Sega pulls Shogun 2 remaster after overwhelmingly negative reviews, with players citing AI-upscaled art
Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition, released October 13, was supposed to bring the 2011 RTS classic up to date for modern PCs with numerous visual, performance, and quality-of-life upgrades. Instead, it opened to overwhelmingly negative reviews on Steam, with complaints citing AI-upscaled art and other serious issues. Read Entire Article
Sega has pulled the Shogun 2 remaster from shelves following a flood of overwhelmingly negative reviews, with players pointing to AI-upscaled art as the primary culprit. The ambitious Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition, launched on October 13, aimed to revamp the 2011 real-time strategy classic for modern PCs. However, it quickly faced harsh criticism for issues stemming from the AI-upscaling, including garbled details, merged facial features, and a lack of compatibility with 15 years of unofficial patches and mods.
Sega apologized and promptly reinstated the original version, promising to examine the problems with the remaster.
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