Amy Hennig in Conversation with Tim Schafer

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  • D.I.C.E. attendees had a chance to hear two of our industry’s most iconic creators on the D.I.C.E. stage.
    Amy Hennig, Writer and Game Director, and Tim Schafer, President and CEO of Double Fine Productions, are long-time friends each with a history of making genre-defining games. On stage, Tim had a chance to interview Amy about her long-spanning career and her thoughts on the gaming landscape--past, present, and future.
    You can stay up-to-date with all things #DICE19 on Twitter at / official_aias .
    More information about D.I.C.E. at www.interactive.org.
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  • @TiagrajI
    @TiagrajI 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    The most brillant woman in games. I followed her from the legacy of kain series. Epic story telling

    • @Jazzadrin
      @Jazzadrin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She is quite brilliant

    • @Morgue12free
      @Morgue12free 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The most brilliant human in games. Period.

    • @Jazzadrin
      @Jazzadrin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Morgue12free dunno about that, but it's your opinion to have.

    • @eduardmanecuta5350
      @eduardmanecuta5350 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does she has a book on story telling?

  • @BSAArklay
    @BSAArklay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Absolutely 100% agreed with Amy. As a gamer for over two decades I do feel alienated from the current content. Last generation I bought games very regularly now I could count on one hand the amount of games I have bought in the last five years.
    I hope Amy gets to put out more games and if she applies the logic she spoke of I would pre order ever single game she makes with this mentality. You rock Amy don’t change hopefully the media will change for us like you stated.

    • @agentandrewmiltonpinkerton9818
      @agentandrewmiltonpinkerton9818 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      the thing is i buy story games knowing that Taylor kurusaki and couple naughty dog devs that worked on uncharted are working at infinty ward for cod mw i ordered that quickly. i even ordered jedi fallen it felt like uncharted you know the old adventure style and i am a star wars fan. i even ordered uhm death stranding. it's really weird that all the games i have ordered came in 2019. i felt like the last gen was the golden age every year we had amazing new games from great devs, we had halo we had spec ops the line jason bourne splinter cell uncharteds last of us killzone rage HAZE wheelman assasins creed and more. the last year in generaly has only been call of duty sure 2018 had god of war and rdr 2 . but 2019 has allot more cod mw, death stranding, Jedi fallen, days gone.

    • @agentandrewmiltonpinkerton9818
      @agentandrewmiltonpinkerton9818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      but i do feeel like now days games are for everyone not a problem at all but back then you kinda had to use your head nowdays it tells you go that way come on hurry up to remind the player of their objective. also what is missing now days is like i said every year we use to had amazing titles the past 3 -4 years has nothing been more like assasins creed cod ac cod ac cod. 'but i have heard that glenn scolfield has a new studio so maybe that may change as well. but i do hope more studios will rise and shine

    • @BSAArklay
      @BSAArklay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agent Andrew Milton Pinkerton detective Agency So far this year I bought Spiderman, Resident Evil Remake 2 and Man of Medan. I passed on Days Gone because I didn’t hear promising things but I will pick it up in the price drop. Last of us 2 next, cannot think of anything else I want.

    • @Barbabapan
      @Barbabapan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I buy / play many old games because of that. The Tex Murphy games, Sierra on-line stuff, its so much more satisfying afterwards.

    • @LaraCroftEyes1
      @LaraCroftEyes1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Naughty Dog and Neil his friend Anita Sarkeesian ruined The Last of Us 2.

  • @heimdal8
    @heimdal8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Double fine should hire her. Imagine a game made by Schafer and Henning combined. The humor and creativity of Schafer with the focus and storytelling of Henning.

    • @HrvojeGrahovac
      @HrvojeGrahovac ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She might slap him to finish his part of the story faster

    • @RevaliHeeHo
      @RevaliHeeHo หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would love to see a sequel to Grim Fandando, Psychonauts 3 or a new IP

  • @aylimasmusic6800
    @aylimasmusic6800 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've only loved two game makers in my entire life. Amy Hennig and Fumito Ueda. and both have been unseen for years.

