I like that Johnny doesn’t just buy artifacts and whatnot to use as fancy decorations, he has a genuine interest in the history and culture of the items
19:45: "That's no special effect" Johnny, you just got impaled in the mouth with an icicle. But setting off the fire alarm, whoa, okay, these guys might actually be magic lol
As Liu Kang said so, tragic story. I feel like he never really got out of the martial arts guy scene and he tries to be more than just that. Him knowing about the stuff he bought, especially Sento, shows that there's some depth to him. Plus as you progress in the story, he shows just how much of a film buff he is.
He feels like the perfect combination of the young immature Johnny from MK9 and the mature older Johnny after all of his character development in X and 11. Honestly I feel like this game has by far the best Johnny Cage from any of the games.
13:35 I love that someone else finally pointed out that kenny just loves a good suit in a fighting game. Watch any of his "rate the skin/costume/outfit" videos and he always gives the suits like 8/10 -10/10 almost every time
So I gotta ask about Johnny killing the Havik look-alike with the shield. Was that a reference to the 95' Mortal Kombat movie? Where he kills Scorpion with the shield too? 🤔
You can just go to twitch and watch it through his video log. It's not like he has edited much of anything in his youtube vids of it from the twitch logs couple days ago
@@SchmergDergen That sounds rather childish, just ignoring the other two films. They aren’t even bad films either. All of the Indiana Jones movies are pretty great in my opinion.
@@HB-fq9nn it's the best way to enjoy the series. You can think it's childish, I think it's childish not to let things go and let a series have a proper ending. You do you though.
A fact that I never realized from Raiders of the Lost Ark was the fact that the backpack guy Indy had we played played by none other than Alfred Molina, aka Doc Ock from Spider Man 2.
I’ve finished the story mode day one and now I’m learning reptile and playing invasions. Idk about y’all but I love this story and gameplay. Reptile mileena and subzero are so fun.
It’s nice to explore both Johnny’s Film Career and his Life with interesting lore about Kenshi, plus the Origins of Kung Lao’s Hat and Ofcourse Madam Bo is Ok as it was Obviously a Training Act.
SPOILER ALERT This is my favorite version of Johnny Cage, i loved his character/how he's developed. And his relationship/bromance with Kenshi is one of the best parts of the game.
“Hichuly?” Oh… wow. That’s a reference to Dave Chihuly. 😂😂 That is honestly the last thing I was expecting in a Mortal Kombat game. Liu Kang knew what he was doing when he made this timeline. 😂😂
Actually I’m pretty sure the shield thing was a call back to the first MK live action movie (1995) when Johnny is fighting Scorpion and uses a shield to slice scorpions skull open if I remember we correctly
@@n4825 Spoilers, You know how in the campaign Kang revealed that he purposed messed with the timeline to certain villains in purposely lose status positions? I could 100% be convinced that Kang took away Cages powers
@@JediLordRevanWell Johnny is a MOVIE star so he's obviously gonna reference movies, and did you forget Johnny's devolopment and relationship with Kenshi? That's one of the best parts of the whole game. Johnny was done perfectly.
The body at the beginning was dressed like Lara from Tomb raider and nobody can tell me different lol. That had to be a diss saying Indiana Jones is better then her
I just love how fuckass mad Bi-Han is at every moment.
Kind of ironic that he is Sub-Zero while Kuai Liang is Scorpion since Kuai Liang is more emotionally composed than Bi-Han being hotheaded XD
"Fuckass mad" is now in my vocabulary now, thanks
@@gaming1zanagi-1999Bi-Han is cold hearted, but his brother is warm.
@@MegaManXPoweredUp fair XD
I like that Johnny doesn’t just buy artifacts and whatnot to use as fancy decorations, he has a genuine interest in the history and culture of the items
19:45: "That's no special effect" Johnny, you just got impaled in the mouth with an icicle. But setting off the fire alarm, whoa, okay, these guys might actually be magic lol
wow you're right it must be that the canon fight taking place doesn't actually use any specials
I would argue it’s more likely that Johnny was so focused on avenging his Hiuchuli that he completely disregarded the ice special from Sub Zero
Gameplay and story segregation, right?
@@raymondfisheriii791he still mad in the versus screen.
