obtained are distributed, the level of each character in the party is high, and the ability values (attack power, defense power, etc.) are high. It is also possible to easily win a boss character appearing at a turning point in the progress of the game. As described above, in the RPG according to the present embodiment, the roles that can be assigned to the characters that can be selected by the player can be assigned, and the range of options for proceeding with the game is expanded.

[Third Embodiment] In this embodiment, when a character operated by a player wins a battle with an enemy character, an item acquired by the character changes depending on the situation at the time of the battle.
The case where the present invention is applied will be described.

The structure of the system applied to this embodiment is the same as that described in the first embodiment.
However, in this embodiment, in the main memory 104,
An area for storing the item table shown in FIG. 12 is provided. As shown in FIG. 12, in the item table, for each enemy character that has become a battle opponent, the range of the item point Y obtained by a predetermined arithmetic expression and the type of item to be given to the character (however, “None”
Are sometimes registered in association with each other. The higher the value of the item point Y, the greater the effect of the items registered in the item table. Note that various formulas can be used for calculating the item point Y, but here, the same formula as that for calculating the empirical value of the first embodiment is used.

Hereinafter, the progress of the game in this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, the item provided when the character operated by the player wins the battle with the enemy character is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the item changes depending on the situation of the battle. is there.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a provided item selection process in this embodiment. When the character operated by the player wins the battle with the enemy character, the processing of this flowchart is executed subsequent to the processing for calculating the experience value acquired by the character. Note that the processing of this flowchart is also performed by the CPU 101
Performed by

When the process starts, first, a process for calculating the item point Y is performed (step S30).
1). Here, since the calculation formula for calculating the item point Y is the same as the process of calculating the experience value shown in the first embodiment, the obtained experience value is substituted for the item point Y. This process can be performed.

Next, the items registered in the item table corresponding to the opponent of the character operated by the player who has fought and the range of the item point Y obtained in step S301 are read out (step S30).
2). Then, it is determined whether the read item is other than “none”, that is, whether any item has been read (step S303).

If it is determined that any item has been read (step S303: Yes), the read item is registered in the item of the owned item in the status table (step S304). Then, the process of this flowchart ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that no item has been read, that is, “none” has been read (step S303;
No), the process of this flowchart ends as it is.

As described above, in this embodiment, the type of item that can be obtained depends on how the character operated by the player defeats the enemy character in the battle with the enemy character.
If the item owned by the character changes, the way of fighting in the subsequent battle naturally changes. That is, in the RPG of this embodiment, how the battle with the enemy character is performed also influences the battle with the next enemy character, so that the progress of the game can be made wider. Become.

[Modifications of Embodiment] The present invention is not limited to the above-described first to third embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

In the second embodiment, the distribution of the experience value to the six characters is merely the distribution of the acquired experience value after the end of the battle. In contrast, for example,
During the progress of the game, the player operates the controller 116 to display a predetermined window on the television receiver 2, and according to this window, the experience value of a specific character is transferred to another character. May be. Thus, the role of each character can be changed during the game, and the range of the progress of the game is further expanded.

In the first to third embodiments, FIG.
In step S102 (the flowchart of FIG. 9), the acquired experience value is determined based on how the character operated by the player has defeated the enemy character. However, the acquired experience value is registered in the enemy character table corresponding to the defeated enemy character. The acquired basic experience value may be used as it is as the acquired experience value. In step S105, the acquired experience value is corrected by the correction coefficient α registered in the correction coefficient table corresponding to the value X obtained by dividing the total experience value by the acquired experience value. Is also good.

Also, in step S102 of FIG.
The acquired experience value is determined depending on how the character operated by the player has defeated the enemy character by executing the processing of the subroutine of FIG. 9, or is registered in the enemy character table corresponding to the defeated enemy character. The CPU 1 determines whether to use the basic experience value as it is as the acquired experience value.
01 may be determined by executing a random function. Whether or not to correct the acquired experience value shown in step S105 may be determined by the CPU 101 executing a random function.

In the first to third embodiments, the value X obtained by dividing the total experience value by the acquired experience value based on the correction coefficient table stored in the correction coefficient table area 104bd.
According to (= item point Y), the experience value given to the character operated by the player or the correction coefficient α for correcting the item point has been determined. However, the coefficients for correcting the experience points and the item points may be other values. For example, the correction coefficient table 2 as shown in FIG. 14 is further stored in the correction coefficient table area 104bd, and the type of weapon (e.g., armor, special The experience value or the item point given to the character may be corrected by the correction coefficient β according to the effect.

