JP2000279632A - Game device, method for controlling action command of character, and computer-readable recording medium with program recorded therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the utilization of results obtained by a player in a game. SOLUTION: By a player note, which is a common table, a player unitarily controls action commands on player characters which can be used by the player characters operable by the player. The player characters are each controlled by character tables each set for a character, and action commands equipped by each character are registered in the character table. By consulting the player note displayed on the display screen of an output device (step S35) and registering the action commands displayed in the player note in the character table of any player character (steps S36 and S37), the player equips the character with any action commands.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game apparatus and a method for setting an action command executable for a character, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a role playing game or the like,
When the character operated by the player experiences, for example, a battle with an enemy character, parameters relating to the character's ability, such as proof strength, increase. Then, the character whose parameter has been increased can use a completely new technique that could not be used before the parameter was increased. In other words, the character has acquired the skill through the battle. After acquiring the technique, the player can cause the character to perform the technique thereafter.

[0003]

Here, as the game proceeds, the character operated by the player acquires a new technique as a result of the battle, for example, but the player merely operates the character. However, the player cannot arbitrarily utilize the technique acquired by the character. Therefore, there has been a demand for the development of a game device that enables the player to utilize the results obtained during the game in the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a game device configured so that a player can utilize a result obtained during a game in the game. Another object of the present invention is to provide a character action command management method for enabling a player to utilize a result obtained during a game in the game. Another object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium that records a character action command management program for enabling a player to utilize the results obtained during the game in the game. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a computer data signal including a character action command management program for enabling a player to utilize a result obtained during a game in the game.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in a game device, a player integrally manages a plurality of action commands defining an action that can be executed by a character with respect to the plurality of characters. It has a player table, which is a common table used to perform the processing. In the present invention, the game device includes a character table that manages, for each character, an action command registered as an action executable for each character, a display control unit that displays a list of the action commands included in the player note, Registering means for registering an arbitrary action command in a character table of an arbitrary character in response to an operation of a player from among the action commands listed by the display control means. And the registration means further comprises:
An action command registered for one character may be newly registered for another character.

According to the present invention, the player can centrally manage a plurality of action commands for a plurality of characters by using the player note, and give an arbitrary action command included in the player note to an arbitrary character. be able to.

[0007] Further, the present invention provides a player table which is a common table used by a player for a single character to integrally manage a plurality of action commands defining actions that can be executed by the character. According to the present invention, the player can centrally manage the action commands even when the character is a single character.

The next invention is a character action command management method, wherein a plurality of action commands defining actions that can be executed by a character in response to an operation of the player are provided to a player provided in common for the plurality of characters. A step of displaying a list of action commands included in the note, and managing, for each character, an action command registered as an action that can be executed on an arbitrary character in accordance with an operation of a player from the list of action commands Registering an arbitrary action command in the character table.

By causing the computer to execute the process in such a step, it is possible to obtain the same effect as the above-described invention of the game apparatus. Therefore, by executing the processing steps described using hardware such as a computer, the game technology of the present invention can be easily implemented with these hardware.

[0010] The next invention is a computer-readable recording medium, in which a plurality of action commands defining actions that can be executed by a character in response to an operation of a player are stored in a storage medium.
Displaying a list of action commands included in a player note provided in common for a plurality of characters; and an action that can be executed on any character in response to a player's operation from among the listed action commands. Registering an arbitrary action command in a character table that manages the action commands registered as characters for each character, and a program for executing the steps.

The above-described game device of the present invention can be realized by causing a computer to read the program included in the recording medium. Therefore, the recording medium can be easily distributed and sold as a software product independently of the apparatus. In addition, by using this software using hardware such as a computer, the game technology of the present invention can be easily implemented with these hardware.

The next invention is a computer data signal superimposed on a carrier wave, wherein a plurality of action commands defining actions that can be executed by a character in response to an operation of a player are shared by a plurality of characters. A step of displaying a list of action commands included in the provided player note; and, from among the list of action commands, an action command registered as an action that can be executed on any character in response to an operation of the player. Registering an arbitrary action command in a character table managed for each time, and transporting a program for executing the step.

