Mortal Kombat 1 - Proof Johnny Cage is Most Overpowered!

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  • Mortal Kombat 1 Johnny Cage is Officially the Strongest Character in the Game! His Crazy Speed, High Damage Combos, and Gimmicks Combine to Make him Overpowered! Which Character Do You Want Reviewed Next? Post in the Comments!
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  • @TrueUnderDawgGaming
    @TrueUnderDawgGaming  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    Let's Get This Video 5,000 Likes for Johnny Cage!
    And also to Balance Mortal Kombat 1 xD

    • @teasny
      @teasny 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON ASHRAH PLSSSSS RAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    • @AsanteAdventureTV
      @AsanteAdventureTV 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He sis

    • @AsanteAdventureTV
      @AsanteAdventureTV 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He did

    • @teasny
      @teasny 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AsanteAdventureTV what video

    • @ok10469
      @ok10469 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Please people i beg you don't make this character get nerfed, i love him too much to see him leave me. Get cyrax nerfed, sure, but leave this man out of the patch notes for now. He's going to be so hard to nerf so give them time to do it properly. Because let's be real, he's broken (just like the rest of top 5), but at least he's not the annoying kind of broken, and if you take away his frame data or maybe nerf hype mode (which is already tough to use effectively what does he really have left?). What i mean is be careful on calling characters broken, one day you might miss them, and to be honest there are worse characters rn

  • @andrewjacob8087
    @andrewjacob8087 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +707

    Dude exchanged his green shadow energy for the reality glitch energy and became too op.

    • @honeycrisp390
      @honeycrisp390 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

      @@shawnbopko858you thought wrong

    • @eliasrodriguez1419
      @eliasrodriguez1419 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@honeycrisp390fr

    • @likeicare6715
      @likeicare6715 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      @@shawnbopko858opinion different from mine detected, opinion invalidated.

    • @H20Spectre
      @H20Spectre 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lmao 💀

    • @Undergamer12
      @Undergamer12 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Il still kinda miss his Max's Steel Aura.

  • @jaidora
    @jaidora 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +321

    Forgot to mention one more important thing, Johnny is so far the only character who can punish his opponents if he spends meter after a successful throw escape. Predicting a throw and spending a bar to disable your opponent from throwing for a few seconds is very powerful in a game like this.

    • @Henry-iz7iv
      @Henry-iz7iv 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Can only Johnny block the opponent from throwing? I remember hearing about this feature before the game came out but i didnt know if it was a character exclusive thing

    • @jaidora
      @jaidora 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Henry-iz7iv yeah, as of now Johnny Cage is the only character who can disable his opponent from throwing. After a successful throw escape, you can spend meter to break your opponent’s arm and their forward and back throws become unavailable for a short period of time.

    • @jbanks1525
      @jbanks1525 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How do you do this? What move do you have to enhance, I thought you couldn’t spend meter without doing a special move? Or am I wrong?

    • @rickymacias5052
      @rickymacias5052 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How can you do this?

    • @jaidora
      @jaidora 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jbanks1525 think it's just block after a throw escape, the move list gives you more info.

  • @coltondean2709
    @coltondean2709 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +709

    The problem is he has way too many 50/50s and no real punishment. He's very safe on block and can hit you with any type of move at any time. I wonder what nrs was thinking when they thought of this?

    • @nightshade3115
      @nightshade3115 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

      they were thinking, "you know the characters that were kinda bad in mk11, lets make them good"

    • @coltondean2709
      @coltondean2709 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

      @@nightshade3115 they also said "you know those characters that everyone has wanted for over 10 years? Bring them back and make them trash"

    • @maskedman5657
      @maskedman5657 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @nightshade3115 Johnny Cage was bottom tier before he got buffed, then they later nerfed him to oblivion

    • @mecha_nemesis_6897
      @mecha_nemesis_6897 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +114

      ​@@maskedman5657they also said "ya know what, fuck Sub-Zero."

    • @nightshade3115
      @nightshade3115 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      @@coltondean2709 haviks not that bad, nor is ashrah, also reptile is pretty good

  • @Gioronin-dr7ob
    @Gioronin-dr7ob 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    When it comes to Johnny in this game, you really have to figure out the player more than figure out the character. Since he’s so op, many Johnny players tend to get caught doing the same thing over again and lose their ability to think of all of his moves. As a Johnny player, I can confirm this. If you’re opponent doesn’t change up the way they play they can get folded extremely quickly if you know when and where to attack. As a character overall he’s definitely one of the best, but the player is what holds him back

    • @sonicanvaspost6867
      @sonicanvaspost6867 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      So basically he’s your knowledge check character

    • @jeredaguila7054
      @jeredaguila7054 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That applies to all characters though as far as how good the player is and how well they know how to use them. Johnny’s just capable of doing more and playing at a higher level than the rest of the characters 🤦‍♂️ definitely the best character in the game by far and too op

    • @billylee7398
      @billylee7398 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That doesn't negate that fact that his character is stupid. So many blocks.