It's not setting off the fire alarm that did it, it's Liu Kang literally bursting to flames and then extinguishing them
I love how johnny knows his history with the stuff he buys. Not just a celebrity dolt lime in mk9
As Liu Kang said so, tragic story. I feel like he never really got out of the martial arts guy scene and he tries to be more than just that. Him knowing about the stuff he bought, especially Sento, shows that there's some depth to him. Plus as you progress in the story, he shows just how much of a film buff he is.
He feels like the perfect combination of the young immature Johnny from MK9 and the mature older Johnny after all of his character development in X and 11.
Honestly I feel like this game has by far the best Johnny Cage from any of the games.
@@depressedbreakfast2614True, this is his best characterization so far. And being a Kenshi fan, I thought their team up was hype.
@depressedbreakfast2614 he doesn't feel like a douchebag when you meet him. Definitely cocky but mainly misguided
@@41tinman41sadly his appetites and his ego is still hovering for a bit.
I love how they made the havik in the indie movie use a mourning star in the cutscene, nice reference to haviks old weapon
*morning star
@@NetherlandsFirst I think it's either one.
He uses one in the post credit scene too
And the headgear+skull mouth is similar to his old design
Johnny's facial animations are top notch and his one liners through story mode are top notch cheese.
13:35 I love that someone else finally pointed out that kenny just loves a good suit in a fighting game. Watch any of his "rate the skin/costume/outfit" videos and he always gives the suits like 8/10 -10/10 almost every time
Imagine Shao Khan in a suit.
Oh man... the amount of outfits...
@@41tinman41that would be epic
@@41tinman41 You have no idea how badly I want to see that now. Or Shang Tsung.
12:03 "AND CUT!" That had me laughing so Hard. 😂
Johnny Cage became my favorite character in this game, Awesome and Hilarious.
Johnny Cage being a better Nathan Drake than Tom Holland
Not really a high bar
Hey, I like the guy, buuuut Tom got dealt a bad script
And yet that film still managed to make money. During a pandemic no less.
not really the fault of the actor more of the fault of the script
That's Indiana Jones. What are you, 12?
@@harukami912are you slow?
So surreal to see Johnny actually know stuff
Indiana Cage and the raiders of the Kamidogo.
Johnny Cage and The Lost Krusade
whenever Adam is not on the screen all other characters should be asking "where's Adam?"
A Poochie reference on Max’s channel?
Nice 👍🏾
I can’t wait to see Max go thru the whole story!
He already did... watched his whole Twitch stream video yesterday (not live)
@@MALEMization oh man totally missed that
I wish I had caught his stream live. I remember getting the notification but I was also playing myself lol
@@OhNoJoshEdits I cant play until tonight cuz of college so I’ve been playing vicariously through streamers 😂
@@lucdout4294 this is my fav since MKX. Not much longer tho dude lol 😆
So I gotta ask about Johnny killing the Havik look-alike with the shield. Was that a reference to the 95' Mortal Kombat movie? Where he kills Scorpion with the shield too? 🤔
Maybe.
Yep. Even threw it the same way
A little bit of that and a definite Captain America homage
Once again Johnny is the funniest character in the entire series
Holy shit Johnny’s facial animations are incredible
Fire God Liu Kang: damn now I understand Raidens pain
Johnny Cage :...SICK BURN.... oh wait
Loving this whole "New Era" a lot...
This was sadly a better Indy movie than Dial of Destiny 😅
True 😂
Facts
Facts
This was a better movie than mortal kombat 22
@@TacDonutiiiiiiiiiiiii
They really have everything they need to make the best kreate a fighter
Yo by the end of the story mode I was thinking all about that 😂😅💀💀💀
It's kind of wild that it ends with the perfect set up for kreate-a-kharakter and then just...doesn't have it
@@jeffmoo9235out of time maybe?
The fact we have to wait an entire day for one chapter is criminal
True but it's UA-cam fault because they need to keep the video monetized
You can just go to twitch and watch it through his video log. It's not like he has edited much of anything in his youtube vids of it from the twitch logs couple days ago
the vod is still available on twitch for at least 60 days
@@jeffmoo9235In Max's case it'll be there forever. He never deletes his streams. Hell you can still find his MK11 playthrough
Can't wait until he hears Megan Fox's voice acting
It was sure something
her best line was a hiss
So bad I have to fatality Nitara EVERY CHANCE I GET 💀
Na guys it’s fine 🤭 no clue what you’re talking about
It's so shit. The trade off for being that hot is you can't sound invested in anything I guess.