[0013] Thus, the computer data signal including the program for managing the action command is downloaded,
By running the program on a computer,
The game technology of the present invention described above can be realized.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, a hardware configuration of a game system to which the game device according to the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration. This game system includes, for example, a CD-ROM 1, an output device 2 such as a television, a game device 3, and the like. Game device 3
Is a control unit 31, a RAM 32 serving as an internal memory, a sound processing unit 33, an interface unit 34 connected to an input device 35 via a cable, a graphic processing unit 36, a CD-R
The OM drive 37 and the communication interface 38 are connected to each other via a bus 39. The output device 2 is connected to the sound processing unit 33 and the graphic processing unit 36. The output device 2 includes a sound processing unit 3
And a display (not shown) for displaying an image based on a video output from the graphic processing unit 36.
And

The control section 31 is a circuit comprising a CPU, a ROM and the like. The CPU controls each section according to a program stored in a RAM 32 (or a ROM in some cases). The sound processing unit 33 is connected to the output device 2 via a bus.
And a circuit having a function of generating music, sound effects, and the like, which is controlled by the control unit 31 to output a sound corresponding to data stored in the RAM 32 from a speaker (not shown) of the output device 2. Output.

The input device 35 is a device called a controller or an operation pad used when a player, that is, a user of the device, inputs various information (instructions) to the game device 3. Interface section 34
Has a circuit and configuration that allows the memory card 41 to be externally attached, and transfers data between a circuit (mainly the control unit 31) connected to the bus 39 and the input device 35 or the memory card 41. Is performed. The components of the game device 3 are housed in one housing.

The graphic processing unit 36 is a circuit having a frame buffer, and draws an image (polygon) according to a command given from the control unit 31 on the frame buffer. Then, the graphic processing unit 36 generates a video signal corresponding to the image information stored in the frame buffer, and outputs the video signal to the output device 2. Game device 3
Is used by being connected to the output device 2 via the graphic processing unit 36.

The communication interface 38 is a circuit for exchanging information with other devices on the network 100.
00 is connected. The CD-ROM drive 37 is a CD-ROM drive.
A reading device for the ROM 1; An example of a game described below is
This is realized by causing the control unit 31 to perform control according to a game execution program recorded on the CD-ROM 1.

The game apparatus 3 configured as described above acts on one or more, for example, four characters (hereinafter, referred to as player characters) that can be operated by the player, by which the player characters can use them. ,
In other words, for example, the player integrally manages techniques such as "cutting", "clearing out", and "wheel hitting" by using a player note as a common table. In addition, each player character is managed by a character table set for the player character, and the character table registers a technique equipped by each player character. Then, in a battle or the like, the player can see the player note displayed by the display control means and register the technique displayed there in the character table of an arbitrary player character. The registration means is C
This is realized by the control unit 31 executing a registration program read from the D-ROM 1 into the RAM 32. The display control means is constituted by the graphic processing unit 36.

FIG. 2 is a memory map showing an area configuration of the RAM 32 in a state where a program for executing a game is read from the CD-ROM 1. The RAM 32 has a program storage area 32 for storing programs to be executed by the CPU.
a, a character data storage area 32b for storing the character tables 51A, 51B,... for all characters, a technique data storage area 32c for storing the technique table 61, and a character action data storage area 32d for storing data relating to the action of each character. And other data storage areas 32e for storing sound data such as sound effects and various data used during the game. The player note is created based on the technique table 61.

FIG. 3 shows a character table 51A (51).
It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of B). Character table 5
1A (51B) includes an identification number 51a and a name 51b of the character, a current HP (hit point) 51c, a set maximum HP 51d, an identification number 51e for identifying a technique command equipped on the character and usable.
Skill level 5 for equipment item identification number 51f, speed 51g, skill level 51h, and attributes of various skills
It comprises items such as technique parameters consisting of 1i. Character tables 51A, 51 having such a configuration
B,... Are similarly provided for all characters regardless of enemy or ally.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the technique table 61. The technique table 61 includes a technique command identification number 6
1a and name 61b, graphic number 61c for specifying image data corresponding to the technique, technique attribute 61
d, basic attack power 61e, and acquisition flag 61f. For example, “sword”, “spear”,
"Bow", "ax", etc. are set. Acquisition flag 61
f is, for example, "1" as shown in the figure for a technique set to be usable in advance or a technique acquired by the player character in a battle or the like, and is "0" for an unusable technique. In the player note displayed during the game, a list of technique commands for which the acquisition flag is “1” is displayed.