    • @gunnerharp2429
      @gunnerharp2429 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Say you main Johnny without saying you main Johnny xD

    • @enexe6229
      @enexe6229 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol all you have to do is spam the low hat and +3-5 strings on block if you play him

  • @avestrustheone6349
    @avestrustheone6349 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +178

    If I had a nickel for every time Johnny had a busted knee attack, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.

    • @Rcurtis777
      @Rcurtis777 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @embermist3910man of culture

    • @sirius872
      @sirius872 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's really just corny to use this now.

    • @GraceonGaming
      @GraceonGaming 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One for each knee he has

  • @lonely0nly
    @lonely0nly 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    You forgot to mention that Cyrax Net into Fatal Blow is also a Combo Reset, so it's unblockable, unavoidable fatal blow without damage fall-off

    • @21Handguns
      @21Handguns 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Cryax back with broken ass resets and combo restarts,a tradition as old as time lol

    • @jasperf.2388
      @jasperf.2388 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@21Handgunsexcept the combo resetting is coming from Johnny Cage’s Fatal Blow being a “parry” so it’s more Johnny Cage being just dumb in this game

    • @21Handguns
      @21Handguns 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jasperf.2388 the reset is the net not the fb. Most intelligent NRS fanboy

    • @jasperf.2388
      @jasperf.2388 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@21Handguns Except its not? Besides being unnecessarily rude, you don't seem to understand that the OP is referring to resetting the combo meter, and the net itself does not reset the combo... its the unblockable attack coming from the johnny fatal blow that hits after the net is just ending... Not sure why people just have to be rude but whatever what can you expect when people call you a NRS fanboy when they be the one playing the game for "as old as time"...

    • @21Handguns
      @21Handguns 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jasperf.2388 weird long explanation to confirm you are in correct 🤡

  • @migraine7718
    @migraine7718 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I didn’t even realize how strong his parry was. I have always said that Jonny was number one with raiden and baraka fighting for second. But man, now there is no one to challenge him. He is now on his own level and it scares me lmao

    • @jasperf.2388
      @jasperf.2388 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I always wondered why Johnny got the 2 frame start up parry that essentially lets you go into full combo, that can ALSO be enhanced for faster start up etc etc. Meanwhile Reiko gets a 8-10 (I don’t remember exactly) frame parry that doesn’t combo, which is essentially useless when everyone can throw a 7 frame punch anyway. Enhancing Reiko parry doesn’t even make it faster either :(

  • @H20Spectre
    @H20Spectre 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +133

    I really hope Johnny doesn’t get nerfed to bad if he does. This is the most fun I have had playing my favorite MK character.

    • @SoufSideGuapo
      @SoufSideGuapo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      I really HOPE he does, no reason he should be so OP more than the rest of the roster

    • @solemvow6281
      @solemvow6281 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I hope they make him slower but hits a tiny bit harder. Hes way too fast and waaaaayyy too safe. Not to mention a full combo does around only 35% BUT! he will lin you from one end to the corner

    • @chrisnicolella1641
      @chrisnicolella1641 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I imagine they’ll remove some of his insane Block and Hit advantage and keep is general speed/gimmicks. I’m guessing balance changes will come after this season of Kombat league ends in about a week

    • @H20Spectre
      @H20Spectre 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Deep down I know he’s gonna get nerfed. I just hope he stays fun is all I’m saying.

    • @nasietexx
      @nasietexx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@SoufSideGuapoHe is Johnny Cage. That is a good enough reason.

  • @ProShidder
    @ProShidder 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    What most people don't know, is that you don't have to wait the entire dance for the fb to be unblockable. As soon as he grabs the belt, that's when it does, so he has lots of frames where it is unblockable. He truly has it all.

