JP4050658B2 - GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING THE PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game device that realizes a game such as a role playing game, a control program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A role-playing game is a game in which a game player advances the story by specifying the action of a character appearing in the story. In the story, the character (hereinafter referred to as the player character) is given various problems such as solving a mystery, finding a treasure, and defeating an enemy. The game player instructs the player character to perform actions necessary to achieve the above-described tasks, such as movement in the virtual space, searching for a predetermined place, and collecting information through conversation with other characters.
[0003]
In addition, many enemy characters usually appear in a predetermined area of the virtual space. Such a battle with an enemy character may be a problem given to the player character itself, but there is also a battle that does not directly relate to the solution of the problem. However, even if the battle is not directly related to the solution of the problem, if the player repeatedly wins, the money and experience value of the player character increase and the player character grows, so that the problem can be easily solved. In addition, it is often the case that a problem with a high degree of difficulty cannot be solved unless the player character has acquired an experience value greater than or equal to a predetermined value. For this reason, it is necessary for the player character to perform a battle with the enemy character to some extent regardless of whether or not the problem is solved.
[0004]
However, battles that do not lead to problem resolution are troublesome when you want to prioritize problem resolution. Even when the enemy character subjugation itself is an issue, there is a case where it is desired to adjust the battle time so that the battle is postponed, for example, in order to secure time for the player character to recover. That is, it is desirable for the player to perform a battle with an enemy character when it is convenient and not when it is not convenient.
[0005]
As a game device that responds to this player's request, Patent Literature 1 discloses a device that allows a player to freely set the probability in a game in which a battle is started with a predetermined probability regardless of the player's intention. Yes. In this game apparatus, the player can set a higher probability when he / she wants to actively fight, and a lower probability when he / she wants to avoid the battle. Note that the game exemplified in Patent Document 1 is a so-called random encounter type game in which a battle with a latent enemy character (not displayed on the screen) is suddenly started.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-93648 A
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In recent years, the development efficiency of games has improved due to advances in development technology, so an enemy character is displayed on the screen, and a battle is started when the enemy character touches the player character. (Also known as an "encounter" game). In a contact encounter type game, an enemy character, for example, hesitates in an area displayed on the screen. Therefore, the player can avoid a battle if he / she carefully performs an operation so that the player character does not come into contact with the enemy character to be hesitated.
[0008]
However, in many contact encounter type games, the enemy character is controlled to come toward the player character when a predetermined condition is satisfied. For this reason, it is not always easy to prevent the player character from contacting the enemy character. For this reason, the desire to fight only when convenient is not always satisfied. Further, the contact encounter type game is characterized in that the player can be greatly involved in determining whether or not to start the battle, and does not start the battle stochastically. For this reason, in the case of a contact encounter type game, the above request cannot be met by the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1.
[0009]
An object of the present invention is to provide a game device, a game control program, and a recording medium on which such a program can be recorded, which can satisfy the player's needs as described above regardless of the type of encounter.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention achieves a case where a predetermined battle start condition is established between a player character acting according to an operation performed by the player and an enemy character acting regardless of the player's operation in the virtual space. There is provided a game device for a game for starting a battle, comprising a shooting method setting means, an action style storage means, an enemy character action control means, and an image display means described below.
[0011]
The present invention also provides a game in which, in a virtual space, a player character that acts according to an operation performed by a player and an enemy character that acts regardless of the player's operation start a battle when a predetermined battle start condition is satisfied. There is provided a game control program for causing a computer to function as a shooting method setting means, an action style storage means, an enemy character action control means, and an image display means described below. Furthermore, an information recording medium such as a DVD, a CD-ROM, a memory card, or a game cassette on which the program is recorded is provided.
[0012]
The shooting method setting means is a means for setting the virtual shooting method of the virtual space to one shooting method selected from a plurality of shooting methods. The “photographing method” is a method of capturing a space when a part of the virtual space is displayed on the screen. The shooting method can be defined as, for example, the number of virtual cameras, arrangement position, orientation, angle of view, use / non-use of special functions (such as a zoom function), movement speed of the virtual camera at the time of shooting, and the like.
[0013]
The action style storage means is means for storing information defining the action style of the enemy character for each shooting method. Here, the “action pattern” of the enemy character is the timing of appearing before and after the player character, the position when appearing, the action after appearing, the reaction when detecting the player character, and the contact with the player character Reaction.
[0014]
The enemy character action control means is a virtual space so that the enemy character behaves in an action style defined by information stored as information corresponding to the shooting method set by the shooting method setting means by the action style storage means. It is a means to perform action control of the enemy character. However, “action control” of the enemy character is not limited to control that directly defines the action pattern of the enemy character as a program, but means control by any method.
[0015]
The image display means is means for generating image information constituting the video of the virtual space that is virtually shot by the shooting method set by the shooting method setting means and outputting it to the display screen.
[0016]
In the game device having the above means, the action style of the enemy character changes in conjunction with the setting of the shooting method. Therefore, when a shooting method is set in which the enemy character behaves in a manner that is convenient for the player character, the player can proceed with the game comfortably.
[0017]
In particular, the action style storage means stores a shooting method suitable for achieving a predetermined purpose by the player character and information defining an action style of an enemy character suitable for achieving the predetermined purpose. It is preferable. Thus, if a shooting method suitable for the purpose is set, the action style of the enemy character also changes according to the purpose, and the player character can easily achieve the purpose.
[0018]
For example, the predetermined shooting method may be stored in association with information that defines an action mode in which the battle start condition is less likely to be established than when another shooting method is set. Thereby, while the shooting method is set, the probability that the player character is involved in the battle is low, and the player can avoid spending a lot of time on the battle between the player character and the enemy character.
[0019]
When the predetermined shooting method is set, if the image display means generates image information constituting a video representing a wider range than when another shooting method is set, the image display means This makes it easier to grasp the positional relationship between the player character and the enemy character, and makes it easier for the player character to avoid a battle.
[0020]
The selection of the one shooting method is preferably realized by providing the game apparatus with one or both of shooting method manual selection means and shooting method automatic selection means described below.
[0021]
The shooting method manual selection means is means for selecting one shooting method from a plurality of shooting methods based on a shooting method selection operation by the player. As the “photographing method selection operation”, for example, a button operation or a menu selection operation on the screen can be considered. Note that the shooting method manual selection means may be a means for accepting a shooting method selection operation only when the player or player character satisfies a predetermined condition. As a condition to be satisfied by the player, for example, it can be considered that the play time exceeds a predetermined time. Further, as a condition to be satisfied by the player character, for example, the level of the character, the experience value, etc. may exceed a predetermined value.