Next, the operation of the game device according to the embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing the display screen and the like. Note that some of the control operations performed by the present game device include those in which circuits other than the control unit 31 perform actual control in cooperation with the control unit 31. For convenience of explanation, In the following, the control related to the control unit 31 will be described assuming that the control unit 31 directly controls the control. Further, in the following description of the game, it is assumed that there are a plurality of player characters and enemy characters, but the same applies to a case where one or both of the player character and the enemy character are single.

First, the battle process in which the player character has an opportunity to acquire a new technique will be described. FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows an example of a battle process. The battle process starts when the player character encounters an enemy character. When the process starts, first, the control unit 31
For each enemy character, the action (skill) and target of the enemy character, that is, the player character to be acted on from among the plurality of player characters is determined (step S11).

Subsequently, the control unit 31 refers to the character table of the first player character, and displays a list of the skill commands provided by the player character on the display screen of the output device 2 (step S12). The player determines the action of the first player character by selecting one technique command from the list of the technique commands (step S13), and further determines an enemy character to be acted on (step S14). The control unit 31 determines whether or not the actions and targets have been determined for all the player characters (step S15). Until all the player characters have been determined, the second, third, and fourth player characters (the maximum Similar processing is performed for the case where the number is 4) (step S16).

When the action and the target have been determined for all the player characters, the control unit 31 performs a flashing determination described later (step S17). And the control unit 3
1 calculates and determines the damage amount, HP value, and character state resulting from the battle based on the result of the flash determination (step S18), and displays an image or an animation on the display screen of the output device 2 based on the calculated amount. It is displayed (step S19). Then, the processing from step S12 to step S19 described above is repeatedly performed until the battle ends (step S20).

Next, the flash determination process will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flash determination process.
When the control unit 31 starts the flash determination process, first, the skill level of a certain player character (executor skill level) and the skill level of an enemy character selected as the target are read from the respective character tables (step S1). S21). Then, the control unit 31 controls the technique table 61
, The attribute of the action determined by the player with respect to the player character (see step S13 in FIG. 5) is specified (step S22). Subsequently, the control unit 31 refers to the technique table 61 and specifies, as a derived technique, a technique having the acquisition flag “0” and the lowest basic attack power among the techniques having the same attribute as the attribute ( Step S23).

Step S23 will be specifically described with reference to a technique table 61 illustrated in FIG. When the action of the player character determined in step S13 of FIG. 5 is “cut” having the attribute of “sword”, the technique flag of “cut” and “slip-off” whose attribute is “sword” has the acquisition flag “1”. , And the player has already acquired them, but the acquisition flag for “payout” is “0”.
And has not yet been obtained. There may be unacquired techniques among "swords" other than "payout", but since the technique table 61 in FIG. 4 is arranged from the technique with the lowest basic attack power, the unacquired "sword" The technique with the lowest attack power among the techniques of "" is "payout". Therefore, the control unit 31 specifies the “payout” as a derivative technique. By specifying the derivative technique in this manner, the player character sequentially acquires the technique having the lower basic attack power in the technique of each attribute.

When the derived technique is specified, the control unit 31 obtains a difference between the skill level of the player character and the skill level of the target. FIG. 7 is a characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the difference between the skill level of the player character and the skill level of the target, and the flashing success rate. The control unit 31 determines the probability of success of the flash based on the characteristic diagram shown in FIG. 7 (step S24). According to this characteristic diagram, the flashing success rate increases when the skill level of the target is higher than the skill level of the player character, that is, when the difference between them is a negative value. This means that the player becomes stronger by fighting a stronger opponent.

