JP2010131076A - Device, method and program for processing video game - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set an art with strategy rich in variation to each character belonging to a party without forcing a player to have troublesome operations. <P>SOLUTION: The business-use game machine 10 controls a battle between a party in which a main-player character and a subcharacter belong to and an opponent character. An occupation of the main-player character is set. According to the occupation of the main-player character, which is set, an action specifying command (normal command) selectable to specify an action of the subcharacter is determined. The command determined is set as an action specifying command selectable. In battle control, only the command set is received as the action specifying command for specifying the action of the subcharacter. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for displaying a main player character and a sub character operated by a player on a display screen and controlling the progress of a video game including a battle with an enemy character.

  Conventionally, video game apparatuses such as various arcade game apparatuses installed in public spaces such as game centers have been proposed using card information stored in cards such as magnetic cards and used in such public spaces. ing.

  Patent Document 1 describes that in such a video game device, a technique that can be executed by a character is stored in a card, and the technique to be executed by the character is specified using the card.

JP 2004-73681 A (paragraph 0073)

  However, in the conventional video game apparatus described above, the player designates the technique of one character such as a player character, and when the team is composed of a plurality of characters, the technique is appropriately designated for each character. Is not expected.

  In a conventional video game apparatus, when a skill is set in response to a request from a player when the player character is composed of a party to which a plurality of characters belong, only the skill of the player character is in response to a request from the player The other characters that are set are automatically controlled without being set according to the player's request, or a request from the player is received for each individual character and a technique is set for each character. It is thought to become.

  Therefore, when the player character is composed of a party to which a plurality of characters belong, it is possible to set a technique having a variety of strategies for each character belonging to the party without forcing the player to perform troublesome operations. Video game devices are desired.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention has an object to allow a technique having a variety of strategies to be set for each character belonging to a party without forcing the player to perform troublesome operations. To do.

  The video game processing apparatus of the present invention is a video game processing apparatus that displays a main player character and a sub character operated by a player on a display screen, and controls the progress of a video game including a battle with an enemy character. Battle control means for controlling a battle between the party to which the main player character and the sub character belong and the enemy character, occupation setting means for setting the occupation of the main player character, and the main player set by the occupation setting means Selectable command setting means for determining an action designation command that can be selected for designating the action of the sub-character according to the character's occupation, and setting the determined action designation command as a selectable action designation command. , The battle control means In control, characterized in that it has a command accepting means for accepting only action specified commands that are set by the selectable command setting means as an action designation command for designating an action of the sub character.

  By adopting the above configuration, it is possible to provide a video game in which a technique having a variety of strategies can be set for each character belonging to a party without forcing the player to perform troublesome operations. Become.

  The occupation setting means may be configured to set an occupation according to the equipment of the main player character designated by the player.

  Card information reading means for reading card information registered in the card presented by the player, wherein the occupation setting means corresponds to the equipment of the main player character included in the card information read by the card information reading means It may be configured to set the occupation.

  When the equipment of the main player character is changed during the battle control by the battle control means, the occupation setting means determines whether or not the occupation is changed along with the change of the equipment. Sets the occupation after change, and the selectable command setting means can be selected to designate the action of the sub character according to the changed occupation of the main player character set by the occupation setting means It may be configured such that a specific action designation command is determined, and the determined action designation command is changed to a selectable action designation command and set.

  Selection influence occupation correspondence information storage for storing selection influence occupation correspondence information in which an action designation command for designating an action of the sub character and an occupation of the main player character which is a condition for enabling selection are associated with each other The selectable command setting means may be configured to determine an action designation command that can be selected to designate the action of the sub character based on the selection influence occupation correspondence information.

  The battle control means displays the selectable action designation command set by the selectable command setting means on the display screen as a selectable action designation command for designating the action of the sub character. A display means, wherein the command accepting means accepts only an action designation command displayed as an action designation command selectable by the command display means as an action designation command for designating an action of the sub character. May be.

  The action designation command that is displayed as the action designation command that can be selected by the command display means includes operation means that receives an input operation from a player provided in a casing of the video game processing device, The command accepting means accepts an action designation command associated with an operation means that accepts an input operation from a player as an action designation command for designating the action of the sub character. It may be said.

