JP4953679B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine that accepts new character data provided from another player.

  In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-192599 (Patent Document 1), the character information stored in the game machine of another player who communicated is stored in the game machine of the player, and stored in the subsequent communication. A communication game device that performs arithmetic processing in consideration of information is disclosed. In this communication game device, specifically, communication history and various information of characters owned by other players are reflected in the contents of the game or simulation.

In JP-A-11-76609 (Patent Document 2), a preference point is given to an option presented during the game, and characters stored in advance that appear in the game according to the option selected by the player are described. A video game device that increases or decreases the likability point is disclosed. In this video game apparatus, the character selection unit determines the character to be selected according to the favorable point at the time when the predetermined command is input.
JP 2005-192599 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-76609

  In the conventional communication game device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the relationship between a new character obtained from a game machine of another player who communicated and his / her character operated by the player is stored in the storage unit. It is determined by the number of times of communication with the game machines of other players performed thereafter. Therefore, the player cannot be involved in the appearance frequency of the character that he / she wants to appear, and if the number of communication is large, the frequency of appearing in the game or simulation increases even if the character has a bad impression of the player. In particular, if the game content or simulation content is related to marriage, love, etc., the characters of other players that the player dislikes often appear as marriage partners or lovers, and the player has a good feeling. There is a problem that the characters of other players appear as villains, which may offend the player and reduce the player's interest in games and the like.

  In the video game apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, the preference increases or decreases only for characters stored in advance in the object box. Therefore, a new character obtained from a game machine of another player who communicated cannot be considered as an incarnation or alternation of the player who communicated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine that does not reduce the player's interest when receiving new character data from another player.

  Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to determine the appearance parameters of newly acquired character data based on the player's subjective impression on other players, and to determine the new character as the character data of the character. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine that can be played as an incarnation or alternation of other provided players.

  Still another object of the present invention is to determine a favorable impression for another player who is a communication partner, and to determine an appearance parameter in new character data as a subjective impression on the player, thereby receiving a good impression. An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine in which the frequency of the characters provided from is increased in the frequency of events.

  Still another object of the present invention is that when a good event occurs for the player, a character provided by a player with a good impression appears, and when a bad event occurs for the player, the character is provided by a player with a bad impression. Another object of the present invention is to provide a game machine in which a character that has been played appears.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of enhancing the player's interest in a game machine by causing a character provided by a player with a bad impression to appear as an enemy character when the event content is a battle game. Is to provide.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a game machine in which characters registered through the latest communication are set so as to preferentially appear in the event, and the player's interest in the game machine can be increased. is there.

  The game machine of the present invention has a function of accepting new character data via external input means such as communication means. Here, the character data includes specific information such as the name of the character, and appearance parameters used when determining the appearance frequency and the appearance location. When a character appears on the screen, the character data includes image data. If only the character name appears on the screen, the character data does not include image data. The game machine of the present invention has a function of determining an appearance frequency and an appearance place for one or more characters appearing during an event according to appearance parameters predetermined in the character data of the one or more characters. Yes. The game machine of the present invention has a function of displaying events on the screen. In the game machine of the present invention having these functions, the appearance parameter determined in the new character data is determined based on the subjective impression of the player using the game machine with respect to another player who has provided the new character data. It also has a function.

  According to the game machine of the present invention, the appearance parameter in the character data provided from another player is determined based on the subjective impression of the player who uses the game machine with respect to the other player. When the character data newly provided from the player is only the name of the character, the name of the character is regarded as an incarnation or alternation of another player who communicated. That is, if the name of the character is an incarnation or alternation of another player, the possibility that the name of the character obtained from another disliked player will appear as the name of a friend, lover or the like is low. If the newly provided character data includes image data, the appearance parameters are determined based on the subjective impression as described above, so that the characters appearing based on the character data can be changed to other characters. It becomes possible to be an incarnation or alternation of the player. As a result, if the player likes another player, the image of the character is more likely to appear as a role that does not offend the player in a scene that the player likes as an incarnation of the other player. Therefore, impressions and evaluations of other players who have provided new characters are reflected as impressions and evaluations of the appearing characters, and the players become more familiar with the characters that are incarnations or alternations of the players. Increases interest in game consoles.

