SOUL REAVER

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LEGACY OF KAIN: REMASTERED

Brief

To mark the launch of the remastered classic, Soul Reaver, we teamed up with our friends at KWM to create two trailers, bringing Raziel an Kain back to life.

1 x 20 second Launch film

1 x 20 second Announce film

Client
KWM Agency

Style
3D

Genre
Character / Game

Raziel with glowing eyes, a scarf covering the lower face, unleashing yellow lightning from his sword, set against a teal portal.
Soul Reaver. A fantasy scene with a character holding a glowing orb and another character in a hooded robe, facing each other with serious expressions.

Behind the scenes

We were supplied characters and props from the game which we adapted to work within our pipeline. The assets were re-rigged and the shaders improved, but it was important not to up-res anything too much - the fans love the original!

Key environments and levels were also recreated using the original references, with extra details sneakily added wherever possible. It was actually a lot of fun replicating those old low-poly textures - proper 90’s nostalgia.

Finally, our animators and FX artists brought the trailers to life - adding smoke, fire, and other effects to give the scenes that extra punch and make them feel truly epic.

A sequence of animated characters in a dimly lit, foggy setting. The first frame shows an illuminated circle on the ground. The second frame features a humanoid character in armor with glowing eyes. In the third frame, a robed wizard-like figure engaging in conversation with a masked character. The fourth frame is a close-up of the masked character's face with glowing eyes. The fifth and sixth frames continue showing the masked character in different angles with intense expression and glowing eyes.
Raziel from Soul Reaver with glowing eyes and a mask, standing with arms outstretched, surrounded by blue electric energy wings in a dark setting.

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CREDITS

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CREDITS 〰️

Exec Producers: Charlie Batho, Dan Edgley

Producer: Anika Zinat

Model/Texture: Luka Davilianidze, Nathan Jauze

Rigging: Vytas Puisys

Animation: Mason Haynes, Elliot Munn

FX: Karolis Butkus

Lighting/Comping: Adria Carballada, Maya Remenyi