As a result of the flash probability determination, if the flash is successful (step S25), the controller 31 sets the technique table 61
The acquisition flag of the derivative technique is set to "1", and the derivative technique is acquired (step S26). And the control unit 31
Replaces the action determined by the player with respect to the player character in step S13 in FIG. 5 to a derived technique (step S27). FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of the action buffer 80 for the player character stored in the character action data storage area 32d. In the action buffer 80, for example, a character ID 80a for specifying a character, a technique ID 80b for determining a technique command of the character determined by the player, and a target 80c which is a target of the technique command determined by the player are recorded. Specifically, the replacement of the derivative technique is performed by identifying the identification number of the technique command in the action buffer (the technique ID 8).
0b) is rewritten from the identification number corresponding to the technique determined by the player (see FIG. 8A) to the identification number corresponding to the derived technique (see FIG. 8B).
In the example of FIG. 8, for the character with the identification number "00", the identification number of the technique is changed from "00"("cut" in FIG. 4) to "06"("payout" in FIG. 4). )).

If the flash does not succeed in step S25,
Alternatively, when the replacement of the derivative technique has been completed in step S27, the control unit 31 determines whether the same processing has been performed for all player characters (step S28), and ends for all player characters. Up to this point, the same processing is performed on the second, third, and fourth player characters (when the maximum number is four) (step S).
29). Step S for all player characters
When the processing of 21 to step S27 ends, the control unit 31
Ends the flash determination process.

Next, a technique equipment process in which the player equips (registers) an arbitrary technique command selected by the player to an arbitrary player character will be described.
This process is performed, for example, when the player selects a command for setting the technical equipment on a menu screen for performing various game settings. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the skill equipment processing. When the skill equipment processing is started, first, the player selects a player character for which equipment setting is to be performed (step S31). When the player character is selected, the control unit 31 refers to the character table of the selected player character and displays a column of the currently equipped technique on the display screen of the output device 2 (step S32). The player looks at the list of tricks,
With the cursor displayed based on the operation of the controller, a technique to be removed from the techniques equipped to the player character, that is, a technique to delete the equipment is selected (step S33). The control unit 31 acquires the identification number of the technique to be deleted selected by the player (Step S33).

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen during the skill equipment processing. The state so far is shown in the screen display example of FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the player has selected a player character named “character A”, and a list 71 of techniques equipped with the “character A” is shown on the display screen 70. In this state, the player can select any of the displayed technique commands. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the "arm hammer" with the cursor CU (operated in accordance with the input signal) is set.
Is selected.

Subsequently, when the player selects an attribute of an action (ie, a technique) to be equipped on the selected player character (step S34), the control unit 31 refers to the technique table 61 and selects one of the techniques of the attribute. A list of techniques whose acquisition flag is “1”, that is, a player note is displayed on the display screen of the output device 2. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen during the skill equipment processing. This state is shown in FIG.
Is shown in the screen display example. In FIG.
2 indicates a player note. Then, the player looks at the player note 72 and selects a technique command to be equipped (step S36). Thereby, the control unit 31
Acquires the identification number of the technique to be added (registered) to the equipment (step S36). In the example shown in FIG. 11, the technique "payout" with the cursor CU set is selected.

When a technique to be added is selected by the player, the control section 31 deletes the identification number of the technique acquired in step S33 from the character table of the player character to be equipped with the technique, and acquires the identification number acquired in step S36. Add (register) the identification number of the technique (step S
37). As a result, a part of the technique equipped by the player character is switched. The control unit 31 displays the updated equipment state of the technique on the display screen of the output device 2 (step S38). FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen during the skill equipment processing. This state is shown in the screen display example of FIG. 12, in which reference numeral 73 indicates a list of updated equipment skills. In this list 73, it can be seen that “payout” is provided in place of “arm hammer”. Then, until the player finishes the skill equipment for the same player character (step S39), the control unit 31 performs steps S33 to S39.
Is repeated, and the skill equipment processing is ended by the player's end operation.

According to the above-described embodiment, the player can centrally manage the action commands acquired by operating the player character during the progress of the game, using the player notes. For this reason, any action command included in the player note can be given to any character, and the player can utilize the result obtained during the game in the game. Also, the player can equip the action command acquired by the player character to a player other than the player character that has acquired the action command. For example, in the case of replacing a certain player character with another player character, for example, the already acquired action command Can be transferred from one player character to another player character. Therefore, the player can continue the game without losing the result of the game.

