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  • It’s Time To Prove You Could Actually Kick Chucky’s Ass

    It’s Time To Prove You Could Actually Kick Chucky’s Ass

    ‘80s horror icon Chucky has a massive kill count—though, that doesn’t stop naysayers from thinking they could easily take the deadly doll down.

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    “He’s literally the size of a fucking toddler,” a Reddit post with thousands of upvotes says.

    “I think that as long as I have some sort of broom or long stick to bat away an assault and keep Chucky outside a 7-foot radius of my person, I would be safe,” reasoned a 2014 Gizmodo post.

    Well, the asymmetrical survival horror game Dead by Daylight is offering those who agree a monumental opportunity. Chucky is joining as its latest playable Killer; it’s time to beat him in a fight.

    Speaking for myself—5’4, prone to anxious sweating, poor hand-eye coordination—I could not beat Chucky in a fight. He is the soul of a serial killer transferred and trapped in a baby boy doll with fried orange hair and waxy cheeks. Like, what the hell? I’m 5’4, and you think I’m going to win against eternal human evil made more evasive by its vessel of simulated youth? I don’t think so.

    But I recognize that he’s small. I’m sure I could get a kick in before I remember I’m making physical contact with a possessed doll and start sweating so much it burns my eyes and makes me walk into a wall and pass out. DbD developer Behaviour Interactive recognizes Chucky’s size, too. “It’s a character that I never thought we could bring into [the game] because of his size,” head of partnerships Mathieu Côté said in a press release. But “the team has outdone itself to prove me wrong.”

    Image: Behaviour Interactive

    DbD players will be able to exploit tiny Chucky (voiced, as always, by actor Brad Dourif) for a particularly brazen playstyle. Since he’s waist-high, his unique Scamper ability lets him glide under obstacle pallets and fling himself through open windows easily. You can use his stealth to lock Survivor characters in a pressure cooker—when it’s time to get aggressive, Chucky’s charge-up sprint Slice & Dice special attack will terrorize them. Once they’re down, his human ghost manifests and helps out with tall person tasks—sinking Survivors into sacrificial hooks and messing with their generator repairs.

    “He adds such a fun flavor of jump scare to the game,” game designer Jason Guzzo said in the press release, “and his voice lines are a darkly comedic twist to the gameplay of Dead by Daylight.”

    He, along with a Bride of Chucky skin (voiced by original actress Jennifer Tilly), come to DbD November 28, though you can play a Steam test build now through November 13. Let me know how you fare.

    Ashley Bardhan

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  • Nicolas Cage’s Dead By Daylight Voice Lines Have Zero Chill

    Nicolas Cage’s Dead By Daylight Voice Lines Have Zero Chill

    Zany and prolific actor Nicolas “Nic” Cage is coming to the asymmetrical survival-horror game Dead By Daylight on July 25. If you know anything about him, you’d expect his voice lines to be unhinged as hell. Well, they’re so unhinged that people on TikTok are marveling at Cage’s dedication to his latest role.

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    After leaking earlier this year, developer Behaviour Interactive confirmed that the Cageman would join the game as a Survivor during Summer Game Fest with a reveal trailer. Survivors are one of the many playable characters in the 4v1 asymmetrical horror sim that are laser-focused on getting the hell away from the Killers that hang players on meathooks so they can sacrifice them to an otherworldly entity. Yikes.

    At the time, we didn’t get any real idea of how Cage would play his Survivor, though he said it was a “heightened, exaggerated version of a film actor” of the same name. That means it’s wacky and wild, right? Well, yes, but IDK if you’re at all prepared for just how bonkers Cage’s voice lines are in this game. Strap in.

    OK, what’s going on? He’s screaming his lungs out, babbling like Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura or something, and singing the infamous Halloween tune as if he’s in an ‘80s hair metal band. Nic Cage also apparently has 185 voice lines in the game. And the one that absolutely takes me out, aside from him doing the Halloween theme, is his character shouting “I’m Nic Fucking Cage” several times. I’d love for him to burst onto a movie scene with this line, just one time.

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    According to folks who have opted into the public test build (PTB) of the game through Steam, Nic Cage is the “best Survivor” because of his perks. Not only are they hilarious, but they seem to be pretty effective and offer a chance to drastically change the meta, which can quite often feel a bit stale.

    One perk, Scene Partner, activates whenever Cage is within the Killer’s Terror Radius—he’ll comically scream before giving players a chance to see the Killer’s outline for a few seconds. There’s a chance he’ll ridiculously scream again, giving them a longer look at wherever the Killer may be lurking.

    Then there’s Plot Twist, an active ability that basically lets players fake their own death—they’ll enter into the “dying state” but won’t leave a trail of blood or let out any whimpers to alert the Killer to their location. Recovering from that fake dying state will fully heal you and temporarily boost your movement speed.

    Dramaturgy will turn Cage’s run into a Looney Tunes-esque knee-high canter, increasing movement speed and then randomly enacting one of several effects that could either help or hurt your game (you could be exposed to the Killer, or randomly gain a rare item).

    Dead By Daylight streamer SpookyLoopz uploaded a YouTube video on July 5 demonstrating Nic Cage’s character in full. He’s got some pretty funny lore, with the character believing the Dead By Daylight world is part of some film script, and even funnier in-game animations, such as his scream.

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    “That is Nicolas Cage,” SpookyLoopz said. “The man, the myth, the legend—the first celebrity we’ve ever gotten in [Dead By Daylight]. Super, duper excited for the [character]. […] He’s easily the funniest survivor in the game.”

    In a press release announcing Nic Cage’s introduction to Dead By Daylight’s PTB, Behaviour Interactive head of partnerships Mathieu Côté hyped the actor.

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    “To say we are thrilled to have Nicolas Cage join the gaming world for the first time with Dead by Daylight is an understatement,” said Côté. “Mr. Cage recorded all his voice lines and was involved every step of the way; his dedication to his craft and professionalism is unmatched. We feel very privileged to have him and to our players: you’re in for a treat!”

    Behaviour Interactive is also working with Atomic Monster and Blumhouse to turn the game into a film. Maybe the IRL actor will make an appearance in the movie? That would be a pretty meta crossover.

    Levi Winslow

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