JP7709042B2 - GAME PROGRAM, GAME SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to a game program, a game system, and an information processing method.

When a character C attacks another character C in the virtual space of a game, it is common for game presentation processing to be performed in which the attacked character C receives damage.

JP 2015-123284 A

Here, if the attacking action of character C satisfies a certain condition, the effect of the attack may be increased. Patent Document 1 discloses a computer program that executes a performance process that increases the effect of attacks when multiple characters C belonging to the same group launch successive attacks.

However, if there are multiple effects that contribute to an increase in damage, the player may not be able to recognize which effect contributed to the increase in the amount of damage inflicted on character C, who was the target of the attack.

In consideration of the above circumstances, this disclosure aims to provide technology that enhances the entertainment value of games.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a game program is provided. This game program causes a computer to execute the following steps. In the game control step, the progress of an event involving a first character and a second character is controlled, and an action from the first character to the second character in the event is controlled. In the first determination step, in the action, a variation amount of a specific parameter of the second character is determined based on a basic element and a variable element. The basic element is used to determine the variation amount regardless of whether the action satisfies a first condition. The variable elements include a first variable element and a second variable element, and are used to determine the variation amount when the action satisfies the first condition, and the contribution of the first variable element to the variation of the specific parameter is greater than the second variable element. In the display step, the contribution of the first variable element to the variation of the specific parameter is displayed in a recognizable manner that it is greater than the second variable element.

This disclosure provides technology that can increase the entertainment value of games.

1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an information processing device 2 according to the present embodiment. FIG. FIG. 2 is an activity diagram showing an example of a flow of processing executed by the game system 1. 13 shows an example of a weak attribute of a second character C21, which is an example of the second character C2, and an example of a value to be corrected for the basic damage amount. A figure showing an example of an effect EF associated with each game element E. 13 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen at the moment when a first character C1 attacks a second character C2. FIG. FIG. 13 is an image showing an example of a screen when the attack is successful. This is an image diagram showing an example of a screen when the first variable element E21 relates to a weak attribute. This is an image diagram showing an example of a screen when the first variable element E21 relates to a weak attribute. FIG. 13 is an image diagram showing an example of a division set for a specific parameter P1. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a range of a section corresponding to a specific parameter P12. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a range of a section corresponding to a specific parameter P11. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a range of a section corresponding to a specific parameter P13.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. The various features shown in the embodiments below can be combined with each other.

The program for realizing the software appearing in this embodiment may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, or may be provided so that it can be downloaded from an external server, or may be provided so that the program is started on an external computer and its functions are realized on a client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

In this embodiment, a "unit" may also include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by a circuit in the broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. In addition, this embodiment handles various types of information, which may be represented, for example, by physical values of signal values representing voltage and current, high and low signal values as a binary bit collection consisting of 0 or 1, or quantum superposition (so-called quantum bits), and communication and calculations may be performed on a circuit in the broad sense.

In the broad sense, a circuit is a circuit realized by at least appropriately combining a circuit, circuitry, a processor, and memory. In other words, it includes application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices (e.g., simple programmable logic devices (SPLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)), etc.

1. Description of the Game Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a game system 1 according to this embodiment. In the game system 1 shown in Fig. 1, an information processing device 2 and a plurality of game devices 3 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network 11, and a game is executed on the game devices 3.

The game according to this embodiment is an online game executed by the game system 1. In this game, a user of the game device 3 causes one or more player characters C to act in a virtual game space, and causes the player characters C to fight against enemy characters C that are non-player characters C (NPCs). The characters C are also an example of an object.

The above-mentioned games are played using a game device 3, which is a home game console such as PlayStation (registered trademark), a portable game console such as Nintendo Switch (registered trademark), or an electronic device such as a personal computer, smartphone, or tablet terminal.

2. Overview of the Game System 1 As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 is composed of an information processing device 2 and a plurality of game devices 3. The information processing device 2 stores game programs and game data, and manages the game data of the game devices 3 (for each account information described below). The information processing device 2 is composed of, for example, a server. Each of the plurality of game devices 3 has the same configuration. Note that in this embodiment, a system is composed of one or more devices or components. Therefore, for example, the information processing device 2 or the game device 3 alone described below can be an example of the game system 1.

The game device 3 executes a predetermined game based on the user's operation. To this end, the game device 3 receives (specifically, downloads and installs) a game program and game data from the information processing device 2 via the communication network 11. Each user is assigned account information including identification information and a password in association with the game device 3. This account information is transmitted from the game device 3 to the information processing device 2 at the time of login, and is used for user authentication on the information processing device 2.

After user authentication, the information processing device 2 and the game device 3 are able to communicate with each other. After logging in, the game device 3 receives data necessary for game progress (data related to the game progress status) from the information processing device 2, and progresses the game while outputting game images and sounds to the display 4a and speaker 4b based on the user's operations.

2.1 Hardware Configuration Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

<Information processing device 2>
1, the information processing device 2 includes a communication unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23. The communication unit 21 and the storage unit 22 are electrically connected to the control unit 23 via a communication bus 20.

The communication unit 21 is a so-called network interface that is communicatively connected to each game device 3 via a communication network 11 such as the Internet and a LAN. Main information that the information processing device 2 receives via the communication unit 21 includes game program download request information, a gacha lottery request in response to a user's operation, a quest execution request, a request to execute/end autoplay, account information, game data, etc. Main information that the information processing device 2 transmits via the communication unit 21 includes information for confirming that the game device 3 has received the game program, information about the game media obtained by gacha, etc.

The storage unit 22 is composed of a hard disk drive (HDD), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a solid state drive (SSD). The storage unit 22 stores various programs, including a part of the game program according to this embodiment, and various data related to the game.