  • @bloodmarth
    @bloodmarth 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    To anyone watching this video, a patch was released on the 26th of October. Kameo damage and mechanics were tweaked. Cyrax doesn’t work the same anymore. With that said, Johnny was untouched and is still a very scary character 😀

    • @thedeepfriar745
      @thedeepfriar745 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      They really don’t need to nerf Johnny as much as they need to buff other fighters

    • @jamesonedwardsii4943
      @jamesonedwardsii4943 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@thedeepfriar745he’s arguably the best but I don’t know. People just don’t know how to learn.
      Johnny has a tough time fighting in the mid range where half of the roster excels. He definitely can’t fight full screen…..
      People don’t use their movement and distance control at all in this game until you get to the really high levels.
      I’ll give an example of an “OP” JC player. Guy was spamming his “mix” all game and I blocked it every time. (All you have to do is block low and react to any overhead since EVERY overhead in this game is react-able) he would go into d1 EVERY time and I’d block it EVERY time and he never changed up once besides trying to grab like a scrub and got destroyed.
      My point is people really don’t try to learn at all just walk you down and get their YT combos off while lacking basic fighting game fundamentals. Yet they cry about a character being OP because truth is they are TRASH!
      Johnny is very good in the right hands but literally only right up in your face. A snidely if the same skill level of a Johnny shits on him every time.

    • @jamesonedwardsii4943
      @jamesonedwardsii4943 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I also want to add for anyone reading this that I talked to a couple guys about and they didn’t even know this simple easy trick.
      When a mix up character is using a mix FOCUS MORE ON THEIR CHARACTER!!!!!!!!! Not yours and it helps to react to the overhead. I can’t believe when I tell people this all the time they say “oh I didn’t know that” 😅

    • @chloelouise1502
      @chloelouise1502 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jamesonedwardsii4943bro yes he can he just side kicks in untill your exhausted a half decent johnny will absolutely slaughter 98% of the roster he is undoubtedly the most overpowered character they have ever developed

  • @Mobaster
    @Mobaster 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    What exactly was the thought process for this character? He is safe in almost every string, has a lot of meterless launcher, a couple of pseudo 50/50 that lead into full combo. Paired with Cyrax the couple of unsafe strings become safe as well and it is almost impossible to stop him.

    • @mr.mothly
      @mr.mothly 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      It was probably something like:
      You put it down like New York City, I never sleep
      Wild like Los Angeles, my fantasy (Chris Brown)
      Hotter than Miami, I feel the heat (oh, yeah)
      Oh, oh, oh, oh (girl it's), it's international love (international)
      Oh, oh, oh, oh (yeah), it's international love

    • @azazamat
      @azazamat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Literally do the game's tutorial, learn about upblocking, and actually, and I mean ACTUALLY check out Johnny's frames and attack properties (like the big scary +15, which is actually a high and has a giant gap before it comes out) before you make a clown out of yourself with statements like that.

    • @Mobaster
      @Mobaster 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Spotted the Johnny player, enjoy the Cyrax nerf@@azazamat

    • @azazamat
      @azazamat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Mobaster ok then, keep crying instead of learning something

    • @bobbilly7232
      @bobbilly7232 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Mobastercyrax was OP, Johnny is still an easy character that I beat most of the time cause he's not OP he's just good.

  • @deadlymachine4101
    @deadlymachine4101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    That's why he earned his own theme ❤

  • @ilimuninati4929
    @ilimuninati4929 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You forgot one thing...
    He got that international love

  • @mrlee3412
    @mrlee3412 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    I really hope they don't nerf him and instead buff the weak characters rather than nerfing top tiers. The difference isn't even as big as people think.

    • @farniankhayamian3972
      @farniankhayamian3972 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      Hate to break it to you man but he isn't strong he's broken. If everyone is always plus on everything the first hit always wins.

    • @ice5615
      @ice5615 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      i agree for the most part butthey NEED to nerf his plus frames at LEAST

    • @thejtrax
      @thejtrax 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ice5615 focus on learning the matchup to better deal with his options. Then focus on the low teirs. Someone is labbing them to beast mode. And if you are not ready, you're screwed.

    • @CrossfitWarrior
      @CrossfitWarrior 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I only agree that the top tiers shouldn't be nerf but all weaker people should be buffed

    • @edxlee
      @edxlee 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@ice5615 without his + frames he'd be useless, a rushdown char that cant rushdown with no projectile, you cant spend meter everytime they shoot a fireball

  • @NarcoticDimension
    @NarcoticDimension 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    I just dont understand why he needs to be plus on so much... once he gets you into the corner its almost game over.

    • @SoufSideGuapo
      @SoufSideGuapo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Exactly, shits annoying. And ppl think they are good with him

    • @Wetyourbed
      @Wetyourbed 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      There are gaps in the strings

    • @antispiral09
      @antispiral09 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Wetyourbedthat seems viable at first until you realize you can just use cyrax to make those gaps safe as well

    • @ice5615
      @ice5615 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Wetyourbednot all of them 💀

    • @Wetyourbed
      @Wetyourbed 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@ice5615 all I’m saying is there is ways around it and I’m not a Johnny player either

  • @osamabin-lagn3531
    @osamabin-lagn3531 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    OMFG I WAS WONDERING WHY I LOST SHADES AND MY HYPED NUT PUNCH. The fact that removing the glasses cosmetic actually gives you hard disadvantage is honestly crazy and I thought they nerfed Johnny til people did it to me.