  When the game machine of the present invention is more specifically specified, the present invention relates to a receiving means for receiving new character data via an external input means such as a communication means, a character data storage means, an event generating means, and an event. Display means for displaying on the screen and appearance parameter setting means are provided. The character data storage means stores a plurality of pieces of character data including appearance parameters used to determine the appearance frequency and the appearance location for one or more characters that appear during the event. The event generating means generates an event in which one or more characters appear based on the program and the plurality of character data stored in the character data storage means. The appearance parameter setting means determines the appearance parameter determined in the new character data based on the subjective impression of the player using the game machine with respect to another player who has provided the new character data. As a result, the impression and evaluation of the other player who provided the new character via the Tsu communication means will be reflected as the impression and evaluation of the appearing character. The player becomes more familiar and the interest in the game machine is increased.

  It is arbitrary how the appearance parameter setting means is configured to determine the appearance parameters based on the subjective impression of the player. For example, the appearance parameter setting means can be composed of a question generating means and a parameter determining means. After the new character data is received from the receiving means, the question generating means generates a question for the player using the game machine to subjectively determine the impression of the other player. Then, the parameter determining means determines the answer to the question as an impression by subjectivity, and determines the appearance parameter by comparing the answer with a predetermined appearance parameter determination criterion. By configuring the appearance parameter setting means in this way, the player can set the appearance parameters defined in the new character data based on the subjective impression only by answering the questions generated by the question generation means. it can.

  The question generating means is configured to generate a question asking a favorable feeling felt by a player using the game machine with respect to another player, and the parameter determining means is configured such that the higher the favorable feeling, the higher the appearance frequency. You may comprise so that an appearance parameter may be determined. In this way, a character provided by another player who is highly likable for the player is more likely to appear in the event, so the player is more familiar with the incarnation or alternation of the player, The player's interest can be increased.

  Further, when the event generated by the event generating means is a competitive game, the event generating means is used so that the appearance parameter is used so that the low-favorite character set by the player appears as an enemy character. It may be configured. In this way, there is a high possibility that a character provided by another player who has a bad impression (that is, low likability) for the player will appear as an enemy character to fight in the battle game. Therefore, the player feels positively wants to destroy the enemy character, and the player's interest can be increased.

  In addition, when the event generated by the event generation means is a game in which the difficulty level is set, a character having a high likability set by the player appears in a game with a low difficulty level, and in a game with a high difficulty level. The event generation means may be configured such that a character with a low preference set by the player appears. In this way, in a game in which a character provided by another player who has a good impression (that is, high likability) appears for the player, the game is smoothly cleared. Further, in a game in which a character provided by a player who has a bad impression (that is, low preference) appears for the player, it is difficult to clear the game. Therefore, the impression and evaluation of the other player who provided the character are reflected as the impression and evaluation of the appearing character, and the player's interest is increased.

  In addition, the event generated by the event generating means can be a sentence with a story. In this case, when displaying a sentence that has a favorable feeling as viewed from the player using the game machine and a sentence that does not have a favorable feeling, so that the frequency of appearance of a character having a high favorable feeling in the sentence that has a favorable feeling is increased, The event generation means may be configured to use the appearance parameter. If comprised in this way, the possibility that the character provided from the other player who has a good impression for the player (that is, high likability) will appear in the sentence that the player has a favorable impression will appear. Therefore, the impression and evaluation with respect to the other player who provided the character are reflected in the sentence as the impression and evaluation of the appearing character, and the player's interest is increased.

  Further, the character data storage means is configured to be able to store a plurality of new character data so that the order in which the plurality of new character data is stored can be understood, and the event generating means stores the character data in the character data storage means. The character appearing in the event may be determined in consideration of both the order in which the data is stored and the appearance parameter. If it does in this way, when the value of the appearance parameter in several character data is the same, it will become possible to make it appear in an event preferentially based on the character data memorize | stored later. As a result, the appearance ratio of characters having a new acquisition time increases, and the player's interest in the game can be increased.

  According to the present invention, when new character data is provided from another player, the appearance parameter of the newly obtained character data can be determined based on the subjective impression of the player with respect to the other player. Therefore, it becomes possible to play a new character as an incarnation or alternation of another player who has provided new character data. As a result, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the player's interest in the game machine is not reduced.