Specifically, for example, the storage unit 22 stores a user DB and a lottery list. In the user DB, for each identification number of a user playing the game, information such as the user name, user rank, and status of the player character C operated by the user, the amount of consumable media that can be used in the virtual game space, and information on parameters P are stored in association with each other. The lottery list is used for a lottery process generally called gacha, and includes multiple pieces of information about the game media to be selected. The lottery list associates information about the game media (such as name, ability parameters P, rarity, and level) with the selection rate by lottery. Furthermore, the ability parameters P include, for example, combat power, HP, attack power, defense power, intelligence, and speed when the game medium is the player character C.

The control unit 23 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the information processing device 2, which is its own device. In particular, the control unit 23 realizes various functions related to the information processing device 2, which is its own device, by reading out a specific program stored in the storage unit 22. That is, information processing by the software stored in the storage unit 22 is specifically realized by the control unit 23, which is an example of hardware, and each of the functional units described below can be executed. Note that the control unit 23 is not limited to being single, and may be implemented with multiple control units 23 for each function. A combination of these may also be used.

Examples of information processing executed by the control unit 23 include a charge settlement process, a user account authentication process, and a gacha lottery selection process. The charge settlement process is executed, for example, based on a request for a charge required to restore a predetermined amount of parameter P during the game. The user account authentication process is executed, for example, using the user's identification information received from the game device 3. The gacha lottery selection process is a process in which, in response to a gacha lottery request, one or more game media are selected by lottery from a lottery list based on the selection probability for each game medium. According to the gacha lottery selection process, information on the selected game media and the identification information of the user who performed the operation that is the source of the lottery request are associated in the user DB, and the user is thereby granted the game media that he or she won as a result of drawing the gacha.

To further supplement the above, the "game medium" is electronic data that represents elements related to the game, including the name of the character C used as the player character C, and items (weapons, armor, tools) that the player character C uses in the virtual game space. The user can obtain the game medium by directly purchasing it for a fee, clearing a quest, or by a lottery method called gacha. The obtained game medium is stored and managed in the user DB in association with the identification information of the user who has come to own the game medium. Furthermore, "gacha" is a method in which the information processing device 2 selects any game medium by lottery from a lottery list based on a predetermined selection ratio. The selected game medium is given to the user's game device 3. "Giving the game medium selected by gacha to the user/the user owns it" is synonymous with "associating/being associated with the game medium selected by the lottery process with the identification information indicating the user."

<Game Device 3>
A display 4a, a speaker 4b, and an input device 4c are externally connected or built into the game device 3. The game device 3 also has a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, a control unit 33, a graphics processing unit 34a, an audio processing unit 34b, and an operation unit 34c. The communication unit 31, the storage unit 32, the graphics processing unit 34a, the audio processing unit 34b, and the operation unit 34c are electrically connected to the control unit 33 via a communication bus 30.

The communication unit 31 is a so-called network interface that is communicatively connected to the communication network 11 in order to transmit and receive various data between the game device 3 and the information processing device 2. Main information that the game device 3 receives via the communication unit 31 includes account information, download request information for new game data, a gacha execution request, a quest execution request, etc. Main information that the game device 3 transmits via the communication unit 31 includes new game data sent from the information processing device 2 in response to download request information, information on the game medium selected by lottery processing, etc.

The storage unit 32 is composed of a HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, etc. The storage unit 32 stores game data downloaded from the information processing device 2, various programs including a part of the game program, account information of the game device 3 which is the device itself, user information, etc. The user information is at least a part of the information in the user DB stored in the storage unit 22 of the information processing device 2. The user DB manages the master of the user information, and at least a part of the information in this master is distributed from the information processing device 2 and stored in the storage unit 32 of the game device 3.

The control unit 33 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the game device 3, which is the device itself. In particular, the control unit 33 realizes various functions related to the game device 3, which is the device itself, by reading out a specific program stored in the storage unit 32. That is, information processing by the software stored in the storage unit 32 is specifically realized by the control unit 33, which is an example of hardware, and each of the functional units described below can be executed. Note that the control unit 33 is not limited to being single, and may be implemented with multiple control units 33 for each function. A combination of these may also be used.

In particular, the control unit 33 is configured to execute the game in accordance with input by the user of the game device 3 via the input device 4c. Specifically, the control unit 33 reads data such as virtual game space objects and textures included in the game data from the storage unit 32, or generates two-dimensional or three-dimensional game image information using data received from the information processing device 2. The game image information is processed by the graphics processing unit 34a, and the processed game images are sequentially displayed on the display 4a. In other words, the control unit 33 is configured to control the display of the display 4a and the sound output of the speaker 4b in accordance with operations by the user of the game device 3 when executing the game.

The graphics processing unit 34a renders game images including the character C and various objects related to the virtual game space in a moving image format according to the game image information output from the control unit 33. The graphics processing unit 34a is connected to the display 4a, which may be a liquid crystal display, and the game images rendered in a moving image format are displayed on the display 4a as a game screen. The audio processing unit 34b is connected to the speaker 4b, and reproduces and synthesizes game sounds according to instructions from the control unit 33, and outputs the sounds from the speaker 4b. The operation unit 34c is connected to the input device 4c, and transmits and receives data related to operation inputs between the input device 4c and the input device 4c. The user inputs operation signals to the game apparatus 3 via the input device 4c. The input device 4c is a general term for a touch panel integrated with the display 4a, an external game pad, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like.

2.2 Functional Configuration Next, the functional configuration of the information processing device 2 of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the information processing device 2 according to this embodiment. As shown in Figure 2, the control unit 23 executes various programs stored in the memory unit 22, thereby functioning as a game control unit 231, a determination unit 232, a display control unit 233, an identification unit 234, and a reception unit 235. In other words, information processing by the software stored in the memory unit 22 is specifically realized by the control unit 23, which is an example of hardware, and can be executed as each functional unit included in the control unit 23.