  • @LappyAwoo
    @LappyAwoo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Gotta be honest, i was having a lot of fun with the game at first, but everyone playing the same characters and kameos and doing the same long ass combos over and over is getting really boring real fast, especially with the massive damage some characters can do, it's just too much, we need a balance patch soon

    • @blackmarvel8132
      @blackmarvel8132 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That part

    • @Lance.Gardenhire
      @Lance.Gardenhire 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That is why I say there is no impressive Raiden. All of them pick Jax and all of them do the same over powered combo.

    • @CrossfitWarrior
      @CrossfitWarrior 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think mk1 in general is pretty boring. Like if your not playing online then the game is a snorefest. Mk11 has plenty to do outside of online

    • @LappyAwoo
      @LappyAwoo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah i miss the crypt so much, even if mk11's crypt was too grindy it was still so kool and it had so much effort put into it, it's so sad WB rushed Nrs to make this game half baked@@CrossfitWarrior

    • @CrossfitWarrior
      @CrossfitWarrior 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @LappyAwoo I barely started playing online in mk11 in the last few seasons and we're missing a lot of the old features like playback, being able to save and favorite those to learn what you did wrong. Plus I think the top 6 players in the game are pretty oppressive. There needs to be a balance patch

  • @thefinalmeme1991
    @thefinalmeme1991 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    They always make my main cage super strong and annoying in every game and all I can do is stay humble and try to teach people how to fight it lol. Imo he needs his frame data toned down a little bit, 114 should not be plus on literally every hit and his fatal should cost 2-3bars to dash out of. For any Johnny’s out there btw, for the inevitable cyrax nerf, start learning Stryker

    • @asliceofbeeflasagna
      @asliceofbeeflasagna 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He's definitely not impossible to fight, but theres a point when it becomes unfun to play against EVERYONE using the same character because he's just objectively stronger than a lot of the cast.

  • @instasty
    @instasty 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    johnny cage is definitely hella fun to play, I can tell; I can't wait to play this game !

    • @farniankhayamian3972
      @farniankhayamian3972 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not so fun to play against him.

    • @bobbilly7232
      @bobbilly7232 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@farniankhayamian3972I very much enjoy beating Johnny's face in with Rieko and blowing him up with Shang fireballs. Johnny's perfect as is imo he's only good of you let him get in your face and scare you he's predictable

  • @maskedman5657
    @maskedman5657 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    They should have made Johnny more like in MK11 to where if you're gonna make most Johhny strings safe, then take away most of his 50/50s. That was Johnny's biggest weakness in Mk11. But he wasn't near as OP as people said he was in Mk11.

    • @Mobaster
      @Mobaster 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      MK11 Jhonny pre nerfs was an absolut beast tho.

    • @maskedman5657
      @maskedman5657 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mobaster To a degree. He still had little mixups and he whiffed over most female characters

    • @davidk4860
      @davidk4860 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Like 11 duck os kinda kills him.

  • @matthewslater8645
    @matthewslater8645 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Johnny doesnt need a nerf. Cyrax does. If you nerf Johnny's string he has litterally 0 ways to open people up. His mix is laughably easy to block

  • @nightart9345
    @nightart9345 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In the defense of Johnny, he's just a silly little guy

  • @Historian474
    @Historian474 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I would say its Raiden with his flippity flip shocky shock BS combo that takes over half of your life.

  • @edxlee
    @edxlee 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    the fact that he didnt get nerfed today shows we are missing out on some counters or strats

  • @deceptiveauto
    @deceptiveauto 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A nerf but a soft nerf, make a few more strings unsafe but maybe give them a bit more damage or something to compensate. He seems really really fun to play and I dont want him nerfed to the ground.

    • @TheXzaclee16
      @TheXzaclee16 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like all his overhead launchers should be punishable on block atleast

  • @Poisontoon
    @Poisontoon 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The fact that the most powerful character is some normal rich dude

    • @mkfan6167
      @mkfan6167 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And who also just loves making annoying jokes and acts like an obnoxious jackass all the time

  • @AyeJustBe
    @AyeJustBe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I run into a lot of Johnnys and rarely have a problem. Maybe at a pro level but most ppl suck at using him

  • @hunterjones6784
    @hunterjones6784 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In Mk9 Kabal was the Cyrax killer and now in Mk1 we have the Jhonny as the Baraka killer.

  • @PetterNe
    @PetterNe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It’s insane that he wasn’t nerfed.