[0022]
The photographing method automatic selecting means is means for automatically selecting one photographing method from a plurality of photographing methods based on a predetermined standard. The “predetermined standard” can be arbitrarily determined. For example, when the player character moves from a predetermined area of the virtual space to another area, or when the player character gets on a predetermined vehicle, a method of automatically selecting and resetting the shooting method can be considered. Note that the shooting method automatic selection unit may function only when the player or the player character satisfies a predetermined condition.
[0023]
Alternatively, the enemy character action control means may function only when the player or the player character satisfies a predetermined condition. In other words, the shooting method can be changed regardless of whether or not the condition is satisfied, but if the condition is not satisfied, a method for preventing the behavior of the enemy character from changing even if the shooting method is changed is considered. It is done.
[0024]
Further, according to the present invention, as the second game device, when a predetermined battle start condition is established between a player character that acts in accordance with an operation performed by the player and an enemy character that acts regardless of the operation of the player in the virtual space. There is provided a game apparatus for a game that starts a battle, comprising a behavior mode storage means, an enemy character action control means, and an image display means described below.
[0025]
In the action style storage means of the second game device, information defining the action style of the enemy character is stored for each of a plurality of index values (for example, the level of the character) indicating the degree of growth of the player character step by step. Means. The enemy character action control means of the second game device is defined by information stored as information corresponding to an index value indicating the degree of growth of the player character at the time when the operation is performed by the action style storage means. It is means for performing action control of the enemy character in the virtual space so that the enemy character behaves in a certain action style. The image display means of the second game device is means for generating image information constituting a video in the virtual space and outputting it on the display screen. According to the second game device, even if the enemy character is the same, the action pattern changes depending on the level of the player character. Therefore, by increasing the level of the player character, the probability of a battle between the player character and the enemy character is changed. be able to.
[0026]
In particular, the action style storage means stores the index value and the information defining the action style in association with each other so that the higher the degree of growth of the player character, the less likely the battle start condition is satisfied. preferable. As a result, if the player character is leveled up, it becomes possible to concentrate on solving the problems given to the player character, such as discovery of a target, without bothering with the battle with the enemy character.
[0027]
The present invention also provides a game control program capable of providing functions equivalent to those of the game device by being incorporated in a general-purpose computer, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.
[0028]
Note that as the “index value indicating the degree of growth of the player character stepwise,” any value indicating the degree of growth of the player character can be used as the index value. For example, the total amount of experience values of the player character, the number of enemies defeated in the past, attack power, life force (HP), and other parameter values may be used, or the “level” of the character comprehensively determined from the combination thereof. . When the player character is a character group that acts in a party, a value indicating the degree of growth of the entire character group may be regarded as an index value. For example, a method is considered in which the sum of numerical values representing the levels of individual characters is regarded as an index value.
[0029]
In the first and second game devices or the control program, it is preferable that information defining conditions for enemy characters to appear and disappear is stored in the behavior pattern storage means as information defining a behavior pattern. The condition that the enemy character appears and disappears can be defined as the condition of the positional relationship between the enemy character and the player character, for example. The positional relationship condition is defined as a condition relating to the distance between the enemy character and the player character in the virtual space, for example.
[0030]
Moreover, it is preferable that the information which prescribes the willingness expression action which expresses the presence or absence of the fighting intention with respect to a player character by action is memorize | stored in the action style memory | storage means as information which prescribes | regulates an action style. In particular, as information for defining the action mode, information for defining the behavior of the enemy character in a normal state, information for defining the intention of fighting action that indicates whether or not there is a fighting intention with respect to the player character, and the enemy character causes the fighting action of the enemy character It is preferable that information defining conditions is stored. The condition for causing the battle expression action can be defined as a condition of the positional relationship between the enemy character and the player character, for example. The positional relationship condition is defined as a condition relating to the distance between the enemy character and the player character in the virtual space, for example.
[0031]
In these game apparatuses, the contact between the player character and the enemy character in the virtual space can be defined as the battle start condition.
[0032]
The battle start condition may be that the player character contacts the enemy character in the virtual space and a predetermined condition is satisfied after the contact. The predetermined condition is, for example, a condition that is established at random. It is even more preferable that the condition that is established at random is controlled so as to depend on the degree of growth of the player character. Thereby, even if it contacts, the case which does not start a battle can be produced.
[0033]
Note that the present invention can also be applied to a type of game in which a video obtained by capturing the virtual space from the viewpoint of the player character is displayed on the screen, as if the player is moving around in the virtual space. A game apparatus when the present invention is applied to such a game includes, for example, a player who acts virtually in a virtual space by performing a predetermined operation, and an enemy character that acts regardless of the player's operation in the virtual space. Is a game device for a game that starts a battle when a predetermined battle start condition is satisfied, and the virtual shooting method of the virtual space is changed to one shooting method selected from a plurality of shooting methods. The shooting method setting means to be set, the action style storage means in which information defining the action style of the enemy character is stored for each shooting method, and the action style storage means corresponds to the shooting method set by the shooting method setting means. Enemy character that controls the enemy character's behavior in the virtual space so that the enemy character behaves in the behavior style defined by the information stored as information And image display means for generating image information constituting a video of a virtual space virtually captured by the imaging method set by the imaging method setting means and outputting the image information to a display screen. It becomes a game device. Further, a game control program capable of providing a function equivalent to that of the game device by being incorporated in a general-purpose computer and a recording medium on which the program is recorded may be provided.
[0034]
In the case of such a game in which the player character is not displayed, for example, a state in which the virtual position of the player and the position of the enemy character in the virtual space coincide with each other is defined as a state in which the player and the enemy character are in contact with each other. It may be determined as a battle start condition that it will be in that state.
[0035]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0036]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a game system including a home game machine and its peripheral devices. The home game machine 1 is connected to a home television 2 having a display and a speaker via a cable (not shown).
[0037]
Further, an input device for inputting a control signal for the player to control the game, that is, a controller 3 is connected to the home game device 1. The controller 3 includes a direction instruction button 4 and some other operation buttons 5. The direction indicating button 4 is configured so that different operation signals are generated when the upper, left, lower, and right portions are pressed, and the direction of movement of the player character 6 displayed on the screen is designated. It is also used to move the cursor when selecting menu items. The other operation buttons 5 are also configured to generate different operation signals when they are pressed, and are used, for example, for determining a selection item and setting a shooting method for a virtual space described later.
[0038]
The role playing game described below is a game realized by causing the consumer game device 1 to execute a role playing game control program. The game control program is provided to the player in a state recorded on a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). When the DVD is set in a disc tray (not shown) of the home game device 1 and the power is turned on, a control program for the role playing game is executed by the home game device 1, and the home game device is an embodiment of the present invention. To function as a game device. In this case, the role playing game control program is an embodiment of the game control program of the present invention, and the DVD is an embodiment of the recording medium of the present invention.
[0039]
Next, an image displayed on the game screen of the role playing game will be described. The video of the role-playing game screen, that is, the video displayed on the display of the home television 2 can be considered as a video obtained by photographing a part of the virtual space where the player character and enemy character are arranged with a video camera. . In this case, the displayed video varies depending on how the virtual space is captured, that is, the imaging method of the virtual space.