  The video game processing method of the present invention is a video game processing method for controlling the progress of a video game including a battle with an enemy character by displaying a main player character and a sub character operated by a player on a display screen. The battle control process for controlling the battle between the party to which the main player character and the sub character belong and the enemy character, the occupation setting process for setting the occupation of the main player character, and the occupation setting process A selectable command setting process for determining an action designation command that can be selected to designate the action of the sub-character according to the occupation of the main player character, and setting the determined action designation command as a selectable action designation command; In the battle control process, the battle In the control, and executes the command receiving process of receiving only action specified commands are set by the selectable command setting processing as the action designation command for designating an action of the sub character.

  Furthermore, the video game processing program of the present invention is a video game processing program for displaying a main player character and a sub character operated by a player on a display screen and controlling the progress of a video game including a battle with an enemy character. In the computer, a battle control process for controlling a battle between the party to which the main player character and the sub character belong and the enemy character, an occupation setting process for setting the occupation of the main player character, and the occupation setting process A selectable command that determines a selectable action designation command for designating the action of the sub-character according to the set occupation of the main player character, and sets the decided action designation command as a selectable action designation command Execute the setting process, In the battle control process, in the control of the battle, a command reception process for receiving only the action designation command set in the selectable command setting process as an action designation command for designating the action of the sub character is executed. Is for.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a video game in which a technique having a variety of strategies can be set for each character belonging to a party without forcing the player to perform troublesome operations.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an external configuration of an arcade game machine (arcade game device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the arcade game machine 10 includes a speaker 12 that outputs sound and a display device 13 that displays an image, such as a CRT and a liquid crystal display, on the front upper portion of a housing 11. Yes. A coin insertion slot 14 for inserting coins for starting a game to the lower front portion of the housing 11 and a card discharge for discharging game cards (hereinafter simply referred to as “cards”) to be described later to the outside. An outlet 15 is provided.

  A 1st player operation button 16a and a 2nd player operation button 16b are provided on the left and right sides of the trapezoidal surface between the display device 13 at the upper part of the housing 11 and the coin insertion slot 14 at the lower part. The 1st player operation button 16a is a player who plays a game alone (including a case where the player performs a communication battle with a business game machine having the same configuration) using this business game machine, or this business game machine 10 is a button operated by one player when the game is played by two players for the progress of the game. The 2nd player operation button 16b is a button that is operated by one player when the two players play a game using the arcade game machine 10 of the present example to advance the game.

  A card insertion slot 17R for inserting a card, which will be described later, and a scanner 17 for reading code data written on the inserted card are provided in front of the center of the trapezoidal surface. The code data written on the card will be described in detail later.

  A sword-shaped controller 18 in the shape of a sword that is movable in the vertical direction is provided at the center rear of the trapezoidal surface. While the game is in progress, the sword controller 18 is driven by the sword controller drive unit 18D when the conditions described later are satisfied, and rises upward from the arrangement (the state shown in FIG. 1) at the start of the game. When the player is in the raised state, the player can push it down to restore the original state (insert into the housing 11). Further, the sword-shaped controller 18 is provided with a handle portion 18H that can be rotated within a predetermined angle range (for example, 30 degrees, 45 degrees, etc.) about the vertical direction by an operation of the player. Further, it is assumed that the sword-shaped controller is surrounded on the front and both sides by a plate 18W formed of a transparent member.

  Further, a caster 19a is disposed on the bottom surface of the casing 11, so that the arcade game machine 10 can be easily moved. An adjuster 19b that adjusts the height is disposed on the front side of the lower surface of the housing 11, so that the arcade game machine 10 can be stably installed regardless of the unevenness of the installation location. Furthermore, a shield case 20 (not shown) in which a base on which a control circuit is mounted is stored is provided inside the housing 11.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the arcade game machine 10 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the arcade game machine 10 includes a control circuit (computer device) 20 a in a shield case 20. The control circuit 20 a includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, an image processing unit 24, a sound processing unit 26, a sound output unit 27, an input / output control unit 28, and a communication control unit 29.

  The CPU 21 has a function of executing a game processing program stored in the ROM 22 and executing various controls for advancing a game provided in the arcade game machine 10 in accordance with the operation of the player. It is assumed that the CPU 21 includes an internal timer.

  The ROM 22 stores a game processing program executed by the CPU 21 and various data that are not changed according to the progress of the game. The RAM 23 is used as a work area for the CPU 21 and stores data that is changed as the game progresses.

