Banjo-Kazooie Fan Remake

A personal fan remake of Banjo-Kazooie,
The project takes the form of a fully playable 5-minute gameplay sequence covering the first two levels of the original game, recreated and reinterpreted with modern real-time rendering techniques.
This project was developed as a complete gameplay experience rather than a collection of environment shots. I handled the entire production, from the creation of the 3D environments and characters to gameplay programming, animation and technical implementation in Unreal Engine.

My Contributions :
- Environment Art and 3D prop creation
- Character modeling and integration
- Character animation
- Materials and shaders
- Water and underwater environments
- Lighting and post-processing
- Blueprint gameplay systems
- Character and environment interactions
- Item collection systems
- Gameplay mechanics
- Level design and world building
- VFX and technical integration
- Unreal Engine 5 implementation

The goal was to recreate the atmosphere and gameplay of the original Banjo-Kazooie while exploring how its environments and mechanics could translate into a modern Unreal Engine 5 production.
The video below presents the complete playable sequence, while the following breakdowns focus on specific aspects of the project, including the environment, underwater rendering, materials, interactions and gameplay systems.