  • @christopher8659
    @christopher8659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    She is an amazing writer

  • @gigel008
    @gigel008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango, Legacy Of Kain, Soul Reaver, Uncharted. These two are absolute legends. Heavyweight champions in the gaming industry.
    Naughty Dog brags about representation and woman empowerment, yet they pushed away the woman that should have had full creative control over their biggest franchises. Such a shame!

    • @Rorschach1998
      @Rorschach1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It's only "Female Empowerment" when the female in question agrees with everything the so called feminist says, even if it defies all logic

    • @KulZaze
      @KulZaze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Neil Druckmann was the cunt that forced her to get fired, I had watched a video on YT fully explaining what happened. He is also responsible for writing the horseshit in TLOU2

    • @miyalys
      @miyalys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Rorschach1998 As Gigel states the issue is that they have good values - female empowerment and reprsentatation, but their actions don't follow. To solve that we need feminism to be more commonplace, instead of people getting knee jerk defensive every time it's brought up.

    • @noisegavot9473
      @noisegavot9473 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except Legacy of Kain wasn't heavy enough to be finished, remade, or even remembered.

    • @Lidoe
      @Lidoe ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She should’ve been promoted to president not Thief Druckmann

  • @JohnDonovan1968
    @JohnDonovan1968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amy is such a legend! One of the best writers in gaming history! We miss you Amy! Thanks for giving us masterpieces like Jak 3, Uncharted 1 and especially the phenomenal uncharted 2 and the legacy of kain series. 🤘✌😁

  • @trcsonic
    @trcsonic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I miss Amy. Naughty Dog is not the same without her. Look what they did with The Last of Us 2.

    • @ravenwhiteduck3158
      @ravenwhiteduck3158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yeah she is so talented, it's a shame what the industry is becoming, ideologues have replaced visionarys

    • @demonoutcast
      @demonoutcast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Same. I'm just grateful she gave us Uncharted and Jak. Her legacy will live on forever

    • @davida7229
      @davida7229 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      What's truly sad is that the majority of Naughty Dog "fAnS" barely know who she is too. That just tells you something about what the community is now of the videogame industry...

    • @enginnovationsflow3884
      @enginnovationsflow3884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@davida7229 I just learned about her even. Very talented woman, but no one talks about her.

    • @brutalbiscoff8283
      @brutalbiscoff8283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Part 2 looks phenomenal though?

  • @Cece-gg9mi
    @Cece-gg9mi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    please come back, like i want to cry

  • @dominickeefe2454
    @dominickeefe2454 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's her fault I became a nerd. She's inspirational.

  • @hugomarques2671
    @hugomarques2671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Officially waiting for Amy Hennig next game. Love Soul Reaver games, Uncharted, honestly can’t wait for her creative interpretation in a true game that she managed. Thank you for this.🙏

    • @kworkystudios9404
      @kworkystudios9404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      she doesn't work on games anymore sadly

  • @MrCaotico666
    @MrCaotico666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is so precious... thank you

  • @victormustin2547
    @victormustin2547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I regularly come back to this interview and it's always as inspiring

  • @georgetzeriz7802
    @georgetzeriz7802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Please make another Legacy of Kain!!!!

  • @oswaldkuyler
    @oswaldkuyler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a inspirational leader - I can listen to her for hours.

  • @latare5891
    @latare5891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much Amy for all the dreams you shared with us

  • @scottmatlock6169
    @scottmatlock6169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Narrative games have always been and still are my favorite games.

  • @amirrezabadguy5572
    @amirrezabadguy5572 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Two Legends Talking, That's Amazing

  • @NicoBleackley
    @NicoBleackley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2 legends responsible for some of my coolest and weirdest gaming experiences!

  • @markusschmitt8013
    @markusschmitt8013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    A lot of people could learn a bit or two from Amy Henning.

    • @jcp1984again
      @jcp1984again 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree, but who's Amy "Henning"? This lady is called Amy HENNIG. :-) **end of nitpicking**

    • @meanpillscasper
      @meanpillscasper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      People like Neil Druckman

    • @Thollis1987
      @Thollis1987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@meanpillscasper Most definitely! That Last of Us 2 game was horrific...