  The image processing unit 24 is connected to the display unit 25 and causes the display unit 25 to display a game screen corresponding to the progress of the game and the player operation under the control of the CPU 21. The display unit 25 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display device.

  The audio processing unit 26 is connected to the audio output unit 27 and outputs audio in accordance with the progress of the game and the player operation according to the control of the CPU 21.

The input / output control unit 28 includes a coin insertion sensor 14S that detects insertion of a coin from the coin insertion slot 14, an operation button 16 (16a, 16b), a scanner 17,
A card stacker 15D for discharging cards stacked in a card stacker (not shown) from the card discharge port 15 to the outside and a sword-shaped controller drive unit 18D are connected. The sword-shaped controller driving unit 18D includes a sword-shaped controller state sensor (not shown) that detects the state of the sword-shaped controller 18 (the raised state, the pushed-in state) and the state of the handle portion 18H (the rotated state). .

The detection signal of the coin insertion sensor 14S, the input signal of the operation button 16, the data read from the card by the scanner 17, and the detection signal that the sword-shaped controller 18 is inserted by the player are input via the input / output control unit 28. Input to the CPU 21. Also,
An instruction for raising the sword-shaped controller 18 is transmitted from the CPU 21 to the sword-shaped controller driving unit 18D via the input / output control unit 28.

  The communication control unit 29 is connected to another device and controls transmission / reception of information with the other connected device 50. The other device 50 connected to the communication control unit 29 can be another arcade game machine having the same configuration as the arcade game machine 10. Other arcade game machines to be connected may be installed adjacent to the arcade game machine 10 and connected to a dedicated line, or may be installed in a remote place and connected to a communication line such as a telephone line or the Internet. It may be connected via a network. Further, the other device 50 connected to the communication control unit 29 may be a management computer of a game center in which the arcade game machine 10 is installed. Note that the CPU 21, ROM 22, RAM 23, image processing unit 24, audio processing unit 26, input / output unit 28, and communication control unit 29 are connected by an internal bus 31.

  In the arcade game machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a card in which information on characters that can be selected as player characters is written is used to select a player character that will participate in the game and play against an enemy character. It is said. Some of a plurality of types of cards are provided separately from the execution of the game as basic cards. In addition, when a coin is inserted for a new game, a new card is provided. In addition, it is good also as a structure which sets the player character which can be selected also when a player does not have a card | curd.

  Next, cards used in the arcade game machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. On the card 30, a display indicating character information related to the name and status of the character and code data are drawn. In the case of this example, any one of a plurality of types of characters that can be entered as a player character in the game is drawn for each card. When the scanner 17 reads the code data, the character drawn on the card 30 appears in the game as a player character.

  The code data is obtained by coding data for uniquely identifying the card 30. The card used in the present embodiment includes, for example, a player character in addition to the character information as described above. Also included are items in which code data indicating items that increase the attack power and items that change the command content are drawn.

  Next, “courage points” used in a game executed on the arcade game machine 10 of this example will be described. The “courage point” in this example is a point given to a character during the battle according to the time elapsed from the start of accepting command selection to the character until the command is selected. That is, the shorter the time required to select a command, the more “courage points” can be accumulated. When the “courage point” reaches a predetermined value (for example, the maximum value), a “stop shot” described later can be activated. In the game in this example, since a turn-based battle is adopted, courage points are accumulated for each turn. For example, a value corresponding to the time required to clear a preset condition is set. It is good also as a structure given. Also, in order to make it easier for the player to recognize the size of the courage point given, for example, a gauge that starts displaying at the time of command selection reception and becomes shorter over time until a command is selected (courage gauge) ) May be set. Further, in this example, the acquired courage point is displayed so as to be identifiable on an orb gauge (see FIG. 8) described later in this example.

Next, the operation of the arcade game machine 10 of this example will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of game processing executed by the arcade game machine 10. The game process is started when the coin insertion sensor 14S detects that a coin has been inserted from the coin insertion slot 14. Here, the player 1 who operates the arcade game machine 10 already has some cards, and the arcade game machine 10 communicates with another arcade game machine 10 ′ operated by the player 2. An operation of the arcade game machine 10 that accepts an operation of the player 1 when connected and playing a battle will be described as an example.

  In the game process, an enemy character to be an opponent and a player character to be operated by the player 1 are determined in the game, and a process from the start to the end of the battle is executed. Note that the contents of processing not related to the present invention may be omitted.

