JP2010088680A - Program, information storage medium, and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a game with novel fun, in a game where a player inputs declaration of intention. <P>SOLUTION: The player plays the game as a member of a jury. A sub-story for which a decision factor affecting determination is respectively discussed is preset, and the sub-story for the discussion is executed in response to the player's arbitrary selection. The story has a branch, controls to decide an impression for the corresponding decision factor in response to result by the branch, and processes the result of each intention whether the accused is guilty or not-guilty in view of a predetermined decision criteria on the impression determined by NPC jury members for the decision factors. A final verdict to decide the determination is processed to be decided by majority of personal intentions whether the accused is guilty or not-guilty, inputted by the player, and those of NPC jury members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program for causing a computer to execute a predetermined game.

There are various types of video games. For example, a quiz game is known as one of games in which players input their intentions (for example, Patent Document 1).
Also, as a so-called `` court battle '' genre adventure game with the motif of the exchange between the prosecution and the defense in the court, the question is for the true criminal who appears as a probationary witness on the prosecution side with a casual face A game to play is known. In this game, the reasoning of the case is carried out by using the selection operation such as questioning the contradictions of the true criminal's testimony while applying the reasoning, and attaching the evidence that strikes the core of the case. This is to enjoy the story of saving the innocent defendant (see Non-Patent Document 1 regarding game software “reversal trial-reviving reversal”) for portable game device “Nintendo DS” manufactured by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
JP 2008-194352 A Capcom Co., Ltd., “Reversal Trial -Reviving Reversal-Instruction Manual”, 2005.

While the quiz game is easy to understand as a game in which a player inputs his / her intention, it has a simple aspect.
Also, in the above-mentioned “court battle” adventure game, there are scenes where the player performs a selection operation, and the game is controlled so that it proceeds along a predetermined story, so it adapts to the progress of the game. When a selection operation that is not performed is performed, control is performed such that the game progresses again through the story (control that prompts the user to redo the selection operation). For this reason, when the player's selection operation is incorrect, the story is only re-executed, which is not interesting.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to realize a new interesting game in a game in which a player inputs his / her intention display.

According to a first invention for solving the above-described problem, a plurality of pre-determined associations related to a verdict object are composed of a PC (player character) and a plurality of NPCs (non-playable characters). A program for causing a computer to execute a predetermined game in which a subject matter is evaluated and a single verdict is issued,
The plurality of items to be reviewed are determined according to the sub-story (for example, the identification for each judgment factor in FIG. 3) that proceeds according to the player's instruction operation and changes the story result according to the instruction operation. The decision scene 12 to be determined, the decision factor evaluation scenario data 520) of FIG.
Substory execution means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game operation unit 210, the substory control unit 212 in FIG. 12, step S6 in FIG. 20) that executes the substory set for each of the objects to be reviewed.
Result recording means for recording the story result of each executed object to be evaluated (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, the judgment factor identification data 570, the truth investigation element flag TBL572 in FIG. 12, step S30 in FIG. 21). , Step S38, steps S40 to S42),
NPC intention selection means (for example, processing unit 200, game of FIG. 12) that selects individual intentions of each of the members of the NPC based on at least a story result recorded in the result recording means. Calculation unit 210, NPC individual intention control unit 214, NPC individual will selection TBL 546, step S74 in FIG.
PC intention input means (for example, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 12, the game calculation unit 210, the PC individual intention control unit 216, the operation input unit 100, FIG. 20) for inputting the individual intention of the reviewing member composed of the PC in accordance with the selection operation of the player. Step S72),
The verdict means for voting by the majority decision of each individual member's individual intention selected by the NPC intention selecting unit and the individual member's individual intention of the PC input by the PC intention input unit (for example, FIG. Processing unit 200, game calculation unit 210, verdict control unit 218, judgment / ending selection TBL548, step S76 in FIG. 20),
Game result determination means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, the judgment / verification in FIG. 12) for determining the game result according to whether or not the verdict result by the verdict unit is a predetermined correct verdict for the verdict. This is a program for causing the computer to function as an ending selection TBL548, steps S78 to S82 in FIG.

As another form, a game device for executing a predetermined game in which a PC and a plurality of NPCs are members of the board of deliberation and review a plurality of predetermined objects to be evaluated related to the object of evaluation and issue one evaluation. There,
In the plurality of items to be reviewed, a sub story is set for proceeding according to the player's instruction operation and for discussing the item to be evaluated whose story result changes in accordance with the instruction operation.
Substory execution means (for example, the control unit 1450 in FIG. 1, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 12, the game calculation unit 210, the substory control unit 212, FIG. 20) that executes the substory set for each of the objects to be reviewed. Step S6),
Result recording means for recording the story result of each of the items to be evaluated (for example, the control unit 1450 in FIG. 1, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 12, the game calculation unit 210, the judgment factor identification data 570, the truth investigation element flag) TBL572, step S30 in FIG. 21, step S38, steps S40 to S42),
NPC intention selection means (for example, the control unit 1450 in FIG. 1, FIG. 1) for selecting individual intentions of each of the members of the NPC based on at least the story results recorded in the result recording means. 12 processing units 200, game calculation unit 210, NPC individual intention control unit 214, NPC individual intention selection TBL 546, step S74 in FIG.
PC intention input means (for example, the touch panel 1409 in FIG. 1, the control unit 1450, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 12, the game calculation unit 210, and the PC individual intention control) for inputting the individual intention of the council member composed of the PC in accordance with the selection operation of the player. Unit 216, operation input unit 100, step S72 of FIG. 20,
The verdict means for voting by the majority decision of each individual member's individual intention selected by the NPC intention selecting unit and the individual member's individual intention of the PC input by the PC intention input unit (for example, FIG. Control unit 1450, processing unit 200 in FIG. 12, game calculation unit 210, verdict control unit 218, judgment / ending selection TBL548, step S76 in FIG.
Game result determination means (for example, the control unit 1450 in FIG. 1, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 12, and the like) that determines a game result according to whether the verdict result by the verdict means is a predetermined correct answer verdict to be evaluated. You may implement | achieve as a game device (for example, portable game device 1400 of FIG. 1) provided with the game calculating part 210, judgment / ending selection TBL548, and step S78-S82 of FIG.

  According to the first invention, the player plays a game as a member of the councilor. Then, in the verdict stage that greatly affects the game result, the decision is made by majority decision of the individual decision-making regarding the verdict input by the player and the individual decision-making of the other NPC councilors. Therefore, it is possible to realize an unprecedented and interesting game in which the intention display operated by the player does not necessarily become the game result as it is. In other words, it is possible to add a sense of reality that does not progress as you think well as the taste of the game.

