JP7723314B2 - Information processing system, server device, client device, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing system, a server device, a client device, and a program that executes game-related processing.

There are games in which a user owns multiple characters and uses a character of their choice to play a stage selected from a number of stages. In such games, when a user plays a stage, they select a character appropriate for that stage from the characters they own (see, for example, Patent Document 1). To help with this selection, when a user selects a stage to play, characters that have been used in the past by other users on that stage may be presented.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-134036

Generally, when playing a certain stage, many users tend to use a limited number of characters. Therefore, simply presenting users with the characters that have been used in each stage may not provide sufficient reference information for users who want to use various characters, including characters they own and characters they may acquire in the future.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and one of its objectives is to provide an information processing system, server device, client device, and program that can provide an effective user interface for selecting a character to use in a game in which each user plays using one of multiple types of characters.

An information processing system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a server device that executes processing related to a game in which multiple users each own at least one of multiple types of characters and play a stage selected from multiple stages prepared in advance using a character selected from among the characters owned by the user, and multiple client devices used by the multiple users, respectively. The server device includes a recording means that associates the stage played by each user from the multiple stages with the type of character used in that play and records it as used character data, and a recording means that allows a user to designate one of the multiple types of characters as a character to be presented from one of the multiple client devices. and a stage information notification means for notifying the client device that made the information presentation request of information on the available stages, including at least one of the stages associated with the presented character in the available character data, wherein each of the client devices includes a request sending means for accepting an operation from the user of the client device to select one of the multiple types of characters, and sending the information presentation request to the server device specifying the selected character as the presented character, and a stage presentation means for presenting to the user of the client device information on the available stages notified by the server device in response to the information presentation request.

A server device according to one aspect of the present invention is a server device connected to multiple client devices used by multiple users, each of whom owns at least one of multiple types of characters and who executes processing related to a game in which the multiple users play a stage selected from multiple pre-prepared stages using a character selected from among the characters owned by the user. The server device includes: a recording means for recording as used character data a stage played by each user from the multiple stages and the type of character used in that play; a request receiving means for receiving, from one of the multiple client devices, an information presentation request specifying one of the multiple types of characters as a target character to be presented; and a stage identification means for notifying the client device that made the information presentation request of information about the used stage, including at least one of the stages associated with the target character in the used character data.

One aspect of the present invention provides a program that causes a computer connected to multiple client devices used by multiple users, each of whom owns at least one of multiple types of characters and executes processing related to a game in which the multiple users play a stage selected from multiple pre-prepared stages using a character selected from among their own characters, to function as: a recording means that records as used character data a stage played by each user from the multiple stages and the type of character used in that play; a request receiving means that receives, from one of the multiple client devices, an information presentation request that specifies one of the multiple types of characters as a target character to be presented; and a stage identification means that notifies the client device that made the information presentation request of information about the used stage, including at least one of the stages associated with the target character in the used character data. This program may be provided stored on a computer-readable, non-transitory information storage medium.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a client device used by one of a plurality of users in a game in which each user owns at least one of a plurality of types of characters and plays a stage selected from a plurality of pre-prepared stages using a character selected from among the characters owned by the user. The client device includes: means for accepting an operation from the user of the client device to select one of the plurality of types of characters as a character to be presented; means for acquiring information on used stages, including at least one stage in which the character to be presented was used in a past play by the plurality of users; and stage presentation means for presenting the acquired information on used stages to the user of the client device in response to the operation.

One aspect of the present invention provides a program for a game in which multiple users each own at least one of multiple types of characters and play a stage selected from multiple pre-prepared stages using a character selected from among their own characters. The program causes a client device used by one of the multiple users to function as: means for accepting an operation from the user of the client device to select one of the multiple types of characters as a character to be presented; means for acquiring information on used stages, including at least one stage in which the character to be presented was used in a past play by the multiple users; and stage presentation means for presenting the acquired information on used stages to the user of the client device in response to the operation. This program may be provided by being stored on a computer-readable, non-transitory information storage medium.