As described above, the present invention has been specifically described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course. For example, in the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is implemented using a home game machine as a platform. However, the present invention may be implemented using a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer or an arcade game machine as a platform. A communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, and a car navigation may be realized as a platform. In the above-described embodiment, programs and data for realizing the present invention are stored in a CD-ROM, and the CD-ROM is used as a recording medium. However, the recording medium is a CD-R
The present invention is not limited to the OM, but may be any other computer-readable magnetic or optical recording medium or semiconductor memory.

Further, the programs and data for realizing the present invention are not limited to the form provided by a recording medium such as a CD-ROM that is detachable from a game machine or a computer. That is, programs and data for implementing the present invention are stored in the communication interface 3 shown in FIG.
8, it may be a form that is downloaded from another device on the network 100 connected via the communication line 101 and used. Further, the program and data are recorded in a memory of another device on the network 100 connected via the communication line 101, and the program and data are sequentially stored in the RAM as needed via the communication line 101.
32 may be used.

[0039]

According to the game device of the present invention, a player can centrally manage a plurality of action commands for a plurality of characters by using a player note.
Since any action command registered in the player note can be given to any character, the player can utilize the result obtained during the game in the game.

According to the action command management method of the present invention, each processing step is executed by using hardware such as a computer, so that the game technology of the present invention can be easily implemented with these hardware. Become.

According to the recording medium storing the action command management program according to the present invention, the program can be easily distributed and sold as a software product independently of the apparatus. By using the leverage software, the game technology of the present invention can be easily implemented on these hardwares.

According to the computer data signal including the action command management program according to the present invention, the above-described game technology of the present invention can be realized by downloading the program and executing the program on a computer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a game system to which a game device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a memory map showing a memory area configuration of a RAM of the game device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a character table stored in the RAM.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a technique table stored in the RAM.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a battle process executed by the game device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a flash determination process performed in the battle process;

FIG. 7 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in a flash success rate used in the flash determination processing.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an action buffer for a player character.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of skill equipment processing executed by the game device.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen during the skill equipment processing.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen during the skill equipment processing.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen during the skill equipment processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CD-ROM 2 Output device 3 Game device 31 Control part (registration means) 32 RAM 33 Sound processing part 34 Interface part 35 Input device 36 Graphic processing part (display control means) 37 CD-ROM drive 38 Communication interface 39 Bus 41 Memory Cards 51A, 51B Character table 61 Technique table (player note) 100 Network 101 Communication line

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A game comprising a player note, which is a common table used by a player to centrally manage a plurality of action commands defining actions executable by a character with respect to the plurality of characters. apparatus. 2. The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the player includes a player note, which is a common table used for centrally managing a plurality of action commands defining actions executable by the character for a single character. Game equipment. 3. A character table which manages, for each character, an action command registered as an action executable for each character; a display control means for displaying a list of the action commands included in the player note; and a display control means. 2. A registration unit for registering an arbitrary action command in a character table of an arbitrary character in response to an operation of a player from among the action commands displayed in a list according to (1). Game equipment. 4. The game device according to claim 3, wherein the registration unit newly registers an action command registered for one character with another character. 5. A step of displaying a plurality of action commands defining actions that can be executed by a character in accordance with an operation of a player, in a list of action commands included in a player note provided in common for the plurality of characters. And registering an arbitrary action command in a character table that manages, for each character, an action command registered as an action that can be executed on an arbitrary character in response to an operation of a player from among the displayed action commands. And a character action command management method, comprising: 6. A step of displaying, in accordance with an operation of a player, a plurality of action commands defining actions that can be executed by a character, as a list of action commands included in a player note provided in common for the plurality of characters. And registering an arbitrary action command in a character table that manages, for each character, an action command registered as an action that can be executed on an arbitrary character in response to an operation of a player from among the displayed action commands. And a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the program is recorded. 7. A computer data signal superimposed on a carrier wave, wherein a plurality of action commands defining actions that can be executed by a character in accordance with an operation of a player are provided in common for a plurality of characters. Displaying a list of action commands included in the player note; managing action commands registered as actions that can be executed on any character in response to a player's operation from the list of action commands for each character Registering an arbitrary action command in a character table to be executed; and a computer data signal carrying a program for executing the following.