  A second invention is a program according to the first invention, wherein the substory execution means selectively selects an object to be evaluated from the plurality of objects to be evaluated according to a selection operation by a player ( For example, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 12, the game calculation unit 210, and steps S <b> 24 to S <b> 28 in FIG. 21), the selection of the items to be reviewed by the selection unit, and the sub items set in the selected items to be reviewed A program for causing the computer to function so as to repeatedly execute a story.

  According to the second invention, the same effects as those of the first invention can be obtained, and the player can select any item to be evaluated and execute a substory.

  A third invention is a program according to the second invention, wherein the selection means can reselect an already selected item to be evaluated, and the result recording means is reselected and executed by the selection means. This is a program for causing the computer to function so as to update and record the story result of the evaluated object.

  According to the third invention, the same effect as the second invention can be obtained, and the player can execute any sub-story including the already-executed sub-story until it feels good. As a result, the story result is naturally allowed to change, and a new interesting game can be realized in which the latest story result is recorded and reflected in the final verdict.

  The fourth invention is a program according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein the condition based on the story result for selecting each individual intention of each NPC member is determined by each member of the committee. The NPC intention selection means, for example, the NPC intention selection means shown in FIG. 12, and the NPC intention selection means records the story results of each of the objects to be evaluated recorded in the result recording means. It is a program for causing the computer to function so as to select the individual intention of each member of the council in light of the conditions defined for each.

  According to the fourth invention, the same effect as any of the first to third inventions is achieved, and the NPC is as if the individual intention is determined by independently evaluating the story result of each object to be reviewed. Can be controlled. Therefore, while making the process of decision making by individual council members into a black box, it is possible to make the player feel as if there is a pseudo personality having an original evaluation standard.

  The fifth invention is the program according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, and when the result of the verdict by the verdict means is not the correct verdict, the subject matter of the substory that caused the verdict is determined. This is a program for causing the computer to function as incorrect answer cause notifying means for notifying the player (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, the replay control unit 222, and steps S84 to S92 in FIG. 20).

  According to the game realized by the programs of the first to fourth inventions, a game in which the player's operation is not directly reflected in the game result is realized. Therefore, even when replaying, it is difficult to know where to pay attention to obtain the desired result. However, according to the fifth aspect, the player is notified of the subject matter of the substory that caused the non-correct verdict, so the player is assisted so that the desired result can be easily obtained. Can compensate for the difficulty of registering.

  The sixth invention is the program of the fifth invention, wherein the substory execution means is controlled so as to re-execute the substory that caused the verdict result by the verdict means not to be the correct answer verdict, To cause the computer to function as a restart execution control means for performing a restart from the middle of the game by controlling the result recording means, the NPC intention selection means, the PC intention input means, and the verdict means to function again It is a program.

  According to the sixth invention, the same effect as that of the fifth invention can be obtained, and it can be automatically restarted from the place where the player did not achieve the desired result, which is beneficial.

  A seventh invention is a program according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, wherein the verdict object is the guilty of the defendant character, the object to be evaluated is evidence and testimony, and a PC member Is a program for causing the computer to execute a virtual trial game in which a judge is a judge and a judge member who is an NPC is a judge and a judge.

  According to the seventh invention, it is possible to realize an unprecedented game in which the same effect as any of the first to sixth inventions is achieved and the player participates in the trial as a judge.

  The eighth invention is a computer-readable information storage medium storing any one of the first to seventh programs. The “information storage medium” mentioned here includes, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, an IC memory, and the like. According to the eighth invention, by causing the computer to read and execute the program of any one of the first to seventh inventions, the computer exhibits the same effect as any one of the first to seventh inventions. Can be made.

[First Embodiment]
Next, as a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied, a judge system is adopted in a portable game device in which a touch panel is mounted on a liquid crystal display seen in a portable game device “Nintendo DS (registered trademark)” manufactured by Nintendo Co., Ltd. An embodiment that executes a game simulating the above will be described as an example.

[Configuration of game device]
FIG. 1 is an external view for explaining a configuration example of a portable game device. A portable game apparatus 1400 according to the present embodiment includes a direction input key 1402 for a player to input a game operation, a button switch 1404, a first liquid crystal display 1406, a second liquid crystal display 1408, a speaker 1410, and a control. A unit 1450 is provided in a flip-flop type apparatus main body 1401 that can be opened and closed by a hinge 1414. Touch panels 1407 and 1409 that can input arbitrary positions on the display screen by touching with a stylus pen 1416 or the like are mounted on the surfaces of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408, respectively.

  Further, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a memory card reader 1418 capable of reading and writing data from and to a memory card 1440 that is a computer-readable information storage medium. The memory card 1440 stores programs and various setting data necessary for the control unit 1450 of the portable game apparatus 1400 to execute various arithmetic processes related to game play. In addition, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a built-in battery, a power button, a volume control button, and the like which are not shown.

  The touch panels 1407 and 1409 cover almost the entire display screen of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 408 without shielding the display screen, respectively, and the stylus pen 1416 feels as if the player touches what is displayed on the screen. When touched with (or a finger or the like), the contact position coordinates in the orthogonal Xt, Yt axis coordinate system with the upper left as the origin can be output to the control unit 1450.

  The control unit 1450 corresponds to a control board of the game apparatus, and includes various microprocessors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a VRAM, and the like. Various IC memories such as RAM and ROM are installed. In addition, signals from the wireless communication module 1412, the triaxial acceleration sensor 1422, the driver circuit of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408, the driver circuit of the touch panel 1407 and the touch panel 1409, the direction input key 1402, and the button switch 1404. A so-called I / F circuit (interface circuit) such as a receiving circuit, an amplifier circuit for outputting an audio signal to the speaker 1410, and a signal input / output circuit to the memory card reader 1418 is mounted. Each element mounted on the control unit 1450 is electrically connected via a bus circuit so that data can be read and written and signals can be transmitted and received.

  The 3-axis acceleration sensor 1422 detects accelerations in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions orthogonal to detect the attitude change or position change of the portable game apparatus 1400, and sends the detection signal to the control unit 1450. Output. In addition, it is good also as a structure provided with a gyro sensor as a function addition instead of an acceleration sensor. Alternatively, if a change in position or orientation is detected with reference to geomagnetism, it can be replaced by a magnetic sensor.