  Hereinafter, an example of the best mode for applying the game machine of the present invention to a portable game machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the game machine according to the present embodiment. 2A and 2B are a front view and a perspective view of the main body 3 of the game machine 1 according to the present embodiment. On the front face of the main body 3 shown in FIG. 2, the display screen 5 of the display device 11 shown in FIG. 1 and the three input switches 7 constituting the input means 13 shown in FIG. A light emitting / receiving unit 9 constituting the external input / output means 15 of FIG. 1 is disposed on the upper end surface of the main body 3. The configuration of the external input / output unit 15 may not use light but may use wired communication or wireless communication using a general cable. In the present embodiment, when new character data is received from a game machine of another player via the external input / output means 15, the light emitting / receiving units 9 of the game machines face each other and data transmission / reception is executed. . The same applies to the case where new character data is transmitted from another game machine to another person's game machine. When the transmission / reception means 17 receives new character data from a game machine of another player, the transmission / reception means 17 stores the data in the character data storage means 35. At this time, since the appearance parameter in the newly received character data is not set, the appearance parameter setting means 27 is used to set the appearance parameter in the newly received character data. This point will be described in detail later. The external input / output means 15 constitutes an external input means in the present invention, and the transmission / reception means 17 constitutes a receiving means in the present invention.

  The image displayed on the display screen 5 of the display device 11 is displayed based on the drive signal output from the display device drive means 19 of FIG. The display device drive unit 19 receives various commands from the control unit 21, processes the received commands, and outputs a drive signal to the display device 11.

  The control means 21 will be described later with various commands for displaying on the display screen 5 questions for asking the player's subjective impression generated by the question generating means 23 and events generated by the event generating means 33 described later. It is generated according to the event data stored in the program storage unit 37. In FIG. 1, the display of hardware such as a microcomputer that executes the calculation is omitted. Therefore, the means shown in the control means 21 shown in FIG. 1 are not all means constituting the control means 21.

  The scenario in the program executed on the game machine according to the present embodiment is a daily life of a human character imitating a single working person, giving advice to the human character or assisting the human character. It is set so that the daily life and way of life of a human character can be observed slowly over time. The scenario of this program is configured so that various events occur during the scenario. In this example, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, in addition to events such as meals, commuting, bathing, sleeping, etc. that occur during the day's life, meetings that occur during work at the company, events such as guests, eating and drinking at night Events such as dating and various parties occur. FIG. 3 shows an example of a representative image displayed on the display screen 5 when each event occurs, and an initial setting time table on weekdays. The progress of this time table proceeds in agreement with the actual 24 hours. However, the player can freely set what time in the actual time the start of 0:00 is.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the character data storage unit 35 stores predetermined character data in advance, but also stores new character data received from the game machines of other players. Various types of character data stored in the character data storage means 35 include specific information for specifying an appearing character, and appearance parameters used when determining the appearance frequency and appearance location. In the present embodiment, no appearance parameter is set for new character data received from a game machine of another player. For this reason, the appearance parameter of the newly accepted character data is set by the appearance parameter setting means 27. In the present embodiment, the player exchanges character data with the game machines of other players, and accepts new character data from the game machines of other players, for example, in the image of exchanging business cards. The specific information included in the new character data includes, for example, at least the name of the character set by the other player on the game machine of the other player. Other specific information of the present embodiment includes specific information such as gender, age or job title in addition to the name. In addition, when the event generation means 33 generates the event which makes the character to fight appear like a battle game, naturally, image data will also be included in character data.

  The appearance parameter setting means 27 has a function of determining appearance parameters in the character data on the basis of the subjective impression of the player with respect to other players who have provided new character data. In the present embodiment, the appearance parameter setting means 27 is configured by the input means 13, the question generation means 23, the parameter determination means 25, and the appearance parameter determination reference storage means 26.

  The question generating means 23 generates a question for asking the player's subjective impression and evaluation with respect to another player who has provided the new character data accepted by the transmitting / receiving means 17. In the present embodiment, the question generating means 23 generates a question asking “favorability” in order to ask the subjective impression felt by the player. The “favorability” is a question of how favored the player is with respect to other players who have provided the character data in order to express the subjective impression and evaluation of the player. The questions generated by the question generating means 23 are mainly answers such as “how do you smell?”, “How do you see your eyes?”, “How is your clothes?”, “Hard or soft?” In addition, the question includes a result in which the player's subjectivity about whether or not he / she likes or dislikes other players who communicated is included. When the transmission / reception means 17 accepts new character data, the question generation means 23 immediately outputs a command for displaying the question on the display screen 5 of the display device 11 to the display device drive means 19 and also to the parameter determination means 25. Output the contents of the question. The question generating means 23 also displays a method for answering the question generated by the question generating means 23 on the screen 5 of the display means 11, and causes the player to answer the question using the input means 13. The number of questions is arbitrary. Therefore, only one question may be required. However, since it is possible that the player is not interested in the game machine by only one answer to one question, a plurality of questions including a dummy question that is not used for determination of impression by subjectivity are given to the player. You may make it give to.

