JP2019010493A - Program, control method, and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program, a control method and an information processing apparatus that are capable of enhancing excitement in a game.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus (a server device 11 and a terminal device 12) executing a process of a game including a game content for performing a battle using a plurality of game media, executes the steps of: storing the plurality of game media selected by a user of the game in association with the user; displaying some game media of the plurality of game media in a field area to advance the game content; and performing a process of cooperation effect including changing a parameter of a first game medium included in the some game media, when the first game medium satisfies a predetermined condition and a second game medium in a predetermined relationship with the first game medium not included in the some game media is included in the plurality of game media.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a program, a control method, and an information processing apparatus.

  In recent years, a so-called social game in which a plurality of players (users) can communicate with each other is known as a game provided to a mobile terminal via a communication network. Some social games, for example, execute a quest using a deck (team) composed of characters selected by the user, or battle with other users or non-player characters (NPCs). is there.

  Which character is selected to form a deck can be an important game strategy for the user. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses performing an attack different from the attack of individual characters as “cooperation skill” when a combination of predetermined characters is included in the deck.

JP, 2006-202418, A

  The condition for activating the cooperation skill described in Patent Document 1 is that a predetermined combination of characters is included in the deck. That is, the cooperation skill activation timing described in Patent Document 1 is unrelated to the scenario (story) or game situation in the game. Therefore, in order to further improve the interest of the game, there is room for further improvement regarding the linkage skills.

  The objective of this indication made in view of this situation is to provide the program, control method, and information processing apparatus which can improve the interest property of a game.

  A program according to an embodiment includes: a plurality of game media selected by a user of the game; and an information processing device that executes a process of a game including game content that battles using the plurality of game media. Storing in association with each other; displaying a part of the plurality of game media in a field area to advance the game content; and a first game content included in the part of the game media When the game media satisfy a predetermined condition, and the second game media that are in a predetermined relationship with the first game media and are not included in the part of the game media are included in the plurality of game media And a step of performing a process of cooperation effect including changing the parameter of the first game medium.

  A control method according to an embodiment is a control method of an information processing apparatus that executes a process of a game including game content for performing battle using a plurality of game media, wherein the plurality of games selected by a user of the game Storing a medium in association with the user, displaying a part of the plurality of game media in a field area to advance the game content, and the part of the game medium A plurality of second game media that satisfy a predetermined condition and that are in a predetermined relationship with the first game media and that are not included in the part of the game media. And a step of performing a cooperative effect including changing a parameter of the first game medium when included in the game medium.

  An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment is an information processing apparatus that executes a process of a game including game content for performing battle using a plurality of game media, wherein the plurality of game media selected by a user of the game A storage unit that stores the game content in association with the user, and a control unit, wherein the control unit displays a part of the plurality of game media in a field area and displays the game content. The first game medium included in the part of the game media satisfies a predetermined condition, and is included in the part of the game medium in a predetermined relationship with the first game medium. When a second game medium that does not exist is included in the plurality of game contents, a process of cooperative effects including changing parameters of the first game medium is performed.

  According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a program, a control method, and an information processing apparatus that can improve the interest of a game.

It is a figure explaining the game system provided with the information processor concerning one embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the information regarding a user. It is a figure which illustrates the information on the card which it owns. It is a figure which illustrates the information of a cooperation skill. It is a figure which illustrates the information regarding a game condition. It is a figure which illustrates the screen of the game content which performs a battle. It is a figure for demonstrating the process which extracts the candidate of a cooperation skill. It is a figure which illustrates a screen when starting of cooperation skill is determined. It is a figure which illustrates the screen at the time of activation of a cooperation skill. It is a flowchart which shows the control method which performs the process regarding a cooperation skill.

(Outline of the game system)
As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 10 includes a server device 11 and a plurality of terminal devices 12. In FIG. 1, for convenience, three terminal devices 12 are illustrated, but the number of terminal devices 12 may be one or more.

  The server device 11 is an information processing device managed by a game operator, for example. The terminal device 12 is an information processing device used by a user, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC (Personal Computer), or a game device. The server device 11 and the terminal device 12 are communicably connected via a network 16 such as the Internet. For example, the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 cooperate to execute various processes related to the game.

(Outline of the game)
The game executed on the game system 10 includes various game contents. At least some of the various game contents may be executed using a game medium.

  The game medium is electronic data used for the game, and includes any medium such as a card, an item, a virtual currency, a ticket, a character, and an avatar. The game medium is electronic data that can be acquired, owned, used, managed, exchanged, combined, strengthened, sold, discarded, or gifted by the user. The usage mode of the game media is not limited to those specified in this specification.

  Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, the “game media owned by the user” refers to a game media associated with a user ID that can uniquely identify the user as the owned game media. Further, “giving a game medium to a user” indicates that the game medium is associated with a user ID as an owned game medium. “Selling game media owned by the user” means that the association between the user ID and the owned game media is canceled and another game media (for example, virtual currency or item) is owned by the user ID. It shows matching as a game medium.

  The game content is content that can be played by the user in the game, and includes, for example, quests, missions, mini games, game media development, enhancement, and composition, game media acquisition events, virtual space search events, and opponents ( For example, a battle event with other users, enemy characters, enemy buildings, etc.) is included. For example, when it is determined that one or more predetermined conditions (game tasks) set for each game content have been successfully achieved, for example, a game medium or the like may be given to the user as a reward. As the game task, for example, any task according to the content of the game content, such as a task of winning a battle with an enemy character and a task of reaching a goal point in the virtual space, can be employed. In addition, the achievement of a specific task (clear task) among one or more game tasks set in the game content is also referred to as clearing of game content. When the user who plays game content succeeds in achieving the clear task, it is determined that the game content is cleared, and the game content may end.