The game control unit 231 is configured to be able to execute a game control step. In the game control step, the game control unit 231 is configured to control the progress of the game.

For example, the game control unit 231 controls the progress of an event in which characters C fight each other in a virtual space. That is, the game control unit 231 controls the progress of an event between a first character C1 and a second character C2 (game control step). One aspect of the event here may be a quest with a time limit and specific achievement conditions. The achievement conditions are, for example, that the first character C1 operated by the player (user) defeat a specified monster (second character C2) in a field, which is a virtual space having a certain range. Specifically, when a parameter P linked to the second character C2 falls below a threshold value due to an attack by the first character C1, the game control unit 231 determines that the defeat of the second character C2 has been completed and ends the quest.

The game control unit 231 also controls the actions of character C during the event. An action is, for example, an attack action from the first character C1 to the second character C2. That is, in the event, the game control unit 231 controls the actions from the first character C1 to the second character C2.

The determination unit 232 is configured to be able to execute a determination step. When an attack action is executed by the character C, the game control unit 231 varies the parameter P linked to the second character C2. Then, the determination unit 232 determines the amount of variation of the parameter P linked to each character C in the event (determination step).

The display control unit 233 is configured to be able to execute a display step. In the display step, the display control unit 233 displays various information stored in the memory unit 32 or a screen or the like including the information in a manner that is viewable on the game device 3. Specifically, the display control unit 233 controls visual information such as a screen, an image (e.g., a still image or a video), an icon, a message, etc. to be displayed on the display unit of the game device 3. The display control unit 233 may generate only rendering information for displaying the visual information on the game device 3.

The identification unit 234 is configured to be able to execute the identification step. The identification unit 234 identifies the category to which the amount of variation belongs based on the amount of variation and the category set in the parameter P. Details will be described later.

The reception unit 235 is configured to receive various data. For example, the reception unit 235 receives the player's account information, game data, input from the player, and the like from the storage unit 22 of the information processing device 2 or the game device 3. In this embodiment, the various information received by the reception unit 235 is described as being stored in the storage unit 22.

3. Operational Flow of Game System 1 This section describes the operational flow of the above-mentioned game system 1. As an example of a preferred embodiment, a scene in which a quest is progressed in which the condition for accomplishing the quest is to defeat the second character C2 will be taken as an example.

In this embodiment, a "quest" is a stage that is a component unit of the game, and has tasks and goals set for it. In particular, a quest in which multiple users simultaneously participate and play the game is called a "multi-quest." A completion condition is set for each quest. Furthermore, a clearing reward is given to the user for clearing the quest.

Quest end conditions include clear conditions such as annihilation of all enemy characters C, defeating a boss character, reaching the goal point, etc., play time conditions such as exceeding a time limit, and conditions such as exceeding the number of turns in a turn-based game. At least one of these end conditions is set for a quest. If multiple end conditions are set for a quest, it is set in advance which end condition will take priority. For example, if the time limit takes priority over the clear conditions, the quest will end when the time limit expires without defeating the boss character and the clear conditions are not met.

A quest may also be played repeatedly by the same user. Playing a quest repeatedly is called "quest cycling." Specific examples of a user cycling through a quest include cycling through a quest that has a set probability of rewarding you with a certain reward when cleared, and cycling through a quest until the reward is obtained, or cycling through a quest that has a high reward when cleared, with the goal of obtaining as much of the reward as possible.

3.1 Overview of Information Processing Fig. 3 is an activity diagram showing an example of the flow of processing executed by the game system 1. Below, the flow of information processing will be outlined with reference to this activity diagram.

First, the display control unit 233 causes the display 4a to display a list of quests that can currently be accepted. In other words, the display control unit 233 presents the player with a number of selectable quests. The reception unit 235 receives the selection of the quest that the player wishes to accept from among the number of quests, based on input by the player via the input device 4c. The game control unit 231 starts the selected quest (A01).

When a quest begins, the game control unit 231 causes the character C to perform an action based on operational instructions from the player operating the input device 4c. Specifically, for example, the game control unit 231 moves the first character C1 on the field based on operational instructions from the player. When the first character C1 approaches the second character C2 to an attacking range, the game control unit 231 enables the first character C1 to perform an attack action against the second character C2. An example will be described in which the game control unit 231 causes the first character C1 to perform an attack action that corresponds to the weak attribute of the second character C2 (A02).

If the attack on the second character C2 is successful, the game control unit 231 varies a specific parameter P1 of the second character C2 based on the basic element E1 and the variable element E2. The specific parameter P1 is, for example, a parameter P that indicates the physical or mental strength of the second character C2. The amount of variation in the specific parameter P1 indicates the amount of damage the second character C2 receives as a result of the attack action by the first character C1.

Specifically, first, the determination unit 232 determines a basic damage amount indicating the basic damage to be inflicted on the second character C2 by an attack action by the first character C1, regardless of whether a predetermined condition (first condition) is satisfied. Specifically, the determination unit 232 determines the basic damage amount by referring to a basic element E1. The basic element E1 is a parameter P used to determine the amount of damage (variation amount) regardless of whether the action by the first character C1 satisfies the first condition. The basic element E1 is, for example, a parameter P indicating the attack power of the first character C1, the attack power of the weapon used by the first character C1 in the attack, the power of the technique, and the defensive power of the second character C2.

If the attack on the second character C2 is successful, the determination unit 232 refers to a parameter P indicating the attack power of the first character C1, the attack power of the weapon used by the first character C1 in the attack, and the power of the technique (A03). The determination unit 232 also refers to a parameter P indicating the defensive power of the second character C2 (A04). The determination unit 232 then determines the amount of basic damage that the second character C2 will receive based on these referred parameters P (A05).