  The control unit 1450 reads out the program and data stored in the memory card 1440 by the memory card reader 1418 and temporarily stores them in the IC memory to be mounted. Then, the read program is executed to execute arithmetic processing, and the game is executed by controlling each part of the portable game apparatus 1400 in accordance with operation inputs from the direction input key 1402, the button switch 1404, and the touch panels 1407 and 1409. To do.

  In the present embodiment, the portable game device 1400 is configured to read out necessary programs and various setting data from the memory card 1440, but via the wireless communication module 1412, the Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), WAN ( It is also possible to connect to a wired / wireless communication line 1 such as a Wide Area Network and download from an external device.

[Outline of game and operation input method]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a game screen example and a basic operation input example in the present embodiment. The game of the present embodiment is a virtual trial game in which a player participates in a murder case as one of the judges.

  Basically, the game screen W2 is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406. On the game screen W2, various images 2 explaining the progress of the game and text 4 such as situation explanations and dialogues of characters are displayed. For example, in the example shown in the figure, the television news program screen 2 is displayed, the announcer's dialogue text 4 is displayed, and an outline of the case subject to trial in this game is about to be told.

  On the second liquid crystal display 1408, one or a plurality of button displays 6 are displayed according to the progress of the game, and the player touches the desired button display 6 with the stylus pen 1416 to select and input the game. Proceed. In the example shown in the figure, only the button display 6 for inputting the game progress operation for proceeding with the outline explanation of the case is displayed. When the button display 6 is touched, the game progresses to the next game screen.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of the game configuration in the present embodiment. In the game of the present embodiment, a process in which a judge judges repeatedly and reaches a decision is a main play element. The flow of the main game (main scenario flow) is configured to display the post-trial state as the ending of the story after going through the trial from the incident occurrence.

  Specifically, a scene explaining the outline of the case (see Fig. 2) is displayed first, followed by scenes representing part of the court opening, opening procedure, and evidence procedure, one after another according to a predetermined main scenario. (Reference numeral 10). Depending on these scenes, the contents of the case related to the trial that will be participating in the player as a member of the judge, the defendant, and matters such as evidence, testimony, and issues that affect the judgment (hereinafter also referred to as “judgment factor”). ) Etc. are shown.

  If the determination factor is indicated, then the process shifts to a review scene for each determination factor by a judge consisting of a player character (PC) and other NPC judges (reference numeral 12). The number of determination factors is appropriately set according to the contents of the case and the game difficulty level. In the figure, the determination factor (1), the determination factor (2),..., And the determination factor (n: n is a natural number) are used.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the first liquid crystal display 1406 displays a state in which the judges and the presiding judge are surrounding the conference room table. A text display unit 20 is provided at the lower part of the screen, and a dialogue is displayed on the text display unit 20 together with a close-up display 22 of a character serving as a speaker. In the figure, since the presiding judge starts a review, a screen and text are displayed that prompt the player to select a target determination theme.

  The second liquid crystal display 1408 displays a list of review themes (determination factors) that can be selected as a review target. In this list display, the current state of morale for each theme of the council is “undecided”, “guilty” (the judgment factor may be a proof that the accused is judged guilty, or a proof of guilt) 4) "Unknown" (meaning that the judgment factor is a proof that the accused is judged to be innocent or is likely to be a proof of innocence) Any one of them is shown. Since this figure corresponds to the first game screen of the review scene, it shows that any review theme is in an “undecided” state.

  The player can touch any of the title portions of the review themes in the list display and select the determination factors to be reviewed in any order. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the sub-scenario corresponding to the selected determination factor is executed, and the review is started.

  The review proceeds in accordance with a judgment factor review scenario prepared in advance, and various views of opinions exchanged by NPC judges are displayed one after another on the game screen. In addition, the input timing of the player's opinion is provided in the decision factor review scenarios. As shown in FIG. 3, the black circles shown at the branch lines indicate the opinion input timing.

At the opinion input timing, as shown in FIG. 6, the choices of opinions corresponding to the situation at that time are presented as a plurality of types of button displays 6 on the second liquid crystal display 1408, and the player displays the button display 6 of the choices he / she desires. A stylus pen 1416 is touched to select and input.
The sub-scenario is branched based on the selection input result by the player. As a result of the branching, the proof of whether the decision factor that is currently the subject of the evaluation can be guilty or guilty, or is likely to be proof, or guilty / guilty Whether it is unknown that cannot be accompanied or the state of witness as the consensus of the judge is determined. In FIG. 3, among the “guilty side”, “unknown” and “innocent side” verification states shown at the right end of the branch line of each determination factor, the shaded display indicates the current verification state of the corresponding determination factor. Is shown.

  As the review scene progresses according to the scenario, the timing for prompting the decision of the heart comes soon. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the first liquid crystal display 1406 displays the screen 2 and the text 4 that the presiding judge urges the decision of the current state of identification, and the second liquid crystal display 1408 displays the trial to the player. A button display 6 is displayed for selecting whether to approve or disagree with the long proposal. That is, the player is prompted to input whether or not to end the review for this determination factor.

  If “opposite” is selected and input here, the review is repeated from the beginning. If “Yes” is selected and input, as shown in FIG. 8, the first liquid crystal display 1406 displays an image 2 and a text 4 that are notified of the determined mental state as a result of branching of the sub-scenario. Is done. When the player confirms this and touches the “next” button display 6 displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408 to advance the game, as shown in FIG. A list display 8 of judgment factors to be reviewed reflecting the determination result of the mental state is displayed.

  It should be noted that the theme (judgment factor) to be reviewed is selected once and again by the player, even if a guilty / innocent / unknown identification is made, and the review is repeated. be able to.

  In addition, among the sub-scenarios for reviewing the judgment factors, a predetermined sub-scenario is provided with a branch that can reach the fact that is essential for investigating the truth of the case. In FIG. 3, the white circle provided on the branch line corresponds to this. When a predetermined option is input at the input timing of a specific player's opinion, the content of the review is developed to find a fact that is indispensable for finding the truth, and a corresponding truth solving element flag is set in the internal processing. A plurality of truth solving element flags are prepared.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 3, if the judgment value is determined for all the judgment factors, the game determines the guilty / guilty verdict of the defendant as the judge's consensus and the judgment based on the verdict. Transition to the scene (reference numeral 14).