  The various game contents may include single-play game contents and multi-play game contents. The game content for single play is game content (for example, game content for one person) executed based on a user operation on one terminal device 12 used by one user. The single terminal device 12 alone or the one terminal device 12 and the server device 11 cooperate to execute game content for single play. On the other hand, the game content for multiplayer is a game content (for example, common to two or more users) that is executed based on a user operation on two or more terminal devices 12 used by two or more users. Game content for multiple users). The game content common to two or more users includes, for example, game content in which at least a part of the progress processing and processing results of the game content is commonly applied to the two or more users. Good. Two or more terminal devices 12 cooperate with each other, or two or more terminal devices 12 and the server device 11 cooperate to execute game content for multiplayer.

  In the present embodiment, the game includes game content in which a user operates a game medium to play a battle. Hereinafter, the game content is also referred to as battle content. The game medium used for the battle content will be described as including, for example, a character owned by the user in the game, but is not limited thereto. Moreover, although an opponent is demonstrated as what contains enemy characters, such as NPC, for example, it is not restricted to this. For example, in a multi-play game content, a game medium operated by another user may be determined as an opponent.

  For example, one battle content of the game in the present embodiment selects a predetermined number of characters from the characters owned by the user. Here, the user can improve the fighting ability of the deck by selecting a helper character ("helper", also simply called "helper") and adding it to the deck. The assistant character is a character associated with a game medium (for example, a card) owned by another user or a character prepared by a game program. The user then battles the enemy character using a part or all of the character on the deck. Here, to form a deck is to create a party (team or group) in which a battle is performed with a character selected from a user-owned character and a helper character.

(Configuration of server device)
The server device 11 includes a server communication unit 13, a server storage unit 14, a server control unit 15,
Is provided.

  The server communication unit 13 includes an interface that communicates with an external device wirelessly or by wire and transmits and receives information. The server communication unit 13 may include, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication module or a wired LAN communication module. The server communication unit 13 can transmit and receive information to and from the terminal device 12 via the network 16.

  The server storage unit 14 includes, for example, a primary storage device and a secondary storage device. For example, the server storage unit 14 may include a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, an optical memory, or the like. The server storage unit 14 stores various information and programs necessary for providing and controlling the game. At least a part of the information and the program stored in the server storage unit 14 may be shared and synchronized with the terminal device 12. For example, the server storage unit 14 stores information on one or more users.

  Further, the server storage unit 14 may store information related to enemy characters. The enemy character is used as an opponent of the character used by the user in the battle. The information regarding the enemy character includes arbitrary information unique to the enemy character. For example, the information regarding the enemy character includes an ID (identifier), a level, an attribute, HP (hit point), MP (magic point), AT (attack power), DF (uniquely identifying the enemy character, Defense force) and the like.

  The server control unit 15 includes at least one of one or more general-purpose processors that realize a specific function by reading a specific program and one or more dedicated processors specialized for specific processing. The server control unit 15 controls the operation of the entire server device 11.

  The server control unit 15 stores various information and programs necessary for game processing in the server storage unit 14. The information necessary for the game processing may include the above-described information on the user and information on the enemy character, information necessary for performing the battle, and the like.

  The server control unit 15 transmits and receives information via the server communication unit 13. For example, the server control unit 15 may transmit at least a part of the information stored in the server storage unit 14 to the terminal device 12. In this way, the information stored in the server storage unit 14 and the information stored in the terminal device 12 are shared and synchronized. The timing at which information is shared and synchronized can include, for example, the timing at which new information is stored in the server storage unit 14 and the timing at which the information stored in the server storage unit 14 is updated. Also good.

The server control unit 15 cooperates with the terminal device 12 to execute game processing. The game process may include, for example, a process in which a user acquires a game medium by advancing a game scenario. The game medium may be a card or a character associated with the card. Further, the game processing may include processing for exchanging, selling, synthesizing, and the like for the acquired card. Further, the game process may include a process of building a deck with characters associated with the cards and playing against enemy characters.

(Configuration of terminal device)
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 12 includes a terminal communication unit 17, a terminal storage unit 18, a display unit 19, an input unit 20, and a terminal control unit 21.

  The terminal communication unit 17 includes an interface that communicates with an external device wirelessly or by wire and transmits and receives information. The terminal communication unit 17 may include a wireless communication module, a wireless LAN communication module, a wired LAN communication module, or the like corresponding to a mobile communication standard such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) (registered trademark). The terminal communication unit 17 can transmit and receive information to and from the server device 11 via the network 16.

  The terminal storage unit 18 includes, for example, a primary storage device and a secondary storage device. For example, the terminal storage unit 18 may include a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, an optical memory, or the like. The terminal storage unit 18 stores various information and programs necessary for game processing. For example, the terminal storage unit 18 may store part or all of the information related to the user described above. Some or all of these pieces of information are transmitted / received to / from the server device 11 by, for example, the terminal control unit 21.

  The display unit 19 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display unit 19 can display various screens.

  The input unit 20 includes an input interface such as a touch panel provided integrally with the display unit 19, for example. The input unit 20 can accept user input to the terminal device 12. The input unit 20 may include a physical key, or may further include an arbitrary input interface including a pointing device such as a mouse.

  The terminal control unit 21 includes at least one of one or more general-purpose processors that realize a specific function by reading a specific program and one or more dedicated processors specialized for specific processing. The terminal control unit 21 controls the operation of the entire terminal device 12.

  The terminal control unit 21 transmits and receives information via the terminal communication unit 17. For example, the terminal control unit 21 transmits and receives information necessary for game processing to and from the server device 11. For example, the terminal control unit 21 stores information received from the server device 11 in the terminal storage unit 18.