    • @JohnDonovan1968
      @JohnDonovan1968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      People like Neil *drunk* mann. I hate that guy.

    • @squamish4244
      @squamish4244 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Neil Druckmann could learn a bit or two from her. Instead, he forced her out of ND and made the most disgusting, nihilistic, pretentious video game I have ever _tried_ playing.

  • @aliendrone
    @aliendrone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love Tim and Amy ! Played games that both of them worked on ! Great conversation !

  • @bastianwright3402
    @bastianwright3402 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Amy's inspired me to try and make my own game. Sick of starving for good narrative focused games. I'm just gonna make my own uncharted.

  • @DeathNeff
    @DeathNeff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She is Legend Thank you Mrs Hening for giving us Uncharted and Soul Reaver.

  • @pgp
    @pgp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Sad thing is she is still single. 💔
    As long as she is happy and content with what she's doing, that's all that matters. An absolute legend. ❤️

    • @JackMeyHoffer562
      @JackMeyHoffer562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      When you're devoted to a craft that asks so much of you, it's hard to nurture human relationships unless you reprioritize.
      Some artists won't compromise their craft to have a typical life.
      I commend her for it, usually kids and spouses suffer when said person is a workaholic.

    • @jakeystarsuper
      @jakeystarsuper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Her being being single shouldnt be a big deal to you

  • @-saintsiiirow-6795
    @-saintsiiirow-6795 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting, the talk about gaming accessibility reminds me of the days when games transitioned to 3D. I feel like TellTale and Supermassive Games maybe the closest to figuring out the formula for an interactive story.

  • @BackAlleyKnifeFighter
    @BackAlleyKnifeFighter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Truly, a talented and brilliant woman in the games industry. The way Naughty Dog just spat her out is just plain disrespectful. The Uncharted games were one of the main reasons I got a PS3 and I cannot wait to see what her studio does with their Star Wars game.

  • @dougthemoleman
    @dougthemoleman ปีที่แล้ว

    Meeting of the minds!

  • @agentandrewmiltonpinkerton9818
    @agentandrewmiltonpinkerton9818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    story gaming is for everyone gaming in general for everyone hard to expalin to people from the 50s an d40s

    • @Barbabapan
      @Barbabapan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True. I love story games, always have. Play SOMA, if you haven't already. Best SciFi-Horror plot I've ever experienced. Don't read about it, don't look at screenshots, just play and experience one hell of a good story.

  • @TwoOnions275
    @TwoOnions275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I agree that the future of gaming could/should be available on a streaming basis - but the communications infrastructure necessary is most often much greater than that required for music/film etc. South Korea could probably do it well right now, but certainly not the US/Europe. I took a PS Now trial on my Sony TV. It was kinda cool playing console games w/o a console (I actually had the console) directly on my TV, especially since I didn't own some of the games. But I didn't renew the subscription, because it was waaay too expensive and the performance sucked (and I had pretty good broadband by UK standards). Expensive and sucky is a tough sell.

  • @linkenski
    @linkenski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I want a new action game written by Amy Hennig. It has to happen or I'll be go to hell.

  • @dougthemoleman
    @dougthemoleman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, their careers are as old as me...

  • @jeanjacqueslundi3502
    @jeanjacqueslundi3502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some really nice thoughts from Amy. I remember being a kid and wanting to be a game designer. But I HATED the techincal part....I'm as far from a computer geek as you can get.
    I think what awed me as a kid was the POTENTIAL for these virtual interactive worlds. But a lot of gaming is very formulaic, the industry has a lot of patterns and by now traditions and set paradigms.
    I sure don't see VR and staring at your phone, like Amy pointed out, as revolutionary/the future/evolution. Intuitively it feels we can do MUCH more with the medium. And I think the emphasis SHOULD be on seeing games as essentially - virtually interactive worlds.
    Think of how many other labels et attached by defauly when we think of what a "game" is. But at the core........that's what the actual hardware enables us to do. Interacting in virtual worlds. If we design experiences with THAT in mind.............THEN I think we could really channel our creativity. It's all the other rules and expectations that stiffle that, imo.
    And make even people like me who consider themselves gamers at their core.........completely disinterested with most gaming out there. It's just not alluring enough.

