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Trying to identify a Japanese arcade FPS from around 2012 with a built-in camera that took your photo and displayed it on the HUD
I’m trying to identify this game for personal reasons — I played it a lot with a close friend who has since passed away, and I’d really like to know the name to remember those good times together.
I played this around 2012 at an arcade in Mexico (the machine was clearly imported from Japan). Here’s everything I remember:
I’m trying to identify this game for personal reasons — I played it a lot with a close friend who has since passed away, and I’d really like to know the name to remember those good times together.
I played this around 2012 at an arcade in Mexico (the machine was clearly imported from Japan). Here’s everything I remember:
The cabinet:
• Two large linked cabinets side by side, one per player
• Had a mounted futuristic gun/weapon controller
• Had a built-in camera that photographed your face before the match started
• Big screen
The gameplay:
• First-person shooter with free movement (not on rails)
• Futuristic military setting, urban environment
• Your character wore sci-fi armor resembling Halo spartans — helmet and everything
• You started each match with an animation of entering/suiting up into the armor
• You had AI companions fighting alongside you against AI enemies
• Grenade mechanic included
The HUD/UI:
• Your real photo from the camera was displayed on the HUD during the match
• Other players’ photos and names were visible above their characters
• Had a ranking system — when on default/attract mode it showed photos and names of what appeared to be Asian men (possibly the developers as placeholder profiles)
Other details:
• Definitely Japanese developer/publisher
• Text in the game appeared to be Japanese
• The intro animation showed your photo being integrated into the suit/armor before dropping into battle from some kind of platform or pod
Any help is appreciated. This means a lot to me.
u/Vega_177 — 2 hours ago