[0040]
2 and 3 are diagrams for explaining the relationship between the imaging method of the virtual space and the video displayed on the game screen. The shooting method is specified by the position, orientation, angle of view, special function (such as zoom, wide-angle lens, infrared projection function) of the virtual camera that virtually shoots the virtual space, the camera moving speed at the time of shooting, and the like. If the game can shoot the virtual space from two directions and display it on two screens, information on the number of virtual cameras is also required as information for specifying the shooting method. In the following description, it is assumed that the player character 6 and the enemy character 7 are arranged in the virtual space in the positional relationship as shown in FIG.
[0041]
In the relationship of FIG. 2, if the virtual space is captured from the camera position 8 behind the player character 6, the displayed image has the player character 6 placed in front of the screen as shown in FIG. An image in which the character 7 is arranged is obtained. Also, if the virtual space is captured from the camera position 9 obliquely above and behind the player character 6 in FIG. 2, the displayed video is a video representing a wider range of the virtual space as shown in FIG.
[0042]
Further, if the virtual space is captured from the camera position 10 on the side of the player character 6, the displayed image is displayed with the player character 6 and the enemy character 7 arranged side by side as shown in FIG. Become a video. Further, if the virtual space is captured by the line of sight of the player character 6 as shown as the camera position 11, the displayed image is displayed by the enemy character 7 in the front direction of the player character 6 as shown in FIG. It will be the video that was made.
[0043]
Alternatively, if shooting is performed using the zoom function from the camera position 9 in FIG. 2, an image as shown in FIG. 3A is displayed, and if the zoom function is not used, an image as shown in FIG. 3B is displayed. You can also think.
[0044]
The video (moving image) is actually composed of image information generated by the game control program executing data processing based on the concept of shooting. The game control program manages virtual space information that defines the configuration of a virtual space (objects, characters, and the like) and shooting method information that specifies a shooting method of the virtual space. The virtual space information is information in which, for example, a three-dimensional coordinate space and the shapes and positions of buildings, treasure chests, mountains, caves, and the like fixedly arranged in the coordinate space are stored as three-dimensional coordinate data. The photographing method information is information that stores the position of the virtual camera as three-dimensional coordinate data, the angle as, for example, a three-dimensional vector, the use / non-use of a special function as a flag, and the moving speed as a numerical parameter. The game control program uses these pieces of information to generate image information that constitutes a video (moving image) obtained by photographing the virtual space with the virtual camera.
[0045]
Next, the contact encounter will be described. 4 (a) to 4 (e) are diagrams showing video images from the time the player character meets an enemy character and starts a battle in order of time.
[0046]
FIG. 4A shows that the player character 6 is moving toward the destination 41. FIG. 4B shows the player character 6 that is closer to the destination 41 due to movement and the enemy character 7 that appears in front of the player character. Thus, the enemy character 7 appears in front of the player character when a predetermined condition (this is the first condition) is satisfied. In other words, the enemy character exists at a predetermined position in the virtual space, but remains hidden until the first condition is satisfied, and appears when the first condition is satisfied.
[0047]
In the example shown in the figure, the first condition is that the distance between the player character 6 and the enemy character 7 in the virtual space is shorter than a predetermined distance (this is the first distance). The appearing enemy character takes a predetermined action (hereinafter referred to as “normal action”) such as a spear.
[0048]
FIG. 4C shows the player character 6 that is closer to the enemy character 7 due to the movement, and the enemy character 7 that rushes toward the player character 6. As described above, when a predetermined condition (this is set as the second condition) is established, the enemy character 7 indicates to the player whether or not there is a fighting intention. Hereinafter, this action is referred to as “war expression action”.
[0049]
In the example of the figure, the second condition is that the distance between the player character 6 and the enemy character 7 in the virtual space is shorter than a predetermined distance (this is the second distance).
[0050]
Both the normal action and the fighting expression action are defined in advance as one piece of information defining the enemy character 7. The prescribed action may define the same action for all enemy characters, but may define a different action depending on the type of enemy character. As the normal action, in addition to the action accompanied by movement such as a heel, an action not accompanied by movement such as raising and lowering of an arm can be considered. In addition to the action of aggressively fighting the player character, an action indicating that there is no fighting intention, such as taking a defensive posture or escaping, can be considered as the fighting expression action.
[0051]
FIG. 4D shows a place where the player character 6 and the enemy character 7 are in contact with each other as a result of the enemy character 7 rushing to the player character 6. In the contact encounter type game, the condition for starting the battle is to be in the state shown in FIG.
[0052]
FIG. 4E is a diagram showing a battle screen for the player character 6 and the enemy character 7. When the battle start condition of contact is satisfied, the screen is automatically switched from the moving screen as shown in FIG. 4D to the battle screen as shown in FIG. However, the enemy character 7 is depicted in more detail on the battle screen. For example, the example shown in the figure shows a case where the enemy character 7 is actually an enemy character group composed of three enemy characters 40a, 40b and 40c. In other words, the enemy character 7 displayed in FIGS. 4A to 4D is a symbol display of the enemy characters 40a, 40b and 40c.
[0053]
On the battle screen, the player moves the cursor 11 to any character, selects the action of the player character 6 from the action selection menu 10, and causes the player character 6 to perform actions such as attack, defense, and recovery.
[0054]
Next, the condition for the enemy character to appear and the condition for the enemy character to perform the fighting action will be described in more detail. As described above, the timing at which the enemy character appears and the timing at which the battle expression action is performed are determined by the positional relationship between the player character and the enemy character. In the present embodiment, the appearance and fighting behavior of enemy characters are controlled by the following method.
[0055]
In this embodiment, the distance between the player character and the enemy character is managed as a circular area having a predetermined radius drawn with the position of each character as the center point. Hereinafter, this region will be referred to as a “character search range”. The search range is a range in which a battle opponent can be detected. The first distance in the description of FIG. 4 is defined as the radius of the search range of the player character, and the second distance in the description of FIG. 4 is defined as the radius of the search range of the enemy character.
[0056]
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the enemy search range, and shows the player character positions 12 a to 12 c and the enemy search ranges 14 a to 14 c, and the enemy character position 13 and the enemy search range 15.
[0057]
In the figure, when the player character is at the position 12a, the player character is not in the enemy character search range 15, and the enemy character is not in the player character search range 14a. In such a positional relationship, the game control program does not display the enemy character on the screen even if the enemy character position 13 is within the area displayed on the screen. In other words, the game control program performs action control of the enemy character so that the enemy character continues the latent action.
[0058]
When the player character moves to the position 12b and the enemy character is positioned within the search range 14b of the player character, the game control program displays the enemy character on the screen. That is, the action of the enemy character is controlled so that it appears before the player character. When the player character returns from the position 12b to the position 12a, the game control program deletes the displayed enemy character from the screen. This means that the action of the enemy character is controlled so as to hide again.
