Video game processing apparatus and video game processing program product

• US 9,901,821 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2013
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
• Inventors: Matsui, Ryoma, Akiyama, Toshio
• Primary Examiner(s): Liddle, Jay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rada, II, Alex F. R. P.
• Application Number:
  US14/012,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20140066200A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,644 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/426 involving on-screen location information, e.g. screen coordinates of an area at which the player is aiming with a light gun
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A video game processing apparatus is provided for controlling progress of a video game while displaying a player character on a display screen of a display device. Object information on an object that appears in the video game indicates an action possible range, in which the object can carry out a predetermined action against the player character, and the content of the predetermined action. In a case where a movement starting operation for the player character is received, the player character is caused to move in accordance with the received movement starting operation. It is determined whether the movement of the player character is terminated within the action possible range. The predetermined action by the object corresponding to the action possible range is carried out in a case where it is determined that the movement of the player character is terminated within the action possible range.

Claims

1. A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game while displaying a player character on a display screen of a display device, the video game processing apparatus comprising:

an object information memory for storing object information, the object information being information on an object that appears in the video game, the object information indicating an action possible range, the content of a predetermined action, and a display start condition, the action possible range being a range in which the object can carry out the predetermined action;

a display, in a case where the position of the player character satisfies the display start condition, for displaying the action possible range corresponding to the display start condition; and

an action executor for carrying out the predetermined action by the object corresponding to the action possible range in a case where the position of the player character is within the action possible range displayed by the display.

2. The video game processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display displays a predetermined image based on the position of the object corresponding to the display start condition in the case where the position of the player character satisfies the display start condition, and

wherein the action executor causes the object to execute the predetermined action in the case where the player selects the predetermined image displayed by the display.

3. The video game processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the video game processing apparatus further comprises:

a controller, in the case where the position of the player character is within the action possible range displayed by the display, for controlling the position of the player character based on the position of the object corresponding to the action possible range.

4. The video game processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display, in a case where the position of the player character satisfies the display start condition corresponding to a plurality of objects, displays the action possible range corresponding to the predetermined number of the plurality of objects according to a predetermined selection criterion.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program product for causing a computer to control progress of a video game while causing a display device to display a player character on a display screen of the display device,

the computer comprising an object information memory for storing object information, the object information being information on an object that appears in the video game, the object information indicating an action possible range, the content of a predetermined action, and a display start condition, the action possible range being a range in which the object can carry out the predetermined action,

wherein the video game processing program product causes the computer to execute:

displaying, on the display screen and in a case where the position of the player character satisfies the display start condition, the action possible range corresponding to the display start condition; and

carrying out the predetermined action by the object corresponding to the action possible range in a case where the position of the player character is within the action possible range displayed on the display screen of the display device.

6. A method for controlling progress of a video game while displaying a player character on a display screen of a display device, the method comprising:

storing object information in a memory, the object information being information on an object that appears in the video game, the object information indicating an action possible range, the content of a predetermined action, and a display start condition, the action possible range being a range in which the object can carry out the predetermined action;

displaying, on the display screen and in a case where the position of the player character satisfies the display start condition, the action possible range corresponding to the display start condition; and

carrying out the predetermined action by the object corresponding to the action possible range in a case where the position of the player character is within the action possible range displayed on the display screen of the display device.