  The above-mentioned options for the question may be “good odor”, “not smell”, “smells you don't like”, etc. if the question is related to smell. If it is a question about eyes, it should be “sharp”, “normal”, “not powerful”, etc. If it is a question about clothes, it should be “I ’m stuck”, “Looks anywhere”, “I do n’t look good”, etc. Can do. It should be noted that the answer candidates to be displayed preferably reflect the subjective impression of the player with respect to other players. The answer candidates may be symbols such as numbers, emoticons, heart marks, and the like.

  As a method of answering the question, a method of displaying a plurality of answer candidates as options on the display screen 5 and allowing the player to select, or a method in which the player freely inputs an answer by an appropriate method is conceivable. In the present embodiment, three answer candidates are displayed on the screen 5 for one question. If the question is configured such that a plurality of answer candidates are displayed as options on the display screen 5 and are selected by the player, the processing in the parameter determination means 25 is simplified.

  The parameter determination unit 25 checks the answer input by the player using the input unit 13 with the appearance parameter determination standard stored in the appearance parameter determination standard storage unit 26 in response to the question generated by the question generation unit 23. To determine the appearance parameter. Here, the appearance parameter is a variable whose value (parameter value) changes depending on the answer to the question. For example, it is assumed that three types of appearance parameters of high, medium, and low are stored as appearance parameter determination criteria according to three options for one question generated by the question generation means 23. In this case, among the above three options, “good smell”, “sharp”, and “kneaded” are “high favorable” and the appearance parameter is “high”. In addition, if “not present”, “normal”, and “looks anywhere”, the appearance parameter is “medium” as “medium preference”. If it is “smells not like”, “not powerful”, and “not suitable”, the appearance parameter is “low” as “low favorable sensitivity”. In this way, the appearance parameter determination criteria may be provided individually corresponding to all questions. However, as a matter of course, points may be given to the answer to the question, and the determination may be made based on the total points. In this case, the value of the appearance parameter may be determined in advance for the total points. The appearance parameters determined in this way are stored in the character data storage unit 35 together with the character data input from the transmission / reception unit 17.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the character data storage means 35 stores character data other than the character data received by the transmission / reception means 17 in advance. With this configuration, even if an event in which a character appears before the player accepts the character data of another player, the character can appear in the event.

  The control means 21 further includes a program storage means 37 for storing a program installed in a microcomputer arranged in the game machine. In addition to the program data created according to the scenario, the program storage means 37 also stores data related to a plurality of events that occur when the scenario is executed. As described above, a plurality of events are generated by the event generating means 33 during the progress of the scenario, and the event processing means 39 performs predetermined processing on the display screen 5 of the display device 11 based on the output of the event generating means 33. Displays the event. The event processing unit 39 processes the event that has occurred. The event processing means 39 receives an input signal input from the input means 13 by the player who sees the contents of the event displayed on the display screen 5, processes a response command from the player for the event, and displays the processing result on the display device. Output to the drive means 19. The display device driving means 19 receives the command from the event processing means 39 and displays the result on the display screen 5 of the display device 11.

  In the present embodiment, the appearance parameter is set based on the subjective impression of the player with respect to the other player who provided the character data. Therefore, the appearing character is recognized as an incarnation or alternation of another player who provided the character data. In the event of various events in which the character appears, the character data was provided by determining the appearance frequency and appearance location of the character appearing during the event based on the value of this appearance parameter. Since impressions and evaluations with respect to other players are reflected as impressions and evaluations of characters that appear, it is possible to increase the player's interest.

  For example, it is assumed that three types of events, “good event”, “bad event”, and “neither event” are prepared for the event where the character appears. In this case, in the “event with good content”, the content of the event can be configured so that a character whose appearance parameter is set to “high”, that is, a character with high likability, appears in a scene that the player likes. . In addition, in “bad event”, the content of the event can be configured so that a character whose appearance parameter is set to “low”, that is, a character with low preference, appears in a scene that the player does not like. As a result, in the “event with good contents”, a character (an incarnation or alternation of another player provided by the character data) whose appearance parameter is set to “high” (has a good impression by subjectivity) Can appear. Since characters provided by other players who have a good impression by the subject appear in a good event for the player, the characters that appear and evaluate the player who provided the appearing characters It is reflected as an impression or evaluation of the player, and a feeling of familiarity that the appearing character is an incarnation or alternation of the player is learned. In the “bad event”, a character (an incarnation or alternation of another player provided by the character data) whose appearance parameter is set to “low” (has a bad impression due to subjective impression) appears. be able to. Also in this case, since a character provided by another player who has a bad impression appears in a bad event for the player, an impression or evaluation for the player who has provided the appearing character may appear. It will be reflected as an impression and evaluation. As a result, according to the present embodiment, the player's interest in the game machine is not reduced.