Johnny has quickly become my fave character in this game
Martial Artist Indiana Jones sounds like such a good movie idea.
I’m so glad Andrew Bowen is still Johnny Cage’s VA. As great as Linden Ashby was, Andrew Bowen will always be the definitive Johnny for me.
Do you think Adam is competitively viable, tho?
No. He’s too OP
Its an evolution to Johnny Cage's career to be Indiana Jones in the Mortal Kombat universe.
17:53 Wooooow, they called it a Hichuli in place of Chihuly? Brilliant
The Indy ref are too good!
"Uhh, thats no special effect"
"Indeed Johnny Cage. though it is strange the 4 times you were frozen solid in that last fight did not tip you off."
I’m a huge fan of Indiana Jones and this entire sequence was amazing for me!! ❤
19:47 that’s a face of “I dealt with your bs previous timeline, not dealing with it again Johnny!” Liu is giving him.
“Hey you get your damn hands off her “. Back to the future reference ? Spielberg classic
Loved Johnny giving his best Back to the Future impression!! “Hey you, get your damn hands off…”
I loved the reference haha was surprised no one else got it 😂
@@variablex They got it, Max quoted the line from the movie :)
Perhaps a bit off-topic, but goddamn Kenny's got some clean drip going.
He always does
I love that half of Johnny's chapter is just a movie, and a blatant reference at that.
Who would’ve thought that MK would bring us the 4th Indy movie.
Seriously Indy Cage is the best there better be a unlockable costume.
You mean 6th right?
Also yes, Indie Johnny Cage is a skin.
@@HB-fq9nnno 4th, they stopped after the Last Crusade when Indy road off into the sunset.
@@SchmergDergen That sounds rather childish, just ignoring the other two films.
They aren’t even bad films either.
All of the Indiana Jones movies are pretty great in my opinion.
@@HB-fq9nn it's the best way to enjoy the series. You can think it's childish, I think it's childish not to let things go and let a series have a proper ending. You do you though.
@@SchmergDergenwait, wasn’t The Last Crusade the 3rd movie?
A fact that I never realized from Raiders of the Lost Ark was the fact that the backpack guy Indy had we played played by none other than Alfred Molina, aka Doc Ock from Spider Man 2.
I always like that Liu was polite enough to ring Johnny's doorbell
Wow, I can't believe Johnny Cage played Han Solo
I’ve finished the story mode day one and now I’m learning reptile and playing invasions. Idk about y’all but I love this story and gameplay. Reptile mileena and subzero are so fun.
What a clever way to add story-based non-fighter fighters and cameos. Wonder if it'll be DLC.
This might be a divisive thing, but I'd honestly love a Joe Taslim Sub Zero skin :D
I have never interested in Johnny Cage. Not even once! But this MK1 one... I think I'm in love with him. He's so pure.
Eyes: saw a guy in jungle explorer outfit
Brain: INDIANA JOOOOOOOOOOOONES
That hey you line was from Back to the Future 1, when George Mcfly confronted Biff😹
It was so nice of them to include a cameo of Lara Croft in this.
17:53 As a PNW local, that was a nice deep-cut reference to a famous glass artist around these parts.
It's funny seeing Johnny Cage portray Nathan Drake and Indiana Jones 😂😂😂
The title of the chapter is Mr A list! Of course Johnny is still an actor lol
7:43 Big pillar chair becomes smol glitch? Fun
Cage really needs to accept some PG13 movies so he doesn't have to rely on Indiana Cage
No one gonna mention how when he's at home he's wearing the outfit from the first movie?
I really liked Johnny here. He is usually treated as a joke, and then he starts fightinfg and loks like a fucking master
It’s nice to explore both Johnny’s Film Career and his Life with interesting lore about Kenshi, plus the Origins of Kung Lao’s Hat and Ofcourse Madam Bo is Ok as it was Obviously a Training Act.
I was so thrown off, wondering "WTF is Johnny Cage playing Indiana Jones in the jungle?!?" This can't be right... 💀
Makes more sense than an 80 year old.