  • @jeffjefferson7384
    @jeffjefferson7384 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ooooh cool

  • @nanonano-ik4dt
    @nanonano-ik4dt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Naughty dog needs her back look what they have brought apon themselves

    • @ssriirodorigezu1261
      @ssriirodorigezu1261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yup they brought us shit

    • @bellebirk7386
      @bellebirk7386 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree. I hope Amy got a slither of enjoyment out of the whole shit show

  • @davidangelo8816
    @davidangelo8816 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I LOVE AMY !! Wish she nvr left NaughtyDog

  • @victormustin2547
    @victormustin2547 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She had a lot of hopes about games becoming less intimidating, less niche and more common. I thought by today it would have been better but it seems like things haven't moved. Games are still for gamers and gamers only. I wonder if this is ever gonna change.

  • @Dagoth_Ur_1
    @Dagoth_Ur_1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Neil Cuckman pushing her out of Naughty Dog was a grave mistake.
    LoK is one of the best written games made (along with Planescape Torment)

  • @Shenanigans07
    @Shenanigans07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He talks over her constantly. I can't find any decent interviews with her.

    • @chriscoleman929
      @chriscoleman929 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You leave Schafer alone. Hes a golden pony boy

  • @siddhantbajpai5889
    @siddhantbajpai5889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who is here after last from us 2!?😂

    • @natural9721
      @natural9721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, fuck neil druckmann.

  • @chooseyouhandle
    @chooseyouhandle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ok people, calmed down with the last of us 2 comments

    • @anwarnaieem4608
      @anwarnaieem4608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bruce straley would I've nailed the last of us 2

  • @TheOneAndOnlyHope
    @TheOneAndOnlyHope 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She’s the main reason why the Uncharted series are god tier. Naughty dog will never be the same unless Amy, Bruce, or everyone else come back. Last of us part 2 would’ve been a masterpiece if they had come along.

    • @idestructiiion1337
      @idestructiiion1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL last of us part 2 is a masterpiece like it or not. Same with Uncharted 4. Get over it.

    • @Azel002
      @Azel002 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      iDeSTRuCTiiioN politics ruins games

    • @idestructiiion1337
      @idestructiiion1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Azel002 Uncharted 3 was full of politics. Most games have politics.

    • @alexandre37330
      @alexandre37330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@idestructiiion1337 a masterpiece with less sale than bf5 or goat simulator only on ps4, look like it s not a masterpiece for everyone

    • @idestructiiion1337
      @idestructiiion1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexandre37330 its an exclusive lmao. The others you mentioned are multiplatform.

  • @LanfearDrake
    @LanfearDrake 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Playstation 4. 'For the Players.' Political.
    Playstation 5 'For the Spectacle.'

  • @jimiperlas3215
    @jimiperlas3215 ปีที่แล้ว

    Naughty Dog did not only fired her, they scrapped her work on Uncharted 4. I'm not saying Uncharted 4 is not good, (It's my 2nd favorite Uncharted behind 2: Among Thieves) it's just that what could've been Uncharted 4's story if Amy remains as the writer and her work. Yet, Naughty Dog allows that con-artist Anita Sarkessian to influence TLOU Part II story. Naughty Dog brags themselves as feminist champions yet they fired the woman who is one of the best developers in their company. Lost my respect to Naughty Dog for firing Amy Hennig.

  • @LanfearDrake
    @LanfearDrake 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Russian Comment. Playstation is Middle Class. Naughty Dog games are 'free' and the 'core' of the Playstation Brand.

  • @cynicshminic
    @cynicshminic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The comments here are.... poor. I think Amy Hennig is an amazing creative force but also love the Last of Us Part II. There's room for both games Neil Druckmann wants to make and games Amy Hennig wants to make. The real tragedy is not that she left Naughty Dog but that they cancelled her Star Wars game

    • @alexandre37330
      @alexandre37330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nop, I don't think if u read report on why the uncharted movie never came out ( no spoiler but because druckman ). Still what a shame they canceled her game for realizing one year later with respawn star Wars that solo game still sell