JP2000229179A - Device and method for displaying and controlling game, and recording medium thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To add variations to behavior of command not in accordance with an indication of a player when a specific command is selected by the player. SOLUTION: In the control device, when predetermined summoned characters are selected and decided by a player (step S203), two summoned characters are displayed on a display device (step S205). One character which behaves is decided unintentionally from two summoned characters (step S206) to cause the decided character to behave as the player indicates.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the art of computer games, and more particularly, to a display control device, a display control method, and a recording medium for enhancing the interest in a role playing game battle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art One of the computer games is a role playing game.
e: hereinafter referred to as RPG). In the RPG, the player plays the role of the appearing character, which is a display object, through the operation of the operation panel, and the player advances the game toward the objective given on the story while performing an adventurous simulated experience. Is common.

[0003] More specifically, in the story, a player character operated by the player (hereinafter, referred to as an own character) and a character of an opponent of the own character (hereinafter, referred to as an enemy character) are preset. ing. The user unfolds the story while defeating the enemy character that hinders the achievement of the purpose of the story through the operation of the own character. Thereby, the user can enjoy the development of the changing story.

[0004] Normally, the own character encounters an enemy character while moving toward the destination, and the encounter in the story becomes a battle opportunity. In this way,
When the battle starts and the player character wins, it is possible to obtain money, experience, and the like according to the strength of the defeated enemy.

[0005] When a battle occurs due to an encounter with an enemy character, the player selects and instructs a command to which an action (such as a technique or technique) that can be used by the own character is assigned, thereby causing the player to perform an action corresponding to the command. Advance the battle by doing. For example, the player causes the enemy character to perform an attack by selecting a command to which an action such as attacking the player character with a sword is assigned.

[0006]

However, in the conventional method described above, the player character can take only one action corresponding to the command selected and instructed by the player, and thus lacks surprisingness. In other words, the player instructs his or her character to perform a desired action. However, if only one action is performed in response to a command, the player must repeatedly watch the same action.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem of the conventional example, and to give a change to a command when a specific command is selected by the player, regardless of the player.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The above-mentioned problems are solved,
In order to achieve the object, a game display control device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a game display control device for displaying a player character and an enemy character on a display screen in a battle in response to an operation instruction from a player. Storage means for storing a summoning command for displaying a summoning character on a display screen, and actions respectively associated with the summoning character; and a summoning command for detecting selection of the summoning command stored in the storage means. Detecting means, summoning character display control means for displaying the plurality of summoning characters on a display screen when selection of a summoning command is detected by the summoning command detecting means, and operating one of the plurality of summoning characters. Junket by the plurality of characters to determine a body action character Is displayed on a display screen, and the action character determining action display control means for determining the action character based on the result of the rock-paper-scissors operation; and the character of the one action character determined by the action character determining action display means And character action display control means for displaying the action associated with the character action on the display screen.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to determine a character that performs an action in response to a command input by the player to another character without depending on an instruction from the player. It can have sex.

The game display control device according to a second aspect of the present invention is configured such that the action character determined by the action character determination action display control means is determined in advance.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, the data amount can be reduced by determining a predetermined action character.

Further, by controlling the display of a general-purpose computer or a general-purpose game device by the game display control method according to the third or fourth aspect, the display control device according to the first or second aspect can be realized.

[0013] The display control device according to claim 1 or 2 can be realized by causing a general-purpose computer or a general-purpose game device to execute a program included in a computer-readable recording medium according to claim 5 or 6.

[0014]

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

First, a hardware configuration when the game display control device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to a game system will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown, the display control device 20 of the game system according to the embodiment includes, for example, a control unit 2.
1, RAM 22, sound processing unit 23, interface unit 24, input unit 25, MDEC (not shown), graphic processing unit 26, CD-ROM drive 27, bus 2
9, a communication interface 32 is provided. Of these components, the components other than the input unit 25 are the bus 29
Connected to each other.

The control unit 21 is a circuit comprising a CPU, a ROM, and the like.
Each part is controlled according to the program stored in the OM). The sound processing unit 23 is a circuit having a function of generating music, sound effects, and the like.
A sound corresponding to the data stored in 22 is generated.