  Furthermore, it may be configured such that a character for which the appearance parameter is set to “high”, that is, a character with high likability, appears more frequently in the event. Further, it may be configured such that a character for which the appearance parameter is set to “low”, that is, a character with low liking, has a low appearance frequency in which the player appears in the event. In this way, many characters provided by other players who received a good impression appear in the event, and characters provided by other players who received a bad impression do not appear in the event so much. The impression and evaluation are reflected as the impression and evaluation of the appearing character. As a result, the character provided by the other player is regarded as an incarnation or alternation of the other player, and the player's interest in the game is increased.

  Moreover, it is not necessary to use an appearance parameter in an event in which no character appears. In such an event, in the “event of good content”, the event content that is good for the player may be set. In the event of “bad content”, the event that is bad for the player is generated. The content can be used.

  FIG. 4 shows an event example in the present embodiment. In FIG. 4, “event with good content” is represented as a high favorable event, “event that is neither” as medium favorable event, and “bad event” as low favorable event. In particular, when looking at the contents of the character appearance event, the event contents of “Invited by dating” and “Received a present” are the event contents of the highly favorable event. In this event content, the opponent invited to the date is a character whose appearance parameter is set to “high”, and the opponent who gives the present is also a character whose appearance parameter is set to “high”.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the appearance frequency set according to the type of each event. In FIG. 5, “Character likability” corresponds to the impression of other players determined by the subjective impression of other players who provided new character data. Accordingly, “high” means a case where the impression is good, “low” means a case where the impression is bad, and “medium” means a case where neither of them is present. In the example of FIG. 5, more characters having a high appearance parameter appear in the above-described high likability event. Looking at an example of “high favorable event 1”, “high” is 9, “medium” is 0, and “low” is 1. Therefore, for example, when an “event invited to a date” occurs, a character invited to a date is a character whose appearance parameter is “high” (an incarnation or alternation of another player who thinks that the player has a good impression with a subjective impression) The probability of becoming very high. However, sometimes a character invited to a date may be a character whose appearance parameter is “low” (an incarnation or alternation of another player who thinks that the player has a poor impression due to subjective impressions). FIG. 5 shows an example of the relationship between the appearance frequency and the appearance parameter, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  When configured as in the present embodiment, a sentence having a story characteristic is displayed on the display screen 5 as an event, and a sentence that has a favorable feeling or a sentence that does not have a favorable feeling as viewed from the player using the game machine is displayed. By using the appearance parameter, it is also possible to increase the frequency of appearance of a character having high likability in a sentence that can be likable. That is, in the present embodiment, “diary” “letter” “recollection” can be selected by appropriately operating the input switch 7. By selecting one of “diary”, “letter”, and “recollection”, a sentence with a story is displayed on the display screen 5. For example, in “Diary”, events that occurred during 24 hours in the timetable set by the player, and “Recollections” in events that occurred between the start of the game and the time set in advance in the game program. , Displayed as a story-like sentence. Of these sentences, a character whose appearance parameter is “high” as a character (in this case, a name) appearing in a sentence that the player likes, The probability that a player's incarnation or alternation) will appear can be increased. In addition, as a character (name in this case) appearing in a sentence that the player does not like, a character whose appearance parameter is “low” (an incarnation or alternation of another player who thinks that the player has a poor impression due to subjective impressions) ) Can be increased.

  As described above, the character data storage unit 35 stores both pre-stored character data and newly stored character data. Therefore, the event generation means 33 uses these character data as appropriate to make the character appear in the event. Appearance parameters are also defined in character data stored in advance. Therefore, when there is no newly stored character data, the character appearing in the event may be determined using the appearance parameter in the character data stored in advance. FIG. 6 shows the case where the appearance parameters are expressed as “high”, “medium”, and “low”, and the character data storage means 35 stores both the character data stored in advance and the newly stored character data. It is the figure which showed notionally the state. In this example, the character stored in the character data is a name. Therefore, the event is executed by displaying the text on the display screen 5. The method of using the character data stored in the character data storage means 35 can be arbitrarily determined for each event. For example, an event can be configured so that characters in character data stored in advance and characters in newly stored character data appear at a predetermined rate. It is also possible to configure an event so that only characters in previously stored character data or only characters in newly stored character data appear.