[0059]
As a result of the player character moving to the position 12c, when the player character is positioned within the enemy character search range 15, the game control program causes the enemy character to perform the action of the enemy character so as to cause the enemy character to express the fighting action. Take control.
[0060]
However, the search range does not necessarily have to be a circular range. In other words, the first distance and the second distance described above need not be constant in all directions, and may be different for each direction. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, if an elliptical search target area 16 that protrudes particularly long only in the traveling direction of the player character is defined, the player character can detect an enemy character in the traveling direction more quickly. .
[0061]
For convenience of explanation, FIG. 5 shows the search area as a planar area, but the search area may be a three-dimensional area such as a spherical area having a predetermined radius centered on the character. For example, in the case of a game in which an enemy character floating in the sky appears, it is necessary to detect an enemy in the upward direction of the virtual space, so that the enemy search range is preferably defined as a three-dimensional area.
[0062]
In the above control method, if the radius of the search range of the player character is defined as 0, the player character cannot detect the enemy character in advance, so that the battle is suddenly started. That is, although the above control method is a control method for a contact encounter type game, if the radius of the search enemy range is set to 0, the game encounter type apparently becomes a random encounter type.
[0063]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of control processing of enemy character's haunting behavior. When the game control program detects an operation of moving the player character by the player, that is, an operation of the direction instruction button in step S101, the game control program updates the position coordinate data of the player character in step S102. Next, in step S103, whether or not an enemy character exists within the search range of the player character using the updated position coordinate data, the data of the search range of the player character, and information on the position of the enemy character. Determine.
[0064]
If there is an enemy character within the search range of the player character, image information including the enemy character and the player character placed at the updated position is generated in step S104. If no enemy character exists within the search range of the player character, in step S105, image information that does not include the enemy character and updates only the position of the player character is generated. Image information generated by the game control program is sequentially output to a display (not shown). With the above action control, the enemy character appears when entering the player character search range, and disappears when the player character moves out of the search range.
[0065]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing for controlling the action of the enemy character that appears on the screen in step S104 of the flowchart of FIG. 7, that is, the enemy character that appears before the player character. In step S201, the game control program determines whether or not a player character exists within the enemy character search range. If no player character exists within the search range, in step S202, the enemy character performs action control so that the enemy character performs normal action. On the other hand, if the player character exists within the search range, in step S203, action control of the enemy character is performed so that the enemy character performs a fighting expression action.
[0066]
When the player character operated by the player comes into contact with an enemy character that performs a normal action or a battle expression action by the above process, the game screen is switched to the battle screen, and the battle is started between the player character and the enemy character. .
[0067]
The virtual space shooting method and enemy character action control have been described above. Next, the relationship between the imaging method of the virtual space and the action control of the enemy character will be described.
[0068]
In this role-playing game, a virtual space is created by at least two types of action purpose-specific shooting methods, a first shooting method suitable for searching for treasure chests and a second shooting method suitable for moving a player character. Can be captured. Further, these two types of photographing methods can be easily set by operating a button on the controller. Hereinafter, a state in which the first photographing method is set is referred to as “search mode”, and a state in which the second photographing method is set is referred to as “movement mode”.
[0069]
When a button operation for setting the search mode is performed, the game control program automatically sets the camera position, orientation, angle of view, camera special function, camera moving speed, and the like to values suitable for the search. The shooting method in the search mode is to place a virtual camera in the vicinity of the player character or at the standing position of the player character as in the camera position 8 and the camera position 11 in FIG. 2 and move the virtual camera at the same speed as the player character. This is a shooting method. In the search mode, objects, people, etc. arranged around the player character are displayed in detail. Therefore, the search mode is suitable for searching for a nearby target (for example, a treasure chest, a person, etc.) in order to solve the problem.
[0070]
Similarly, when a button operation for setting the movement mode is performed, the game control program automatically sets the camera position or the like to a value suitable for the movement of the player character. The shooting method in the movement mode is a shooting method in which a virtual camera is arranged at a position away from the player character, such as camera position 9 in FIG. In the movement mode, objects, people, and the like arranged around the player character are not necessarily displayed in detail, and are displayed as some symbols or are not displayed. Therefore, they are not suitable for searching for a treasure box.
[0071]
However, in the movement mode, the moving speed of the player character is faster than in the search mode. This is because when the mode switching operation from the search mode to the movement mode is performed, the game control program changes the display scale of the virtual space, but does not change the movement distance of the player character on the screen relative to the controller operation. This is because screen display control is performed. That is, the moving speed of the player character in the virtual space is relatively increased by changing only the display scale of the virtual space. Therefore, the movement mode is suitable when moving toward a far away target (for example, a city, a cave, etc.) to solve the problem.
[0072]
FIGS. 9A and 9B show examples of a game screen in the search mode and a game screen in the movement mode, respectively. The entire virtual space map 24 is displayed at the lower right of the game screen, and the position where the player character 6 is present is displayed as a mark 25. In FIGS. 9A and 9B, the player character is at the same position as indicated by the mark 25. FIG. However, since the shooting methods are different, the display of the player character 6 and the enemy characters 7a and 7b are different.
[0073]
Here, in this role playing game, the action style of the enemy character changes between the search mode and the movement mode. In other words, the selection of the shooting method affects the action style of the enemy character.
[0074]
FIGS. 10A and 10B are diagrams for explaining the relationship between the selection of the shooting method and the action style of the enemy character. FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B show images obtained by shooting the player character 6 at the same position in the virtual space by different shooting methods, as can be seen from the display position of the mark 25 of the map 24 at the lower right of the screen. ing. FIG. 10A is an image in the search mode, and FIG. 10B is an image in the movement mode. Further, the dotted line frame 26 in FIG. 10B represents a range corresponding to the range displayed in the video image in FIG. 10A as a frame, and is illustrated for convenience of explanation. .
[0075]
Hereinafter, the difference in the action style of the enemy character depending on the mode will be described. First, the timing at which the enemy character 7c or the like causes the fighting action is different between the search mode and the movement mode. This is because the search mode and the movement mode differ in the size of the enemy character search range 15 described with reference to FIG. In the movement mode, the enemy character search range 15 is defined narrower than in the search mode. Further, in the movement mode, the value of the quickness parameter of the enemy character is defined to be lower than that in the search mode. As a result, in the movement mode, the timing at which the enemy character 7c takes action to express the war is later than in the search mode.
[0076]
According to the difference in the action style of the enemy character, the possibility that the player character contacts the enemy character is lower in the movement mode than in the search mode. Since the enemy character is less likely to cause a battle expression action, it is easier to avoid contact with the enemy character, so that the player can comfortably move the player character.