1 is a configuration block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing functions of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of character data used. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen on which information about a presentation target character is presented. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen presenting information on stages used by a character to be presented.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the information processing system 1 includes multiple client devices 10 and a server device 20. Each client device 10 is connected to the server device 20 via a communication network such as the Internet.

Each client device 10 is an information processing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer, and includes a control unit 11, a memory unit 12, a communication unit 13, and an interface unit 14. The client device 10 is also connected to an operation input device 15 and a display device 16. In this embodiment, the client device 10 is used by each user who plays the game provided by the information processing system 1.

The control unit 11 includes at least one processor and performs various information processing operations in accordance with programs stored in the memory unit 12. Specific examples of the processing performed by the control unit 11 will be described later. The memory unit 12 includes at least one memory device such as RAM, and stores the programs executed by the control unit 11 and the data to be processed by the programs. The communication unit 13 is an interface for connecting to a communication network wirelessly or via a wired connection. Each client device 10 is connected to the server device 20 via this communication unit 13.

The interface unit 14 is connected to the operation input device 15 and display device 16 wirelessly or via a wired connection, and transmits and receives various data between these devices. Specifically, the interface unit 14 receives control signals from the operation input device 15 indicating the content of the operation input performed by the player on the operation input device 15. It also transmits video signals to the display device 16 indicating the content of the video to be presented to the player.

The operation input device 15 is configured to include, for example, a touch sensor and operation buttons, and accepts operation input from the player and transmits control signals indicating the content of that input to the client device 10. The display device 16 is a liquid crystal panel or the like, and displays on a display screen an image corresponding to a video signal received from the client device 10, presenting it to the player. Note that the operation input device 15 and display device 16 may be configured integrally with the client device 10, for example by being placed on the surface of the housing of the client device 10.

The server device 20 is an information processing device such as a server computer, and includes a control unit 21, a memory unit 22, and a communication unit 23. The server device 20 executes processing related to the games provided by the information processing system 1.

The control unit 21 includes at least one processor and performs various information processing operations in accordance with programs stored in the memory unit 22. Specific examples of the processing performed by the control unit 21 will be described later. The memory unit 22 includes at least one memory device such as RAM, and stores the programs executed by the control unit 21 and the data to be processed by the programs. The communication unit 23 is an interface for connecting to a communication network wirelessly or via a wired connection. The communication unit 23 connects the server device 20 to each client device 10 for communication.

Here, we will provide an overview of the game provided by information processing system 1. This game is assumed to be a game that can be played simultaneously by multiple users, such as a social game or online game. In this game, each user owns at least one character from among several types of characters prepared in advance in the game. Then, the user plays a prepared stage of the game using a character selected from among the characters they own. Hereinafter, the characters prepared in advance in the game are referred to as appearing characters, and the characters owned by each user are referred to as owned characters. Furthermore, a character used by a user when playing a stage of the game is referred to as a used character. Note that in some cases, each user may be able to select a character other than their own owned character as their used character, such as a character owned by another user or a prepared character.

A user's owned character is a character that the user has acquired in the game and has the right to use. Each user can acquire a character by fulfilling certain conditions in the game, such as clearing a specific stage, and after acquiring the character, can use that character in their own gameplay as their owned character. Each user may also be able to acquire one of the characters through an in-game lottery or by purchasing it for a fee. Note that multiple users may own the same type of character, and one user may own multiple characters of the same type.

In this game, multiple stages are prepared in advance for play. A stage is a unit of the game that is played by each user in one session. The user selects the stage to be played and the character to use in that stage, and then begins play of the game for that stage. In this embodiment, once a user has started play of a certain stage, they cannot change the character selected before starting the stage until they finish playing that stage. However, after play of that stage is finished or if play of a stage that has already started is stopped midway, the user may be able to select a different character and play the same stage from the beginning. The user may also be able to temporarily pause play of a stage and resume a paused stage from the state at which it was paused. Furthermore, the user may be able to play multiple stages in parallel, for example by pausing play of one stage and playing another stage using a different character.