  The terminal control unit 21 activates a game application in response to a user operation. The terminal control unit 21 cooperates with the server device 11 to execute game processing. For example, the terminal control unit 21 displays various screens on the display unit 19. For example, a GUI (Graphic User Interface) may be displayed on the screen. The terminal control unit 21 can detect a user operation on the screen.

(Information stored in the storage unit)
FIG. 2 shows information 110 regarding users including at least three users. Information 110 related to the user is stored in, for example, the server storage unit 14 and is shared and synchronized with the terminal device 12. The information 110 regarding the user includes various kinds of information unique to the user. In the present embodiment, the user-related information 110 includes a user ID and owned card information 111 (see FIG. 3). That is, the user information 110 associates each of a plurality of users with the card information 111 owned by the user.

  The user ID is information that can uniquely identify the user as described above.

  The owned card information 111 includes various kinds of information unique to the cards owned by the user in the game. When the card is acquired by the user, the acquired card is associated with the user. In the present embodiment, the card is a character card. Therefore, the possessed card information 111 includes information on the type and characteristics of the character associated with the card. Here, the card is not limited to a character card.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the details of the card information 111 that is owned. FIG. 3 shows the card information 111 owned by one user. The possessed card information 111 includes data on a card ID, a character ID, a level, a rarity, an attribute, a parameter, and a single skill ID. The owned card information 111 is not limited to including all of these data. Moreover, the information 111 of the card possessed may further include other data.

The card ID is an ID that uniquely identifies a card owned by the user. In the example of FIG.
A non-overlapping number is used as the card ID. Hereinafter, a card having a card ID of 1 is represented as a card 1.

  The character ID is an ID for uniquely identifying a game character. In this embodiment, since the card is a character card, one character ID is associated with one card ID. In the example of FIG. 3, English characters that do not overlap are used as the character ID. Hereinafter, a character whose character ID is A is represented as a character A. Here, a plurality of cards can correspond to one character. In the example of FIG. 3, both the card 1 and the card 20 are character A cards.

The level is information indicating the degree of growth of the character. For example, the higher the level value,
Character growth is large. The level value affects the parameter value, for example. In the example of FIG. 3, the level of the character C is 10. The level value increases as the user grows the character.

  The rarity is information indicating the degree of rarity of the card. For example, the higher the rarity value, the higher the degree of rarity of the card. The rarity may be fixed. The rarity has an initial value determined according to the card, and may change according to the game played by the user. The rarity affects, for example, the maximum value of the parameter. In the example of FIG. 3, the rarity uses numbers. For example, both card 1 and card 20 are character A cards. However, the card 20 with the rarity 4 has a higher degree of rarity than the card 1 with the rarity 2. Here, as another example, the rarity may be determined according to the character.

  The attribute is a characteristic relating to a battle or the like that the character has, and is information indicating an dominance relationship between the characters. In the example of FIG. 3, fire, water, wind, light, and the like are used as attribute types. For example, a character having a fire attribute may be resistant to an attack from a character having a wind attribute, and may be weak to an attack from a character having a water attribute.

  The parameter is information indicating the strength of the character that is referred to in a battle or the like in the game. In this embodiment, each character has parameters of HP (hit points), MP (magic points), AT (attack power), and DF (defense power). Here, the parameters are not limited to HP, MP, AT, and DF. The parameter may further include a parameter related to game action such as quickness. The parameters may not include a part of HP, MP, AT, and DF.

  HP is information indicating a hit point of a character. In FIG. 3, the maximum value of HP is shown. For example, when the character is damaged by the attacking action of the enemy character, the HP is reduced by the amount of damage. Further, for example, the HP increases by the recovery amount due to the recovery operation of the character. If HP is not zero, the character is in a battleable state and can attack, for example, an enemy character. However, when HP decreases to zero, the character becomes incapable of combat. The larger the character's HP, the more advantageous is the clearing of game content.

  MP is information indicating the magic point of the character. In FIG. 3, the maximum value of MP is shown. For example, when a special attack (hereinafter referred to as a single skill) that is different from a normal attack performed by a character is activated, the MP decreases by a value corresponding to the single skill. Further, for example, the MP increases by the recovery amount by the recovery operation of the character. The larger the MP of the character, the more advantageous is the clearing of game content.

  AT is information indicating the attack power of the character. The AT affects the amount of damage given to the opponent due to the attack of the character, for example. The greater the AT value, the greater the amount of damage to the opponent. Accordingly, the larger the AT of the character, the more advantageous is the clearing of game content.

  DF is information indicating the defense power of the character. DF affects, for example, the amount of damage that a character receives due to an attack from an opponent. The greater the DF value, the smaller the amount of damage received from the opponent. Therefore, the larger the character's DF, the more advantageous is the clearing of game content.

Here, the values of HP, MP, AT, and DF of each character in FIG. 3 are examples. HP,
MP, AT, and DF are independent parameters, and each can be set independently.

  A single skill ID is an ID that uniquely identifies a single skill possessed by a card character. Single skill is set for each card. Here, the single skill may not be set for all cards. That is, there may be a card without a single skill. In the present embodiment, a character that is displayed in the field area 191 (see FIG. 6) and is a user's operation target can activate a single skill in response to a user instruction. As described above, the MP decreases with the activation of a single skill. If the MP value is insufficient, the character cannot activate a single skill. Hereinafter, a single skill whose single skill ID is S1 is represented as a single skill S1. For example, the single skill S <b> 1 may be an attack in which the character A performs medium damage on the fire attribute to the entire enemy character. Further, for example, the single skill S20 may be an attack in which the character A causes an extraordinary damage of the wind attribute to the entire enemy character. Here, as another example, the single skill may be automatically activated without any user instruction.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the cooperation skill information 112. Here, the linkage skill is a skill different from the single skill, and is a skill that is probabilistically activated at a predetermined timing when the deck includes a plurality of predetermined characters. In this embodiment, the cooperation skill information 112 is not associated with one user, but is commonly applied to users participating in the game. The cooperation skill information 112 is stored in the server storage unit 14 and is shared and synchronized with the terminal device 12.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the linkage skill information 112 relates to the linkage skill ID, the linkage skill name, the target character, the activation timing, the activation probability, the activation upper limit count, and the effect. Contains data. The linkage skill information 112 is not limited to including all of these data. The cooperation skill information 112 may further include other data.