Then, the determination unit 232 refers to the variable element E2 to determine the amount of additional damage to be added when the attack action by the first character C1 satisfies a predetermined condition (first condition). The variable element E2 is a game element E used to determine the amount of variation by which the specific parameter P1 of the second character C2 is varied when the action by the first character C1 satisfies the first condition. In other words, the determination unit 232 determines the amount of damage to be inflicted on the second character C2 based on the basic damage amount that is always added when the attack by the first character C1 is successful, and the additional damage amount that is added only when an arbitrary condition (first condition) is satisfied. Note that if the attack action by the first character C1 does not satisfy the first condition for any of the variable elements E2, the control unit 23 skips A06 to A11 and proceeds to A12.

Here, at least one of the variable elements E2 is a game element E that increases or decreases the amount of variation in a specific parameter P1 when the attribute of an attack by the first character C1 corresponds to a weak attribute of the second character C2. In other words, the first condition corresponding to at least one of the variable elements E2 is that a first attribute associated with the first character C1 or an attack action by the first character C1 and a second attribute associated with the second character C2 satisfy a predetermined condition.

At least one of the variable elements E2 is a game element E that increases the amount of variation of a specific parameter P1 with a predetermined probability. In other words, the first condition corresponding to at least one of the variable elements E2 is winning a lottery that increases the amount of variation with a predetermined probability when character C performs an attack action. In this embodiment, if this lottery is won, it may be expressed as "character C's attack was a successful critical hit."

In the following, an example will be described in which an attack by the first character C1 matches the weak attribute of the second character C2 and is a successful critical hit. First, the determination unit 232 determines the amount of additional damage due to the weak attribute. The determination unit 232 refers to the parameter P of the variable element E2 that satisfies the first condition (A06). Specifically, the determination unit 232 refers to a correction value that is multiplied by the basic damage amount in a combination of the attribute (first attribute) of the attack by the first character C1 and the attribute (second attribute) of the second character C2. The first attribute indicates the attribute associated with the character C that performed the attack action. The second attribute indicates the attribute associated with the character C that was the target of the attack. The determination unit 232 then determines the amount of additional damage added due to the weak attribute (A07).

Then, the determination unit 232 determines the amount of additional damage resulting from a successful critical hit. The determination unit 232 refers to the winning details of the winning lottery (A06). The determination unit 232 then determines the amount of additional damage according to the winning details (A07). In this way, A06 and A07 are repeatedly executed according to the number of variable elements E2 that satisfy the corresponding conditions.

When the damage amounts for all variable elements E2 that satisfy the conditions have been determined, the determination unit 232 determines the sum of the additional damage amounts for each variable element E2 (A08).

Then, the determination unit 232 compares the amount of additional damage (variation amount) for each game element E (A09). Then, the determination unit 232 determines the variable element E2 with the largest amount of additional damage to be the first variable element E21 (A10). On the other hand, the determination unit 232 determines the variable element E2 other than the first variable element E21 to be the second variable element E22. In other words, the variable element E2 includes the first variable element E21 and the second variable element E22. Furthermore, the first variable element E21 indicates a game element E whose contribution to the variation of the specific parameter P1 is greater than that of the second variable element E22.

The determination unit 232 further determines the total amount of damage to be inflicted on the second character C2 by adding up the amount of basic damage related to the basic element E1 and the amount of additional damage related to the variable element E2 (A11). In this way, when an action is performed by the first character C1, the determination unit 232 determines the amount of variation in the specific parameter P1 of the second character C2 based on the basic element E1 and the variable element E2.

Then, the game control unit 231 varies the specific parameter P1 of the second character C2. Specifically, the game control unit 231 executes a process of decreasing the vitality parameter of the second character C2 based on the determined amount of damage (A12a).

The display control unit 233 also displays a damage effect showing the second character C2 receiving damage. Specifically, the display control unit 233 displays a damage effect according to the type of game element E that contributed to the variation of the specific parameter P1. In this damage effect, the display control unit 233 displays the damage effect so that it is recognizable that the contribution of the first variable element E21 to the variation of the specific parameter P1 is greater than the second variable element E22 (A12b). For example, the display control unit 233 displays only information indicating the first variable element E21 among the variable elements E2 that contributed to the variation of the specific parameter P1.

After the game control unit 231 changes the specific parameter P1, if the specific parameter P1 of the second character C2 remains, the process returns to A02. In this case, the first character C1 can perform an attacking action again. Although not shown in the activity diagram of FIG. 3, the attack from the second character C2 to the first character C1 is performed at an appropriate timing before and after the attacking action by the first character C1. For example, a mode in which the first character C1 and the second character C2 alternately perform attacking actions, or a mode in which the character C that performs the attacking action is determined based on timers individually set for the first character C1 and the second character C2, etc. can be appropriately adopted. On the other hand, if the specific parameter P1 of the second character C2 becomes 0, the game control unit 231 ends the quest by assuming that the defeat of the second character C2 has been completed.

In summary, the game system 1 according to this embodiment includes the following components. The game control unit 231 controls the progress of an event between the first character C1 and the second character C2, and controls the action from the first character C1 to the second character C2 in the event. The determination unit 232 determines the amount of variation of the specific parameter P1 of the second character C2 in the action based on the base element E1 and the variable element E2. The base element E1 is used to determine the amount of variation regardless of whether the action satisfies the first condition. The variable element E2 includes a first variable element E21 and a second variable element E22, and is used to determine the amount of variation when the action satisfies the first condition, and the first variable element E21 contributes more to the variation of the specific parameter P1 than the second variable element E22. The display control unit 233 displays in a recognizable manner that the contribution of the base element E11 to the variation of the specific parameter P1 is greater than the second variable element E22.