The content of the game played in each stage may vary and is not particularly limited. However, it is desirable that the difficulty of the game content in each stage change depending on the relationship between the stage and the type of character used. For example, the characters appearing in this game may not simply have different parameter values representing strength, but may also have different characteristics, such as belonging to one of several attributes or possessing several skills (special abilities).

Meanwhile, each stage is set with conditions that affect the advantages or disadvantages of the characters used, depending on the enemy characters that appear in that stage and the game content of that stage. For example, characters with a particular attribute may be advantageous in one stage, but at a disadvantage in another. Also, depending on the stage, characters with a particular skill may be effective, but other skills may have no effect on play in that stage. In this way, various characteristics are assigned to each appearing character, and different characteristics are assigned to each stage, so the difficulty of clearing that stage varies greatly depending on the combination of the stage and the character used. When starting play in each stage, the user will consider the characteristics of the stage and the characteristics of the selectable characters and select a character to use that is appropriate for play in that stage. This allows users to enjoy not only playing the game within each stage, but also the element of selecting which character to use from among their own characters as part of the game.

However, as the number of characters and stages increases, it becomes difficult for users to grasp the characteristics of the stage and characters they wish to play, which can complicate the process of selecting a character to use. For this reason, it is desirable for the information processing system 1 to be equipped with an interface that presents information to assist the user in selecting a character to use. As an example, when a user selects one of the stages that can be played, the client device 10 may present, as character information, characters that other users have actually used when playing that stage in the past. With such an interface, users can refer to characters that other users have actually used to play a certain stage and select a character to use when they play that stage.

Here, characters frequently used by other users tend to be biased towards certain characters (for example, characters with high strength parameters or popular characters). As a result, for users who do not yet own characters frequently used by other users, or for users who want to use a particular character in a particular stage, information about characters used by other users in such a particular stage may not be sufficient reference information. Therefore, the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment is provided with an interface that presents information that can be used as a reference when the user considers which stage a particular character is suitable for use in. This is explained in more detail below.

The functions realized by each device in the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment will be explained below using the functional block diagram in Figure 2. Note that, here, one of the multiple client devices 10 will be designated as the noted client device 10n, and its functions will be explained, but the other client devices 10 will also have similar functions. Also, hereinafter, the user using the noted client device 10n will be referred to as the noted user.

The noted client device 10n functionally includes a stage selection operation receiving unit 31, a playable character selection operation receiving unit 32, a game processing execution unit 33, an information presentation operation receiving unit 34, and a character information presentation unit 35. These functions are realized by the control unit 11 of the noted client device 10n executing a program stored in the memory unit 12. The server device 20 functionally includes a game control unit 41, a playable character data recording unit 42, an information acquisition request receiving unit 43, and a stage information notification unit 44. These functions are realized by the control unit 21 of the server device 20 executing a program stored in the memory unit 22. These programs may be provided to each device via a communications network such as the Internet, or may be provided to each device by storing them on a computer-readable information storage medium such as an optical disc.

The stage selection operation receiving unit 31 of the noted client device 10n receives an operation from the noted user to select a stage to play (hereinafter referred to as a stage selection operation). The stage to play is the stage that the noted user intends to play. Specifically, the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 queries the game control unit 41 of the server device 20 to obtain information about stages that the noted user can play at that time. Then, based on the obtained information, it presents a list of playable stages to the noted user. The noted user performs a stage selection operation to specify the stage to play by selecting the stage they wish to play from the presented stages. For example, this stage selection operation may be an operation to specify a stage by tapping on one of the stages displayed in a list on the screen of the display device 16.