Further, the experience value and the item points to be given to the character may be determined based on the correction coefficient γ within a predetermined range obtained by the CPU 101 executing the random function. That is, in the present invention, in step S105 of FIG.
An experience value or an item point given to the character can be calculated by one of the methods 3 and 4.

[0120]

## EQU2 ## Experience value (item points) = α × β × (acquired experience value)

[Expression 3] Experience value (item points) = α x γ x (acquired experience value)

[Expression 4] Experience value (item points) = α × β × γ ×
(Acquisition experience)

By executing these random functions, by not correcting the acquired experience value or setting the correction coefficient, the experience obtained when the character operated by the player wins the battle with the enemy character is obtained. It becomes difficult for the player to predict the value and the type of the item. Thereby, the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

In the first to third embodiments, the correction coefficient α used in the correction coefficient table in association with the value X is used. In addition, the correction coefficient β shown in the above-described modification example is the one registered in the correction coefficient table 2 according to the type of the weapon. However, these correction coefficients may be obtained by executing a predetermined arithmetic expression. For example, a value obtained by dividing the sum of the value of the attack power of the weapon equipped by the character operated by the player and the value of the range by a predetermined value may be used as the correction coefficient β.

In the above-described first to third embodiments or the above-described modifications, the correction coefficients α, β and / or γ
By multiplying by the acquired experience value, the acquired experience value or the item point is corrected. However, the acquired experience value or the item point may be corrected by addition or subtraction other than the multiplication.

In the above-described first to third embodiments, the correction coefficient multiplied by the basic experience value changes depending on the method by which the character operated by the player defeats the enemy character. The points were changing. However, for example, the player performs an operation such as measuring the time from the start to the end of the battle and dividing the value by a predetermined value to obtain a correction coefficient, that is, determining the correction coefficient based on the time during which the battle was performed. The correction coefficient can be set according to various situations in the battle between the character and the enemy character.

In the first and second embodiments, when the character operated by the player wins the battle with the enemy character, the experience value that can be obtained is changed depending on the method of defeating the enemy character. Was. In the third embodiment, the type of item to be provided is changed instead of the experience value. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in an RPG that allows a character to purchase items and the like using money, the amount of money that determines the purchasing ability of the character may be changed and given when the battle is won. Or an RP where a time limit is imposed to clear certain events after the battle victory
In G, the value of the time limit for determining the time management ability of the character may be changed and set. Further, in an RPG in which a character can attack an enemy character by using a so-called magic technique other than the item, the type of magic technique that determines the character's attack ability may be changed and given when the battle is won.

In the above-described first to third embodiments, the more the character operated by the player performs a complicated motion or the battle with a stronger enemy character, the greater the experience value of the character. Or the acquisition of better items to facilitate the progress of the game. However, on the other hand, if the character operated by the player performs a complicated operation or fights with a stronger enemy character, the experience value that can be obtained is reduced, and the quality of the item is reduced. Or may be done. This can also increase satisfaction for heavy users who prefer to play more difficult games.

In the above-described first to third embodiments, the coefficients for calculating the experience points actually acquired by the character and the item points for determining the items to be acquired are predetermined. However, the coefficient may be changed by the player operating the controller 116 to select a mode. Further, for example, the user may be allowed to select which of the above-described coefficients α, β, and γ is used for correcting the experience value and the item point. That is,
By allowing the user to make such a selection, a single game can meet various demands of each user from a light user who prefers easy game to a heavy user who likes difficulty. It becomes possible.

In the first to third embodiments, the genre of the game is RPG (role playing game).
The case where the present invention is applied has been described. However, according to the present invention, a game that progresses by causing a character having some parameter (ability) affecting the victory or defeat in a battle to battle with an enemy character is A.
The present invention can be applied to games of other genres such as TG (action game) and SLG (simulation game).

In the first to third embodiments, the case where the present invention is realized by using the home game machine 1 as a platform has been described. However, the present invention is realized by a personal computer, an arcade game machine, or the like. Is also good.

