Zany and prolific actor Nicolas “Nic” Cage is coming to the asymmetrical survival-horror recreation Useless By Daylight on July 25. If you understand something about him, you’d anticipate his voice strains to be unhinged as hell. Effectively, they’re so unhinged that folks on TikTok are marveling at Cage’s dedication to his newest function.
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After leaking earlier this yr, developer Behaviour Interactive confirmed that the Cageman would be part of the sport as a Survivor throughout Summer time Sport Fest with a reveal trailer. Survivors are one of many many playable characters within the 4v1 asymmetrical horror sim which are laser-focused on getting the hell away from the Killers that dangle gamers on meathooks to allow them to sacrifice them to an otherworldly entity. Yikes.
On the time, we didn’t get any actual thought of how Cage would play his Survivor, although he stated it was a “heightened, exaggerated model of a movie actor” of the identical title. Which means it’s wacky and wild, proper? Effectively, sure, however IDK in case you’re in any respect ready for simply how bonkers Cage’s voice strains are on this recreation. Strap in.
OK, what’s occurring? He’s screaming his lungs out, babbling like Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura or one thing, and singing the notorious Halloween tune as if he’s in an ‘80s hair metallic band. Nic Cage additionally apparently has 185 voice strains within the recreation. And the one which completely takes me out, other than him doing the Halloween theme, is his character shouting “I’m Nic Fucking Cage” a number of instances. I’d love for him to burst onto a film scene with this line, only one time.
Nicolas Cage’s foolish, and efficient, Useless by Daylight perks
In accordance with of us who’ve opted into the general public take a look at construct (PTB) of the sport via Steam, Nic Cage is the “greatest Survivor” due to his perks. Not solely are they hilarious, however they appear to be fairly efficient and supply an opportunity to drastically change the meta, which may very often really feel a bit stale.
One perk, Scene Associate, prompts every time Cage is inside the Killer’s Terror Radius—he’ll comically scream earlier than giving gamers an opportunity to see the Killer’s define for a couple of seconds. There’s an opportunity he’ll ridiculously scream once more, giving them an extended take a look at wherever the Killer could also be lurking.
Then there’s Plot Twist, an lively skill that mainly lets gamers faux their very own dying—they’ll enter into the “dying state” however gained’t depart a path of blood or let loose any whimpers to alert the Killer to their location. Recovering from that faux dying state will totally heal you and quickly increase your motion velocity.
Dramaturgy will flip Cage’s run right into a Looney Tunes-esque knee-high canter, rising motion velocity after which randomly enacting one in every of a number of results that might both assist or damage your recreation (you possibly can be uncovered to the Killer, or randomly acquire a uncommon merchandise).
Useless By Daylight streamer SpookyLoopz uploaded a YouTube video on July 5 demonstrating Nic Cage’s character in full. He’s obtained some fairly humorous lore, with the character believing the Useless By Daylight world is a part of some movie script, and even funnier in-game animations, equivalent to his scream.
“That’s Nicolas Cage,” SpookyLoopz stated. “The person, the parable, the legend—the primary superstar we’ve ever gotten in [Dead By Daylight]. Tremendous, duper excited for the [character]. […] He’s simply the funniest survivor within the recreation.”
In a press launch asserting Nic Cage’s introduction to Useless By Daylight’s PTB, Behaviour Interactive head of partnerships Mathieu Côté hyped the actor.
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“To say we’re thrilled to have Nicolas Cage be part of the gaming world for the primary time with Useless by Daylight is an understatement,” stated Côté. “Mr. Cage recorded all his voice strains and was concerned each step of the best way; his dedication to his craft and professionalism is unmatched. We really feel very privileged to have him and to our gamers: you’re in for a deal with!”
Behaviour Interactive can also be working with Atomic Monster and Blumhouse to flip the sport into a movie. Possibly the IRL actor will make an look within the film? That will be a reasonably meta crossover.