The RAM 22 is a memory for storing a program executed by the control unit 21 and data necessary for the execution. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an area allocation of data stored in M22.
As shown in FIG. 2, the RAM 22 includes a program storage area 22a for storing a game program, a character data storage area 22b for storing data of characters appearing in the game, and an action character determination process described later. An action character determination data storage area 22c for storing data necessary for performing the game, and a motion data storage area 2 for storing motion data that defines the action (action) of the character appearing in the game.
2d and another storage area 22e for storing other data such as, for example, waveform data for generating voices and sound effects.

The input unit 25 is a device used by a user of the game system to input various information (instructions) to the display control device 20. The input unit 25 is connected to the bus 29 via the interface unit 24. The interface unit 24 is a circuit to which the memory card 31 can be connected, and transfers data between the circuit (mainly the control unit 21) connected to the bus 29 and the input unit 25 or the memory card 31. Is performed. The components of the display control device 20 except for the input unit 25 are housed in one housing, and the input unit 2
Reference numeral 5 denotes a device (a device called a controller or an operation pad) connected to the housing by a cable.

MDEC is inverse DCT (discrete).
cosine transformation (discrete cosine transform) is a circuit that can execute the operation at high speed.
PEG (Joint Photographic Ex)
Parts Group) or MPEG (Moving)
This is used when decompressing data (image data and moving image data compressed and recorded in the CD-ROM 10) which is compressed by a method such as Picture Expert Group. The graphic processing unit 26 is a circuit having a frame buffer, draws an image (polygon) in accordance with a command given from the control unit 21 on the frame buffer, and responds to image information stored in the frame buffer. Generate and output video signals. Further, the graphic processing unit 26 also performs a process of outputting a video signal according to the result of MDEC expansion. The display control device 20 is used by being connected to the display device 30 via the graphic processing unit 26.

The communication interface 32 is a circuit for exchanging information with other devices on the network 100.
Connected to 0. The CD-ROM drive 27 is a CD-ROM drive.
The game system according to the embodiment, which is a reading device of the ROM 10, is realized by causing the control unit 21 to perform control according to a game program recorded on the CD-ROM 10.

In the present embodiment, the program executed by the control unit 21 and the graphic processing unit 26 has the function of each display control unit, and the control unit 21 cooperates with the input unit 21 and the interface unit 24. It has the function of detecting means. Then, the RAM 22, the CD-ROM 1
Various memories such as 0 have a function of a storage unit.

Hereinafter, the operation of the game system according to the embodiment will be specifically described. Note that some of the control operations performed by the display control device 20 include those in which circuits other than the CPU perform actual control, but for convenience of explanation, control involving the CPU will be described below. , The CPU is directly controlled.

At the time of starting the game system, the CPU according to the program stored in the ROM executes the RO
Program (OS) recorded on M., CD-RO
The game program recorded in M10 is stored in RAM 22
Is read into the system area and program area. After that, the CPU according to the game program causes the input unit 2
The process for alternately displaying the title screen or the opening screen on the display device 30 while monitoring the state of the start button provided on the display device 5 is started.

That is, the CPU displays the title screen on the display device 30 using the title screen graphic data recorded in the CD-ROM 10 while monitoring the state of the start button. When it is detected that the predetermined time has elapsed, the MDEC stores the CD.
-Playback of the movie data for the opening screen recorded in the ROM 10 is started, and when the playback of the movie data is completed, the title screen is displayed again.

Next, a game played in the game system exemplified in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a battle scene during a game according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the display device 30 shows an example of the own character 1001 as one hero of the game, and an example of the enemy character 1002 shows the own character 1001.
It is arranged and displayed so as to face 1. FIG.
(A), (b), and (c) show the own character 1001 in FIG.
It is a figure which shows an example of the attack animation. The attack animation is composed of a plurality of images representing a series of actions, and is displayed based on the motion data stored in the motion data storage area 22d of the RAM 22 in response to an instruction to input an attack command (fight) by the player. 5A, 5B, and 5C show the enemy character 100 shown in FIG.
It is a figure showing an example of attack animation of No. 2. FIG. 5 is a diagram similar to FIG.