  When there are a plurality of characters having the same appearance parameter, it is possible to arbitrarily determine how to determine which character appears in each event. For example, when a plurality of new character data is stored in the character data storage means, a plurality of new character data is stored so that the order of storage is known. In the example of FIG. 6, the name described at the bottom position of each appearance parameter column is the character (name) of the character data stored most recently in the appearance parameter. Thus, when new character data is stored in the character data storage means so that the order of storage is understood, for example, when the appearance parameter values in a plurality of character data are the same, the character data is stored later. The event can be configured so that the character based on the character data appears in the event with priority over the character based on the previously stored character data. In this way, the rate of appearance of new characters at a higher acquisition time becomes higher, so it seems as if a person who was recently impressed appears in an event of daily life or became intimate with a person whom he recently met. It is possible to increase the player's interest in the game.

  7A to 7D show examples of display modes displayed on the display screen 5 in one event using the character data shown in FIG. FIG. 7A shows an example when a character having a high appearance parameter appears in the event among the characters stored in advance in the above-described high likability event. In this example, “child A” whose appearance parameter is “high” appears as a date partner and the character on the screen is happy. FIG. 7B shows an example when a character having a high appearance parameter appears in the event from the newly stored characters in the above-described high favorable event. In this example, “Yukorin” whose appearance parameter is “high” appears as a date partner, and the character on the screen is happy. FIG. 7C shows an example when a character with a low appearance parameter appears in the event among the previously stored characters in the low favorable event described above. In this example, it is shown that “the chief” whose appearance parameter is “low” appears as a partner for lunch and treats “the chief”. FIG. 7D shows an example in which the newly stored character with the lowest appearance parameter appears in the event among the newly stored characters in the low favorable event described above. In this example, it is shown that the appearance parameter is “low” and “Tadataro” described at the bottom appears as a lunch partner and treats “Tadataro”. As described above, the appearance and display of characters in an event are arbitrary.

  Further, when the content of the event is a battle game, it may be handled in the same manner as the “bad event” for the player. When handled in this way, the character provided by another player who has a bad impression (that is, low likability) for the player appears more frequently as an enemy character, so that the player actively destroys the enemy character. Thus, the player's interest in the game machine can be increased.

  Furthermore, when the content of the event is a game, a character with a high preference set by the player appears in a game with a low difficulty level for clearing the game, and a game with a high difficulty level for clearing the game by a player. You may make it the character with the low favorable setting to appear. In this way, in a game in which a character provided by another player who has a good impression (that is, high likability) appears for the player, the game is smoothly cleared. In addition, in a game in which a character provided by another player who has a bad impression (that is, low sensitivity) appears for the player, it is difficult to clear the game. Therefore, the subjective impression and evaluation of the player with respect to the other players who provided the character are reflected as the impression and evaluation of the appearing character, and the player's interest is increased.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an algorithm of a program used when the embodiment of FIG. 1 is realized using a computer. In step ST1, the program scenario proceeds by starting the game. When the scenario progresses and a certain condition is satisfied, it is determined in step ST2 whether an event has occurred or not. If it is determined in step ST2 that an event has occurred, it is determined in step ST3 whether or not the character appears. In the event that the character appears, the character that appears based on the appearance parameter in the character data is determined, is caused to appear in the event, and the event is processed in step ST5. If it is determined in step ST3 that the character does not appear, the event processing is immediately performed in step ST5. If it is determined in step ST2 that no event has occurred, event processing does not occur.

  In step ST6, it is determined whether new character data has been accepted. If it is determined that new character data has not been accepted, it is determined in step ST10 whether or not a process for ending the game has been performed. If a game ending process has been performed, the game is ended. To do. If the process of ending the game has not been performed, the process returns to step ST1 and the scenario proceeds. If it is determined in step ST6 that new character data has been accepted, questions about other players who have provided new character data in step ST7 are generated from the question generating means 23. The player inputs an answer using the input means 13, whereby step ST8 is processed. In step ST9, the parameter determination means 25 sets the appearance parameter by comparing the response content with the appearance parameter determination criterion.

