I don't know what I was expecting when I looked over award-winning actor Nicolas Cage's new "Dead by Daylight" voice line today. I'm glad I went in with no expectations.

Nicolas Cage will be making his full-fledged entry into Behaviour Interactive's asymmetrical multiplayer horror later this month. Nic plays the role of a survivor and brings his customary role-playing and goofy antics to the realm.

He tries to preview this for us, waxing lyrical about his mystical ability to mind-meld with us unsuspecting gamers like no actor has before, promising that he will merge with us and we will become one. Now, welcome to Nicci Cage's Hive Mind.

Courtesy of the Youtube channel Syrekx, the video is chock full of Nic Cage goodness. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:

Just a few of the ones I've included here, where Nik sings shockingly amidst the horrors of the realm. He may be the only one actually having fun up there, murderers notwithstanding. Or perhaps the improvised jazz scat (it really is) is just his fear reaction.

In-game abilities include "Dramaturgy," which grants a speed boost followed by a random debuff, "Scene Partner," which allows you to see the killer for extended periods of time with a sort of echolocation based on screams, and "Plot Twist," which allows Nick to fake his death. For a complete breakdown of Nick Cage's "Dead by Daylight" abilities, read on after you finish processing this radioactive Cage exposure. No need to rush.

You can play Cage himself on the test server now, but you'll have to wait until July 25 to fully merge with him in-game.