  Specifically, a button display 6 that can select guilty or innocence is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408, and the player selects and inputs either guilty or innocence as the individual intention of a member of the judge. On the other hand, NPC judges who are other judges are automatically determined guilty / not guilty according to the current status of each judgment factor according to predetermined thought routines and thought table data provided by internal processing. (Reference numeral 14a). Then, the final verdict of the accused's guilty / innocence is determined by the majority vote of the individual intention of all the judges, and the handing over scene of the judgment is displayed (reference numeral 14b).

Next, a judgment result and an ending display (game result display) on which the state after the judgment is handed over are displayed, and the game ends (reference numeral 16).
There are two types of endings: a good ending that reveals the truth of the incident, and a number of bad endings that have been judged for the time being. Good ending is when guilty / innocence is consistent with a given correct verdict and when all the pre-established truth-finding elements can be reached when reviewing the previous decision factors (ie, all The game result is selected only when the truth elucidation element flag is set. In the good ending, the true relationship between the defendant and the victim, which cannot be seen in the universal evidence review, the true motives, the flow of the true case, was told, and the validity of the judgment made by the judge was confirmed. The highest ending is drawn. On the other hand, in the bad ending, the truth of such an incident is not revealed, and an unpredictable ending is drawn.

  Then, after the ending is displayed and the game is finished, if the current game result is not a good ending, as shown in FIG. 10, the first liquid crystal display 1406 indicates that the player has not been a good ending. Images and texts that serve both as notifications and confirmation of necessity of replay are displayed, and on the second liquid crystal display 1408, button displays 6a and 6b for selection of types of replay to be executed (with or without hints) and replay rejection Button display 6c is displayed.

  Here, if the replay rejection button display 6c is selected and input, the game ends as it is, but if the replay execution button displays 6a and 6b are selected, the replay can be performed from the evaluation scene. In particular, when the button display 6a corresponding to the replay with a hint is selected, as shown in FIG. 11, a hint for reaching the good ending is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406 before the replay is started. Is displayed. In the present embodiment, a determination factor corresponding to a truth solving element flag that is not standing is identified and displayed as a hint. Therefore, the player can obtain a clue as to which judgment factor is deepened to reach the truth of the case and reach the good ending.

  As described above, in the game of the present embodiment, the player's intention display operation (final guilty / no guilty judgment) does not always reflect the game result (the trial guilty / no guilty judgment) as it is. It has become a game that has.

[Description of functional block]
Next, a functional configuration for realizing the above-described features will be described.
FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the present embodiment includes an operation input unit 100, a processing unit 200, a sound output unit 350, an image display unit 360, a communication unit 370, and a storage unit 500.

  The operation input unit 100 outputs an operation input signal to the processing unit 200 in accordance with various operation inputs made by the player. In the present embodiment, a direction input unit 102 and a contact position detection unit 104 are included.

  The direction input unit 102 includes a button switch, a joystick, a touch pad, a trackball, a multi-axis detection type acceleration sensor having two or more detection axes, or a single axis detection type acceleration sensor unit combined with different detection axis directions. Also, it can be realized by a multi-directional detection type inclination sensor that enables at least two detection directions or a single direction detection type inclination sensor unit combined with different detection directions. In FIG. 1, the direction input key 1402 and the triaxial acceleration sensor 1422 correspond to this.

  The contact position detection unit 104 is a device that can detect a contact position to the display screen range. The touch panels 1407 and 1409 in FIG. 1 correspond to this.

The processing unit 200 is realized by electronic components such as a microprocessor such as a CPU and a GPU, an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), and an IC memory, and includes the operation input unit 100 and the storage unit 500. Input / output data to / from each functional unit. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on predetermined programs and data, and operation input signals from the operation input unit 100 to control the operation of the portable game apparatus 1400. In FIG. 1, the control unit 1450 corresponds to this.
The processing unit 200 in this embodiment includes a game calculation unit 210, a sound generation unit 250, an image generation unit 260, and a communication control unit 270.

  The game calculation unit 210 refers to the scenario data 510 stored in advance in the storage unit 500 and is displayed on the game progress operation performed on the operation input unit 100 (for example, displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408 in FIG. 2). In response to a “next” button display 6 touch operation on the display portion), the image generation unit 260 generates and displays a predetermined image in the order prepared in advance, thereby controlling the progress of the game story. More specifically, the game calculation unit 210 includes a sub story control unit 212, an NPC individual intention control unit 214, a PC individual intention control unit 216, a verdict control unit 218, a game result selection unit 220, and a replay control unit. 222.

  The substory control unit 212 receives the determination factor review scenario data 520 of the storage unit 500 associated with each determination factor in response to the selection operation input of the determination factor (thing to be evaluated by the judge) by the player. Refer to the game progress control of the review scene. Further, the result of the substory is stored in the storage unit 500 as judgment factor identification data 570, and the fact that the truth elucidation element prepared for the evaluation of the predetermined judgment factor has been reached is detected, and the result of the truth is obtained. This is stored as a research element flag TBL572.

  The NPC individual intention control unit 214 determines the individual intention of each NPC judge regarding the guilty / innocence of the accused based on the identification factor of the judgment factor and the state of the truth investigation element flag.

  Based on the selection operation from the operation input unit 100, the PC individual intention control unit 216 determines the individual intention of the council member composed of PCs according to the player's selection regarding the guilty / innocence of the accused.

  The verdict control unit 218 verifies the guilty / innocence of the defendant as a judgment based on the individual intention of each NPC judge and the majority of the individual intention of the PC judge.

  The game result selection unit 220 determines whether the verdict result matches the predetermined correct answer result, selects the ending corresponding to the game result with reference to the state of the truth investigation element flag at the end of the verdict, The image generation unit 260 controls display.

  The replay control unit 222 performs replay control when the game result is not a predetermined optimal review result (for example, good ending), and performs hint presentation control for deriving the optimal review result prior to the replay. .

  The sound generation unit 250 is realized by a processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP) or a voice synthesis IC, or an audio codec capable of playing back an audio file, for example. Based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 210, sound effects and BGM related to the game Then, sound signals of various operation sounds are generated and output to the sound output unit 350.

  The sound output unit 350 is realized by a device that outputs sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 250. In FIG. 1, the speaker 1410 corresponds to this.

  The image generation unit 260 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) or a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC or a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, or the like. The image generation unit 260 generates one game image in one frame time (1/60 second) based on the processing result by the game calculation unit 210, and outputs an image signal of the generated game image to the image display unit 360. .

