Soren Johnson Posted September 20, 2016 In this episode, Soren Johnson interviews veteran game designer Amy Hennig, best known for her work on the Legacy of Kain and Uncharted series. They discuss what happened in 1977, how to make a platformer about Michael Jordan, and whether women are now being scared away from game development the way she was from the film industry. In true adventure game fashion, we end on a cliffhanger! Games Discussed: ELIZA, Sea Wolf, Combat, Dungeons and Dragons, Zork, Electrocop, Bard’s Tale 4, Desert Strike, Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City, the Legacy of Kain series, Jak 3 https://www.idlethumbs.net/designernotes/episodes/amy-hennig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henke Posted September 22, 2016 Good stuff! Looking forward to part 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornchip Posted September 22, 2016 I'm about halfway through and really enjoying the interview so far; this level of detail and reminiscence is really appreciated. I taught Amy's tank-on-graph-paper game to my kids and they enjoyed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soren Johnson Posted September 22, 2016 I'm about halfway through and really enjoying the interview so far; this level of detail and reminiscence is really appreciated. I taught Amy's tank-on-graph-paper game to my kids and they enjoyed it. Is there a video of that? I still don't know what she was talking about! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snoogans775 Posted September 26, 2016 There is now! fantastic! Her description reminded me of a game I often played on my notebooks: by drawing sine-like curves, then drawing trajectories along the lines in the way an Excitebike rider would need to plan momentum and velocity. Line Rider fulfilled the fantasy years later, but I can see how Atari combat must have had a similar satisfaction for Hennig when she was young! I absolutely LOVED this episode. I have wanted to know the history of Crystal Dynamics, particularly the relationship that Amy Hennig had with Dennis Dyack. The triangle of Crystal Dynamics, Silicon Knights, and Naughty Dog is fascinating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MCplattipus Posted January 7, 2018 Wow when Steve Gayner said he regretted not interviewing more females my first thought was Amy. Uncharted was a huge game in my life and its absolutely amazing to hear from the creator her self. Thank you for this episode set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