  The cooperation skill ID is an ID for uniquely identifying the cooperation skill. In the example of FIG. 4, non-overlapping characters are used as the cooperation skill ID. Hereinafter, a cooperation skill whose cooperation skill ID is CS1 is expressed as a cooperation skill CS1.

  The linkage skill name is the name of the linkage skill. The linked skill name is displayed on the display unit 19 when the linked skill is activated, for example. In this embodiment, cooperative skill names do not overlap each other. Therefore, each cooperation skill name corresponds to a unique cooperation skill ID. Here, as another example, a plurality of cooperation skill IDs may correspond to one cooperation skill name.

  The target character indicates a plurality of characters that can activate the cooperation skill. In the example of FIG. 4, the target character is shown using a character ID (see FIG. 3). In order for the cooperation skill to be activated, at least the deck needs to include a combination of a plurality of predetermined characters. Specifically, it is necessary that a part of the target character is displayed in the field area 191 (see FIG. 6) as a user operation target, and all other target characters are assembled on the deck. For example, in order to activate the cooperative skill CS3, it is necessary that one of the character C and the character D is displayed in the field area 191 (see FIG. 6) to be operated by the user, and the other is assembled on the deck. Here, the number of target characters is not limited to two as long as there are a plurality of target characters. For example, for the cooperation skill CS2 in FIG. 4, the target characters are three characters.

  The activation timing indicates the timing when the cooperation skill is activated. In the example of FIG. 4, the activation timing is indicated using a game situation ID (see FIG. 5) described later. Each of the linkage skills has a set timing of activation. For example, the cooperation skill CS2 can be activated when the game is in one situation (a situation where the game situation ID is C1). Further, for example, the cooperation skill CS1 can be activated when the game is in one of three situations (a situation where the game situation ID is C1, C2, or C4).

  The activation probability indicates the probability that the cooperation skill is activated. Each linkage skill is activated according to the activation probability set for each. For example, the cooperation skill CS1 is activated with a probability of 50% when other activation conditions are satisfied. In addition, for example, the cooperation skill CS20 is activated with a probability of 70% when other activation conditions are satisfied. For example, the terminal control unit 21 may store, in the terminal storage unit 18, the rate at which the cooperation skill has been activated in the past. For example, when the other activation conditions are satisfied, the terminal control unit 21 may read the rate of activation in the past and determine whether to activate the cooperation skill. At the time of determination, the terminal control unit 21 may perform a calculation using a random number. In addition, the ratio that the cooperation skill stored in the terminal storage unit 18 has been activated in the past may be shared with the server device 11.

  The maximum number of times of activation indicates the maximum number of times that the cooperation skill can be activated. In this embodiment, the cooperation skill cannot be activated beyond the upper limit number. In the example of FIG. 4, the upper limit number of times of activation of the cooperative skill CS1 is one. For example, the upper limit number of times of activation of the cooperation skill CS3 is two. For example, the terminal control unit 21 may acquire the number of times of cooperation skill activation stored in the terminal storage unit 18 or the like and determine whether or not the upper limit number of activations has been exceeded. The number of times of cooperation skill activation stored in the terminal storage unit 18 may be reset (set to 0) when, for example, game content capable of activating the cooperation skill is completed. Further, the number of times of cooperation skill activation stored in the terminal storage unit 18 may be shared with the server device 11.

  The effect is an effect on the game when the cooperation skill is activated. The effect may be, for example, that a parameter of a character that is a user's operation target is changed. A specific example of such an effect is the recovery of the character's HP. The HP recovery amount may be a fixed value or a value determined at a predetermined ratio with respect to the maximum value. Further, the effect is not limited to one item. For example, the effect may be that the character of the user's operation target character is restored, and other characters fight with the enemy character together. As another specific example of the effect, the value of AT or DF of the user's operation target character may be increased. Here, the value of AT or DF may be increased by a certain time (for example, 10 seconds). Further, the target on which the effect is generated may be an enemy character. For example, the effect may be to reduce parameters such as the enemy character's HP. In addition, the target for the effect may be a game field. For example, the effect may be an occurrence of an obstacle that prevents an enemy character from attacking. Further, for example, the effect may be that the terrain changes so that the enemy can be easily taken behind.

Here, among the items shown in FIG. 4, the target character, the activation timing, the activation probability,
The maximum number of triggers is related to the trigger condition of the linked skill. In the present embodiment, the cooperation skill is activated according to the activation probability when the conditions regarding the target character, the activation timing, and the activation upper limit count are satisfied. For example, in the cooperative skill CS1, the number of times of activation does not exceed the maximum number of times of activation, the characters A and B as target characters are included in the deck as one of the user's operation targets, and a predetermined activation If timing is met, it will be triggered with a 50% probability.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating information 113 relating to the game situation. As shown in FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, the information 113 regarding the game situation indicates the correspondence between the game situation ID and the content (game situation). FIG. 5 shows an example in which at least five game situations are associated with game situation IDs. The information 113 relating to the game situation is stored in, for example, the server storage unit 14 and shared and synchronized with the terminal device 12. Here, only some of the five game situations in FIG. 5 may be associated with the game situation ID. Further, another game situation may be associated with the game situation ID.