According to another aspect, the information processing method executed by the information processing device 2 of this embodiment includes each step of a game program. In the game control step, the progress of an event by the first character C1 and the second character C2 is controlled, and an action from the first character C1 to the second character C2 in the event is controlled. In the determination step, in the action, the amount of variation of the specific parameter P1 of the second character C2 is determined based on the basic element E1 and the variable element E2. The basic element E1 is used to determine the amount of variation regardless of whether the action satisfies the first condition. The variable element E2 includes a first variable element E21 and a second variable element E22, and is used to determine the amount of variation when the action satisfies the first condition, and the contribution of the first variable element E21 to the variation of the specific parameter P1 is greater than the second variable element E22. In the display step, the contribution of the basic element E11 to the variation of the specific parameter P1 is displayed in a recognizable manner that it is greater than the second variable element E22.

According to this aspect, when executing a game presentation process in which the second character C2 receives damage as a result of an action by the first character C1, the display control unit 233 can display the game element E that contributes most to the variation of the specific parameter P1 in a manner that is recognizable to the player. Specifically, when the amount of damage inflicted on the enemy character C is increased by multiple game elements E, it is possible to display in a manner that is recognizable to the player which game element E is the main reason for the increase in damage. This can further increase the interest of the game.

In particular, when performing damage effects, the display control unit 233 displays, in a manner that is identifiable to the player, the first variable element E21 that has the greatest contribution to the variation of the specific parameter P1 among the variable elements E2 that are added when the user plays strategically. As a result, the user can select a more strategic attacking action after understanding which action result was the cause of the large damage that was caused among the strategically executed play actions.

3.2 Details of Information Processing Next, the details of the information processing outlined above will be described.

<Determination of fluctuation amount>
First, a method for determining the amount of variation in the specific parameter P1 will be described with reference to a specific example. Table 1 shows an example of the parameter P referenced when determining the amount of basic damage.

For example, the determination unit 232 refers to the above-mentioned basic element E1 and determines the basic damage amount using the following calculation formula.
When the numerical values shown in Table 1 are substituted into the above formula, the base damage amount becomes 150. Note that the attack power and defense power indicate the abilities associated with each character C, and are values that vary based on the numerical values associated with weapons or armor that can be equipped at will.

Next, a method for determining the amount of additional damage will be described for variable element E2, which increases or decreases the amount of variation in specific parameter P1 when the attribute of an attack by first character C1 corresponds to the weak attribute of second character C2. Figure 4 shows an example of the weak attribute of second character C21, which is an example of second character C2, and an example of a numerical value to be corrected for the basic damage amount. As shown in Figure 4, when an attack is made against character C, the attribute with the highest damage multiplier becomes the weak attribute of that character C. In other words, the weak attribute of second character C21 is fire.

In this case, if the first character C1 performs a fire-attribute attack on the second character C21, the base damage amount of 150 will be multiplied by 2.5 to 375. The additional damage amount in this case will be 225. It is preferable that the weak attribute be different for each second character C2.

Next, we will explain how to determine the amount of additional damage for variable element E2, which increases the amount of variation of specific parameter P1 by multiplying it by a specified numerical value. Here, the predetermined probability is, for example, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 5%, or may be within a range between any two of the values exemplified here. In addition, if the lottery is won, the determination unit 232 corrects the basic damage amount by multiplying it by a predetermined magnification. Specifically, the predetermined multiplier may be, for example, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, or 5 times, or may be within a range between any two of the values exemplified here. For example, if the damage amount increased by a successful critical hit is 1.5 times the basic damage amount (150), the additional damage amount increased by this variable element E2 will be 75.

<Determination of first variable element E21>
Here, when the basic damage amount related to the basic element E1 shown in the above example and the additional damage amount related to the variable element E2 are added together, the total damage amount inflicted on the second character C21 is 450. The breakdown of the damage amount based on each game element E is shown in Table 2.
As shown in Table 2, when comparing the additional damage amounts (variable amounts) for each game element E, the variable element E2 related to the weak point attribute has the largest amount of damage. In this way, the determination unit 232 compares the additional damage amounts for each game element E and determines the variable element E2 related to the weak point attribute having the largest amount of damage as the first variable element E21.

<Game Production>
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an effect EF associated with each game element E. As shown in Fig. 5, an effect EF is associated with each game element E. When the character C is attacked, the display control unit 233 displays at least one of the effects EF shown in Fig. 5 to execute a game presentation showing the state in which the second character C2 is damaged.

Figure 6 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen at the moment when the first character C1 attacks the second character C2. Figure 7 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen when the attack is successful. As shown in Figure 6, when the first character C1 attacks the second character C2, the display control unit 233 decreases the gauge indicating the specific parameter P1, and displays the effect EF1 indicating that the attack has hit, as shown in Figure 7.

Here, the display control unit 233 displays an effect EF according to the type of game element E that contributed to the variation of the specific parameter P1. FIG. 8 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen when the first variable element E21 is related to a weak attribute. The display control unit 233 displays different effects EF according to the type of the first variable element E21. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the first variable element E21 is related to a weak attribute, the display control unit 233 displays only information indicating the first variable element E21 related to the weak attribute among the variable elements E2 that contributed to the variation of the specific parameter P1. In other words, the display control unit 233 does not display the effect EF associated with the second variable element E22. For example, when the second variable element E22 is related to a critical hit, the display control unit 233 does not display the effect EF3 when executing a game presentation showing a state in which the second character C2 is damaged. This aspect prevents the amount of information from becoming excessive in a moment, and allows the user to easily recognize which variable element E2 contributed to the increase in the amount of damage to the second character C2.

[others]
The game system 1 according to the above-described embodiment may be modified in the following manner.

In this embodiment, the game control unit 231, the determination unit 232, the display control unit 233, the identification unit 234, and the reception unit 235 are described as functional units realized by the control unit 23 of the information processing device 2, but at least some of these may be implemented as functional units realized by the control unit 33 of the game device 3.