Next, setting of a command for a character in a battle scene will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a character table 2000 that defines various parameters of the own character 1001.

As shown in FIG. 6, the character table 20
00 is a character name 200 indicating the name of the character
1. Level 200 indicating the current degree of growth of the character
2, maximum physical strength 2003 indicating the maximum physical strength value of the character,
Current physical strength 2004 indicating the current physical strength value, possessed item 2005 that is stored in association with the character and can be selected and used in a battle scene, etc., “Mahou” 2006 that can be stored in association with the character and selected and used in a battle scene and the like, and Memorize in accordance with the character and select it in battle scenes, etc.
The “summon” 2007 that can be used is stored. The character table has a RAM 22 for each character appearing in the game.
And is used when setting various data and commands in the battle scene shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining processing in a battle scene of the game system according to the present invention.
The operation described below is controlled by the control unit 21 and its peripheral units.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the player character encounters an enemy character, pre-battle processing is executed (step S).
101). In this pre-battle process, the character table, graphics, and abilities (endurance, attack power, defense power, quickness, etc.) of the enemy character encountered are set in the RAM 22, and the screens of the own character and the enemy character shown in FIG. Switch to the battle screen where is placed.

On this battle screen, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the player character 1001 and the enemy character 1002 are displayed, and the cursor D1 for the action item area C1 is displayed. While the operation of selecting the operation item by the cursor D1 is not detected (Step S102; No),
The process enters a wait state.

In the meantime, if, for example, the operation of selecting the cursor D1 for the action item "fighting" is detected (step S102; Yes), the selection destination, that is, the action item "fighting process" is determined, and the "fighting process" is executed. Execute (Step S103). Note that the description of the “fighting process” is omitted because it has little relevance to the present invention. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S107.

When the operation of selecting the cursor D1 for the operation item "Mahou" is detected (step S10).
2; Yes), execute “magic processing” (step S)
104). The description of the “magic processing” is not relevant to the present invention, and will not be repeated. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S107.

When the operation of selecting the cursor D1 for the operation item "item" is detected (step S1).
02; Yes), “item processing” is executed (step S105). Note that the description of the "item processing" is not relevant to the present invention, and is therefore omitted. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S107.

When the operation of selecting the cursor D1 for the operation item "summon" is detected (step S10).
2; Yes), and execute a “summoning process” (step S1)
06). This “summoning process” will be described later. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S107.

Then, in step S107, the processing of the enemy character is executed. The processing of this enemy character is
This is a process for causing the enemy character to perform a predetermined action, and performs an attack or a special attack on the own character. In some cases, escape and defense may be performed.

In the processing of the enemy character, it is determined whether or not the character has hit or departed from the player character when attacking. This is determined from the quickness of both the own character and the enemy character. When an attack is made, a calculation is made as to how much damage has been given to the own character based on the defense power of the own character and the attack power of the enemy character.

At this time, graphic processing is also performed in accordance with the action of the enemy character. The graphic processing includes, for example, animation processing such as waving an arm. Further, when the endurance reaches “0” (zero) due to the attack of the enemy character, graphic processing for expressing that the own character falls down is performed.

After the processing of the enemy character in step S107, it is determined whether the battle has ended (step S108). In battle, the enemy character or your character is defeated,
If it is determined that the battle is over (step S10
8; Yes), the process ends. On the other hand, if neither of them has been defeated yet and is in a battle state (step S108; N
o), the process returns to step S102.

Subsequently, step S1 in the flowchart of FIG.
The summoning process 06 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the summoning process of FIG.

When the action item "summon" is selected by the player, a list of summonable characters that can be currently selected and summoned is displayed (step S201). FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which a list C4 of summoned characters is displayed. As shown in the figure, a summoned character list C4 is displayed on the display device 30, and a cursor D2 for the summoned character list C4 is displayed. The player operates the cursor D2 to select a target summoned character from the summoned character list C4.