  First, the CPU 21 controls the card ejection unit 15D to eject one card 30 stacked on the card stacker (step S101).

  Next, the CPU 21 determines the type of enemy character NPC that battles with the party PA in the current game (step S102). Here, the party PA2 operated by the player 2 is determined as the enemy character NPC. Then, the CPU 21 sends an instruction to the image processing unit 24, and causes the display unit 25 to display a screen for instructing the player 1 to insert the main character card into the card insertion slot 17R among the cards 30 on hand (step S103). ).

  When the player 1 inserts the main character card into the card insertion slot 17R, the CPU 21 causes the scanner 17 to read the code data written on the main character card (step S104). When the code data written on the main character card is read (Y in step S104), the CPU 21 reads the initial information regarding the character corresponding to the read code data from the ROM 22, and the party management table of the RAM 23 as the main character MC performing the battle. 23a is registered. Until the scanner 17 reads the main character card, the CPU 21 continues the process for displaying the main character card insertion instruction screen (N in step S104).

  Next, the CPU 21 sends an instruction to the image processing unit 24 and causes the display unit 25 to display a screen for instructing the player 1 to insert a sub-character card into the card insertion slot 17R among the cards 30 held on hand (step 25). S105). When the player 1 inserts the main character card into the card insertion slot 17R, the CPU 21 causes the scanner 17 to read the code data written on the sub character card (step S106).

  When the code data written on the sub character card is read (Y in step S106), the CPU 21 reads the initial information about the character corresponding to the read code data from the ROM 22, and the party management table of the RAM 23 as the sub character SC performing the battle. 23a is registered. Until the scanner 17 reads the sub character card, the CPU 21 continues the process for displaying the sub character card insertion instruction screen (N in step S106).

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the storage state of party information in the party management table 23a. As shown in FIG. 4, the party information includes the character category, character name, normal command A, normal command B, equipment, equipment category, occupation, and courage to make up the party PA. Contains information about points. In the character category, “main character” and “sub character” are set. The normal command A and the normal command B are normal commands that can be executed by each character in the battle, and are associated with the left and right (A and B) buttons of the 1st operation button 16a. The “acquired courage point” indicates the accumulated value of the courage points acquired by the party.

  “Equipment” is a main character that changes the status of the main character (for example, attack power) according to its type, and in this example, “sword” or “wand”. One of a plurality of types of equipment to be categorized is set.

  “Occupation” is determined by the equipment set for the main character. In this example, when “sword” is set as the equipment, “Wand” is set for “warrior”. If it does, it will be decided to be a “magician”. In addition, it is good also as a structure by which a plurality of equipment can be set and an occupation is determined according to the combination.

  Next, the CPU 21 sends an instruction to the image processing unit 24 and causes the display unit 25 to display a screen for instructing the player 1 to insert the equipment card out of the cards 30 on hand into the card insertion slot 17R (step S25). S107). When the equipment card is inserted into the card insertion slot 17R by the player 1, the CPU 21 causes the scanner 17 to read code data (card data) written on the equipment card (step S108). When the code data written on the equipment card is read (Y in step S108), the CPU 21 determines whether or not the category of the equipment indicated by the read code data is “sword” (step S109). If it is “sword” (Y in step S109), the equipment information is set in the party management table 23a, and the occupation of the main character MC is set in “warrior” (step S110).

  If it is determined that the category of the equipment indicated by the read code data is not “sword” (N in step S109), the CPU 21 confirms that the category of the equipment indicated by the read code data is “wand”. (Step S111) The equipment information is set in the party management table 23a, and the occupation of the main character MC is set to “magician” (Step S112).

  It is assumed that “iron sword” with category “sword” is set as an initial setting for the equipment in the party information. Therefore, for example, if the equipment card is not inserted into the card insertion slot 17R and the code data written on the equipment card is not read even after the preset equipment card reading acceptance time has elapsed (step). In S108, the CPU 21 sets the occupation of the main character MC to “warrior” (step S110).

  When the occupation of the main character MC is set, the CPU 21 refers to the sub character command management table 23b and determines a normal command executable by the sub character SC according to the set occupation type (step S113). FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the storage state of the sub character command information in the sub character command management table 23b. As shown in FIG. 5, the sub character command information is obtained by associating a sub character name, a command category, a corresponding occupation (main player character occupation), a normal command name, and a corresponding button.