[0077]
Second, as shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), in the movement mode, an enemy character that was not displayed despite being in the area displayed on the screen in the search mode. 7d and 7e are displayed. This is because the player character search range 14 described with reference to FIG. 5 differs in the search mode and the movement mode. In the movement mode, the search range 14 of the player character is defined wider than in the search mode. Therefore, in the movement mode, the timing at which the enemy character appears is advanced. Therefore, enemy characters that are not displayed in the search mode may be displayed in the movement mode.
[0078]
According to the difference in the action style of the enemy character, in the movement mode, the player character can detect the enemy character faster, and thus it is easy to move while avoiding the enemy character.
[0079]
Third, the movement mode and the search mode are different in the fighting expression action caused by the enemy character. For example, an enemy character that attacks the player character in the search mode is not ready to approach in the movement mode. This is because, in the search mode and the movement mode, different data and programs are defined as data and programs that define the fighting action.
[0080]
According to the difference in the action styles of the enemy characters, in the movement mode, the number of enemy characters that are actively approaching is reduced. As a result, the chance of reaching the contact is reduced, and the player character can be easily moved.
[0081]
Fourth, the number of enemy characters around the player character differs between the movement mode and the search mode. As described above, the data and program of the fighting expression action to be referenced differ between the search mode and the movement mode. At this time, for some enemy characters, an action of escaping is defined as a fighting expression action when the movement mode is set. As a result, in the movement mode, the number of enemy characters around the player character is smaller than in the search mode.
[0082]
If the number of enemy characters in the vicinity of the player character is reduced, it is less likely that the player character is erroneously brought into contact with the enemy character by operating the controller. Therefore, as a result, the player character can easily move.
[0083]
In addition, as a means for varying the number of enemy characters around the player character, a method of varying data or programs that define normal actions is also conceivable. For example, if an enemy character with normal behavior is a trap, if the range of the trap is made extremely wide in the movement mode, the enemy character that went far away will not come back easily. As a result, the enemy character around the player character Density decreases.
[0084]
Next, the method for causing the first to fourth differences described above will be described in more detail. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of enemy character definition information. The enemy character definition information 17 includes character identification data 18 such as an identification number, character name 19, character attribute parameters and ability parameters 20 such as life force, magic power, quickness, and wisdom, and the shape of an enemy search range (for example, a circle) ), Search range data 21 defining parameters (for example, the radius of a circle), normal action data and program 22 defining normal action, and intention action data and program defining fight intention action 23 is included. The normal action and the intention expression action can be defined as, for example, data of an animation image representing the appearance of a character at the time of action and route data that defines a movement route. Alternatively, it can be defined as a program that prescribes action rules such as turning right after three steps and turning left when hitting an obstacle.
[0085]
As shown in the figure, the search range data 21 included in the enemy character definition information is, specifically, search mode search range data 21a, search mode range data 21b for movement mode, and search range data for other modes. Is included. The normal action data and the program 22 also include data and programs for each mode such as a search mode 22a and a movement mode 22b. Furthermore, the data and program 23 of the intention expression action also include data and programs for each mode such as a search mode 23a and a movement mode 23b. Similarly to the enemy character definition information, the player character definition information that defines the player character includes search range data for each mode.
[0086]
When the enemy character action control process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is executed, in the search mode, the search mode range data 21a for the search mode in the enemy character definition information, the normal action data and program 22a, the war expression action And the search range data for the search mode in the player character definition information are referred to. On the other hand, in the movement mode, search range data 21b for movement mode in the enemy character definition information, normal action data and program 22b, intention expression action data and program 23b, and movement mode for player character definition information. The enemy search range data is referenced. That is, the processing itself shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is the same regardless of the mode, but the action style of the enemy character is made different by using different data and programs for the control processing. However, it goes without saying that the processing itself shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 may be different depending on the mode.
[0087]
Furthermore, the action mode of the enemy character after contacting the player character is also different between the search mode and the movement mode. In the search mode, the game control program immediately moves to the battle screen control process upon detecting the contact of the character. On the other hand, in the movement mode, the game control program executes the process shown in the flowchart of FIG.
[0088]
As shown in FIG. 12, when the game control program detects the contact between the player character and the enemy character, in step S301, the game control program checks the level of the player character. The level of the player character is initially set to level 1 at the start of the game, and is increased when a predetermined experience value is acquired by solving a task given to the player character or repeating a battle with an enemy character. In general, the higher the level, the higher the vitality, magic power, attack power, defense power, etc. of the player character.
[0089]
Next, in step S302, a hit rate that matches the level of the player character is set. The hit rate is a battle start probability when a battle is randomly started. The hit rate is set to be lower as the level of the player character is higher and higher as the level is lower. Next, in step S303, it is randomly determined whether or not to start a battle (hit) based on the set probability.
[0090]
If it is determined in step S303 that a battle is to be started, a battle between the player character and the enemy character is started in step S304. If it is not determined in step S303 that the battle is started (if no hit is made), the process ends without executing the process of step S304.
[0091]
That is, in the movement mode, even if the player character and the enemy character come into contact with each other, the battle does not always start, and the probability that the battle will start decreases as the level of the player character increases. By such control processing, the battle mode has fewer opportunities for battle than in the search mode.
[0092]
Instead of the level of the player character, a hit rate according to the total amount of experience values acquired by the player character may be set. Or you may set the hit rate according to parameters, such as a life force and attack power. That is, a certain value (index value) indicating the degree of growth of the player character is confirmed, and a hit rate corresponding to the value may be set. The value referred to when setting the hit rate is not necessarily the player character. Is not limited to any level. In addition, when the player character is a plurality of character groups that act together in a party, the hit rate may be set based on the level of each character or the total attack power.
[0093]
In this role playing game, only the search mode can be selected at the start of the game, and the movement mode can be selected when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
[0094]
The predetermined condition is that the player character obtains a predetermined vehicle that can be used in the virtual space. If the player character has this vehicle, the player can switch from the search mode to the movement mode and vice versa. Specifically, for example, if a predetermined button of the controller is pressed once while the search mode is selected, the movement mode is selected, and if the same button is pressed once while the movement mode is set, the search is performed again. A mode is selected. It should be noted that as the predetermined condition, other various conditions such as acquisition of various items other than the vehicle, that the predetermined problem has already been cleared, and that the player character has reached the predetermined level can be considered. Needless to say, this embodiment does not limit the scope of the invention.
[0095]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an overview of the mode selection process. As shown in the figure, when it is detected in step S401 that the player has performed the mode selection operation as described above, it is determined in step S402 whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the player character has a vehicle.
[0096]
If the prescribed conditions are met. In step S403, an imaging method corresponding to the selected mode is set. Specifically, camera information such as an arrangement position is set so as to capture a virtual space by a shooting method corresponding to the selected mode. Further, in step S404, the search range, normal action, and action intention action data and program corresponding to the mode selected from the enemy character definition information are selected and set as data and programs to be referred to in the control process. The If it is determined in step S402 that the condition is not satisfied, the processes in steps S403 and S404 are not executed.