Next, a summoning character selection decision is made (step S202). In the summon character selection decision,
Cursor D1 for the above-mentioned summoned character list C4
Is performed by detecting the selection operation. Here, while the selection operation of the summoned character list C4 is not detected (step S2
02; No), the process enters a wait state.

Meanwhile, for example, a list of summoned characters C4
Is detected (step S202; Ye
s) It is determined whether the selected destination, that is, the selected summoned character is a predetermined summoned character (step S203).
On the other hand, if the cancellation of the summoning process is selected by the player, for example, by pressing down the cancel button (step S204; Yes), the summoning process ends immediately.

The determination process in step S203 is a process for specifying the selected summoning character.
This is a determination to cause the following process to be performed only for the predetermined summoned character.

Subsequently, if it is determined in step S203 that the selected summoned character is a predetermined summoned character (step S203; Yes), step S203 is executed.
The process proceeds to 205, where two summoned characters are displayed, and one action character is determined from the two summoned characters (step S206). These two summoned characters are characters grouped as the predetermined summoned character, and one summoned character is determined as a character to act by an action character determination process described later.

Next, proceeding to step S207, the action processing by the determined action character is performed, and the summoning processing ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the selected summoning character is not the predetermined summoning character in step S203 (step S203; No), step S203 is executed.
Proceeding to step 208, the action process associated with the selected summoning character is performed, and the summoning process ends.

Subsequently, step S2 in the flowchart of FIG.
The action character determination process 06 will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the action character determination processing of FIG.

In the action character determination process, the action of the jumping by the two summoned characters is first displayed (step S301). FIG. 11 shows a summoned character 300 which is two summoned characters displayed on the display device 30.
It is a figure which shows the operation | movement of the said Janken by 0 and the summoning character 3001.

The hand released in the Janken is one of "goo", "choki" and "par", but it is desirable that the hands released by both characters are randomly determined in the Janken operation of the action character determination process. In addition, the hands of each character are stored in a pattern in advance, and RAM
22 may be stored in the action character determination data storage area 22c.

Next, the process proceeds to step S302, and if it is determined that the Janken has been settled by the victory of one character (step S203; Yes), the process proceeds to step S303 to determine the winning summoned character as the action character. 12A, 12B, and 12C are diagrams illustrating an example of an attack animation of the summoned character 3000 in FIG. 13 (a), (b),
(C) is a diagram illustrating an example of an attack animation of the summoned character 3001 in FIG. 11. 12 and 13 are similar to FIG. 4 and will not be described.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a specific command is selected by the player, the display image for the command can be changed regardless of the player. An image display can be provided. Also, by displaying the action of the janken by the character, it is possible to clearly indicate to the player that the action character has been determined due to the player's inaction. Thus, a more interesting display image can be provided.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the present invention, which is performed in step S206 of FIG. 8 and is similar to FIG. In another embodiment of the present invention, the action character determined in the action character determination process by the two summoned characters is determined in advance, and the action character determination data storage area 2 of the RAM 22 is determined.
2c. With reference to FIG. 14, only the changes will be described.

First, in step S311, the jumping action by the two summoned characters is displayed on the display screen 30. Next, in step S312, the determined summoned character is determined as an action character.

As described above, in another embodiment of the present invention, by determining the summoning character determined as the action character in advance, the motion data of one summoning character can be reduced, and the same effect as described above can be maintained. Data volume can be reduced.

As described above, the present embodiment has described the case where the present invention is realized using the game system as a platform. However, the present invention may be realized as a platform, such as a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer, an arcade game machine, or a communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, and a car navigation system. Further, in the present embodiment, programs and data for realizing the present invention are stored in a CD-ROM, and the CD-RO
M was used as a recording medium. However, the recording medium is not limited to a CD-ROM, but may be another computer-readable magnetic or optical recording medium such as a magnetic disk or a ROM card or a semiconductor memory.