  The image display unit 360 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 260. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head mounted display. In FIG. 1, the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 correspond to this.

  The communication control unit 270 executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 370.

  The communication unit 370 is connected to the communication line 1 to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a cable communication cable jack, a control circuit, and the like, and the wireless communication module 1412 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The storage unit 500 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 200 to control the portable game device 1400 in an integrated manner, a game program necessary for executing the game, various data, and the like. . Further, it is used as a work area of the processing unit 200, and temporarily stores calculation results executed by the processing unit 200 according to various programs, input data input from the operation input unit 100, and the like. This function is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM and a ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM and DVD. In FIG. 1, this corresponds to an IC memory or a memory card 1440 mounted on the control unit 1450.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 500 stores a system program 501 and a game program 502. When the processing unit 200 reads and executes the game program 502, the function as the game calculation unit 210 can be realized in the processing unit 200.

  The storage unit 500 stores scenario data 510 as data prepared in advance. Further, determination factor ascent value data 570 and truth finding element flag TBL (table) 572 are stored as data that are generated and updated as the game progresses. In addition, data (for example, a timer value and a counter) necessary for executing a process related to the progress of the game is also stored as appropriate.

  The scenario data 510 stores information defining story development necessary for playing the game in the present embodiment and information necessary for calculating the game result. If it is possible to play a multi-story game in one game, scenario data 510 may be prepared for the number of stories.

  Since the game of the present embodiment uses the judge system as a motif, the scenario data 510 stores information for selecting and displaying the proceedings of the trial and the endings resulting from the trial. Specifically, the case summary explanation scene data 512, the fact confirmation scene data 514, the determination factor initial setting data 516, the review progress display data 518, the determination factor review scenario data 520, and the report request sentence scene data 540 , Final statement scene data 542, NPC individual will selection TBL 546, judgment / ending selection TBL 548, judgment passing scene data 550, incorrect answer notification data 552, and ending movie library 554 are included.

  The case summary explanation scene data 512 stores data for presenting a summary of the case that caused the trial. For example, in addition to a plurality of image data for displaying a TV news program-like screen, audio data explaining the outline of the announcer's case, dialogue text of the announcer, etc., and their output order are defined in time series Stores script data.

  The fact confirmation scene data 514 includes information for displaying an opening procedure scene in the courtroom and a part of the evidence procedure (submission of evidence from the prosecution and consent to the adoption of evidence from the attorney). For example, it includes image data indicating a state in the courtroom, image data of prosecutors, lawyers, and defendants, speech data and speech text data of those characters, and script data that defines the output order in time series.

  The determination factor initial setting data 516 stores a list of things (determination factors) that can be the theme of the review in this game, and initial setting values related to each. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, a default identification value 516b and a truth investigation element setting 516c are stored in association with the determination factor ID 516a.

  The default heartbeat value 516b stores a basic setting value of the heartbeat value that is derived when the sub story ends without satisfying a predetermined branch condition at the player's opinion input timing. “1” indicates the guilty side, “2” is unknown, and “3” indicates the innocent side. This value is stored as the first identification value of the determination factor to be evaluated, which is stored in the determination factor identification value data 570, together with the start of the evaluation scene. Then, if the branch story is fulfilled at the input timing of the player and the development of the sub story branches, the mind value is updated to another mind value according to the end of the branch.

  The truth investigation element setting 516c defines a condition for reaching an element for investigating the truth of the case prepared for the evaluation of the corresponding determination factor. For example, in the example in which the determination factor ID 516a is “card loan”, the game calculation unit is selected when the “yes” option is input at the opinion input timing of the player whose output order is 25th in the card loan review scene. In 210, it is determined that the truth investigation element related to the determination factor has been reached, and the corresponding flag of the truth investigation element flag TBL572 in the storage unit 500 is set to “1”.

  Returning to FIG. 12, the decision factor review scenario data 520 includes one set of data for each decision factor appearing in the game. One data set includes an application determination factor ID 522 indicating a determination factor to be applied, and a plurality of script data 524 prepared for the number of substory branches and endings.

  One script data 524 includes a script ID 524a for storing identification information of the data, for example, as shown in FIG. Further, in association with the output order 524b (n in the figure is a natural number), a display display 524c indicating the identification of the output destination, and a display image 524d and text data 524e corresponding to the contents to be output are stored.

For example, in the example shown in the figure, the script ID 524a is “card loan 01”, which indicates that the script data is first referred to when the decision factor “card loan” is reviewed. In the output order “1”, the first liquid crystal display 1406 has
An image of the expression “001” of “Judge 01” is displayed, the text “I want to return debt…” is displayed, and the second liquid crystal display 1408 displays a button with “Next” written on it. Is set to be displayed.
In addition, the player's opinion input timing is set at the timing of the output order “3”, and an image of the player character is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406 and a text “Please wait a moment” is displayed. In addition, the second liquid crystal display 1408 is set to display three types of button displays of “Yes”, “No”, and “Question”.

The script data 524 includes branch setting data 525 storing branch setting information in the script.
In the branch setting data 525, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, for each branch position 525a, a branch condition 525b, a branch destination 525c, and a heart rate change setting 525d are set. In the example of the figure, at the timing of the player's opinion input in the output order “3” of the script ID “card loan 01”, if the player selects “agree”, it does not “branch” and the psychological value is not changed. The story proceeds according to the current script data 524. If the story proceeds as it is according to the script of “card loan 01”, the judgment value of “card loan” will end with “1 (guilty side)” as the initial setting (see FIG. 13). On the other hand, if “opposite” is selected, it is determined that the branching condition is satisfied, and the script ID “card loan 02” is started to be referred to. So it is set to change the evidence value to “3 (innocent side)”.

Returning to FIG. 12, the reported sentence scene data 540 stored in the storage unit 500 includes information for displaying the state of the reported sentence in the trial. For example, it includes image data showing the state in the courtroom, image data that the prosecutor reads out the sentence, speech audio data and dialogue text data, and script data that defines the output order in time series. In the case where the scene is configured not by switching images according to a script but by playing a movie, movie data to be played may be stored.
Similarly, the final statement scene data 542 includes information for displaying the states of the defense and the defendant in the final statement.