Hereinafter, a game situation with a game situation ID of C1 is represented as a game situation C1.
The game situation C1 corresponds to the fact that the user's operation target character is in a battle impossible state (HP is zero). The game situation C2 corresponds to the fact that the user's operation target character has achieved 6 combos (6 consecutive attacks). The game situation C3 corresponds to the fact that the user's operation target character has activated a single skill. The game situation C4 corresponds to the fact that the user's operation target character has executed a counter attack on the enemy character. The game situation C5 corresponds to the team attack button 32 (see FIG. 6) to be described later being tapped by the user and the team attack being executed.

  For example, the cooperation skill CS1 (see FIG. 4) sets the activation timing to the game situation C1, C2, or C4. The linked skill CS1 can be activated when the user's operation target character becomes incapable of fighting, achieves 6 combos, or executes a counter attack on the enemy character. Further, for example, the cooperation skill CS3 (see FIG. 4) sets the activation timing to the game situation C3, C4, or C5. The linked skill CS3 can be activated when the user's operation target character activates a single skill, performs a counter attack on an enemy character, or performs a team attack.

(Example of screen display)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game content screen in which a battle is performed using a plurality of characters on the deck. The game content screen is displayed on the display unit 19 of the terminal device 12 operated by the user. This game content is to be played against an enemy character, and is incorporated in a game scenario, for example. As another example, the game content may be a limited-time event prepared separately from the game scenario.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game content screen includes a field area 191 and an area 192 other than the field. The field area 191 is an area for displaying the virtual game space. For example, the enemy character 30 and the character A to be operated by the user are displayed in the field area 191.

  An area 192 other than the field is an area for displaying an image related to a user operation. For example, the team attack gauge 31, the team attack button 32, and the icon 41 of the card character constituting the deck are displayed in an area 192 other than the field. The icon 41 is an example of an image associated with a plurality of game media (characters constituting a deck). Here, the deck includes cards other than those owned by the user. Here, the icon 41a of the icons 41 is an image associated with the assistant character. In the example of FIG. 6, the icon 41a of the icons 41 has a different background color from the others. Therefore, the user can easily determine that the character E is a helper character.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the user is executing game content in which a battle is performed using a character on the deck. The user operates the character A displayed in the field area 191 to advance the game (that is, performs a battle with the enemy character 30). The user can switch the operation target character displayed in the field area 191 by tapping the icon 41. A tab portion labeled “READY” is displayed on the icon 41 of the character that can activate the single skill. The user can activate the single skill by sliding the tab portion upward (direction toward the field region 191). The MP of the character that activated the single skill is consumed. However, the assistant character can activate the single skill only once during the battle without consuming MP. When all of the four characters A to D except the assistant character are in a battle impossible state, the game content ends.

  Here, in this game content, the number of operable characters displayed in the field area 191 is limited (one in this embodiment). For example, on a screen with a limited area such as a portable terminal, when a large number of characters are present on the field, they may be behind the finger or stylus, and it is difficult for the user to identify the character to be operated. In addition, it is difficult for the user to perform a game operation. Therefore, except for special cases such as linkage skills and team attacks, the display of characters not to be operated on the field area 191 is restricted. The operable characters can be switched by the user. Thus, visibility and operability are improved by making it possible to switch the operable characters while limiting the number of operable characters displayed in the field area 191. As will be described later, by executing the cooperation skill, the user can automatically and indirectly operate a character that is not an operation target. In other words, the user can avoid a decrease in the chances of operating some characters constituting the deck. In addition, since the cooperation skill is activated, various characters can be operated without impairing the operability of the user even in a user interface that is difficult to perform a complicated input operation such as a touch panel.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the value of the team attack gauge 31 increases when the enemy character 30 is attacked. When the value of the gauge 31 reaches a predetermined value (for example, when the gauge 31 is filled), the user taps the team attack button 32 to display the four characters A to D excluding the assistant character in the field area 191. Thus, the enemy character 30 can be made to fight. At this time, the user operates only one character (for example, character A) to be operated. Other characters (for example, characters B to D) are automatically operated by the game program. When a team attack is activated, the team attack gauge 31 becomes zero. Here, the team attack gauge 31 may be increased when a predetermined condition is satisfied. That is, the predetermined condition is not limited to attacking the enemy character 30. For example, the team attack gauge 31 may increase when the operation target character is attacked as a predetermined condition. Further, for example, the team attack gauge 31 may increase when a user acquires or uses a predetermined item during a game.

(Execution screen of cooperation skill)
Here, in this embodiment, when the conditions regarding the target character, the activation timing, and the maximum number of activations are satisfied, the cooperation skill is probabilistically activated. For example, during execution of game content, the character A may be in a battle impossible state (see FIG. 8). In such a case, a determination is made as to whether or not to activate the cooperation skill including the character A as the target character. In the present embodiment, the server device 11 or the terminal device 12 performs processing related to cooperation skills as described below. Here, the terminal device 12 and the server device 11 may cooperate to perform processing related to the cooperation skill. In the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10 below, a case where the terminal device 12 performs a process related to the cooperation skill will be described as an example.

  The terminal device 12 detects that the character A is in a battle impossible state. Here, the terminal device 12 shares and synchronizes the cooperation skill information 112 and the game state information 113 with the server device 11. For example, the terminal device 12 extracts candidates that can be activated as the linkage skill based on the linkage skill information 112 and the game state information 113.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining processing in which the terminal device 12 extracts a candidate for a cooperation skill.
The terminal device 12 includes the character A as the target character, and extracts a cooperation skill whose activation timing is in a battle impossible state (C1). Furthermore, the terminal device 12 extracts on condition that all the target characters are included in the deck. In this example, the deck is composed of characters A to E as shown in FIG. And the terminal device 12 extracts cooperation skill CS1, CS2, and CS20. The terminal device 12 sets priorities ((1) to (3) in the example of FIG. 7) to the extracted cooperation skill candidates. Here, in the present embodiment, the priority order is set in the order of the cooperation skill ID.

