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Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition hits 18% positive on Steam after replacing original game

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Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition replaced the original game on Steam, resulting in an 18% positive rating due to performance issues and suspected AI visuals.

Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition hits 18% positive on Steam after replacing original game
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Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition’s release on October 13 is causing a huge outrage among the PC gaming crowd. The remaster appears to provide much worse performance and visual experience compared to the original game. The difference here is that the update has actually overwritten the original game on . This means the users are now forced to pay a much higher price to get a worse experience.

Remaster overwrites original on Steam with higher price and poor performance

The Complete Edition was released as the global update for the classic strategy game from Creative Assembly, MATABOO, and Sega. Among the many additions in the release, we have 64-bit support, new textures, and over 50 new factions to add to the original. Rather than just releasing it as a separate optional addition to the game, the devs actually overwritten the original game’s Steam entry with this new version.

Players with high-end gaming PCs are particularly upset over how the remaster performs technically. A single player claimed that the best he could get on RTX 5090 is 30-40 FPS at 4K resolution. Further complaints include the downgraded visual fidelity.

Many believe the textures were generated with AI upscale and were not properly quality checked. This is because the visible artifacts and the weird distorted character models look like something that was lazily generated by a bot.

Now the Complete Edition costs 39.99 USD (around $39.99). This is a significant increase compared to the previous entry which cost around $7.50. It is important to note the complete flip in player sentiments.

As you can see from the Steam reviews, the overall opinion of the game has nosedived to a meager 18% positive. This is based on approximately 1,700 user reviews. Also, the move to use Mod.io as a platform for the game's mods is a bummer for the fans who were used to the Steam Workshop.

Immediately following the release, we can see there is a noticeable dissonance between the devs' release and player's expectations. The game is now available on Steam with a mostly negative score and at a higher price. Anyone who wants to buy the original version of the game has to deal with a remaster that performs worse and has questionable visual upgrades.

Source: NotebookCheck

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