Rey Nicolás Esteban

I developed an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) deck-building game inspired by "Slay the Spire".

Project Contributions:

• Game flow programming.
• Combat programming using cards and items.
• Logic of 96 cards.
• Implementation of life and mana systems.
• Enemy and ally action logic.
• Logic of creation of towers of the game.
• Enemy group selection system based on tower level and room type.
• System of delivery of prizes after combat.
• Merchant room.
• Logic of events that the player can interact with.
• Logic of various relics.
• Logic of various status effects and powers, including unique enemy powers.
• Full implementation of the interface.
• Language implementation through Unity's Localization plugin.
• Use of scriptableobjects.

Small 2D topdown competitive up to 4 players(New and better version of Pirate Pearls)

Project Contributions:

Game designer

Only programmer:

• Game flow programming.
• Gameplay.
• Use of Unity new Input System, you can play with up to 4 players using both keyboard and gamepads.
• Enemy IA
• Powers logics
• Use of 2D Navmesh agent.
• Full implementation of the interface.
• Use of UniRX.
• Use of scriptableobjects.

Little 2D action game.

Project Contributions:

• Game flow programming.
• Gameplay.
• Boss state machine.
• Full implementation of the interface.
• Language implementation through Unity's Localization plugin.
• Use of scriptableobjects.
• Art gallery.

"Casual 2D battle and collection game"

-Game designer and Lead programmer-

Project Contributions(Programmer):

• Game flow programming.
• Battle events resolver logic.
• Logic of marbles abilities.
• Launch system.
• Animations through Feel and DoTween.
• Data persistence
• Tooltip system, including hover-over keywords in text
• Full implementation of the interface.
• Language implementation through Unity's Localization plugin.
• Use of scriptableobjects.

Currently collaborating with a YouTube channel specializing in game development challenges inspired by iconic gameplay mechanics and popular media franchises. My role focused on translating creative concepts into playable Unity prototypes.

Finished

Last of us 2 simple version - mechanics prototype

• Enemies state machines.
• Heart beat mechanic.
• Listen Mode mechanic.
• Use of Unity Version Control.

Unity project: https://github.com/NahuelEscujuri/TLOU

In Progress

Chainsaman - hack and slash prototype

• Battle Service Locator to simplify dependency management in battle scenes.
• Battle Bootstrapper that initializes particle pools, sound pools, timers, and user settings before gameplay starts.
• Battle End Checker that listens to enemy count and boss health to trigger the end of battle.
• Boss systems including an AllyLauncher that grabs and throws enemies, movement patterns with oscillation and rotation, and an enemy generator based on boss health.
• MiniBoss attack system using a state machine for different attack types.
• Zombie behaviors with a simple state machine.
• ParticleSystem/Enemies/Audio Pools logic.
• Shared Values using ScriptableObjects to store and share data across multiple systems without direct references.
• Event Channels with ScriptableObjects to send and receive events between gameplay and UI, reducing coupling and improving scalability.

Unity project: https://github.com/OuroPrax/Chainsaw_man

Itchio: https://ouroprax.itch.io/chainsaw-man

2D Turn-based tactical RPG roguelike

Project Contributions(Only programmer):

• Game flow programming.
• Logic of executable, reaction and pasives abilities.
• Launch system for executable abilities: Includes range, affected zones, and line of sight logic (applicable to both the range and the affected zones).
• Logic of various status effects.
• Partial move path system.
• Data persistence
• Tooltip system, including hover over keywords in text
• Full implementation of the interface.
• Language implementation through Unity's Localization plugin.
• Use of scriptableobjects.
• Use of reflection.

A stealth-based horror game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft

Project Contributions:

• Game flow programming.
• IA State machine.
• IA detection.
• Stealth system.
• Enemy alert screams to signal nearby threats.
• Sanity and stamina systems.
• Noises, shakes and post-processing effects based on player sanity.
• Footstep sounds that vary based on the surface type.
• Implementation of the interface.
• Language implementation through Unity's Localization plugin.
• Use of scriptableobjects.

Project Contributions:

• Programming some logic for vehicle weapons and powers: Implementing weapons and special abilities for the vehicles.
• Events and control logic: Programming the logic for dynamic events in the environment, such as explosions, jump platforms, and other interactive elements.
• Implementing the new Unity Input System with split-screen and Cinemachine

Small 2D topdown competitive up to 4 players

Feature keys:

• Use of Unity new Input System, you can play with up to 2 players on the keyboard
  or with up to 4 players using both keyboard and gamepads.
• Enemy IA
• Use of UniRX.
• Use of scriptableobjects.

Small 2D topdown survivor game

Feature keys:

• Use of UniRX.
• Use of scriptableobjects.

Unity trivia game showcasing microservices architecture. Clean Architecture. TDD

Links

• Unity
• Main .NET API
• Ktor Player Microservice API

Tools Used

• IntelliJ IDEA version: 2023.1.3
• Kotlin
• Ktor
• JUnit
• Mockito
• Firebase Firestore

Methodologies Used

• Clean Architecture
• Pair programming
• TDD