The terminal device 12 determines whether to activate the cooperation skill according to the priority order.
The terminal device 12 performs the calculation using the information with the activation probability of 50%, the past activation situation of the cooperation skill CS1, and the like. In the example of FIG. 7, the terminal device 12 determines not to activate the cooperation skill CS <b> 1, and proceeds to determination of the next cooperation skill CS <b> 2. And the terminal device 12 performs a calculation using the information with the activation probability 20%, the past activation state of the linkage skill CS2, and the like. In the example of FIG. 7, the terminal device 12 determines to activate the cooperation skill CS2, and does not perform subsequent determination (for example, determination of the cooperation skill CS20). Here, in this example, the number of times that the cooperative skill is activated is less than the upper limit number of times of activation. However, if there is a cooperation skill that has reached the maximum number of times of activation, the terminal device 12 determines not to activate the cooperation skill. And the terminal device 12 moves to determination of the cooperation skill which has the next priority. For example, when the cooperation skill CS2 has reached the maximum number of times of activation, the terminal device 12 determines not to activate the cooperation skill CS2, and proceeds to the determination of the next cooperation skill CS20.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram exemplifying a screen when it is determined that the character A, which is the operation target of the user, is in a battle impossible state and the terminal device 12 activates the cooperation skill CS2. The elements shown in FIG. 8 are the same as those in FIG. Therefore, the description similar to FIG. 7 is simplified or omitted as appropriate.

  In the example of FIG. 8, the character A shown in the field area 191 is collapsed. Further, the character A of the icon 41 is displayed in black. Therefore, the user knows that the character A is in a battle impossible state. The terminal device 12 that has decided to activate the cooperation skill CS2 displays the characters A to C (target characters of the cooperation skill CS2) among the icons 41 in a manner different from the icons 41 of the other characters D and E. Execute. In the example of FIG. 8, a special figure (overlapped square) is displayed only on the icons 41 of the characters A to C. Special graphics may blink or change color.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which the terminal device 12 has activated the cooperation skill CS2. The screen of FIG. 9 is displayed following the screen of FIG. The elements shown in FIG. 9 are the same as those in FIGS. Therefore, descriptions similar to those in FIGS. 7 and 8 are simplified or omitted as appropriate.

  The terminal device 12 changes the HP of the character A (recovers from zero), and further performs an effect process in which the character B and the character C fight the enemy character 30 together with the character A. In the example of FIG. 9, a character A that has recovered and is in a battleable state is displayed in the field area 191. Character B and character C are displayed in the field area 191. The terminal device 12 automatically executes the process of FIG. 9 (without requiring a user instruction) following FIG. In the example of FIG. 9, when the character A becomes incapable of combat, the character B and the character C recover the character A, and then the cooperation skill that fights together is executed. For this reason, an effect process suitable for the game situation is performed by the cooperation skill.

(flowchart)
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a control method related to the cooperation skill executed by the terminal device 12. A user may configure a deck with game media and execute game content for a battle. This flowchart shows processing of the terminal device 12 in such game content. Here, the game medium in the following description of the flowchart is specifically a card or a character associated with the card.

  First, the terminal device 12 stores a plurality of game media selected by a game user in association with the user (step S1). As a specific example, the plurality of game media are characters that are selected by the user and constitute a deck. For example, the terminal device 12 reads out information 110 on the user and information 111 on the card owned from the terminal storage unit 18. The terminal device 12 extracts the card ID or character ID of the character constituting the deck from the card information 111. The terminal device 12 may store the extracted card ID or character ID in the terminal storage unit 18 as deck information in association with the user ID obtained from the information 110 related to the user. The deck information may be shared and synchronized with the server device 11.

  The terminal device 12 displays a part of the plurality of game media in the field and advances the game (step S2). Here, a part of the game media is, for example, a character that is an operation target of the user. Some game media are not limited to one character, and may be a plurality of characters, for example.

  The terminal device 12 determines whether or not the first game media included in some game media satisfy a predetermined condition (step S3). In the example of FIG. 6 described above, a part of the game media and the first game media are the character A. The predetermined condition is a condition related to the first game medium among the conditions for activating the cooperation skill. In the example of FIG. 6, the predetermined condition is that the character A is included in the target characters of the cooperation skill and that the activation timing is satisfied by the character A (see FIGS. 4 and 5). Here, in the example of FIG. 6, there is one first game medium. However, there may be a plurality of first game media.

  When the first game medium satisfies the predetermined condition, the terminal device 12 proceeds to the process of step S4 (Yes in step S3). Moreover, the terminal device 12 returns to the process of step S2 when the first game medium does not satisfy the predetermined condition (No in step S3).

  The terminal device 12 determines whether or not the second game medium is included in a plurality of game media (for example, characters constituting the deck) (step S4). Unlike the first game medium, the second game medium is not included in some game media (for example, a character that is a user's operation target). Also, the second game medium has a predetermined relationship with the first game medium. Specifically, the predetermined relationship is that both become the target characters of the cooperation skill. Here, the second game medium may be one, or may be plural. In the example of FIG. 9, two characters B and C are the second game media.

  When the second game media are included in the plurality of game media, the terminal device 12 proceeds to the process of step S5 (Yes in step S4). Further, when the second game medium is not included in the plurality of game media, the terminal device 12 returns to the process of step S2 (No in step S4).

  The terminal device 12 extracts candidates that can be activated as the cooperation skill (see, for example, FIG. 7). And the terminal device 12 sets a priority to the extracted cooperation skill. And the terminal device 12 starts the cooperation skill which has not reached the maximum number of times of activation according to the priority, according to the activation probability. The terminal device 12 performs a cooperation effect process including changing at least a parameter of the first game medium by activating the cooperation skill (step S5). For example, as a cooperation effect, the terminal device 12 restores the character A's HP, for example, as shown in FIG.