NPC Individual Will Selection TBL 546 sets the conditions for selecting the individual will to vote for the final accused's guilty or innocence after reviewing all the judgment factors and determining their individual values. is doing.
For example, as shown in FIG. 16, a guilty condition 546b for selecting guilty is stored in association with each applied NPC 546a that stores identification information of the applied NPC. In the example in the figure, the NPC of “Judge 01” voted guilty when both the identification factors “card loan” and “insurance” were “1 (guilty)”, otherwise it was not guilty. Vote for If “judgment 02” is both “guilty” for the judgment factors “insurance” and “married couple”, and the truth investigation flag related to the insurance is “1”, the truth investigation element related to the insurance has been reached. It is set up to vote guilty and to vote guilty otherwise. In this way, by setting the guilty condition 546b, it is possible to set in a pseudo manner where the corresponding NPC is a type of person who places importance on judgment.

  Judgment / ending selection TBL 548 defines judgment and ending selection conditions. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, for each combination of the first selection condition 548a based on the judgment result by the judge and the second selection condition 548b based on the state of the truth investigation flag, a judgment 548c, an ending type 548d, Are stored in association with each other. In the present embodiment, the judgment corresponding to the good ending corresponds to the correct judgment and the optimum council result.

  The judgment handing over scene data 550 stores data for displaying a judgment handing over scene in the courtroom. Since there can be multiple judgment results, prepare the necessary data for each judgment result as a set.

  The incorrect answer notification data 552 stores image data and the like for notifying the player that the judgment result as the current game result is not a predetermined correct answer judgment and selecting replay.

  The determination factor identification value data 570 stores information on the identification state currently given to each determination factor as a result of the evaluation for each determination factor. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, an identification value 570b indicating the current identification state is stored in association with the determination factor ID 570a. The identification value 570b is updated to “0” if it is in the unconfirmed state, “1” if the result of the evaluation by judgment factor is guilty, “2” if it is unknown, and “3” if it is innocent.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the truth investigation element flag TBL572 is associated with the determination factor ID 572a, and the truth investigation element indicating whether or not the truth investigation element included in the evaluation scene of the corresponding determination factor has been reached and revealed. The element flag 572b is stored. The initial value at the start of the game is “0” for all flags, and the state of reaching the truth investigation element is “1”.

[Description of operation]
Next, the operation of the portable game device 1400 in this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the main processing flow in the present embodiment. The processing described here is realized by the processing unit 200 reading and executing the system program 501 and the game program 502. Note that although explanation of the output of the game sound is omitted here, the sound generation unit 250 generates a sound signal of the game sound and causes the sound output unit 350 to emit the sound as the game progresses, as in a known game. Shall.

  As shown in the figure, first, the processing unit 200 refers to the case summary explanation scene data 512 of the scenario data 510 to display and control a scene explaining the summary of the case caused by a trial to be performed in the news program style. (Step S2: Refer to FIG. 2) Subsequently, with reference to the fact confirmation scene data 514, the display of some scenes of the opening procedure and the evidence procedure in the courtroom is controlled (Step S4). By the progress of the game so far, the player is informed of the outline of the case, what is to be reviewed in order to make a judgment, and what is the judgment factor.

Next, in order to execute a review scene which is a main play element in the present embodiment, the processing unit 200 executes a determination factor review process (step S6).
FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the judgment factor review process. In the process, first, the processing unit 200 controls display of the review start scene (step S24). Specifically, referring to the review progress display data 518 of the scenario data 510, the first liquid crystal display 1406 displays the image of the chief judge and the judge on the table, and the second liquid crystal display 1408 displays the determination factor. An image serving as a list of determination factors registered in the initial setting data 516 and a selection screen for determination factors to be reviewed is displayed (see FIG. 4).

  Next, when the selection input of the determination factor to be reviewed is performed by the player (step S26), the processing unit 200 refers to the determination factor review scenario data 520 corresponding to the selection input (step S28) and determines the determination factor identification. The corresponding identification value 570b of the value data 570 is set to the value of the default identification value 516b of the determination factor initial setting data 516, and the progress control of the story is started according to the first script data 524 of the referred determination factor evaluation scenario data 520 (Step S30).

  If the player's opinion input timing has not arrived in the script data 524 (NO in step S32), the processing unit 200 performs an NPC judge's opinion display process according to the script data 524 currently being referenced (step S44: FIG. 5). Then, if the identification determination timing for the determination factor to be reviewed has not arrived (NO in step S46), the process returns to step S32.

  When the game is advanced according to the script and the player's opinion input timing is reached (YES in step S32), the processing unit 200 displays a button display 6 for selectively inputting the player's opinion on the second liquid crystal display 1408. Then, a selection input is made by the player (step S34: see FIG. 6).

  Next, the processing unit 200 refers to the branch setting data 525 of the script data 524 currently being executed (see FIG. 15), executes a branch process according to the selection input result by the player, and associates it with the branch destination 525c. The mind value 570b of the judgment factor mind value data 570 is updated according to the mind value change setting that has been made (step S36: see FIG. 18).

  Next, the processing unit 200 refers to the determination factor initial setting data 516 (see FIG. 13), and the truth investigation element setting 516c associated with the determination factor ID 516a that is currently being reviewed is the current player. It is determined whether or not the input matches the selection input (step S40). If they match, the processing unit 200 determines that the truth investigation element related to the judgment factor currently being evaluated has been reached (YES in step S40), and the judgment factor currently being discussed in the truth investigation element flag TBL572. The truth investigation element flag 572b corresponding to is changed to “1” (step S42: see FIG. 19).

  Next, an NPC judge opinion display process is executed in accordance with the setting of the script data 524 currently being referenced (step S44). Then, if the timing for the identification is reached (YES in step S46), the processing unit 200 performs notification control of the arrival of the identification determination (step S48). Specifically, the first liquid crystal display 1406 displays a screen or text that prompts the decision of the witness as the consensus of the judge about the determination factor that is currently being reviewed by the presiding judge, and the second liquid crystal display 1408 displays the trial. The button display 6 for the player to select and input whether to approve or disagree with the long proposal is controlled (see FIG. 7).

Here, when the player selects “opposite” (opposite of step S50), it is possible to return to step S28 and start the review again from the beginning.
When the player selects “agree” (agree in step S50), the processing unit 200 determines that the review of the current determination factor has been completed, and determines whether or not the identification has been determined for all the determination factors. (Step S52).

  If even one identification value of the determination factor identification value data 570 remains “0 (not yet)”, the processing unit 200 makes a negative determination (NO in step S52), and displays a review start screen on the first liquid crystal display 1406. At the same time, the second liquid crystal 1408 displays the list display 8 reflecting the determination state of the current identification value of each determination factor (step S56: see FIG. 9), and the process proceeds to step S26.