[0097]
Note that the mode selection may be automatically executed by the game control program regardless of whether or not the player has performed a selection operation. For example, the movement mode may be automatically selected when the player character gets on the vehicle, and the search mode may be automatically selected when the player character gets off the vehicle. Alternatively, the mode may be automatically switched when the player character moves from a predetermined area of the virtual space to another area. Furthermore, after the mode is automatically selected, a button operation for mode selection by the player may be received. That is, both automatic and manual switching may be possible.
[0098]
Also, the shooting method setting may affect the action style of the enemy character only when conditions such as vehicle acquisition are satisfied. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing such processing. As shown in the figure, when it is detected in step S501 that the player has performed the mode selection operation as described above, a shooting method corresponding to the selected mode is set in step S502. Thereafter, in step S503, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied.
[0099]
If the predetermined condition is satisfied, in step S504, the search range, normal action, and action expression data and program corresponding to the selected mode are selected from the enemy character definition information, and control processing is performed. It is set as data and programs to be referred to. If it is determined in step S503 that the condition is not satisfied, the process of step S504 is not executed.
[0100]
In other words, the shooting method is switched even if the condition is not satisfied, but if the condition is not satisfied, the action style of the enemy character may not be changed even if the shooting method is switched.
[0101]
In the above description, two types of modes, the search mode and the movement mode, are illustrated, but the types and number of modes that can be set are not limited to these, and various modes according to the action purpose of the player character, That is, a photographing method can be provided.
[0102]
For example, in the above example, the movement mode is a mode that captures a wider range than the search mode, but other than capturing the range that is narrower than the travel mode and wider than the search mode so that the range of the captured range can be switched in stages. The mode may be set. Further, the second search mode that makes the search easier can be set by capturing the virtual space from two directions and displaying it on two screens.
[0103]
Or you may enable it to set the mode corresponding to the imaging | photography method corresponding to action objectives other than a movement and a search. For example, as a training mode whose main purpose is to acquire experience values, the virtual camera is shot in a virtual space so that the field of view of the player character is narrowed and the field of view of the player character is narrowed. It is conceivable to provide a mode for controlling the actions of enemy characters so that only high enemy characters actively fight. Alternatively, as an enemy extermination mode that aims to exhaust all hidden enemy characters, the infrared projection function, which is one of the special functions of the virtual camera, is used to make the enemy characters visible (forced) A mode is also conceivable.
[0104]
Alternatively, in the action control based on the definition of the search range as described above, it is possible to make the game seem to be a random encounter type by defining the radius of the search range as 0. Therefore, a random encounter mode may be prepared, and only when the mode is set, the game may be a random encounter type game.
[0105]
In addition, in order to respond to the player's desire to fight only with convenient enemy characters, a mode is defined in which enemy characters are defined so that only enemy characters at a level that is balanced with the player character's level actively fight. It is good to have one. Specifically, it is easier to avoid battles with weak enemy characters whose level is low and little to gain even if they win battles, and strong enemy characters that are likely to lose the battle and become game over. A mode in which each enemy character is defined is prepared so that a battle with an enemy character corresponding to the above can be properly handled. In this case, the enemy character definition information includes the search range data, the normal action, the battle expression action data, and the program corresponding to the level of the player character.
[0106]
In such a mode, the player can efficiently increase the experience value of the player character in a short time. Only the most convenient opponent will be the battle opponent, so even if you enter the battle unintentionally, the profit (experience value, etc.) that you get when you win the battle will be fully satisfactory, and as a result In addition, the stress of the player is reduced.
[0107]
Further, in the above example, the conditions for the enemy character to appear and appear and the conditions for causing the war expression are defined as the distance condition between the player character and the enemy character, but the condition is determined by the relative positional relationship other than the distance. Also good. For example, a fighting expression action is caused only when the enemy character is positioned in the moving direction of the player character, or the enemy character causes a fighting action action when the player character is sandwiched between two enemy characters. A control method is possible. Furthermore, the appearance condition may be defined by other than the positional relationship. For example, a control method in which an enemy character appears or disappears depending on the orientation of the player is also conceivable.
[0108]
In addition to the modes exemplified above, all the games in which the action style of the enemy character becomes the action style in accordance with the action purpose of the player character when the virtual space is shot by the shooting method suitable for the action purpose of the player character are all It is included within the scope of the technical idea of the invention.
[0109]
As explained above, in this role-playing game, by changing the shooting method, not only how to capture the virtual space is a convenient way to achieve the purpose, but also the action style of the enemy character , It will be a convenient behavior to achieve the purpose. Therefore, for example, when the player wants to prioritize the movement of the player character, the player may concentrate on the movement by setting a movement mode that easily avoids the battle, and when the player wants to acquire an experience value, the search mode in which the battle start condition is easily satisfied. You can select and play the game.
[0110]
Moreover, since the mode can be switched by a simple button operation, even if the mode is frequently switched according to the purpose, the player is not burdened. Therefore, the player can advance the story without stress while efficiently increasing the experience value of the player character.
[0111]
In addition, each said mode does not necessarily need to be prepared for every action purpose. For example, in the first mode, the enemy character defines the enemy character so that the enemy character behaves in the first behavior mode, and in the second mode, the enemy character acts in a second behavior mode different from the first behavior mode. Define information. In this case, the player may determine which mode is suitable for what kind of action purpose by observing changes in the behavior of the enemy character when the mode is changed, and use each mode properly. .
[0112]
In the role-playing game, there is a type of game in which the player character does not appear and the player himself moves virtually in the virtual space, but the present invention is also applicable to such a game. In the description of the above embodiment, the position of the player character 6 in FIG. 2 is regarded as the position of the player in the virtual space, and the search range of the player is defined, and the position coordinates of the player and the position coordinates of the enemy character match. If this is the condition for starting the battle, a game in which the setting of the shooting method and the action style of the enemy character are linked can be realized by the same processing as in the above embodiment.
[0113]
The embodiment described above is an embodiment in which the action mode of the enemy character and the shooting method of the virtual space are associated with each other, and the change of the shooting method affects the control process of the enemy character. A form in which the level of the player character is associated with the action style of the enemy character is also conceivable. Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
[0114]
In the second embodiment, the game control program performs control using enemy character definition information as shown in FIG. In FIG. 15, the enemy character definition information 41 is the same as the enemy character definition information 17 of the above-described embodiment, the identification data 18, the character name 19, the attribute / ability parameter 20, the search enemy range data 21, the normal action data and the program. 22, the data of the action expression and the program 23 are included. However, the search range data 21, the normal action data and program 22, and the intention expression action data and program 23 include data and programs for each player character level, not for each mode.