0:43
Oh my goodness it's the JIM CARRY SKULL
SPOILER ALERT
This is my favorite version of Johnny Cage, i loved his character/how he's developed. And his relationship/bromance with Kenshi is one of the best parts of the game.
Why is this better than the latest Indiana Jones like goddammit
BtW the shield is a reference to the MK movie Johnny vs Scorpion fight😊
“Hichuly?” Oh… wow. That’s a reference to Dave Chihuly. 😂😂 That is honestly the last thing I was expecting in a Mortal Kombat game. Liu Kang knew what he was doing when he made this timeline. 😂😂
I really like this Johnny Cage. He's such a dork.
Buddy was trying to remember romancing the stone with Michael Douglas in the beginning I think
Great Indy movie, Johnny!
Spoiler.
I'm starting to wonder now if Takeda's character is gonna be Hanzo, since the new founders of the Shirai Ryu are Smoke and Kuai Liang.
It's not just any suit: standard Yakuza style. That's why it's kinda dope.
Honestly, I’d watch Johnny Cage’s version of Indiana Jones than Dial of Destiny. 😂🤣
We all do. Maybe Harrison Ford makes a Kameo.
"You're not the martial artist you used to be!"
*proceeds to win a real fight against a guy with a sword*
And the grand master of the Lin Kuei. 😂
Cage is really on that mr satan energy right now
These need to be like 40 minutes, just as im getting into them they end :(
Check out the twitch versions.
Kenny breaking the sound barrier with every sip of his water with ice
Actually I’m pretty sure the shield thing was a call back to the first MK live action movie (1995) when Johnny is fighting Scorpion and uses a shield to slice scorpions skull open if I remember we correctly
Another thumbnail I relate to. Sums it all up. Indy 5 cross promo?
Can we get Adam as a kameo in the normal game?
14:05 Did Johnny just go wheeeeeeee?
"mercury? that stuff's toxic!"
*melts*
was that a joke i missed?
Universal constant: Johnny gets divorced
With his 1st wife
“BOOM!!! DIVORCED”
I'm enjoying this story mode so far. It has good pacing.
he played the story mode in one night but he breaking it up into 20 minute videos? yes. milk the mindless drones for all you can. no shame baby
Wish they just kept calling him John Carlton
2:16 are you guys joking on dial of destiny?
While I like that Cage is in the story, weird that the most they could think to do with him is to have been be a walking movie reference.
I mean when is he not that lol
Getting rid of his powers was a mistake
@@n4825 Spoilers, You know how in the campaign Kang revealed that he purposed messed with the timeline to certain villains in purposely lose status positions? I could 100% be convinced that Kang took away Cages powers
@@rebootrob5836 I don't think MK9, 10, or 11 had about 50% min of Cages dialogue just be movie references.
@@JediLordRevanWell Johnny is a MOVIE star so he's obviously gonna reference movies, and did you forget Johnny's devolopment and relationship with Kenshi? That's one of the best parts of the whole game. Johnny was done perfectly.
Steve is thinking of either Quigley Down Under and/or Romancing The Stone
I definitely can see Adam becoming Mokap in future games.
Crazy how they even got the music down 😂 would’ve thought John Williams did this bit
this is how Nitara should’ve sounded like
21 mins? At this rate we won't see you finish story mode for weeks!
Go to twitch. They streamed the whole story in one night
I love the Red Dead reference for Johnny
YOU WILL NOT........HAVIK!!!!!🤣🤣🤣
If they released a Korporate Kombat skin pack, that'd be pretty dope. 😂
Adam Kameo and Madam Bo for Kombat Pack 2
King Solomon's Mines, with Sharon Stone was the Indy clone.
When Knockoff Havik looks more like Havik than the real one
The body at the beginning was dressed like Lara from Tomb raider and nobody can tell me different lol. That had to be a diss saying Indiana Jones is better then her
By the way, there IS a Johnny Cage cartoon being made, its called MK Legends Cage Match
Tsung’s voice actor, nice.
Your outro hits different when I'm high
Ignoring the fact we saw Hollywood Johnny in the promo material, Adventurer Johnny would've been a sweet idea.
Wow thanks guys!! I’d LOVE to be a main character!!😏😂😂
Super.