  As in the present embodiment, when new character data is provided from another player, the appearance parameter of the newly obtained character data can be determined based on the player's subjective impression on the other player. Since it was made possible, it becomes possible to play a new character as an incarnation or alternation of another player. As a result, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the player's interest in the game machine is not reduced.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the principal part of the game machine of this Embodiment. (A) And (B) is the front view and perspective view of the main body of the game machine of this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the image displayed on the time table and display screen of a human character in this Embodiment. It is the figure which represented the specific example of the event according to the quality of the content of the event. It is a figure showing the appearance frequency according to the character preference set according to the event content. A concept in which appearance parameters are expressed as “high”, “medium”, and “low”, and character data storage means stores both pre-stored character data and newly stored character data. FIG. (A) thru | or (D) is a figure which respectively shows the example of the mode of a display displayed on the display screen in a certain event using the character data shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the algorithm of the program used when implement | achieving embodiment of FIG. 1 using a computer.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 3 Main body 5 Display screen 7 Switch 9 Light emitting / receiving part 11 Display apparatus 13 Input means 15 External input means 17 Transmission / reception means 19 Display apparatus drive means 21 Control means 23 Question generation means 25 Parameter determination means 26 Appearance parameter determination reference storage means 27 appearance parameter setting means 33 event generation means 35 character data storage means 37 program storage means 39 event processing means