[0115]
When the action control process of the enemy character shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8 is executed, if the level of the player character is level 1, the search range data 21c for level 1, the normal action data or program 22c, Reference is made to the data of the fighting action and the program 23c. When the level of the player character is level 2, reference is made to level 2 search range data 21d, normal action data and program 22d, intention expression action data and program 23d. The processing itself shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is the same regardless of the level of the player character, but the action style of the enemy character is made different by using different data and programs for the control processing. However, it goes without saying that the processing itself shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 may be varied depending on the level of the player character.
[0116]
The enemy character search range data is defined so as to become narrower as the level of the player character increases. Further, the enemy character's fighting action is defined so that only the enemy character having a level that is in balance with the level of the player character actively engages in the battle. Note that the data and program settings to be referred to are automatically changed when the level of the player character changes.
[0117]
In the second embodiment, when the level of the player character increases, it becomes easier to avoid the battle as a whole. In particular, since it becomes easy to avoid a battle with a weak enemy character having a low level even if it wins a battle, it will not spend more time on the battle than necessary. On the other hand, since it is not easy to avoid a battle with an enemy character corresponding to the level, an experience value can be obtained efficiently. Since only a convenient opponent becomes a battle opponent, even if the timing of entering the battle is bad, what is obtained when winning the battle is great, and as a result, the stress felt by the player is reduced.
[0118]
It should be noted that the search range, the normal action, and the fighting expression action are determined according to some other value representing the degree of growth of the player character, such as the total amount of experience value acquired by the player character, life force, and attack power, instead of the level of the player character. Multiple definitions may be made. Further, when the player character is a plurality of character groups acting together in a party, the enemy search range may be changed according to the level of each character or the total attack power.
[0119]
Further, instead of the level of the player character, a mode in which the action style of the enemy character is changed depending on the type of the friend character of the player character may be considered. For example, when a specific monster character is used as a friend, an enemy character that is not compatible with the monster loses the fighting spirit and can no longer approach the player character. In this case, the enemy character definition information needs to include a plurality of search range data for each type of fellow character.
[0120]
Finally, FIG. 16 shows a hardware configuration of the game device in each of the above-described embodiments, that is, the consumer game device 1. The home game machine 1 includes at least a CPU 33, a memory 34, an input / output control unit 32, an operation device control unit 29, a display output control unit 30, a sound output control unit 31, and a system bus 35 for connecting them. Furthermore, you may provide the communication control part 36 which controls the connection with a network.
[0121]
The input / output control unit 32 controls reading of data from recording media such as a CD-ROM, DVD 37, memory card, game cassette 38, and hard disk 39 and writing of data to those recording media. The operation device control unit 29 controls an operation input from the controller 3 connected to the consumer game device 1. The input received from the controller 3 is transmitted to the CPU 33 via the system bus 35. The display output control unit 30 controls display on the display 27 of an image output by the game control program. The sound output control unit 31 controls the output of game sound to the speaker 28.
[0122]
A game control program read from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD 37, memory card, or cassette 38 is stored in the memory 34 via the input / output control unit 32 and the system bus 35. Similarly, the virtual space definition information and enemy character definition information are also stored in the memory 34. Note that the game control program may be downloaded via a network via the communication control unit 36 and stored in the memory 34.
[0123]
The CPU 33 generates an image to be output as a game screen in accordance with the game control program stored in the memory 34, and sends predetermined instruction signals and various kinds of signals to the operating device control unit 29, the display output control unit 30, or the audio output control unit 31. By transferring data, transmission / reception of various signals to / from the controller 3 and signal output to the display 27 and the speaker 28 are controlled.
[0124]
The game device of the present invention can be implemented not only as a home game device as in the above embodiment, but also as a game control program incorporated in another general-purpose computer such as a personal computer. Furthermore, implementation as an arcade game machine is also possible. Further, the game type is not limited to the role playing game as long as the battle between the player character and the enemy character is started under a predetermined condition, and may be another type of game (for example, an adventure game). The present invention is useful regardless of the hardware configuration and the type of game.
[0125]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when the virtual shooting method of the virtual space is set to a predetermined shooting method selected from a plurality of shooting methods, the action style of the enemy character is linked with the setting of the shooting method. Change. For this reason, it becomes possible to advance the game comfortably, such as making it easier to avoid battle with enemy characters by changing the setting of the shooting method.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a game system including a home game machine and its peripheral devices.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for describing a virtual space imaging method;
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a relationship between a shooting method and a game screen image;
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing video images in order of time flow until a player character meets an enemy character and starts a battle.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an enemy search range.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the enemy search range.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of control processing of enemy characters' appearance / infestation behavior.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of action control processing after the appearance of an enemy character.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen in the search mode and a game screen in the movement mode.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a relationship between selection of a shooting method and action control of an enemy character.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of enemy character definition information.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an outline of action control processing of an enemy character after contact in a movement mode.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of mode selection processing.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating another example of mode selection processing.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of enemy character definition information according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Home game device, 2 Home television, 3 Controller, 4 Direction instruction button, 5 Other buttons, 6 Player character, 7,40 Enemy character, 8-11 Camera position, 12 Player character position, 13 Enemy character Position, 14, 16 Player character search range, 15 Enemy character search range, 17, 41 Enemy character definition information, 24 maps, 25 Player character position mark, 35 System bus, 37 DVD, etc. 38 Memory card 39 hard disks, 41 destinations.