  In this example, “default technique” and “occupation-influenced technique” are set in the normal command category, and “default” indicates an ordinary command that can be executed as an initial setting. On the other hand, “occupation-influenced skill” means a normal command that can be executed when the occupation set for the main character MC matches the “corresponding occupation”. Further, in this example, when “occupation-influenced skill” is executable, “default technique” with “corresponding button” is made unexecutable. Note that A or B is set in the “corresponding button”, a normal command for which A is set is a normal command A in the parity management table 23a, a normal command for which B is set is a normal command B, Set as a normal command that can be executed.

  Next, when the CPU 21 displays a battle start effect by the player character PC and the enemy character NPC on the display unit 25 (step S114), a battle process described later is started (step S115), and as a result, a predetermined battle end condition is satisfied. It is determined whether or not the condition is satisfied (step S116). When determining that the battle has ended (Y in step S116), the CPU 21 ends the game process. On the other hand, when determining that the battle has not ended (N in step S116), the CPU 21 proceeds to step S115. In addition, as a battle ending condition, for example, it may be set that one of the player character PC and the enemy character NPC has a HP (Hit Point) of 0.

  Next, the battle process (step S115 in FIG. 3) executed by the arcade game machine 10 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of battle processing executed by the arcade game machine 10. In the battle process, a process for controlling the progress of the battle between the player character PC and the enemy character NPC in the game is executed. In the battle in the game of this example, after the commands of both the player character PC and the enemy character NPC are registered in the command management table 23c, the command with the higher priority is set according to the command priority information set in advance. It is executed sequentially.

  In this example, the command for giving a command to the character has a higher priority in the order of “stop blow” and “normal command”. For example, when “stop blow” is registered in the command management table 23c, “stop blow” is preferentially executed. The case where the same command is registered in both will be described in detail later.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a storage state of registered command information in the command management table 23c. As shown in FIG. 7, the registered command information is information in which a command specified for the player character PC and a command specified for the enemy character NPC are associated with each other in the same turn.

  When the battle process is started, the CPU 21 first checks whether or not a command is registered in the command management table 23c (step S201). When the command is not registered in the command management table 23c (N in Step S201), the CPU 21 starts measuring the command selection time using the internal timer (Step S202). Then, the CPU 21 refers to the party management table 23a and displays an executable normal command on the display unit 25 (step S203). On the other hand, when a command is registered in the command management table 23b (Y in step S201), the CPU 21 performs a process of executing the registered command (step S223), and deletes the executed command from the command management table 23c. Then (step S224), the process proceeds to step S116 in FIG.

  In step S203, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 21 executes a normal command that can be executed by the player character (main player character) MC in the player character PC and a normal command that can be executed by the sub player character SC on the game screen. Is displayed. On the game screen shown in FIG. 8, the main player character MC, the sub player character SC, and the enemy character NPC are displayed in an identifiable manner, and HP gauges 101 and 102 indicating the HPs of the main player character MC and the enemy character NPC, respectively. , Courage point gauges (orb gauges) 103 and 104 each indicating the amount of courage points acquired by the main player character MC and the enemy character NPC, and two normal commands (action designation commands) executable by the main player character MC are displayed. A display area 105, a display area 106 for displaying normal commands (action designation commands) that can be executed by the sub player character SC, and a cursor K are displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the cursor K is located in the vicinity of the display area 105, a normal command to be executed by the main player character MC can be selected by the 1st player operation button 16a. When the normal command to be executed by the main player character MC is selected, the cursor K moves to the vicinity of the display area 106 as shown in FIG. 9, and the normal command to be executed by the sub player character SC by the 1st player operation button 16a. Can be selected.

  In this example, when the normal command that can be executed is displayed on the display unit 25, the CPU 21, for example, “equipment card accepting!” Shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. Further, a display for notifying the player 1 that the equipment card can be changed by inserting the equipment card into the card insertion slot 17R is also performed. When the equipment card is inserted into the card insertion slot 17R by the player 1 and the code data written on the equipment card is read by the scanner 17 (Y in step S204), the CPU 21 selects the equipment indicated by the read code data. Set in the party management table 23a. Then, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the category of the equipment has been changed (step S205). If the CPU 21 determines that the category has been changed (Y in step S205), the sub-character SC can be executed according to the occupation of the main character MC. A normal command is determined and displayed on the display unit 25 (step S206).

