QUEST AND NARRATIVE DESIGNER
Yuri Guzon Mainka
Crafting engaging and memorable gaming experiences
TECHNICAL NARRATIVE DESIGNER
Gears of War: E-Day
In this return to the roots of what the franchise is, I had the privilege of designing, scripting, and implementing a wide variety of narrative content while collaborating across disciplines to balance creative ambition against technical constraints
NARRATIVE & ENCOUNTER DESIGNER
NIGHTINGALE
Nightingale is an open-world survival game by Inflexion Games where players attempt to survive in a gaslamp fantasy world set in the Victorian era.
I crafted quests, designed narrative systems and wrote well-received dialogue that captured players’ imaginations.
SENIOR QUEST & NARRATIVE DESIGNER
DISNEY MIRRORVERSE
The Mirrorverse presents Disney like you never seen before. I had the pleasure of working directly with Disney to pitch, design, and write narrative content for many incredible characters.
What My Past Teammates are saying
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Yuri is incredibly driven, ambitious, and passionate, and he's committed to innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration to push the boundaries of narrative. I'm confident he would be a great asset to any studio!
— Bárbara Framil, Senior Quest Designer at Bethesda
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I had the absolute pleasure of managing Yuri directly for 2 years on Disney Mirrorverse, in which I watched him grow and flourish into a confident Senior Quest & Narrative Designer, who is passionate about strong cohesive world building, player-driven design and being a manager who leads with empathy.
— Dani Merrithew, Lead Quest Designer on World of Warcraft
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Yuri is a fantastic and collaborative designer that I'd hire again in an instant. His passion for narrative design, writing, and story-telling was apparent early on, and he was an effective driver of the DMV storyline through our quest and campaign system.
— Brad Kavanagh, Senior Systems Designer at PopCap Games
more professional work
Tap your way through the worst bar in Philadelphia! Team up with The Gang from It's Always Sunny -- Mac, Dennis, Charlie, Dee, and Frank -- the hilariously dysfunctional, self-obsessed group of friends, and start schemes to launder Frank's dirty money.
Bud Farm: 420 is a light-hearted weed farming simulation intended for an adult audience. Help Shorty and Dave transform the Mesa from junk to crunk! Build your festival, bring in the people, and grow and sell the virtual pot you need to keep the party going.
Join the Trailer Park Boys' Bubbles, Ricky and Julian on an adventure to run Sunnyvale. Mine cash for the park, and when things go south, pull your rag-tag family together to make more money than ever - Let’s Go, Boys!