Claims (37)

In virtual space, the player character to act according to the operation by the player performed, and the enemy character to act regardless of the operation of the player, a game game device to start the battle when a predetermined battle starting condition is satisfied And
The battle start condition is a contact between the player character and the enemy character in the virtual space,
Mode selection means for selecting a mode for giving priority to movement or a mode for giving priority to search based on a shooting method selection operation by the player;
A shooting method setting means for setting the virtual shooting method of the virtual space to a wide shooting method in a mode that prioritizes movement, and to a detailed shooting method in a mode that prioritizes search;
As information for defining the action style of the enemy character, information for defining a battle suppression action style and information for defining a battle action style that can easily establish the battle start condition compared to the battle suppression action style are stored. A behavior memory means;
When the wide area shooting method is set as a shooting method, the enemy character is controlled so that the enemy character acts in the battle suppression action style, and the detailed shooting method is set as a shooting method. Character action control means for controlling the action of the enemy character so that the enemy character acts in the battle action mode,
Image display means for generating image information constituting a video of a virtual space virtually captured by the imaging method set by the imaging method setting means and outputting the image information to a display screen;
The battle suppression behavior mode and the battle behavior mode are:
A combination of a battle suppression behavior style with a narrow search range and a battle action style with a wide search range,
A combination of a combat action style defined with a low speed parameter and a combat action style defined with a high speed parameter,
A combination of a battle-inhibiting behavior pattern that only allows the player character to stand up or escape from the player character, and a battle behavior mode that attacks the player character, and
Including one or a plurality of combinations of a battle-suppressing action mode that despises a wide range so that the density of the enemy character is reduced and a battle action mode that despises a narrow range so that the density of the enemy character is increased A game device characterized by the above.   The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shooting method manual selection unit accepts the shooting method selection operation only when the player or the player character satisfies a predetermined condition.   The game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a photographing method automatic selection unit that automatically selects the photographing method based on a predetermined criterion.   4. The game apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the photographing method automatic selection unit functions only when the player or the player character satisfies a predetermined condition.   The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character action control unit functions only when the player or the player character satisfies a predetermined condition.   6. The information according to claim 1, wherein the action style storage unit stores information that defines conditions for the enemy character to appear and appear as information that defines the action style. Game device.   The game apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the condition that the enemy character appears and disappears is defined as a condition of a positional relationship between the enemy character and the player character.   The game apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the positional relationship condition is a condition related to a distance between the enemy character and the player character in the virtual space.   9. The action style storage means stores information that defines a fighting expression action that expresses the presence or absence of a fight against a player character by action as information that defines the action style. The game device described in any one.   In the behavior mode storage means, information that defines the behavior of the enemy character in a normal state, information that defines a fighting expression behavior that represents the presence or absence of a fight against the player character, as information that defines the behavior mode, and the enemy 10. The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information defining a condition for causing the character to perform the war expression action is stored.   The game apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the condition for causing the battle expression action is defined as a condition of a positional relationship between the enemy character and the player character.   The game apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the positional relationship condition is a condition related to a distance between the enemy character and the player character in the virtual space. The battle starting condition, according to any of claims 1 to 12, wherein the said player character has contacted the enemy character in the virtual space, and a predetermined condition after said contact is to establish Game device. The game apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that is established at random. 15. The game device according to claim 14, wherein the ease with which the randomly established condition is satisfied depends on a degree of growth of the player character. The image display means displays objects arranged around the player character in more detail when the detailed shooting method is set as compared to when the wide-area shooting method is set as the shooting method. the game device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that display. The game according to any one of claims 1 to 16 , further comprising a moving speed changing means for increasing a moving speed of the player character under a condition that gives priority to movement compared to a condition that gives priority to search. apparatus. The battle suppression action style is an action style in which an enemy character does not approach the player character just by being prepared,
The fighting behavior and the enemy character, the game apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that a come behavior that approaches the player character. In a virtual space, a game control program in which a player character that acts according to an operation performed by a player and an enemy character that acts regardless of the operation of the player start a battle when a predetermined battle start condition is satisfied. ,
The battle start condition is a contact between the player character and the enemy character in the virtual space,
Computer
Mode selection means for selecting a mode for giving priority to movement or a mode for giving priority to search based on a shooting method selection operation by the player;
A shooting method setting means for setting the virtual shooting method of the virtual space to a wide shooting method in a mode that prioritizes movement, and to a detailed shooting method in a mode that prioritizes search;
As information for defining the action style of the enemy character, information for defining a battle suppression action style and information for defining a battle action style that can easily establish the battle start condition compared to the battle suppression action style are stored. A behavior memory means;
When the wide area shooting method is set as a shooting method, the enemy character is controlled so that the enemy character acts in the battle suppression action style, and the detailed shooting method is set as a shooting method. Character action control means for controlling the action of the enemy character so that the enemy character acts in the battle action mode,
Function as image display means for generating image information constituting a video of a virtual space virtually taken by the photographing method set by the photographing method setting means and outputting it to a display screen;
The battle suppression behavior mode and the battle behavior mode are:
A combination of a battle suppression behavior style with a narrow search range and a battle action style with a wide search range,
A combination of a combat action style defined with a low speed parameter and a combat action style defined with a high speed parameter,
A combination of a battle-inhibiting behavior pattern that only allows the player character to stand up or escape from the player character, and a battle behavior mode that attacks the player character, and
Including one or a plurality of combinations of a battle-suppressing action mode that despises a wide range so that the density of the enemy character is reduced and a battle action mode that despises a narrow range so that the density of the enemy character is increased A game control program. 20. The game control program according to claim 19, wherein the shooting method manual selection means accepts the shooting method selection operation only when the player or the player character satisfies a predetermined condition. The game control program according to claim 19 or 20 , further causing the computer to function as an imaging method automatic selection unit that automatically selects the imaging method based on a predetermined criterion. 22. The game control program according to claim 21, wherein the photographing method automatic selection unit functions only when the player or the player character satisfies a predetermined condition. The game control program according to any one of claims 19 to 22 , wherein the character action control means functions only when the player or the player character satisfies a predetermined condition. The game control according to any one of claims 19 to 23 , wherein the behavior mode storage means stores information that defines conditions for the character to appear and appear as information that defines the behavior mode. program. 25. The game control program according to claim 24 , wherein the condition that the enemy character appears and disappears is defined as a condition of a positional relationship between the enemy character and the player character. 26. The game control program according to claim 25, wherein the positional relationship condition is a condition related to a distance between the enemy character and the player character in the virtual space. Wherein the behavior memory means, as information defining the behavior, claims 19 information defining fight assertion actions represented by action whether the fight against the player character is equal to or stored 26 The game control program described in any one. In the behavior mode storage means, as information for defining the behavior mode, information for defining the behavior of the enemy character in a normal state, information for defining the intention to express the behavior of the player character by the behavior, and the enemy The game control program according to any one of claims 19 to 27 , wherein information defining a condition for causing the character to cause the war expression action is stored. 29. The game control program according to claim 28 , wherein the condition for causing the battle expression action is defined as a condition of a positional relationship between the enemy character and the player character. 30. The game control program according to claim 29, wherein the positional relationship condition is a condition related to a distance between the enemy character and the player character in the virtual space. The battle starting condition, according to claim 19, wherein 30 of said the player character has contacted the enemy character in the virtual space, and a predetermined condition after said contact is to establish Game control program. 32. The game control program according to claim 31 , wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that is established at random. 33. The game control program according to claim 32, wherein the ease of establishment of the randomly established condition depends on the degree of growth of the player character. The image display means displays objects arranged around the player character in more detail when the detailed shooting method is set as compared to when the wide-area shooting method is set as the shooting method. game control program according to any of claims 19 to 33, characterized in that display. 35. The computer according to any one of claims 19 to 34 , further causing the computer to function as a moving speed changing means for increasing a moving speed of the player character under a condition that gives priority to movement, compared to a condition that gives priority to search. The game control program in any one of. The battle suppression action style is an action style in which an enemy character does not approach the player character just by being prepared,
36. The game control program according to any one of claims 19 to 35 , wherein the battle action style is an action style in which an enemy character approaches a player character. A computer-readable recording medium on which the game control program according to any one of claims 19 to 36 is recorded.

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