    • @EduardO-gm7hx
      @EduardO-gm7hx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This comment is a clear indication you don't actually understand the game.
      He was nerfed. His best Kameo cryax got nerfed which means he got nerfed indirectly.

  • @lexennexel1679
    @lexennexel1679 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just find it hilarious that the most normal character in the new mk timeline (both in gameplay, design and lore) is the most OP right now.

  • @josephportillo8987
    @josephportillo8987 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Johnny still has weaknesses. Zoners, hard matchups against certain characters like Astrah and Reiko, and also since he moves like a normal human visually, it is VERY easy to tell what moves he is gonna do so people can easily block, even crouch or high block late. Not to mention his dmg is very weak unless he has Cameos/Hype and Hype is difficult to pull off and use for the average player. He is balanced. And this is coming from a scorpion/Johnny main. I want Scorpion buffed to Johnnys lvl, not nerfed

  • @TheKingKharii
    @TheKingKharii 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro I’ve been preaching this 😭 Johnny cage is crazy especially online

  • @mecha_nemesis_6897
    @mecha_nemesis_6897 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Johnny Cage, Raiden, and Baraka
    The Mt Rushmore of Bullshit of MK1

  • @zap_liquid1504
    @zap_liquid1504 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Summary of the video: put sunglasses on Johnny cage

  • @Emil_Stoltz
    @Emil_Stoltz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why am I not surpised Johnny has a move called Dunking On Haters? Knowing Mr. Cage, I'd be surprised if he DIDN'T have a move called that😂😂😂

  • @frosty_trees
    @frosty_trees 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I just want to see him more punishable on some of his launching strings not all specifically f34, and maybe a small start up nerf to his d1 to stop Johnnys from mashing out of every characters pressure that has a 12-14 frame mids after strings where his turn should be over. I don’t want him to get “sub-zeroed”

    • @azazamat
      @azazamat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Every single one of his launchers (212, f34, f124, bf3EX) is launch punishable if thrown out without cover from kameo. Please learn what upblocking is. It's a new mechanic for MK1, but the game's tutorial explains it really nice.

    • @frosty_trees
      @frosty_trees 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      F21 leads into a 50/50 where you’re gonna eat 30% at least if you up block and guess wrong. f124 is already death on block for johnny w out up block. Now that cyrax got a well needed nerf and flawless blocking now stops both meter build and chip it should be less oppressive.
      Even so, up block was not, prior to the update, and is not enough to level the playing field on its own. Especially online at higher levels, where you have to make a hard reads in sets where the ping can be up to 150ms and players can actually stagger and mix up effectively

    • @azazamat
      @azazamat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@frosty_trees then your problem is not with Johnny, but with the game itself. Can't really blame character for issues with ping. And no, you should never have "level playing field" with a rushdown character in melee, unless you play another rushdown character or some specific anti-rushdown. Gotta get rid of this mentality that it is somehow unfair that Johnny beats you up close, but it's totally fine and fair that you beat Johnny full screen.

    • @frosty_trees
      @frosty_trees 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@azazamat Just to be clear everything I’m saying is in regards to competitive play, not casual.
      johnny doesn’t get beat full screen. There are no hard counters to him. He has an 8 frame almost completely full screen special that also can armor thru projectiles if enhanced, a dash that allows him to get in free and easy if you don’t have the timing to dash cancel, a parry that beats just about any button, and safety on almost everything he does. Even if somehow none of those tools work just use one of the many kameos that ignore projectiles, let him get up close completely for free, or do both.
      You can turn your brain off with him and cruise thru the ranks like butter. No footsies, no neutral, no brains. Meanwhile you have characters that don’t even have useable mids
      This is a competitive multiplayer game. Fairness and having a level playing field should be second only to the “fun factor”. Johnny kinda takes a massive dump on both in his current state if you want to do anything other than play the mirror, which you can’t even switch to mid-set.
      When people who play Johnny don’t even need to block most of the match and can chip half your health bar it should probably be addressed. I don’t think it’s impossible to beat him but he has no bad match ups. he’s a crutch character anyone can pick up in 10 minutes or less at any rank lower than grandmaster, and at the higher levels it just turns into a one player game where you watch Johnny slowly punch your health bar away one chip at a time.
      This is the most fun NRS game I’ve played since MKX imo. My issue is with Johnnys kit and Johnny kit alone.