The probability that the action of the character C will be successful in achieving a critical hit may vary based on at least one of the game elements E. For example, the probability of a successful critical hit may vary based on the hit rate of the technique executed by the first character C1, the hit rate associated with the weapon equipped by the first character C1, and the evasion rate of the character C who is the target of the attack. For example, the success rate of a critical hit may be determined by the following calculation formula.

At least one of the variable elements E2 may include a game element E that varies the amount of variation of a specific parameter P1 based on the date and time when an action is executed. In this case, the game control unit 231 activates at least one of the variable elements E2 of the first character C1 during a specific period, and disables at least one of the variable elements E2 after the period has elapsed. In other words, the first condition corresponding to at least one of the variable elements E2 is that the action is executed during a specific period.

For example, assume that the predetermined specific period is "from April 1, 2021 to April 10, 2021." In this case, if an attack action is performed by character C during this period, the game control unit 231 applies a variable element E2 that corrects the basic damage amount. Furthermore, if an attack action is performed by character C after April 11, 2021, the game control unit 231 invalidates such variable element E2. According to this aspect, for example, if an action is performed during the event period, the game control unit 231 can increase the amount of damage of an attack by character C. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, this variable element E2 may be referred to as an "event period effect."

The predetermined specific period may also be a specified period within the time limit of the quest. For example, if the time limit of the quest is one hour, the game control unit 231 may enable the variable element E2 if an action is performed within 15 minutes of the start of the quest.

In the above embodiment, the display control unit 233 displays only information indicating the first variable element E21 among the variable elements E2 that contributed to the variation of the specific parameter P1, but this is not limited to the above. For example, if there are multiple second variable elements E22, the display control unit 233 may execute the game presentation in a manner that does not display at least one of the information indicating the multiple second variable elements E22.

For example, the first variable element E21 that contributed to the variation of the specific parameter P1 is related to the "weak attribute," and the second variable element E22 is the aforementioned "successful critical hit" and "event period effect." In this case, the display control unit 233 does not display the effect EF related to at least one of the "successful critical hit" and "event period effect." In other words, the display control unit 233 displays the effect EF related to the first variable element E21 and any one of the multiple effect EFs of the second variable elements E22.

The display control unit 233 may display information indicating all game elements E in order. In addition, when displaying information indicating the second variable element E22 in addition to information indicating the first variable element E21, the display control unit 233 may display information indicating the first variable element E21 and information indicating the second variable element E22 at different times. Specifically, the display control unit 233 displays information indicating the second variable element E22, and then displays information indicating the first variable element E21. For example, the display control unit 233 displays effect EF3 indicating "successful critical hit", which is the second variable element E22, and then displays effect EF2 indicating "weak attribute", which is the first variable element E21. In addition, a time difference until the subsequent effect EF is displayed may be set according to the difference in the contribution rate of each variable element E2. According to this aspect, it is possible for the user to recognize which variable element E2 contributed most to the increase in the amount of damage while checking the multiple variable elements E2 that contributed to the increase in the amount of damage.

In addition, when multiple second variable elements E22 are included, the display control unit 233 may display each of the information indicating the second variable elements E22 in an order according to the magnitude of their contribution to the variation of the specific parameter P1. Specifically, the display control unit 233 displays them in order of decreasing contribution to the variation of the specific parameter P1. For example, the second variable elements E22 are "successful critical hit" and "event period effect", and the respective additional damage amounts are 75 and 50. In this case, the display control unit 233 displays an effect EF indicating "successful critical hit" after displaying an effect EF indicating "event period effect". Note that the display control unit 233 may display them in order of decreasing contribution to the variation of the specific parameter P1.

In the example of FIG. 8, the display control unit 233 displays the gauge indicating the specific parameter P1 decreasing regardless of the type of game element E, but this is not limited to the above. For example, when displaying the fluctuation of the specific parameter P1, the display control unit 233 may display the fluctuation of the specific parameter P1 based on the first variable element E21 in a distinguishable manner from the fluctuation of the specific parameter P1 due to other game elements E. FIG. 9 is an image diagram showing an example screen when the first variable element E21 is related to a weak attribute. As shown in FIG. 9, the display control unit 233 displays the fluctuation of the specific parameter P1 based on the first variable element E21, "weak attribute", separately from the fluctuation of the specific parameter P1 based on other game elements E.

Furthermore, a plurality of categories may be provided for the specific parameter P1. The number of categories may be, for example, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30, and may be within a range between any two of the numerical values exemplified here. Preferably, the game control unit 231 classifies the damage amount of the attack into three categories, "small performance range", "medium performance range", and "large performance range". Then, the game control unit 231 executes a performance according to the type of category to which the total damage amount inflicted on the character C belongs. FIG. 10 is an image diagram showing an example of the categories provided for the specific parameter P1. FIG. 10 shows a specific parameter P12 with equal intervals between each section, a specific parameter P11 with a lower "large performance range" threshold than the other specific parameters P1, and a specific parameter P13 with a higher "large performance range" threshold than the other specific parameters P1.

When an action of character C is executed, the identification unit 234 identifies the category to which the variation amount belongs based on the variation amount of the specific parameter P1 and the multiple categories set for the specific parameter P1. That is, the identification unit 234 identifies the category of the specific parameter P1 to which the amount of damage inflicted on character C belongs. The display control unit 233 then displays a damage effect according to the determined category. At this time, if the determined category is the "large effect range", the display control unit 233 displays the most flashy damage effect compared to the other categories. On the other hand, if the determined category is the "small effect range", the display control unit 233 displays the most modest damage effect compared to the other categories. In this way, the game control unit 231 executes different effects depending on the type of category to which the total variation amount of the specific parameter P1 belongs.

Here, the range of the division may be determined based on at least one of the basic element E1 and the variable element E2. Specifically, when determining the range of the division based on the basic element E1, the determination unit 232 determines it based on at least one of the parameter P associated with the first character C1 and the parameter P associated with the second character C2.