In addition, programs and data for realizing the present invention are not limited to a form provided by a medium such as a CD-ROM that is detachable from a game machine or a computer. It may be a form preinstalled in the memory. Further, a program or data for implementing the present invention may be received from another device connected via a communication line or the like and recorded in a memory. Further, the program or data may be recorded in a memory of another device connected via a communication line or the like, and the program or data may be used via a communication line or the like.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the action character is determined by the jumping. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be determined by roulette, dice, or the like.

Various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0059]

According to the present invention, a character which performs an action in response to a command input by a player is determined and displayed without depending on an instruction of the player, so that a more interesting display image can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing hardware of a main part of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an area allocation of data stored in a RAM 22 according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a battle scene during a game according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an attack animation of a self-character 1001 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an attack animation of the enemy character 1002 in FIG. 3;

6 is a diagram illustrating a character table 2000 stored in a character data storage area 22b in FIG. 2 that defines various parameters of a self-character 1001 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing in a battle scene of the game system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the summoning process of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the summoned character list C4 of FIG. 8 is displayed.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a behavior character determination process of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a Janken operation by the summoning character 3000 and the summoning character 3001 in FIG. 8;

12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an attack animation of the summoning character 3000 in FIG. 11;

13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an attack animation of the summoned character 3001 in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating action character determination processing of FIG. 8 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 CD-ROM 20 Display control device 21 Control unit 22 RAM 23 Sound processing unit 24 Interface unit 25 Input unit 26 Graphic processing unit 27 CD-ROM drive 29 Bus 30 Display device 32 Communication interface 33 Communication line 100 Network 22a Program storage area 22b Character data storage area 22c Action character determination data storage area 22d Motion data storage area 22e Other data storage area 1000 Own character 10001 Enemy character 3000,3001 Summoned character

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game display control device for displaying a player character and an enemy character in battle on a display screen in response to an operation instruction from a player, a summoning command for displaying a plurality of summoning characters on a display screen, Storage means for storing an action associated with the summoning character, a summoning command detecting means for detecting selection of a summoning command stored in the storing means, and selection of a summoning command by the summoning command detecting means. Is detected, the summoning character display control means for displaying the plurality of summoning characters on a display screen, and the plurality of characters for determining one action character to be operated from among the plurality of summoning characters. Display the Janken operation on the display screen, and An action character determining action display control means for determining the action character based on the result; and displaying the action associated with the one action character determined by the action character determining action display means on a display screen. A game display control device, comprising: character action display control means. 2. The game display control device according to claim 1, wherein an action character determined by said action character determination action display control means is determined in advance. 3. A game display control method for displaying a battle between a player character and an enemy character on a display screen in response to an operation instruction from a player, wherein a plurality of summoned characters stored in a memory are displayed on the display screen. Command detection step for detecting the selection of the summoning command for, and a summoning character display control for displaying the plurality of summoning characters on a display screen when the selection of the summoning command is detected in the summoning command detecting step And a step of displaying, on a display screen, a Janken action by the plurality of characters for determining one action character to be operated from the plurality of summoned characters, and determining the action character based on the result of the Janken. Action character determination action display control step, A character action display control step of causing the one action character determined in the action character determining action display step to display, on a display screen, an action stored in a memory and associated with the character. Game display control method. 4. The game display control method according to claim 3, wherein an action character determined in the action character determination action display control step is determined in advance. 5. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing a procedure for displaying a player character and an enemy character on a display screen in response to an operation instruction from a player is stored in a memory. A summoning command detecting step for detecting a selection of a summoning command for displaying a plurality of summoning characters on a display screen; and, if the selection of the summoning command is detected in the summoning command detecting step, the plurality of summoning are performed. A summoning character display control procedure for displaying a character on a display screen; and displaying, on a display screen, a Janken action by the plurality of characters for determining one action character to be operated from the plurality of summoning characters. Determines the action character according to the result of the Janken Action character determining action display control procedure, and a character action for causing the one action character determined in the action character determining action displaying procedure to display, on a display screen, an action associated with the character stored in a memory. A computer-readable recording medium on which a display control procedure and a program for executing the program are recorded. 6. The recording medium according to claim 5, wherein an action character determined in the action character determination action display control procedure is determined in advance.