  Here, the cooperation effect includes at least a change in the parameters of the first game medium accompanying the activation of the cooperation skill, but further includes various changes and effects based on the activation of the cooperation skill. For example, it is assumed that the effect associated with the cooperative skill CS3 is to fully recover the MP of the first game medium and halve the HP of the enemy character 30. The cooperation effect includes not only fully recovering the MP of the first game medium but also halving the HP of the enemy character 30 when the cooperation skill CS3 is activated. Further, the cooperation effect may include, for example, causing the characters B and C to fight the enemy character as shown in FIG. Further, the cooperation effect may include displaying a special figure on the icons 41 of the characters A to C, for example, as shown in FIG.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the storage unit (for example, the terminal storage unit 18) that stores a plurality of game media (for example, characters) selected by the game user in association with the user. . Further, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a control unit (for example, the terminal control unit 21). The control unit displays part of the plurality of game media in the field area 191 to advance the game content. And a control part determines whether the 1st game media (for example, character A) contained in a part of game media (for example, the character which becomes a user's operation object) satisfy | fills predetermined conditions. The control unit further determines whether or not second game media (for example, characters B and C) that are in a predetermined relationship with the first game media and are not included in some game media are included in the plurality of game media. Determine. When the conditions relating to the first game medium and the second game medium are satisfied, the control unit performs a process of cooperative effects including changing the parameters of the first game medium. The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment can improve the interest of the game by the cooperation skill executed according to the scenario (story) or the game situation in the game.

  Although the present disclosure has been described based on the drawings and embodiments, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various variations and modifications based on the present disclosure. Accordingly, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, functions and the like included in each means and each step can be rearranged so as not to be logically contradictory, and a plurality of means or steps can be combined into one or divided. .

(Modifications, etc.)
In the above embodiment, the linkage skill is treated as an ability already provided in the target character. However, the linkage skill may be treated as an ability acquired as the target character grows. For example, the ability of the target character to activate the cooperation skill may be acquired only when a specific quest is cleared using a deck including all of the target characters of the cooperation skill. Coordination skills may also grow. Here, the growth of the cooperation skill means that the effect changes or an additional effect (for example, acquisition of ability) occurs. For example, as the target character grows, the damage to the enemy character 30 due to the cooperation skill may increase. In addition, a parameter for associating the target characters (hereinafter referred to as “related parameter”) may be set. The related parameter may include, for example, closeness between target characters. Further, the related parameter may include a level indicating the growth level of the cooperation skill (cooperation skill level). For example, the cooperation skill level may be increased depending on the number of times the cooperation skill is activated. Further, the cooperation skill level may be increased according to the growth of the target character. Further, for example, the damage to the enemy character 30 due to the cooperation skill may be increased by using a special item.

  In the process of extracting candidates that can be activated as the cooperation skill in the above embodiment, the priority order is set in the order of the cooperation skill ID. Here, the priority order is, for example, the sort order of the linked skill names, the order of the activation probability, the order of the strength of the effect (for example, the order of the damage to the enemy character 30), or the remaining number of times until the upper limit of the number of activation. You may respond to the order of many. In addition, an adjustment may be performed such that the higher the closeness between the target characters of the cooperation skill is, the higher the priority of the cooperation skill is. The priority may be determined by parameters of the target character (for example, a total value of levels, a total value of AT, etc.).

  In the above embodiment, only one cooperation skill is activated. For this reason, when it is determined that one link skill is to be activated, the terminal device 12 does not determine a link skill that has a lower priority than the link skill. However, the terminal device 12 may determine to activate one cooperation skill or may continue to determine a cooperation skill having a lower priority than the cooperation skill. At this time, all of the candidate cooperative skills can be activated probabilistically. Further, the upper limit number of continuous skills to be activated (for example, 3) is set, and the terminal device 12 continues to determine the cooperation skills with lower priority when the upper limit number of continuous skills is not exceeded. You may go. At this time, the candidate cooperation skills can be probabilistically activated up to the maximum number of continuous activations. In addition, all of the candidate cooperation skills may be activated. That is, the probability of activating all linkage skills may be 100%. In addition, when probabilistic activation is not performed, one or a plurality of cooperation skills with higher priority may be activated among the candidate cooperation skills.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the cooperation skill may include many types. As another cooperative skill, in the case of the game situation C2 (the user's operation target character achieves 6 combos), a process in which all of the target characters battle with the enemy character 30 may be executed. Further, as another cooperative skill, in the case of the game situation C3 (the character to be operated by the user activates the single skill), a process of activating the single skill for the remaining target characters may also be executed. Further, as another cooperative skill, in the case of the game situation C5 (execution of team attack), a process of performing a battle with the enemy character 30 with all characters including the assistant character may be executed. Here, the number of target characters is not limited to two or three as shown in FIG. 4, and may be four or five or more.