  On the other hand, when the equipment card is not inserted into the card insertion slot 17R and the code data written on the equipment card is not read (N in step S204), or the equipment category is not changed. (N in Step S205), the CPU 21 proceeds to Step S207.

  When the executable normal command is displayed on the display unit 25, the CPU 21 refers to the party management table 23a and determines whether or not the courage point is equal to or greater than a specific value (step S207). If the courage point is greater than or equal to the specific value, the CPU 21 determines whether the sword-shaped controller 18 has already been raised upward (step S208). If the sword-shaped controller 18 has already been raised upward (Y in step S208), the process directly proceeds to step S210. If the sword-shaped controller 18 is not raised upward (N in step S208), the CPU 21 controls the sword-shaped controller driving unit 18D via the input / output control unit 28 to raise the sword-shaped controller 18 upward. (Step S209). Then, the process proceeds to step S210.

  In step S210, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the sword-shaped controller 18 that has been raised upward is inserted downward by the player 1 depending on whether or not the detection signal of the sword-shaped controller driving unit 18D is input. When the sword-shaped controller 18 is inserted downward (Y in step S210), the CPU 21 registers “stop blow” in the command management table 23b as a player character registration command (step S211). Then, the process proceeds to step S216. On the other hand, when the sword-shaped controller 18 is not inserted downward (N in step S210), the process proceeds to step S212.

  Here, the “stop blow” is an attack method that can be executed only after the courage point is accumulated more than a specific value (for example, the maximum value) as described above. For example, in this example, it is assumed that the effect that “the HP can be reduced to 0 only by an attack with a“ stop attack ”for a specific enemy character” is set. In this example, the “stop blow” is a command that the main character MC and the sub character SC execute together. When “stop blow” is selected, the CPU 21 stores the command in the command management table 23c. As a registration command for the main character MC and the sub character SC, “stop blow” is registered. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the “stop shot” can be executed only by a specific character, or a configuration in which a normal command can be specified for other characters that make up the party even when the “stop shot” is selected. .

  When the courage point is less than the special low value (N in Step S207), or when the rotation operation of the handle portion 18H is not accepted (N in Step S210), the CPU 21 accepts the normal command selection (Step S212). When the normal command selection is accepted (Y in step S212), the CPU 21 stops timing the command selection time, calculates the courage point to be given to the party PC according to the timing result, and obtains the courage point in the party management table 23a. (Step S214).

  The “normal command” is an action designation command (a command for designating an action such as attack, defense, and recovery) that can be selected regardless of the courage point. In this example, the CPU 21 selects the first player operation button 16a. Is operated by the player 1, the corresponding command is registered in the command management table 23c as a registration command for the player character PC (step S215).

  As described above, when a command is registered in the command management table 23c, the CPU 21 notifies registration command information to the arcade game machine 10 ′ operated by the player 2 (step S215), and similarly from the arcade game machine 10 ′. Get notified.

  Next, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not the commands of the characters constituting the party PA and the enemy character NPC (the main player character MC and the sub player character SC in the party PA) are registered in the command management table 23c. (Step S216). When the command of the enemy character NPC is not registered (N in Step S216), the CPU 21 waits for a notification from the arcade game machine 10 '. When it is confirmed that both commands are registered (Y in step S216), the CPU 21 compares the registered commands (registered commands).

  If both registration commands are “stop blows” (Y in step S218), the CPU 21 compares the status of the party PA and the enemy character NPC (eg, “swiftness”) to determine the priority (step). In S221), the “stop blow” with the higher priority is executed (step S222). At this time, as a method of determining the priority, for example, a method of determining based on the preceding and following of a predetermined command input may be used.

  If both of the registration commands are not “stop blow” (N in step S217), the CPU 21 checks whether either one is “stop blow” (step S217). If either one of the registration commands is a “stop blow” (Y in step S218), the CPU 21 performs a process for executing the registered “stop blow” (step S222).

  If neither of the registered commands is a “stop blow” (N in Step S218), the CPU 21 executes the registered normal command (Step S219). In this case, the CPU 21 preferentially executes the command previously registered in the command management table 23b. The priority may be set according to the type of the normal command, or the priority may be determined according to the character status.