For example, the determination unit 232 determines the range of the category based on the maximum value of the specific parameter P1 associated with the character C receiving the attack. As shown in Table 3, the determination unit 232 determines the range of the category based on the rate of change relative to the maximum value of the specific parameter P1. Note that FIG. 11 shows the range of the category related to the specific parameter P12 associated with the second character C21. That is, FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the range of the category corresponding to the specific parameter P12.

The determination unit 232 then determines the range of the category to which the attack belongs based on the percentage of the maximum gauge of the specific parameter P1 associated with the second character C2 that has been changed. Specifically, if the amount of change caused by the attack is less than 33% of the maximum value of the specific parameter P1, the determination unit 234 determines that the attack belongs to the "small performance range". If the amount of change caused by the attack is between 33% and less than 66%, the determination unit 234 determines that the attack belongs to the "medium performance range". If the amount of change caused by the attack is 66% or more, the determination unit 234 determines that the attack belongs to the "large performance range".

In this manner, the user can identify the extent to which the attack has affected the specific parameter P1 as a whole. For example, even if the absolute value of the amount of damage inflicted by character C is large, the user can recognize that the effect on the specific parameter P1 of character C as a whole is small.

Furthermore, the determination unit 232 may determine the range of the category based on the defensive power of the second character C2 that is attacked by the first character C1. FIG. 12 shows the category of the second character C22, which has a higher defensive power than the second character C21. That is, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the range of the category corresponding to the specific parameter P11. As shown in FIG. 12, when the defensive power of the character C that is attacked is high, the determination unit 232 determines the category so that the threshold value of the "large performance range" is low.

The determination unit 232 may also determine the category of the specific parameter P1 based on the parameter P associated with the first character C1. For example, the determination unit 232 determines the range of the category based on the attacking power of the character C that performs the attack. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the range of the category corresponding to the specific parameter P13. Here, FIG. 11 shows the range of the category determined based on the attacking power of the first character C11. In this case, when the determination unit 232 determines the range of the category based on the first character C12, which has a higher attacking power than the first character C11, it determines the category so that the threshold value of the "large performance range" is higher than the range of the category corresponding to the specific parameter P12 (FIG. 11).

In this way, the determination unit 232 varies the threshold value for each category depending on the strength of the attacking power of the character C performing the attack. The determination unit 232 may vary the threshold value for each category depending on the combination of the parameter P of the character C performing the attack and the parameter P of the character C receiving the attack.

According to this aspect, for example, if the parameter P of the attacking character C is high, and therefore the amount of damage inflicted on the enemy character C is high, excessive damage effects are not executed. In other words, if the ability value of the first character C1 is high and the second character C2 is weak enough that no strategy is required when defeating the enemy character C, excessive effects are not executed. This makes it easier for flashy damage effects to be displayed only when the user attacks a character C that is worth fighting, thereby increasing the entertainment value of the game.

Furthermore, when determining the range of the category based on the variable element E2, the determination unit 232 may vary the threshold of each category depending on the type of variable element E2 that contributed to the variation of the specific parameter P1. For example, when the first variable element E21 is a "successful critical hit", the determination unit 232 determines the category so that the threshold of the "large performance range" is low. The determination unit 232 may also determine whether or not to execute a performance according to the type of category to which the first variable element E21 belongs depending on whether or not the first variable element E21 satisfies a second condition. The second condition is that the first variable element E21 corresponds to a predetermined type of variable element E2.

For example, the second condition is that the first variable element E21 is a "successful critical hit." In this case, if the attack by the first character C1 belongs to the "large performance range" and the first variable element E21 is a "successful critical hit," the determination unit 232 determines to execute a performance that belongs to the "large performance range" since the first variable element E21 satisfies the second condition. On the other hand, if the first variable element E21 is a "weak attribute," the determination unit 232 determines to execute a performance that corresponds to the "small performance range" rather than executing a game performance that corresponds to the "large performance range," which is the category to which the first variable element E21 belongs.

With this configuration, the determination unit 232 will not change the presentation if the predetermined damage effect is not included, even if the total amount of damage inflicted on the enemy character C exceeds the threshold. This allows the game presentation to be executed according to the content of the variable element E2, which is strategic, rather than simply the magnitude of the damage amount.

The determination unit 232 may adjust the threshold value for each category based on the remaining amount of the specific parameter P1 during a battle event between characters C. In other words, the range of the category may vary based on the remaining amount of the specific parameter P1. In addition, in the above embodiment, a real-time battle system is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the battle system may be a turn-based system.

In the above embodiment, the display control unit 233 displays information indicating the first variable element E21 as part of the damage effect when the character C executes an action, but this is not limited to the above. For example, the display control unit 233 may display information indicating the first variable element E21 before the character C executes an attack. Specifically, the display control unit 233 may display information indicating the first variable element E21 that is expected when the first character C1 executes an attack with the technique selected by the user. In addition, when fighting multiple enemy characters C, the display control unit 233 may display information indicating the first variable element E21 that is expected when the enemy character C is attacked with the technique selected. With this configuration, the user can select the technique to be selected and the enemy character C to be attacked, etc., after grasping the expected game result before executing the attack.

An aspect of the present embodiment may be a game program. This program causes a computer to function as the game system 1.
In this embodiment, the diagrams shown in Figures 4, 5, 11, 12, and 13 are databases such as lookup tables, and detailed items included therein have been described, but this is merely an example and is not limiting. Furthermore, the reference information is not limited to databases such as lookup tables, but may be a mathematical model in which multiple pieces of information are mathematically related, or more preferably, may be a trained model in which the correlation of multiple pieces of information is trained in advance by machine learning.

