Amy Hennig | |
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Born | United States | August 19, 1964
Occupation | Video game writer, video game director |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Notable works | Legacy of Kain series Jak and Daxter series Uncharted series |
Notable awards | Writers Guild of America Video Game Writing Award nomination Special BAFTA Games Award Game Developers Choice Awards Lifetime Achievement |
Amy Hennig (born August 19, 1964)[1][2] is an American video game writer and director, formerly for the video game company Naughty Dog. She began her work in the industry on the Nintendo Entertainment System, with her design debut on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City. She later went to work for Crystal Dynamics, working primarily on the Legacy of Kain series (which she considers her greatest achievement).[3] With Naughty Dog, she worked primarily on the Jak and Daxter and Uncharted series, the latter of which she created.
I'm actually really proud of that game still; I mean if somebody said ... what is the best game you've designed, I'd probably say Soul Reaver ... I felt like it was the purest expression of story and gameplay being the same thing.