  When the registration command is executed, the CPU 21 deletes the executed registration command from the command management table 23c (step S220), ends the battle process, and proceeds to step S116 of the game process.

  In the above example, the arcade game machine 10 has been described as an example, but the content of the game can also be applied to other video game processing devices such as a home game device and a portable game device. It is. Further, in the above example, the processing has been described by taking the battle between the player 1 and the player 2 as an example. However, the processing can also be executed when the CPU 21 controls the enemy character by the same processing.

  As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the main player character and the sub character (sub player character) operated by the player are displayed on the display screen, and the video game including the battle with the enemy character is progressed. The controlling video game processing device (for example, the arcade game machine 10) controls the battle between the party to which the main player character and the sub character belong and the enemy character, sets the occupation of the main player character, and sets the main player character In accordance with the occupation, the action designation command (ordinary command) that can be selected to designate the action of the sub character is determined, the determined action designation command is set as a selectable action designation command, and in battle control, Only the specified action specification command is a sub character. It is possible to set a technique having a variety of strategies for each character belonging to a party without forcing the player to perform troublesome operations. Video games can be offered.

  That is, according to the set occupation of the main player character, an action designation command (normal command) that can be selected for designating the action of the sub character is determined, and by setting the occupation of the main player character, It is possible to set a technique (normal command) that can be executed by the sub character. For this reason, it is possible to set a technique having a variety of strategies for each character belonging to a party without forcing the player to perform troublesome operations.

  In the embodiment described above, the video game processing device (for example, the arcade game machine 10) is configured to set the occupation according to the equipment of the main player character specified by the player. It is possible to determine an action designation command (normal command) that can be selected to designate the action of the sub character according to the occupation of the main player character set in accordance with the main player character, without forcing the player to perform troublesome operations. It is possible to set a technique having a variety of strategies for each character belonging to the party.

  In the embodiment described above, the video game processing device (for example, the arcade game machine 10) reads the card information (card data) registered in the card (equipment card) presented by the player, and the read card. Since the occupation is set according to the equipment of the main player character included in the information, the occupation of the main player character can be set and the behavior of the sub character can be set by a simple operation simply by presenting a card. It is possible to set an action designation command (normal command) that can be selected for designation. In the above-described embodiment, the occupation of the main player character may be designated by a screen operation or the like instead of using a card.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the equipment of the main player character is changed during the battle control by the video game processing device (for example, the arcade game machine 10), the occupation is changed along with the change of the equipment. Determine whether or not to change, and if so, set the changed occupation, and select the action that can be selected to specify the action of the sub character according to the changed occupation of the main player character Since the command is determined, and the determined action designation command is changed and set to a selectable action designation command, the occupation of the main player character is changed and the action of the sub character is changed even during the battle. It is possible to change an action designation command (normal command) that can be selected for designation.

  In the above-described embodiment, the video game processing device (for example, the arcade game machine 10) is a main player character which is a condition for enabling selection of an action specifying command for specifying the action of the sub character. Can be selected in order to specify the action of the sub character based on the selection influence occupation correspondence information. Since the action designation command is determined, the sub-character executable technique (action designation command (ordinary command) that can be selected to designate the action) according to the occupation of the main player character can be obtained with a simple configuration. It becomes possible to specify, and it becomes possible to easily set a sub-character action designation command.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the video game processing device (for example, the arcade game machine 10) can select the action selection command that can be selected to specify the action of the sub character. Since it is configured to accept only action specification commands displayed on the display screen as commands and displayed as selectable action specification commands as action specification commands for specifying sub character actions, the action content of the sub player character The action designation command that can be selected for designating the action can be presented to the player, and the action designation command can be easily selected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the video game processing device (for example, the arcade game machine 10) is an operation means (1st player operation button) that receives an input operation from a player provided in the housing of the video game processing device. The action designation command displayed as a selectable action designation command is associated with one of the operation means, and the action designation command associated with the operation means that has received an input operation from the player is Since it is configured to accept as an action designation command for designating an action of a sub character, it becomes possible to select a corresponding action designation command by simply operating the operation means, and a game can be played by a simple operation It becomes.

  In the above-described embodiment, the video game processing device (for example, the arcade game machine 10) has the above-described various types of programs according to the control program (video game processing program) stored in the storage device (ROM 22) included in the video game processing device. Execute the process.

