Players Are Furious About

Key Points:

• Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition was released on October 13 as an updated and enhanced version of the 2011 strategy classic but has received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with 82% of recent Steam reviews being critical.
• Fans and players criticize the new edition for poor performance, numerous bugs, broken mod support, graphical issues, and the undisclosed use of AI upscaling on unit card art, which has resulted in distorted and low-quality visuals.
• Sega’s decision to delist all previous versions from Steam and increase the price for the Complete Edition has further angered the community, despite the fact that the game’s install size ballooned from 3.85GB to 45GB without adding meaningful improvements.
• The new release’s graphics have been described as a confusing mix of old and poorly upscaled art, with AI upscaling causing significant visual errors, such as distorted characters and missing details, raising concerns about transparency and compliance with Valve’s AI disclosure rules.
• Creative Assembly has yet to respond to inquiries about the use of AI in the art, and the lack of an AI declaration on the Steam page is expected to be addressed soon amid mounting criticism from players and observers.