  On the other hand, if all the identification values in the determination factor identification value data 570 are values other than “0 (not yet)”, the processing unit 200 determines that the identification is determined for all the determination factors (YES in step S52), and the processing unit. 200 displays on the first liquid crystal display 1406 a screen and a text asking the judge whether or not it is necessary for the presiding judge to re-review, and the player selects and inputs the necessity of re-evaluation on the second liquid crystal display 1408. Button display for each of “necessary” and “no” is displayed. If the re-review necessity selection input is “necessary” (necessity of step S54), the process proceeds to step S56. If the re-review selection input is “unnecessary” (unnecessary in step S54), the processing unit 200 ends the determination factor review process.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 20, the processing unit 200 next refers to the sentence request scene data 540 and the final statement scene data 542 in order, and displays the report sentence scene and final statement scene in the courtroom (step S <b> 70).

  Next, in order to obtain a final accused guilty / innocent verdict, the processing unit 200 displays a screen on the first liquid crystal display 1406 prompting the player to input the individual guilty / guilty will of the accused. Then, the button display for inputting the selection of guilty / not guilty is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408, and the individual will about the player's verdict is input (step S72). Further, the processing unit 200 refers to the NPC individual will selection TBL 546, the judgment factor proof value data 570, and the truth investigation element flag TBL572 to determine the individual will of guilty / innocent of each NPC judge. Step S74).

  Then, the final verdict of the defendant's guilty / innocence is determined by the majority decision of the individual will of the player and the individual will of each NPC (step S76), and the verdict result of step S76 is referred to the judgment / ending selection TBL548. And the judgment state 548c and the ending type 548d are determined based on the flag state of the truth investigation element flag (see step S78: FIG. 17).

  If the judgment and the ending type are determined, the processing unit 200 controls the display of the judgment scene (step S80), reads out the movie associated with the determined ending type from the ending movie library 554, and performs playback processing. (Step S82). This is the end of the game.

  Next, the processing unit 200 determines whether or not the judgment determined in step S78 matches a predetermined optimum review result (also referred to as correct answer judgment or correct answer judgment) (step S84). It may be determined whether the ending type is a predetermined good ending.

  If the result matches the optimum review result (YES in step S84), the processing unit 200 ends the series of processes as it is. On the other hand, if the result does not match the optimum review result (NO in step S84), a display process for a replay selection screen is executed (step S86). Specifically, referring to the incorrect answer notification data 552, the first liquid crystal display 1406 displays a notification screen and a notification text indicating that the result is not the optimum review result or is not a good ending, and the second liquid crystal display Button displays 6a, 6b, and 6c for making selection input related to replay are displayed in 1408 (see FIG. 10).

If the result of the selection input related to replay is “not replay” (not replay in step S88), the processing unit 200 ends the series of processes as it is.
If the result of selection input related to replay is “replay without hint” (replay without hint in step S88), the process proceeds to step S2 to start replay from the beginning of the game.

  If the result of the selection input related to replay is “replay with hint” (replay with hint in step S88), the processing unit 200 refers to the truth finding element flag TBL572 and the truth finding element flag 572b is “0 ( The determination flag ID 572a corresponding to the flag “the truth has not been reached” is extracted (step S90), and the list of the extracted determination flag ID 572a is used as a hint screen on the first liquid crystal display 1406, and “these elements are The advice text such as “Let's review carefully again” is displayed, and a button display for inputting the start of replay is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408 (step S92). When the start of replay is input, the process proceeds to step S56 in FIG. 21, where a list of determination factors for which the identification determination result in the previous game play state has been determined is displayed so that replay can be performed from the evaluation factor-specific review. The player only needs to select the determination factor to be carefully reviewed with reference to the hint screen, and try again, so that replay can be performed efficiently.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a game in which a player participates as one of the judges, and a game having the following characteristics can be realized.
That is, in a known game, the result of the operation input to the player character who is the main character is the result of the success / failure of the operation such as defeating the enemy or obtaining the target object, such as the player's behavior or item acquisition. It takes the form that is manifested in form and leads to game results as a certain stack of them. For example, in the case of an adventure game, a happy end or a bad end is prepared at the end of the branch by the selection of the main character, and the operation input of the player and the game result are directly connected.
However, in the game realized in this embodiment, even if the player inputs the final accused's guilty / innocent decision, the result of the game is not derived as such, and the operation input in the middle is not The influence of the individual will of NPC determined as is greatly reflected in the game result. In other words, the player's intention display is not necessarily reflected in the game result as it is (or is difficult to be reflected), and it is possible to realize a new and interesting game with an unprecedented sense of reality. it can.

  Furthermore, since the player's intention display is not necessarily reflected in the game result as it is (or is difficult to do), the desired result can be improved if and where the desired game result cannot be obtained and replay is performed. It is difficult to understand whether However, as described above, before replay, it has a hint function that suggests the cause that the desired game result could not be obtained, and it can be replayed from a place close to the scene or stage that caused it, so when replaying Inconvenience can be reduced. Of course, the necessity of suggesting the cause can be selected by the player, and the degree of freedom of replay is guaranteed.

[Modification]
As described above, the embodiment to which the present invention is applied has been described. However, the application form of the present invention is not limited to this, and components can be added, omitted, or changed as appropriate.

  For example, the game device is not limited to a portable game device, but can be an ultra mobile PC or a pocket PC as long as it is an information processing device that can execute a game program as an application, as well as a home game device and an arcade game device. Devices such as small personal computers, notebook personal computers, PDAs (Personal Data Assistance), mobile phones / PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) and PDAs, and digital audio players Can be used.

  In addition, the game to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to the game of the above-described embodiment, and may include an RPG, a strategy simulation game, or the like if a situation in which a plurality of councilors review factors affecting the game result is included. The same applies to games of other genres. At that time, the status of the councilor is not limited to the judges, but can be set as appropriate according to the content of the game, such as detectives, knights, fighters, politicians.

  In the above embodiment, in the processing flow after step S90, the determination factor with the truth investigating element flag 572b remaining “0” is notified before replay, and the replay can be performed by selecting the determination factor. Not limited to.

  For example, after the game calculation unit 210 extracts a determination factor in which the truth investigation element flag 572b remains “0” in step S90, a replay execution flag (initial value is “0”) for each extracted determination factor is set. A first modification step and a second modification step that automatically selects a determination factor having a replay execution flag of “0” from among the determination factors extracted in the step and substitutes the selection input by the player in step S26 are executed. Thus, the flow proceeds to step S28.