    • @azazamat
      @azazamat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @frosty_trees I think we're playing two very different games then. Cause I have to work pretty hard for every win in ranked, with fundamentals, hard reading my opponent and properly timing my pressure. While said opponent on some braindead zoning garbage like Liu Kang, Sub-Zero or Rain just spams whole match without any thought or reason. And that's on top of Kenshi and his fun, but frustrating Sento stuff.
      Maybe if you play somewhere above first 5 ranks you'll actually see how to get out of Cage's pressure. But you won't get there if you keep being condescending and unwilling to spend some time actually understanding the match-up. Like, for example, Shadow Kick is a high and launchable on block, Dash is not immune to everything all the time, etc.
      As for "bad matchups" - that is a really bad requirement to have. It only shows that the character needs buffs. I don't think Injustice's Zod vs Luthor is an example of good balance.
      If you suck playing against rushdown - maybe try playing one to understand the game plan better. Though it is quite a bit harder than brainlessly spaming projectiles.

  • @shortstacklz9937
    @shortstacklz9937 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don’t understand the negative and positive frames what does it mean your able to block after attacking?

  • @woszkar
    @woszkar 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Great video, I learned much from it. I hope NRS will not nerf him. Finally he is very good. In all previous games he was only good at the beginning then he became almost useless when people figured out his weaknesses.

    • @Buddy_Beatz
      @Buddy_Beatz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      he needs a little adjustment. there is way too much guessing involved against him

  • @Red-nv9ht
    @Red-nv9ht หลายเดือนก่อน

    So Johnny Cage is basically a Jester movie star marshal Artist.

  • @yerrrr4885
    @yerrrr4885 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Is he the best character in the game? Maybe. Does he have some tough matchups? Absolutely. Ashrah, Tanya, Geras, Reiko, Kenshi all give him a hard time. There’s probably more matchups that I’m missing but once the opponent knows how to block his strings it’s tough for him to open anybody up.

    • @demoflow
      @demoflow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Facts .. but people just love to cry nerf instead of getting better

    • @mecha_nemesis_6897
      @mecha_nemesis_6897 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@demoflow my dude the majority of MK players aren't frame data eagle eye tryhards.

    • @demoflow
      @demoflow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@mecha_nemesis_6897 right which is why NRS shouldn't listen to casuals .. you guys ain't up for it 💁 you gotta learn the one if you trying to compete my guy also don't speak for the whole NRS community this is a figting game knowledge is key

    • @yerrrr4885
      @yerrrr4885 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@mecha_nemesis_6897 you would be surprised how many people react to his 50/50 strings. Sometimes my opponents will block all of them throughout then entire match and it’s so frustrating

    • @coleforpresident5762
      @coleforpresident5762 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      honestly, you may be trash and predictable because with kameos. He may have one of the most even matchup spreads in the game imo. Zoning is soooo nerfed in this game with the addition of kameos and how fast you build and keep meter.

  • @JayyyTheGr8
    @JayyyTheGr8 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    6:20 this air combo also chains into his forward 1 to continue the combo on the ground.

  • @Noslack412
    @Noslack412 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He should be top tier in every game since he's Johnny Cage.

  • @RandomKior
    @RandomKior 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    WE THROW IT DOWN LIKE NEW YORK CITY🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥

  • @wildman456
    @wildman456 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Huh interesting *puts on “International Love” and hops online*

  • @juanmtz420
    @juanmtz420 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Don’t nerf him it’ll be the same that happens in mk11 he was so fun to play with they nerf him and just made him super hard to play with I still rocked him idc but let him shine

  • @morgan0__o
    @morgan0__o 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    take a shot evertime he says "safe on block"
    jeez, what a monster

  • @Misterchief_78
    @Misterchief_78 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Legends say playing International Love gives johnny a guaranteed win 🗿

  • @Motivator1738
    @Motivator1738 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Don’t nerf Johnny
    Reason: He puts it down like New York City

  • @holycrapthatsalotofketchup253
    @holycrapthatsalotofketchup253 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    johnny with kung lao and stryker is ridiculous

  • @kingsman5121
    @kingsman5121 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Johnny Cage is top tier in an nrs Mk game. Who could have seen that coming?

  • @strikermodel
    @strikermodel 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That cyrax net into fully charged fatal blow also doubles as Hella BM thanks to the dance

  • @niallcampbell2487
    @niallcampbell2487 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As someone who's first main in this game was Johnny he's really fucking strong and the fact that almost all of his buttons are safe is crazy

  • @joshuagorski9452
    @joshuagorski9452 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    MA MAIN!!!

  • @jbanks1525
    @jbanks1525 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I often wonder if Johnny CCage was made this overpowered because Ed Boone finally got John Claude Van Dam to coming on the game which he has been trying to for the last 30 years, I think he said, every since he seen him in blood sport. Or maybe this was one of the stipulations set by Dam. Even though it doesn’t really sound like him. and although they have the costume dedicated to bloodsport, maybe they wanted to make it like this, so he’s practically unbeatable. Like how Vin Diesel and the rock, ones who won’t do movies were they get beat up, their stipulations in their contracts, are that they can only get beat up just a little bit in every movie lol probably same principle here.