The stage selection operation acceptance unit 31 may not only accept the selection of a stage that the noted user will play immediately, but may also accept the designation of a stage that the noted user wishes to play later (hereinafter referred to as a reserved stage). For example, some stages may have playable days or time periods that are limited. In this case, the stage selection operation acceptance unit 31 displays a list of stages that are not currently playable but will become playable in the future as reservation candidate stages, and accepts an operation from the noted user to designate a reserved stage. When the time arrives to play the reserved stage designated by the noted user, the stage selection operation acceptance unit 31 notifies the noted user of this, for example by displaying a message. This allows the noted user to reserve a stage to play later, for example, if the stage they wish to play is currently not playable immediately.

The character selection operation receiving unit 32 of the noted client device 10n receives from the noted user a selection operation for a character to be used to play the target stage selected by the stage selection operation (hereinafter referred to as a character selection operation). The noted user selects a character to be used to play the target stage from among the characters they own. Note that if multiple characters are to be used to play one stage, the noted user must select multiple characters to use. In this case, the noted user may be able to register a character set (deck) in advance that groups together multiple characters that the noted user wants to use together. If a character set has been registered in advance, the noted user can select multiple characters to use all at once simply by selecting the registered character set.

As mentioned above, the usable characters may include characters other than those owned by the noted user (for example, characters owned by other users or characters prepared in advance by the game). Hereinafter, a usable character selected from among characters other than those owned by the noted user is referred to as a support character. If a support character is available, the usable character selection operation receiving unit 32 presents candidate support characters selected from among characters owned by other users to the noted user as selection candidates, and receives a selection of a support character from the noted user. Note that information on the candidate characters to be presented to the noted user is acquired from the server device 20. The usable character selection operation receiving unit 32 may independently receive an operation to select a usable character from among the characters owned by the noted user and an operation to select a support character. In this case, the usable characters include both characters owned by the noted user and support characters. The usable character selection operation receiving unit 32 may also present the characters owned by the noted user and candidate support characters together to the noted user, and receive an operation to select a usable character from among them.

After the stage to be played is selected by the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 and the character to be played is selected by the character selection operation receiving unit 32, the game for the selected stage begins. The game processing execution unit 33 of the target client device 10n works in conjunction with the game control unit 41 of the server device 20 to execute game processing for the selected stage.

Specifically, for example, the game processing execution unit 33 acquires information about the game of the selected stage, such as enemy characters that appear in that stage, from the game control unit 41. Then, based on the acquired information, it draws a game screen and displays it on the screen of the display device 16. The game processing execution unit 33 also accepts game operations related to the game from the user of interest. These game operations may include operations that instruct the behavior of the character used during the game of that stage. The game processing execution unit 33 progresses the game in accordance with the game operations accepted from the user of interest, and notifies the game control unit 41 of the results.

The processing related to the game progression may be executed on the client device 10 side or on the server device 20 side. When the processing related to the game progression is executed on the client device 10 side, the game processing execution unit 33 executes processing to progress the game in accordance with the user's game operations, and when the game for a target stage is completed, transmits the game results for that stage to the game control unit 41 of the server device 20. On the other hand, when the processing related to the game progression is executed on the server device 20 side, the game processing execution unit 33 transmits the content of the game operations received from the target user to the server device 20 each time. The game control unit 41 of the server device 20 executes processing to progress the game in accordance with the content of the received game operations, and transmits display instructions to the client device 10 including information to be presented to the user as a result. The game processing execution unit 33 of the client device 10 displays content according to the received display instructions on the screen of the display device 16. The game progresses by repeating this processing. Furthermore, the processing related to the game progression may be shared and executed by both the client device 10 and the server device 20, rather than being executed by only one device. In either case, after the user selects the stage to be played and the character to be used and starts the game for the stage to be played, the game for that stage progresses without changing the character to be used, and when the game for that stage ends, information regarding the game results is notified to the game control unit 41 of the server device 20.

The character data recording unit 42 of the server device 20 records character data that associates the stage on which the game is played with the character used in that play each time a user of the information processing system 1 plays the game. Figure 3 shows an example of information recorded as character data. In the example shown, each user uses four characters when playing the stage on which the game is played, and each of these characters is recorded in association with the stage on which the game is played as a character used in a single play.