In the first and second embodiments, the program for realizing the present invention is distributed using the CD-ROM 3 as a medium. However, a program for realizing the present invention includes a magnetic disk and an R disk.
It may be stored in another computer-readable information recording medium such as an OM card and distributed. Further, it may be preinstalled and distributed to the magnetic disk device of the system to which the present invention is applied. Alternatively, a program for implementing the present invention may be stored on a magnetic disk provided in a Web server and distributed via the Internet.

[0131]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Character information such as the ability of the character operated by the player can be set with desired efficiency according to the operation of the player.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a system centered on a home game machine applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the consumer game machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an area allocation state of a main memory in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a status table stored in a status table area of FIG. 3;

5 is a diagram showing an enemy character table stored in an enemy character table area of FIG. 3;

6 is a diagram showing a correction coefficient table stored in a correction coefficient table area of FIG.

FIGS. 7A to 7C are diagrams illustrating images displayed on a television receiver in the battle process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an experience value calculation process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail an acquisition experience value calculation process of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an image displayed on a television receiver in a battle process according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an image displayed on a television receiver for distributing acquired experience values to characters in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an item table stored in a main memory of FIG. 3 in a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a provided item selection process according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a correction coefficient table used as a modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Consumer game machine 2 Television receiver 3 CD-ROM 4 AV cable 11 Disk holder 12 Open button 13 Power button 14 Reset button 100 Bus 101 CPU 102 GTE 103 Peripheral device 104 Main memory 104a Program area 104b Data area 104ba Status table Area 104bb Enemy character table area 104bc Flag area 104bd Correction coefficient table area 105 OS-ROM 106 MDEC 107 PIO 108 SIO 109 GPU 110 Frame buffer 111 SPU 112 Sound buffer 113 CD-ROM drive 114 CD-R
OM decoder 115 CD-ROM buffer 116 controller 117 memory card 118 communication device

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 15, 1998 (1998.12.
15)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claim 18

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] Fig. 8

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 8

Claims (21)