  According to the present invention, it is useful to provide a video game in which a technique having a variety of strategies can be set for each character belonging to a party without forcing the player to perform troublesome operations.

It is a block diagram which shows the external appearance structure of the arcade game machine (arcade game device) in one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of an arcade game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a game process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the storage state of a party management table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the storage state of a subcharacter command management table. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a battle process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the storage state of a command management table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a game screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a game screen.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Commercial game machine 11 Case 13 Display apparatus 14 Coin insertion slot 16a 1st player operation button 16b 2nd player operation button 18 Sword-shaped controller 18H Pattern part 20a Control circuit 21 CPU
22 ROM
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24 Image processing unit 26 Audio processing unit 27 Audio output unit 28 Input / output control unit 29 Communication control unit

Claims (9)

A video game processing apparatus that displays a main player character and a sub character operated by a player on a display screen, and controls the progress of a video game including a battle with an enemy character,
Battle control means for controlling a battle between the party to which the main player character and the sub character belong and the enemy character;
Occupation setting means for setting the occupation of the main player character;
In accordance with the occupation of the main player character set by the occupation setting means, an action designation command that can be selected to designate the action of the sub character is determined, and the action designation command that can select the decided action designation command And selectable command setting means to set as
The battle control means includes command receiving means for receiving only an action designation command set by the selectable command setting means as an action designation command for designating an action of the sub character in the control of the battle. A video game processing device. The video game processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the occupation setting means sets an occupation according to equipment of the main player character designated by a player. Card information reading means for reading card information registered in the card presented by the player,
The video game processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the occupation setting unit sets an occupation according to equipment of the main player character included in the card information read by the card information reading unit. When the equipment of the main player character is changed during the battle control by the battle control means, the occupation setting means determines whether or not the occupation is changed along with the change of the equipment. Set the changed occupation,
The selectable command setting means determines an action designation command that can be selected to designate the action of the sub character according to the changed occupation of the main player character set by the occupation setting means. 4. The video game processing device according to claim 2, wherein the action designation command is changed to a selectable action designation command and set. Selection influence occupation correspondence information storage for storing selection influence occupation correspondence information in which an action designation command for designating an action of the sub character and an occupation of the main player character which is a condition for enabling selection are associated with each other Including means,
The selectable command setting means determines an action designation command that can be selected for designating an action of the sub character based on the selection influence occupation correspondence information. Video game processing device. The battle control means displays the selectable action designation command set by the selectable command setting means on the display screen as a selectable action designation command for designating the action of the sub character. Having a display means;
6. The command accepting unit accepts only an action designation command displayed as an action designation command that can be selected by the command display unit as an action designation command for designating an action of the sub character. A video game processing device according to any one of the above. Including an operation means for receiving an input operation from a player provided in a casing of the video game processing device;
The action designation command displayed as the action designation command that can be selected by the command display means is associated with one of the operation means,
The video game processing according to claim 6, wherein the command accepting unit accepts an action designation command associated with an operation unit that accepts an input operation from a player as an action designation command for designating an action of the sub character. apparatus. A video game processing method for displaying a main player character and a sub character operated by a player on a display screen, and controlling the progress of a video game including a battle with an enemy character,
A battle control process for controlling a battle between the party to which the main player character and the sub character belong and the enemy character;
An occupation setting process for setting an occupation of the main player character;
In accordance with the occupation of the main player character set in the occupation setting process, an action designation command that can be selected to designate the action of the sub character is determined, and the action designation command that can select the decided action designation command And selectable command setting processing to be set as
In the battle control process, in the control of the battle, a command reception process for receiving only an action designation command set in the selectable command setting process as an action designation command for designating the action of the sub character is executed. A video game processing method characterized by the above. A video game processing program for displaying a main player character and a sub character operated by a player on a display screen and controlling the progress of a video game including a battle with an enemy character,
On the computer,
A battle control process for controlling a battle between the party to which the main player character and the sub character belong and the enemy character;
An occupation setting process for setting an occupation of the main player character;
In accordance with the occupation of the main player character set in the occupation setting process, an action designation command that can be selected to designate the action of the sub character is determined, and the action designation command that can select the decided action designation command And selectable command setting processing to be set as
In the battle control process, in the control of the battle, a command reception process for receiving only an action designation command set in the selectable command setting process as an action designation command for designating the action of the sub character is executed. Video game processing program for.

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