The characters recorded as used character data may be limited to characters selected as used characters from among each user's characters, or may also include support characters. Furthermore, the used character data may include data on characters used in play at each stage, regardless of the game play results for that stage. However, as described below, used character data is used to present users with information to refer to when playing the game. Therefore, it is desirable to record the characters used when each stage is cleared (successfully). Therefore, when a user of each client device 10 clears a game at a given stage, the game control unit 41 obtains the game results from each client device 10. The game control unit 41 then notifies the used character data recording unit 42 of the data on the used character used when the game was cleared. The used character data recording unit 42 associates the notified used character with information identifying the cleared stage and records the associated data as used character data in the memory unit 22. In this way, data on the characters actually used when each stage is cleared is recorded as used character data.

The information presentation operation receiving unit 34 of the noted client device 10n receives a character information presentation operation from the noted user. A character information presentation operation is an operation to select one of all featured characters as a character to be presented, and to request the presentation of information about that character to be presented. Specifically, for example, the noted user can perform a character information presentation operation by selecting a character from the characters displayed on various screens, such as a screen displaying a list of characters owned by the noted user or a screen for selecting characters to be used displayed by the character selection operation receiving unit 32 (for example, by tapping or long-pressing the screen).

The information presentation operation receiving unit 34 may also receive a character information presentation operation on a screen displaying a list of all characters that appear, including characters not owned by the user. Furthermore, on a screen that receives the selection of a stage to be played, if there is a character that may be obtained by playing that stage, a character information presentation operation for that character may be received. This allows the user of interest to check information on not only characters that they own, but also characters that they may be able to obtain in the future.

When the information presentation operation receiving unit 34 receives a character information presentation operation for a presentation target character, the character information presentation unit 35 of the target client device 10n presents information about the presentation target character to the user. The presented information may include information about the characteristics of the presentation target character, such as attributes and skills, and parameter information indicating strength. Figure 4 shows an example of a screen presenting information about the presentation target character.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the character information presentation unit 35 presents used stage information as one piece of information about the presented character. The used stage information is information that includes at least one stage that the presented character actually used in past game play by other users. For example, when a screen presenting information about the presented character is displayed, the noted user performs an operation to instruct the presentation of used stage information, such as by selecting an icon included on the screen. Specifically, in the example of Figure 4, icon image I for accepting an instruction to present used stage information is displayed on the screen presenting information about the presented character. When the noted user performs an operation to select this icon image I, the character information presentation unit 35 presents the used stage information of the presented character to the noted user.

The character information presentation unit 35 acquires from the server device 20 the available stage information to be presented to the user of interest. Specifically, when the information presentation operation reception unit 34 receives an operation requesting the presentation of the available stage information of the presented character, it sends a request to acquire the available stage information to the server device 20. The information acquisition request reception unit 43 of the server device 20 accepts the available stage information acquisition request sent from each client device 10 and notifies the stage information notification unit 44 of information identifying the presented character included in the acquisition request. The stage information notification unit 44 notifies the client device 10 that sent the acquisition request of the available stage information of the specified presented character.

Here, we will explain the content of the use stage information notified to each client device 10 by the stage information notification unit 44 of the server device 20. The stage information notification unit 44 extracts information about stages associated with the presented character from the used character data and identifies at least one of them as the use stage. A stage associated with the presented character from the used character data is a stage on which a user has actually played in the past using that presented character. Such a stage is likely to be one in which the presented character can be put to good use. Therefore, by referring to the used stage information, users of interest can use it as a reference when considering in which stage to use characters they own or characters they wish to acquire in the future.

The stage information notification unit 44 may notify all stages associated with the character to be presented in the used character data (i.e., stages on which the character has been used) as used stages, or may notify only some stages identified based on predetermined conditions. Below, we will explain some specific examples of the predetermined conditions used by the stage information notification unit 44 when identifying the used stages to be notified.