    • @angquangnguyenthac2833
      @angquangnguyenthac2833 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is just basically MK9 Cage without fireball tho. Which is probably what Ed wanted to recreate.

  • @CasualCasimir
    @CasualCasimir 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s funny because Johnny’s the 2nd to 1st character I ever picked up in this game and he’s my only main… definitely not a coincidence.

  • @jackstilo
    @jackstilo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im honored for being featured in your video! ❤

  • @incredibleicon1547
    @incredibleicon1547 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nether realm don’t you dare touch him

  • @solemvow6281
    @solemvow6281 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Im new to the game and I have 2 questions:
    1. How can you tell when a move has armor by looking at the move list?
    2. How do you perform a reverse counter? Is it with one of the "armored" moves? Or can it be any?

    • @mrk4510
      @mrk4510 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      When looking at the move list hit Square which opens up other info about the moves. Especially useful for doing Brutalities so you know what Else you have to do to make them work. I believe Square is 1 on all controllers.

    • @just2raw4yall
      @just2raw4yall 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Look at the amplified version of all your special moves. If you press square read the info. It will say armored

  • @chumbum3041
    @chumbum3041 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    YOU OUT IT DOWN LIKE NEW YORK CITY

  • @MultiDante333
    @MultiDante333 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the power of international love

  • @LameBoyAdvanced
    @LameBoyAdvanced 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a casual player its frustrating to play against Johnny because of all the + frames that are less than obvious to punish. As a pro player its frustrating because of all of the + frames. Sounds like he needs a nerf

  • @galaxydragon8326
    @galaxydragon8326 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun fact: everytime you use the fatal blow, international love sounds in your head

  • @gihdiyrnottingham9778
    @gihdiyrnottingham9778 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ima be honest, idk too much about standard fighting games, but i feel like when it comes to balancing games, it's better to buff everyone else than to nerf a few characters. i don't mean to buff them to the point that they become better than the already good characters, but to buff them so that the tools they have are aproximately equal to the good characters

  • @dmtv2264
    @dmtv2264 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the coolest Johnny cage has ever been in any game

  • @alarex8204
    @alarex8204 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These analysis videos are SUPERB! Good job 👍

  • @weirduncle9239
    @weirduncle9239 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gotta study Johnny for my road to Elder God rank

  • @SwipeGameplay
    @SwipeGameplay 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All mk1 needs is a run button and everyone to have a universal parry system like tekken 8 :)

  • @anthonyojeda6851
    @anthonyojeda6851 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a General Shao player, Johnny is my literal worst nightmare

  • @Ana_Oz
    @Ana_Oz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Don't to mention that you can cancel Fatal blow to a shadow dash

  • @aviaretubbs2340
    @aviaretubbs2340 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Guess you can say he put it down like new york city, cause he never sleeps on his opponents.

  • @spidernico1627
    @spidernico1627 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I got milk I didn’t watch any videos on who the best and whatever and I just picked up Johnny and I guess he’s really good😭

  • @paxicv6959
    @paxicv6959 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This video is about to gaslight the whole community into thinking he needs nerfs lmfao. He isn’t broken or overpowered by fighting game or even NRS standards, he’s just strong. There IS counter play but it’s easier for people to just whine at their own skill issues. Just buff everyone else to level the playing field god knows Sub Zero players would kill for it.

  • @garudanathanael5257
    @garudanathanael5257 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Imagine this Johnny but still have his green projectile ball...
    Pain.

  • @jamesford871
    @jamesford871 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i need to know who looked ath this characters frame data and thought "yea totally balanced"

  • @Zjerox
    @Zjerox 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    kenshi breaks his ass

    • @xavierurias9442
      @xavierurias9442 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How I play kenshi and Kensington really slow

    • @arvin_thegreat
      @arvin_thegreat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      in bed

  • @TheMrAsianPickle
    @TheMrAsianPickle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You put it down like New York City, I never sleep 🗽 🛏
    Wild like Los Angeles, my fantasy 🌆
    Hotter than Miami, I-I-I feel the heat 🌅
    Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's international love ❤‍🔥🌏

  • @donkylefernandez4680
    @donkylefernandez4680 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    As a Luigi main I LOVE Pseudo-50/50's!!!

