Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix

Square Co., Ltd.

Kenro Tsujimoto

Kenichi Iwao

Yukio Ando

A method of control of playback of motion for playing back motion of a character more realistically, including determining a motion playback routine in accordance with a value of a parameter expressing the condition of the character, for example, a stress value reflecting the cumulative amount of a plurality of instances of damage and being restored along with the elapse of time after damage is sustained, when a factor affecting movement of the character or an incident in the game arises due to another game element during the playback of the motion of the character, for example, when being attacked by another character; playing back new motion in accordance with the determined routine; and playing back motions B and C based on motion data stored in advance when the stress value is &ldquo;large&rdquo; or &ldquo;intermediate&rdquo; and combining the motion data defining the motion being played back and other motion data stored in advance when the stress value is &ldquo;small&rdquo;.

Method of control of playback of motion and program product and game system for same

A player is assisted in selecting an action to be executed by a character on a screen by displaying multiple options, associated with corresponding actions, on the screen. A graphic, in virtual three dimensions, is displayed on the screen to visually depict a preview of a range of effect of an action corresponding to an option selected by an operational input by the player. The position of the graphic may be based on the position of the character at the time the option is selected. The range of effect may be switched to preview another action when the player switches the selected option. The options may be represented by icons and grouped according to the types of corresponding actions.

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Kenro Tsujimoto