  Further, the character to be operated may be changeable during execution of the cooperation skill. For example, it is assumed that the user's operation target character A is displayed in the field area 191. When the cooperation skill CS1 with the character A as one of the target characters is activated, the character B is displayed in the field area 191. Here, when the user switches the operation target to the character B, the character A becomes an NPC and is displayed in the field area 191 and the cooperative skill CS1 is continued. When the cooperation skill CS1 ends, the character B that is the user's operation target remains on the field area 191 and the character A is not displayed on the field area 191. In other words, when the execution time of the cooperative skill ends, only the character that is the operation target is displayed in the field area 191 at the end of the cooperative skill, and the other target characters are not displayed in the field area 191.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the parameter (for example, MP) is not consumed (for example, the parameter value is decreased) to activate the cooperation skill. However, a parameter (for example, MP) may be consumed when the cooperation skill is activated. Further, each character may be provided with a unique parameter (for example, an MP for the cooperation skill, hereinafter referred to as “cooperation MP”) consumed to activate the cooperation skill. At this time, when the linkage skill is activated, the linkage MP of the target character may be consumed by a value corresponding to the linkage skill. For example, when at least one cooperation MP of the target character is less than a value consumed by each character (hereinafter referred to as “consumption cooperation MP”), the cooperation skill may not be activated. Further, for example, even if the target character has at least one cooperative MP less than the consumption cooperative MP, if the total value of all the cooperative MPs of the target character is larger than the total consumed cooperative MP, the cooperative skill is It may be activated. For example, when the cooperation skill CS1 is activated, it is assumed that the consumption cooperation MP of each of the character A and the character B is 5 (the total consumption cooperation MP is 10). When the linked MP of the character A is 3, the linked skill does not have to be activated because it is less than the consumed linked MP. As another example, when the linked MP of the character B is 7 or more (when it is larger than the total consumed linked MP), the character B bears the consumed linked MP for the shortage of the character A, so that the linked skill is activated. It may be possible. At this time, regarding the activation of the cooperation skill, the user's strategy is increased, and at the same time, it is not necessary to confirm the value of the cooperation MP of each character in detail, so that the burden on the operation can be reduced. Particularly, in a small liquid crystal such as a portable terminal, the visibility of parameters of each character is low, so that it is possible to easily activate the cooperation skill without grasping each parameter in detail. Moreover, consumption cooperation MP may be defined with respect to all the target characters instead of with respect to each character. That is, only the total consumption cooperation MP may be determined. For example, when the total consumption cooperation MP is 12, the consumption cooperation MP of each character is 6 when the cooperation skill CS1 (two target characters) is activated. Further, for example, the consumption cooperation MP of each character in the activation of the cooperation skill CS2 (three target characters) is 4.

  Moreover, in said embodiment, it is set as the web display which displays a part of game screen on the display part 19 of the terminal device 12 based on the data which the server apparatus produced | generated, and a part of game screen is installed in the terminal device 12. It is good also as a native display made to display with the native application. As described above, the game in the above-described embodiment may be a hybrid game in which each of the terminal device 12 and the server device 11 assumes a part of the processing. Further, the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 do not need to share and synchronize all the data such as the cooperation skill information 112. As an example, the data that the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 share and synchronize may be only the cooperation skill information 112 and information about what the user has acquired (for example, information on a target character owned by the user). At this time, other information may be stored in a storage unit (server storage unit 14 or terminal storage unit 18) of an information processing device (server device 11 or terminal device 12) that executes a game process based on the information. . For example, when all of the game processing based on other information is executed by the terminal device 12, the other information may be stored only in the terminal storage unit 18.

  Moreover, in order to function as the terminal device 12 or the server apparatus 11, a computer, a mobile telephone, etc. can be used suitably, for example. The terminal device 12 or the server device 11 can be realized by storing a program describing processing contents for realizing the above functions in an accessible storage unit, and reading and executing the program by the CPU.

10 game system 11 server device 12 terminal device 13 server communication unit 14 server storage unit 15 server control unit 16 network 17 terminal communication unit 18 terminal storage unit 19 display unit 20 input unit 21 terminal control unit 30 enemy character 31 gauge 32 team attack button 41, 41a Icon 110 Information about user 111 Information about card possessed 112 Information about linkage skill 113 Information about game situation 191 Field area 192 Area other than field

Claims (10)

In an information processing apparatus that executes processing of a game including game content for performing battle using a plurality of game media,
Storing the plurality of game media selected by the user of the game in association with the user;
Displaying a part of the plurality of game media in a field area and advancing the game content;
A first game medium included in the part of the game media satisfies a predetermined condition and has a predetermined relationship with the first game medium and is not included in the part of the game medium; And a step of executing a cooperative effect process including changing a parameter of the first game medium when the game medium is included in the plurality of game media.   The program according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that the first game medium is in a battle impossible state in the game content.   The program according to claim 2, wherein the cooperation effect includes causing the second game medium to make the first game medium capable of fighting in the game content.   The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cooperation effect includes that the second game medium performs a battle together with the first game medium in the game content. Causing the information processing apparatus to further display an image associated with the plurality of game media in an area other than the field;
The cooperative effect is that images associated with the first game medium and the second game medium are images associated with the plurality of game media excluding the first game medium and the second game medium. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising displaying in a mode different from the above. Further causing the information processing apparatus to select one of a plurality of cooperative skill candidates extracted according to a combination of the first game medium and the second game medium,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cooperation effect includes an effect associated with one selected cooperation skill.   The program according to claim 6, wherein each of the candidates has a priority set.   The program according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a probability is set for each of the candidates, and one of the candidates is selected according to the probability. A control method for an information processing apparatus for executing a process of a game including game content to be battled using a plurality of game media,
Storing the plurality of game media selected by the user of the game in association with the user;
Displaying a part of the plurality of game media in a field area and advancing the game content;
A first game medium included in the part of the game media satisfies a predetermined condition and has a predetermined relationship with the first game medium and is not included in the part of the game medium; Performing a process of a cooperative effect including changing a parameter of the first game medium when the game medium is included in the plurality of game media. An information processing apparatus that executes processing of a game including game content for fighting using a plurality of game media,
A storage unit that stores the plurality of game media selected by a user of the game in association with the user;
A control unit,
The controller is
A part of the plurality of game media is displayed in a field area, the game content is advanced,
A first game medium included in the part of the game media satisfies a predetermined condition and has a predetermined relationship with the first game medium and is not included in the part of the game medium; An information processing apparatus that performs processing of a cooperative effect including changing a parameter of the first game medium when the game medium is included in the plurality of game media.