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Receiving means for accepting new character data via external input means such as communication means;
Character data storage means for storing a plurality of character data including appearance parameters used to determine an appearance frequency and an appearance place for one or more characters appearing during an event;
Program storage means for storing a program executed on the game machine;
Wherein said program executed by the game machine of the plurality stored in the character data storage means said based on the character data, and the event generating means for generating the event that said one or more character appears,
A game machine comprising display means for displaying the event on a screen,
An appearance parameter setting means for determining the appearance parameter defined in the new character data on the basis of the subjective impression of the player using the game machine with respect to another player who has provided the new character data;
The appearance parameter setting means includes
After receiving the new character data from the receiving means, a question generating means for generating a question for the player using the game machine to subjectively determine the impression about the other player;
An answer to the question is defined as an impression by the subjectivity, and parameter determination means for determining the appearance parameter by comparing the answer with a predetermined appearance parameter determination criterion,
The question generating means is configured to generate the question asking a favorable feeling felt by a player using the game machine with respect to the other player,
The parameter determination means determines the value of the appearance parameter so that the appearance frequency is higher as the preference is higher, and the appearance parameter is set so that the appearance frequency is lower as the preference is lower. Configured to determine a low value,
The program storage means includes at least high-favorite event data previously defined as being good for the player and low-favorite event data previously defined as being bad for the player. Remembered,
The event generating means includes
When determining the character based on the new character data as a character appearing in the high likability event when reading the high favourability event data from the program storage means and generating the high likability event, The new character data having a high value of the appearance parameter is read from the character data storage means, and a character based on the new character data appears on the display screen,
When determining the character based on the new character data as a character appearing in the low likability event when the low likability event data is read from the program storage means and the low likability event is generated, A game machine, wherein the new character data having a low appearance parameter value is read from the character data storage means, and a character based on the new character data appears on the display screen. Receiving means for accepting new character data via external input means such as communication means;
Character data storage means for storing a plurality of character data including appearance parameters used to determine an appearance frequency and an appearance place for one or more characters appearing during an event;
Program storage means for storing a program executed on the game machine;
Wherein said program executed by the game machine of the plurality stored in the character data storage means said based on the character data, and the event generating means for generating the event that said one or more character appears,
A game machine comprising display means for displaying the event on a screen,
An appearance parameter setting means for determining the appearance parameter defined in the new character data on the basis of the subjective impression of the player using the game machine with respect to another player who has provided the new character data;
The appearance parameter setting means includes
After receiving the new character data from the receiving means, a question generating means for generating a question for the player using the game machine to subjectively determine the impression about the other player;
An answer to the question is defined as an impression by the subjectivity, and parameter determination means for determining the appearance parameter by comparing the answer with a predetermined appearance parameter determination criterion,
The question generating means is configured to generate the question asking a favorable feeling felt by a player using the game machine with respect to the other player,
The parameter determining means determines the appearance parameter so that the appearance frequency is higher as the likability is lower,
When the event generation means determines that the character based on the new character data appears as an enemy character when the event to be generated is a battle game, the event generation means sets the appearance parameter that increases the appearance frequency. The game machine, wherein the new character data is read from the character data storage means and a character based on the new character data appears on the display screen . Receiving means for accepting new character data via external input means such as communication means;
Character data storage means for storing a plurality of character data including appearance parameters used to determine an appearance frequency and an appearance place for one or more characters appearing during an event;
Program storage means for storing a program executed on the game machine;
Wherein said program executed by the game machine of the plurality stored in the character data storage means said based on the character data, and the event generating means for generating the event that said one or more character appears,
A game machine comprising display means for displaying the event on a screen,
An appearance parameter setting means for determining the appearance parameter defined in the new character data on the basis of the subjective impression of the player using the game machine with respect to another player who has provided the new character data;
The appearance parameter setting means includes
After receiving the new character data from the receiving means, a question generating means for generating a question for the player using the game machine to subjectively determine the impression about the other player;
An answer to the question is defined as an impression by the subjectivity, and parameter determination means for determining the appearance parameter by comparing the answer with a predetermined appearance parameter determination criterion,
The question generating means is configured to generate the question asking a favorable feeling felt by a player using the game machine with respect to the other player,
The parameter determination means determines the value of the appearance parameter so that the appearance frequency is higher as the preference is higher, and the appearance parameter is set so that the appearance frequency is lower as the preference is lower. Configured to determine a low value,
The program storage means stores at least game event data required for the player to clear,
In the game event data, a difficulty level that is defined in advance as being difficult for the player to clear the game event is set in advance.
The event generating means includes
When the game event data having a low difficulty level is read from the program storage means to generate a game event with the difficulty level set, a character based on the new character data is used as a character appearing in the game event. When determining, the new character data having a high value of the appearance parameter is read from the character data storage means, and a character based on the new character data appears on the display screen,
When the game event data having a high difficulty level is read from the program storage means to generate a game event with the difficulty level set, a character based on the new character data is used as a character appearing in the game event. When determining, a game machine, wherein the new character data having a low value of the appearance parameter is read from the character data storage means, and a character based on the new character data appears on the display screen. Receiving means for accepting new character data via external input means such as communication means;
Character data storage means for storing a plurality of character data including appearance parameters used to determine an appearance frequency and an appearance place for one or more characters appearing during an event;
Program storage means for storing a program executed on the game machine;
Wherein said program executed by the game machine of the plurality stored in the character data storage means said based on the character data, and the event generating means for generating the event that said one or more character appears,
A game machine comprising display means for displaying the event on a screen,
An appearance parameter setting means for determining the appearance parameter defined in the new character data on the basis of the subjective impression of the player using the game machine with respect to another player who has provided the new character data;
The appearance parameter setting means includes
After receiving the new character data from the receiving means, a question generating means for generating a question for the player using the game machine to subjectively determine the impression about the other player;
An answer to the question is defined as an impression by the subjectivity, and parameter determination means for determining the appearance parameter by comparing the answer with a predetermined appearance parameter determination criterion,
The question generating means is configured to generate the question asking a favorable feeling felt by a player using the game machine with respect to the other player,
The parameter determination means determines the value of the appearance parameter so that the appearance frequency is higher as the preference is higher, and the appearance parameter is set so that the appearance frequency is lower as the preference is lower. Configured to determine a low value,
The program storage means displays a story-like sentence on the screen, and also has event data defined in advance as a sentence that can be enjoyed by the player using the game machine, and a story-like sentence. A text is displayed on the screen, and event data that is predefined as text that is not favorable to the player who uses the game machine is stored.
The event generating means includes
When reading text event data with favorable feelings from the program storage means and generating a text event with favorable feelings, the character based on the new character data is determined as a character appearing in the text with favorable feelings. When this is done, the new character data having a high value of the appearance parameter is read from the character data storage means and the character based on the new character data is caused to appear in the favorable text,
When reading event data of a sentence that does not have a favorable feeling from the program storage means and generating an event of a sentence that does not have a favorable feeling, a character based on the new character data appears in the sentence that does not have a favorable feeling When determining as a character, the new character data having a low value of the appearance parameter is read from the character data storage means, and a character based on the new character data is made to appear in a sentence that does not have a favorable feeling. A game machine . The character data storage means stores the plurality of character data so that the order in which the plurality of new character data is stored is known.
It said event generating means, according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is configured to determine the character appearing in the event considering both of the appearance parameters and the stored sequence game machine.

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