Lifeline: A Fascinating & Infuriating PS2 Voice-Controlled Game
5,471Lifeline is fascinating, frustrating, and a unique title that I can compare to only a few other games.
• SUPPORT: https://www.patreon.com/boulderpunch
• BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUe2AK0iirPfXcDkYu5dWow/join
Get access to videos early, receive a weekly update, and be featured in the credits.
My Lifeline streams:
• Part 1: https://youtube.com/live/ULWpetDXpus
• Part 2: https://youtube.com/live/GmOgWUJwkT0
A guide to getting Lifeline to work with the PCSX2 emulator:
• https://www.reddit.com/r/PCSX2/comments/gpfvce/comment/fv7wxrz/
Released in 2003 in Japan, and in 2004 in the west, Lifeline is a voice-action adventure title for the PlayStation 2. A game in which you guide a character through voice commands.
Sounds frustrating, doesn't it? Well, it is.
But there's something utterly fascinating with Lifeline. There are interesting and clever systems at play here, like the combat system. The story and character you're guiding take a whole different shape and feel compared to a more traditional game.
With how much technology has advanced in the last 20 years, I would love to see how a game like Lifeline could be done today
It's a game where the technology was not quite there with the ambitions they had. This results in goofy moments, and some downright frustrating ones, but there are plenty of moments where its charm shines through. It's a fascinating and unique title that I can only compare it to a few other experiences.
Timestamps:
• 00:00 - Video Intro
• 00:59 - Getting Lifeline to Run on an Emulator
• 03:26 - Game Intro
• 05:58 - Rio & Voice Commands in Lifeline
• 12:03 - Combat in Lifeline
• 14:36 - Highlights & Major Beats of Lifeline
• 31:20 - Voice Recognition Technology: 20 Years Later
Additional Footage:
• 4playerpodcast Lifeline Engrish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMwEr6I9Y_o
• Dumb and Dumber
• Jerma Lifeline Stream Archive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghVtBp_bTbg
• Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQvfYfiWxZg
• Speed
• Speedwerd Speedrun of Lifeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mStdBkxCtg
• Snatcher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5IFDaWwjIs
• Team America: World Police
• Xbox Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6hHU3pv2Lw
#lifeline #lifelineps2 #boulderpunch
Other Videos By Boulder Punch
Other Statistics
Lifeline Statistics For Boulder Punch
Currently, Boulder Punch has 118,359 views for Lifeline across 3 videos. The game makes up 9 hours of published video on his channel, roughly 3.80% of Lifeline content that Boulder Punch has uploaded to YouTube.