  Then, in step S52, when the player inputs “agree” for determination of the identification value of the determination factor, a third modification step of extracting and selecting a determination factor whose replay execution flag is “0” is performed in step S50. And step S52. If a determination factor whose replay execution flag is still “0” is extracted and selected, step S52 is determined to be NO, but step S56 is not executed, and the determination factor is selected in the third modification step. Therefore, it is considered that the determination factor selection input by the player in step S26, and the flow proceeds to step S28. In addition, if the determination factor having the replay execution flag “0” cannot be extracted and selected in the third modification step, control is performed so that step S52 becomes YES.

  In such a configuration, when the good ending is not found, it becomes possible to automatically replay only the evaluation factor judgment that caused the ending. Can be done.

The external view for demonstrating the structural example of a portable game device. The figure which shows the example of a game screen, and a basic operation input example. The conceptual diagram for demonstrating the structure of a game. The figure which shows the example of a game screen. The figure which shows the example of a game screen. The figure which shows the example of a game screen. The figure which shows the example of a game screen. The figure which shows the example of a game screen. The figure which shows the example of a game screen. The figure which shows the example of a game screen. The figure which shows the example of a game screen. The functional block diagram which shows a function structural example. The figure which shows the data structural example of the determination factor initial setting data. The figure which shows the data structural example of script data. The figure which shows the data structural example of branch setting data. The figure which shows the data structural example of NPC individual will selection TBL. The figure which shows the data structural example of judgment / ending selection TBL. The figure which shows the example of a data structure of the judgment factor identification value data. The figure which shows the example of a data structure of the truth investigation element flag TBL. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the main processes. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of determination factor review processing.

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2 screen 4 text 6 button display 100 operation input unit 200 processing unit 210 game calculation unit 212 substory control unit 214 NPC individual will control unit 216 PC individual will control unit 218 evaluation control unit 220 game result selection unit 222 replay control unit 500 storage Section 510 Scenario data 512 Fact summary explanation scene data 514 Fact confirmation scene data 516 Judgment factor initial setting data 518 Judgment progress display data 520 Judgment factor deliberation scenario data 524 Script data 525 Branch setting data 540 546 NPC Individual Will Selection TBL
548 Judgment / Ending Selection TBL
550 Judgment wording scene data 552 Incorrect answer notification data 570 Judgment factor identification data 572 Truth investigation element flag TBL
1400 Portable Game Device 1406 First Liquid Crystal Display 1408 Second Liquid Crystal Display 1409 Touch Panel 1440 Memory Card 1450 Control Unit

Claims (9)

A predetermined game in which a PC (player character) and a plurality of NPCs (non-playable characters) are members of the board of deliberation and review a plurality of predetermined objects to be evaluated related to the object of the evaluation and issue one evaluation. A program for causing a computer to execute
In the plurality of items to be reviewed, a sub story is set for proceeding according to the player's instruction operation and for discussing the item to be evaluated whose story result changes in accordance with the instruction operation.
A substory execution means for executing the substory set for each of the objects to be evaluated;
A result recording means for recording a story result of each of the objects to be evaluated that have been executed;
NPC intention selection means for selecting individual intentions of each of the members of the NPC based on at least a story result of each object to be reviewed recorded in the result recording means;
PC intention input means for inputting individual intentions of the council members composed of PCs according to the player's selection operation;
The verdict means for voting by the majority decision of the individual intentions of the individual members selected by the NPC intention selecting means and the individual intentions of the members of the trustee composed of the PCs input by the PC intention input means,
Game result determination means for determining a game result according to whether the verdict result by the verdict means is a predetermined correct verdict of the verdict object;
A program for causing the computer to function as The substory execution means is
A selection means for selecting an item to be evaluated alternatively from the plurality of items to be evaluated according to a player's selection operation;
Repetitively executing selection of an object to be evaluated by the selection means and execution of the substory set in the selected object to be evaluated;
The program according to claim 1 for causing the computer to function. The selection means also enables re-selection of matters already selected for review,
The result recording means updates and records a story result of the object to be reviewed that has been reselected and executed by the selection means;
The program according to claim 2 for causing the computer to function. Conditions based on the story results for selecting individual intentions of each NPC council member are predetermined for each council member.
The NPC intention selection means compares the story results of each of the objects to be evaluated recorded in the result recording means with respect to the conditions established for each of the NPC members, and each individual member The program as described in any one of Claims 1-3 for making the said computer function so that an intention may be selected.   5. The computer according to claim 1, wherein said computer is caused to function as an incorrect answer cause notifying means for notifying a player of an object to be evaluated in a substory that causes the vote when the verdict result by the verdict means is not the correct answer verdict. The program as described in any one of. Controlling the substory execution means so as to re-execute the substory that caused the verdict result by the verdict means not to be the correct answer verdict, the result recording means, the NPC intention selection means, the PC intention input means And a restart execution control means for performing a restart from the middle of the game by controlling the verdict means to function again,
The program according to claim 5 for causing the computer to function as:   A virtual trial game in which the subject of the verdict is a defendant character's guilt, the object of the subject is evidence and testimony, a PC member is a judge, and a NPC member is a judge and a judge. The program as described in any one of Claims 1-6 for making the said computer run as said predetermined | prescribed game.   The computer-readable information storage medium which memorize | stored the program as described in any one of Claims 1-7. A game device for executing a predetermined game in which a PC and a plurality of NPCs are members of a board of deliberation and deliberate a plurality of predetermined objects to be evaluated related to the object of evaluation and issue one evaluation,
In the plurality of items to be reviewed, a sub story is set for proceeding according to the player's instruction operation and for discussing the item to be evaluated whose story result changes in accordance with the instruction operation.
Substory execution means for executing the substory set for each of the objects to be reviewed;
A result recording means for recording a story result of each of the objects to be evaluated executed;
NPC intention selection means for selecting individual intentions of each member of the NPC based on at least a story result of each of the objects to be reviewed recorded in the result recording means;
PC intention input means for inputting individual intentions of the council members composed of PCs according to the player's selection operation;
The verdict means for voting by the majority decision of the individual intention of each review member selected by the NPC intention selection means and the individual intention of the review member consisting of the PC input by the PC intention input means;
Game result determination means for determining a game result according to whether the verdict result by the verdict means is a predetermined correct verdict for the verdict;
A game device comprising:

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