[Claims] 1. A game device in which character information that changes in a game is associated with each character, and the character is controlled using the character information. A battle processing means for processing a battle between characters, A game device comprising: a determination unit that determines a processing result of a unit; and a correction unit that corrects character information according to a determination result of the determination unit. 2. A game device in which character information that changes in the game is associated with each character, and the character is controlled using the character information. Combat processing means for processing a battle between the characters; A game device comprising: determining means for determining how to defeat between characters by means; and correcting means for correcting character information according to the defeating method determined by the determining means. 3. A storage unit for storing a different correction value for each character defeated by the battle processing unit, wherein the correction unit uses the correction value stored in the storage unit to store the character information. 3. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the correction is made. 4. A battle process executing means for causing a character operating according to an external operation in accordance with a set ability to battle with an enemy character; and the character has won the enemy character in the battle by the battle process executing means. When the character defeats an enemy character in the battle by the battle processing execution means, the victory is determined when the character defeats an enemy character. Battle situation determining means for determining the situation during the battle, situation value setting means for setting a situation value according to the situation during the battle determined by the battle situation determining means, and the situation value setting means. A game device comprising: a first ability determination value correction unit that corrects the ability determination value using a situation value. 5. The battle situation determining means determines a situation at the time of battle by determining an action performed by the character in a battle with an enemy character by the battle processing executing means. Item 5. The game device according to Item 4. 6. The battle situation judging means judges the situation at the time of battle by judging the equipment set to the character at the time of the battle by the battle process executing means. Or the game device according to 5. 7. A relation value calculation means for calculating a relation value according to a relation between a total of existing capacity determination values and a capacity determination value newly obtained by said capacity value obtaining means, and said relation value calculation means. 7. The game apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a second ability determination value corrector that corrects the ability determination value by using the relation value calculated by the calculation. 8. A battle process executing means for causing a character operating in accordance with an external operation in accordance with a set ability to battle with an enemy character; Sometimes, the ability determination value acquiring means for acquiring an ability determination value for determining a new ability to be set for the character, and the sum of the existing ability determination values acquired so far by the ability determination value acquiring means. A relationship value calculating unit that calculates a relationship value according to a relationship with a newly acquired capability determination value; and a relationship value newly calculated by the capability determination value acquisition unit using the relationship value calculated by the relationship value calculation unit. And a third ability determination value correcting means for correcting the acquired ability determination value. 9. A character selecting means for selecting a character for causing a battle with an enemy character by the battle processing executing means from a plurality of selectable characters, and a plurality of characters capable of selecting the acquired ability determination value. And an ability determination value allocating means for allocating the character to the desired character, wherein the relation value calculating means newly calculates a total of the ability determination values which have been allocated to the character selected by the character selecting means. The game device according to claim 7, wherein a relationship value is calculated according to a relationship with the acquired ability determination value. 10. A random number generating means for randomly generating a numerical value within a predetermined range, and a fourth capacity determining value correction for further correcting said capacity determining value using a numerical value generated by said random number generating means. The game device according to claim 4, further comprising: means. 11. The game device according to claim 4, further comprising a correction degree setting means for setting a correction degree of the ability determination value by an external input. 12. The game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the ability determination value is an experience value that determines an ability related to a motion of the character in a battle according to the value. 13. The character's ability is given by winning the battle, and is an item owned by the character. The ability determination value determines a type of an item given to the character when the battle is won. The game device according to any one of claims 4 to 12, wherein 14. A character information setting method for associating character information that changes in a game for each character and setting character information for controlling the character, comprising: a first step of processing a battle between characters; Character information comprising: a second step of determining how to defeat between characters in the first step; and a third step of correcting character information according to the defeat method determined in the second step. Setting method. 15. A first step in which a character operating according to an external operation according to a set ability is caused to battle with an enemy character, and when the character defeats an enemy character in the battle in the first step. A second step of acquiring an ability determination value for determining a new ability to be set for the character; and, when the character has won the enemy character in the battle in the first step, when the battle has been won. A third step of determining the situation of the battle, a fourth step of setting a situation value according to the situation at the time of the battle determined in the third step, and the situation value set in the fourth step; A fifth step of correcting the ability determination value. 16. A first step in which a character operating in accordance with an external operation in accordance with a set ability is caused to battle an enemy character, and when the character defeats an enemy character in the battle in the first step. A second step of acquiring an ability determination value for determining a new ability to be set for the character; a total of the existing ability determination values; and the ability determination value newly acquired in the second step. A third step of calculating a relation value according to the relation, and using the relation value calculated in the third step, the second step
A fourth step of correcting the ability determination value newly obtained in the step. 17. A recording medium for associating character information that changes in a game for each character and recording a program for setting character information for controlling the character, wherein a battle between the characters is processed. Machine reading for recording a program for executing a first procedure, a second procedure for determining a processing result in the first procedure, and a third procedure for correcting character information according to the determination result in the second procedure Possible recording medium. 18. A game device in which character information that changes in the game for each character is associated with each other, and the character is controlled using the character information. A first procedure for processing a battle between the characters, The second to determine how to defeat between characters in the procedure
A machine-readable recording medium for recording a program for executing a procedure and a third procedure for correcting character information according to the manner of defeat determined by the determination means. 19. A method according to claim 4, wherein a different correction value is stored in advance for each of the characters in the first step.
19. The machine-readable machine according to claim 18, further comprising a program for executing a procedure, wherein the third procedure corrects the character information by using a correction value stored in advance in the fourth procedure. Recording medium. 20. A first step in which a character operating according to an external operation in accordance with a set ability is caused to battle an enemy character, and when the character defeats an enemy character in the battle in the first step. A second step of acquiring an ability determination value for determining a new ability to be set for the character; and, when the character has won the enemy character in the battle in the first step, when the battle has been won. A third procedure for determining the situation of the above, a fourth procedure for setting a situation value according to the situation at the time of the battle determined in the third procedure, and a situation value set in the fourth procedure. A machine-readable recording medium for recording a program for executing the fifth step of correcting the capability determination value. 21. A first procedure for causing a character operating according to an external operation in accordance with a set ability to battle with an enemy character, and when the character defeats an enemy character in the battle in the first procedure. A second procedure for acquiring an ability determination value for determining a new ability to be set for the character, a total of existing ability determination values acquired so far, and a newly acquired ability determination value in the second procedure. A third step of calculating a relation value corresponding to the relation with the determined ability value, and using the relation value calculated in the third step, the second step.
And a fourth procedure for correcting a newly obtained capability determination value in the procedure.