“I’d love to see Jolene in Tekken 8!” Phantom Hellcat’s Creative Director discusses dream collaborations, the theater setting, and more

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Phantom Hellcat, Ironbird Creations’ upcoming title, was first revealed at Gamescom 2022. The game took the internet by storm and wound up being quite popular. This is thanks to its striking visuals, the unique theme of being set in the theater, and the design of the main protagonist, Jolene.

In a recent interaction with Sportskeeda’s Jason Parker, Norman Lenda, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Ironbird Creations, spoke about the upcoming game, Phantom Hellcat. They discussed the inspiration for the game, the reason behind the theater setting, and where he’d like to see Jolene show up in the future.

Phantom Hellcat is a unique action game, and the theater setting will allow the developers a great deal of flexibility in designing areas now and in the future.

Norman: Hello! Thank you for the invitation. I think the easiest way to describe Phantom Hellcat would be “Devil May Cry meets Nier Automata with a twist.” It’s a unique mixture of the two genres. An action-adventure game powered by 3D Hack-n-Slash gameplay mixed with 2D platforming sections. Both of these pieces blend together into a single experience for Phantom Hellcat.

Norman: To be honest, Devil May Cry was one of the major inspirations for us. But, of course, it wasn’t the only game we are referring to. We were researching games that have been mainstays of the Hack-n-Slash genre for the last 10 to 15 years. Games like Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising, God of War III, and even Astral Chain.

After Gamescom, we even received a question from a Phantom Hellcat fan if the combat system was inspired by Kingdom Hearts, and honestly speaking, it was a big surprise to me. As an old-school Kingdom Hearts fan, I cannot say it didn’t have any impact on the game because this type