As a first example, the stage information notification unit 44 may identify, as a usable stage, a stage associated with a presentation target character that is determined according to the usage status of the presentation target character. More specifically, the stage information notification unit 44 may identify, as a usable stage, a stage in which the presentation target character has been used many times. In this way, stages in which the presentation target character is likely to be particularly effective can be presented to the featured user. Specifically, for example, the stage information notification unit 44 may notify, as usable stages, a predetermined number of stages in descending order of usage frequency. Furthermore, the stage information notification unit 44 may notify, as usable stages, stages that have been used a predetermined number of times or more, and exclude stages that have been used less than the predetermined number of times from the usable stages.

As a second example, the stage information notification unit 44 may identify as used stages those stages that have been used over a predetermined period of time in the past. For example, if the number of characters and selectable stages increases over time, the stages used by each character may also change over time. Therefore, by notifying users of stages that have been used by the presented character over a predetermined period of time in the recent past (e.g., the past month), used stage information that reflects recent trends can be presented to the user of interest. In this case, old used character data that has been recorded for a predetermined period of time may be discarded in order. In other words, it is possible to record the performance of characters already available in the game and characters that will newly become available in the game over the same period (conditions).

As a third example, the stage information notification unit 44 may determine whether or not to include a stage as a usable stage depending on the type of each stage associated with the presented character. For example, if the playable period for each stage is limited, the stage information notification unit 44 may notify as usable stages only those stages that are playable at the time the request for notification of usable stage information is received. Furthermore, only stages of a specific difficulty level or stages classified into a specific group may be subject to notification, and other stages may be excluded from notification targets.

The stage information notification unit 44 may identify the stages to be notified based on various conditions other than those described above. Furthermore, the conditions used to identify the stages to be notified described above may be used in combination. For example, the stage information notification unit 44 may notify, as used stage information, stages that have been used a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined period of time in the most recent past.

Each time a request for presentation of available stage information is received from a client device 10, the stage information notification unit 44 may identify the available stage information of the presentation target character specified in the received presentation request. Alternatively, the stage information may be identified in advance at predetermined intervals for all characters that may be the subject of a presentation request, and the previously identified available stage information may be notified when a presentation request is received. In this way, although the latest available character data may not be reflected, it is not necessary to repeatedly perform the same type of processing, and the response time to presentation requests from client devices 10 can be shortened. As a specific example, the stage information notification unit 44 may perform a process once a day to identify the available stages for all characters using the available character data recorded up to that point.

Furthermore, the stage information notification unit 44 does not need to notify the user of the stage information for all characters available in the game, but may only notify the user of the stage information for some characters that are expected to be of interest to the user.

Next, we will explain how the character information presentation unit 35 presents used stage information to the noted user. The character information presentation unit 35 may present used stage information to the noted user by displaying a screen including a list of used stages, or may notify the used stage information by audio. Figure 5 shows an example of a screen that presents used stage information for a presented character. In this example, a screen including a list of used stages for the presented character is displayed as a pop-up, superimposed on the screen including detailed information about the presented character shown in Figure 4. When displaying a list of used stages in this way, in addition to information such as the name and difficulty of each stage and the reward received when the stage is cleared, information regarding the usage status of the presented character, such as the number of times the presented character has been used in that stage, may also be displayed in association with the information.

The order in which used stages are presented is determined based on several criteria. For example, the character information presentation unit 35 may present the used stages of the presented character in descending order of the number of times they have been used. The order in which the used stages are presented may also be determined based on the type and difficulty of each stage. Furthermore, if the used stages include a stage reserved by the noted user, the character information presentation unit 35 may present the reserved stage preferentially. Furthermore, the character information presentation unit 35 may narrow down the list of used stages displayed to a specific type or sort them according to specific criteria, in response to an instruction operation by the noted user.