Furthermore, it may be provided in the following aspects:
In the game program, the variable elements include a plurality of the second variable elements, and in the display step, at least one of the information indicating the plurality of the second variable elements is not displayed.
In the game program, in the display step, only information indicating the first variable element is displayed among the variable elements.
In the game program, in the display step, information indicating the first variable element and information indicating the second variable element are displayed at different times.
In the game program, in the display step, information indicating the second variable element is displayed, and then information indicating the first variable element is displayed.
In the game program, the variable element includes a plurality of the second variable elements, and in the display step, each of the pieces of information indicating the second variable elements is displayed in an order according to the magnitude of its contribution to the variation of the specific parameter.
In the game program, in the game control step, at least one of the variable elements of the first character is enabled during a specific period of time, and at least one of the variable elements is disabled after the period has elapsed, and the first condition corresponding to at least one of the variable elements is that the action is executed during the period.
In the game program, the first condition corresponding to at least one of the variable elements is that a first attribute associated with the first character or the action and a second attribute associated with the second character satisfy a predetermined condition.
In the game program, the first condition corresponding to at least one of the variable elements is winning a lottery that increases the amount of variation with a predetermined probability when the action is performed.
The game program further causes the computer to execute a specification step, in which a classification to which the fluctuation amount belongs is specified based on the fluctuation amount and a plurality of classifications set for the specific parameter, and in the game control step, different presentations are executed depending on the type of the classification.
In the game program, the range of the division is determined based on at least one of a parameter associated with the first character and a parameter associated with the second character.
In the game program, the range of the category is determined based on at least one of the basic element and the variable element.
In the game program, the computer is further caused to execute a second determination step, in which a determination is made as to whether or not to execute a presentation corresponding to the type of the belonging category depending on whether or not the first variable element satisfies a second condition.
A game system configured to execute each step of the game program.
An information processing method executed by an information processing device, the method comprising each step of the game program.
Of course, this is not the case.

Finally, various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, but these are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. The novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the disclosure. The embodiments and modifications thereof are within the scope and gist of the disclosure, and are included in the disclosure and its equivalents as set forth in the claims.

1: Game system 2: Information processing device 20: Communication bus 21: Communication unit 22: Memory unit 23: Control unit 231: Game control unit 232: Determination unit 233: Display control unit 234: Identification unit 235: Reception unit 3: Game device 30: Communication bus 31: Communication unit 32: Memory unit 33: Control unit 34a: Graphic processing unit 34b: Audio processing unit 34c: Operation unit 4a: Display 4b: Speaker 4c: Input device 11: Communication network C: Character C1: First character C11: First character C12: First character C2: Second character C2: Second character C21: Second character C22: Second character E: Game element E1: Basic element E11: Basic element E2: Variable element E21: First variable element E22: Second variable element EF : Effect EF1 : Effect EF2 : Effect EF3 : Effect P : Parameter P1 : Specific parameter P11 : Specific parameter P12 : Specific parameter P13 : Specific parameter

Claims (14)

A game program,
causing a computer to execute a game control step, a first determination step, a specification step, and a second determination step ;
In the game control step, a progress of an event between a first character and a second character is controlled, and an attack action from the first character to the second character is controlled in the event.
In the first determination step, a variation amount of a specific parameter of the second character is determined based on a basic element and a variable element in the attacking action ,
the basic element is an element based on an attack power of the first character and a defense power of the second character, and is used in determining the variation amount regardless of whether the attack action satisfies a first condition;
The variation factors include a second variation factor and a first variation factor whose contribution to the variation of the specific parameter is greater than that of the second variation factor ,
the variable factor is used to determine the amount of variation when the aggressive behavior satisfies the first condition;
the specific parameter is a parameter that varies based on the offensive behavior,
In the identifying step, a classification to which the fluctuation amount belongs is identified based on the fluctuation amount and a plurality of classifications set for the specific parameter;
In the game control step, different effects are executed according to the type of the belonging category,
In the second determination step, whether or not to execute a performance according to the type of the belonging category is determined depending on whether or not a second condition is satisfied, and the second condition includes that a preset element among the variable elements is the same as the first variable element.
Game program . 2. The game program according to claim 1,
causing the computer to further perform a display step;
In the display step, a contribution of the first variable to the variation of the specific parameter is displayed in a manner that allows the contribution of the first variable to be recognized as being greater than that of the second variable.
Game program . 3. The game program according to claim 2 ,
The variable element includes a plurality of the second variable elements,
In the display step, at least one of the pieces of information indicating the second variable factors is not displayed.
Game program . 4. The game program according to claim 3 ,
In the display step, only information indicating the first variable element is displayed among the variable elements.
Game program . 4. The game program according to claim 2 ,
In the display step, the information indicating the first variable element and the information indicating the second variable element are displayed at different timings.
Game program . 6. The game program according to claim 5 ,
In the display step, information indicating the second variable element is displayed, and then information indicating the first variable element is displayed.
Game program . 7. The game program according to claim 6 ,
The variable element includes a plurality of the second variable elements,
In the display step, each of the pieces of information indicating the second variation factors is displayed in an order according to the magnitude of the contribution of the second variation factor to the variation of the specific parameter.
Game program . In the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
the first condition includes that the aggressive behavior is performed during a specific period of time;
Game program . In the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 8 ,
the first condition includes that a first attribute associated with the first character or the attacking behavior and a second attribute associated with the second character satisfy a predetermined condition;
Game program . In the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 9 ,
the first condition includes winning a lottery for increasing the amount of fluctuation with a predetermined probability when the offensive behavior is performed;
Game program . In the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The range of the division is determined based on at least one of a parameter associated with the first character and a parameter associated with the second character.
Game program . In the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The range of the division is determined based on at least one of the base element and the variable element.
Game program . A game system comprising:
A game program configured to execute each step of the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 12 .
Game system . An information processing method executed by an information processing device,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 12 ,
method.