  • @tekkson
    @tekkson 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I definitely agree he’s the most op. I play raiden and I have some trouble with very skilled Barakas but most are brain dead. Liu Kang has some of the problems Johnny has but just not as many. Reptile is good but not op, smoke is extremely punishable, and Kenshi takes skill and precision. You can’t just mistakenly be good with kenshi like you can Johnny

    • @EduardO-gm7hx
      @EduardO-gm7hx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol wut you play raiden but struggle against Baraka? Raiden is the strongest Baraka counter in the game. This is definitely a skill issue.

  • @Audreyana
    @Audreyana 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The fact that they nerfed Li mei but not Johnny is insane

  • @thatfamousredneck6422
    @thatfamousredneck6422 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Paired with frost this man is unstoppable
    Ps use frost then triangle sqaure triangle into dpad right + sqaure triangld circle into a corner repeat then at the end of thr second one uppercut into a frost freeze and repeat shits busted as fuck

  • @Kasino973
    @Kasino973 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Johnny is #1"
    Johnny players: if i can keep him in the air he can't block me 😅

  • @minhdoan555
    @minhdoan555 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In almost every recent MK game johnny is up there in the tier list.maybe not always number one. But up there since mk9.

  • @EchoKrow
    @EchoKrow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been saying this since day 1, finally someone is talking about it. Sure, people have always said he's top tier, but imo, he IS the top tier.

  • @GStefanes_
    @GStefanes_ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Johnny is definetly the best character.|
    No, i dont want him to get nerfed, in fact, buff him further lmao

  • @macewindu6853
    @macewindu6853 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A mojo dojo casa house skin for Johnny would go hard asf

  • @atomicred604
    @atomicred604 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We Need More Parry's to counter half the attacks in game

    • @christianisagamer
      @christianisagamer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      haven't agreed with anything more in my life.

  • @FaEMelLLaflare
    @FaEMelLLaflare 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I KNEW I WASNT TRIPPING! I literally hate fighting against him online, everything is lightning fast and on everything is safe. I fight with Kitana, so I'm doing EXTRA work. He needs to be nerfed like for real or some characters need a buff. This is why I didn't want them to nerf spindle because characters like this are in the game.

  • @ripxxx1747
    @ripxxx1747 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Johnny needs a huff add his force ball and make it spammable in hype, hopefully that will make him at least mid tier.

  • @ALtheuncommonicedragon8360
    @ALtheuncommonicedragon8360 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They need to add some negative frames or nuke positive moves. Or slow some of 50/50 moves do they’re easier to catch

    • @TheXzaclee16
      @TheXzaclee16 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think his overhead animations should just be made slower. His overhead punch and standing kick is way too fast for an overhead that gives you a full combo

  • @bankai7350
    @bankai7350 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You can also shadow dash cancel his fatal even in neutral

  • @Pixels14
    @Pixels14 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Johnny is so broken that I jumped into practice for like 5 minutes, then beat a level 40 Johnny main online.

  • @HeisenbergWhite2013
    @HeisenbergWhite2013 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kenshi in the corner with sento:

  • @j.g545
    @j.g545 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you have to high block those overheads and he gets fked very soon.

  • @jahnelss
    @jahnelss 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is lowkey the best story of Cage we've had. He had more character development a d personality without Sonia Blade.

  • @EliTheGleason
    @EliTheGleason 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im just here for the international love edits

  • @jahnelss
    @jahnelss 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Am animation where Johnny punched Broly in the Nuts 😂🤣

  • @ejaychandler
    @ejaychandler 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How is this not a problem? This is crazy, I've beaten a lot of Johnny Cage players but this is wild.

  • @discorabbit
    @discorabbit 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does the low start combos with cameos?

  • @LordOfAllSwine
    @LordOfAllSwine 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Johnny main here just to say I think he does need some kind of nerf, I can't tell you what I would do to him though maybe make his 50/50 mixes unsafe so he has to take a risk. I don't believe he is top 1 though raiden and kenshi are much better I find Johnny does struggle against zoners especially rakio even when you have the sub shield on rakios shurikans ex can break right through.

    • @Curizix
      @Curizix 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah as a johnny main, i only really struggle against zoners

    • @LordOfAllSwine
      @LordOfAllSwine 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Curizix yeah his projectile invulnerable dash is good but since it costs meter it's not always good to spend on it

    • @CountChokcula
      @CountChokcula 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      why would you make his 50/50 unsafe? What else will you possibly have? seriously? Do you want to have 2-bars or a kameo to be useful with Johnny?

    • @LordOfAllSwine
      @LordOfAllSwine 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CountChokcula He could still stagger with plus frames so that would still be strong he would still have a 9 frame mid which is good but as I said "I can't tell you what I would do to him" just a suggestion?

    • @EduardO-gm7hx
      @EduardO-gm7hx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah, the cyrax nerf was enough