Furthermore, when a list of available stages is displayed, the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 may receive a selection of a stage to be played. Specifically, when a list of available stages such as that shown in FIG. 5 is displayed and the user of interest performs an operation to select one of the stages, the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 regards that stage as being designated as the stage to be played and executes processing related to the game for that stage.

Furthermore, in this case, the noted client device 10n may use information about the presented character to execute processing related to the selected play stage. Specifically, for example, when the play character selection operation receiving unit 32 receives the selection of a play character to be used in that play stage, it may perform control to support the operation of selecting the presented character as the play character, such as highlighting the presented character or displaying it with high priority. Alternatively, the presented character or a character set to which the presented character belongs may be selected as the play character, and subsequent processing (for example, processing to start a game for the selected play stage) may be executed. This allows the noted user to use the presented character to play a game for the stage presented as the play stage for the presented character with relatively simple operations.

Note that some of the stages presented as available stages may be unavailable at the time they are presented (for example, stages that are outside of playable time). When such a stage is selected, the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 may display a message indicating that the stage is currently unavailable. Alternatively, it may receive an operation to designate the stage as a reserved stage. This will allow the noted user to play the stage if it becomes available later. Furthermore, in this case, when the noted user plays a game with a stage that they selected and reserved from the screen presenting the available stages, the used character selection operation receiving unit 32 may execute control to assist in the selection of a character to be presented.

The information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment described above provides an interface that focuses on a character selected by a user to be presented and presents the user with stages in which that character has been used by other users, making it easier for users to utilize a variety of characters in games in which users select a stage to play and a character to use.

Note that embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those described above. For example, the screen content described above is merely an example, and the client device 10 may present the stage information used by the presented character to the user in various ways.

Furthermore, in the above description, at least a portion of the processing to be executed by each of the client device 10 and the server device 20 may be distributed and executed by multiple devices. Furthermore, at least a portion of the processing to be executed by the client device 10 may be executed by the server device 20, and conversely, at least a portion of the processing to be executed by the server device 20 may be executed by the client device 10.

1 Information processing system, 10 Client device, 11 Control unit, 12 Storage unit, 13
Communication unit, 14 Interface unit, 15 Operation input device, 16 Display device, 20 Server device, 21 Control unit, 22 Memory unit, 23 Communication unit, 31 Stage selection operation acceptance unit, 32 Use character selection operation acceptance unit, 33 Game processing execution unit, 34 Information presentation operation acceptance unit, 35 Character information presentation unit, 41 Game control unit, 42 Use character data recording unit, 43 Information acquisition request acceptance unit, 44 Stage information notification unit.

Claims (4)

a processor;
the processor stores a stage played by each of the plurality of users among the plurality of stages in association with a character used by each of the plurality of users in the play;
When the processor receives a predetermined operation on an information screen of a character designated by one of the plurality of users, it presents used stage information including at least one stage that was actually used by the designated character in a past game play by another user to the client device of the designated user.
Information processing device. causing the processor to store a stage played by each of the plurality of users among the plurality of stages in association with a character used by each of the plurality of users in the play;
a processor, when receiving a predetermined operation on an information screen of a character designated by one of a plurality of users, causing the processor to present used stage information including at least one stage actually used by the designated character in a past game play by another user on the client device of the designated user;
A program that executes a process. the processor stores a stage played by each of the plurality of users among the plurality of stages in association with a character used by each of the plurality of users in the play;
When the processor receives a predetermined operation on an information screen of a character designated by one of the plurality of users, it presents used stage information including at least one stage that was actually used by the designated character in a past game play by another user to the client device of the designated user.
Information processing methods. The system includes a server and a client device, wherein the server
a stage played by each of the plurality of users among the plurality of stages is associated with a character used by each of the plurality of users in the play, and the associated stage is stored;
When a predetermined operation is received on an information screen of a character designated by one of a plurality of users, used stage information including at least one stage that was actually used by the designated character in a past game play by another user is presented to the client device of the designated user.
system.