"We are also disappointed": Franchise Vice President apologized for the quality of the Total War: Shogun 2 re-release
Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The game is planned for fixes.
The recent re-release of the global strategy game Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition unpleasantly surprised many players. The project received extremely negative reviews on Steam and was removed from sale shortly after its release. Dissatisfied buyers pointed to technical problems and also accused the developers of using AI technologies.
Now, the Vice President of the Total War franchise, Roger Collum, has addressed the fans. He apologized and also explained that Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition was not developed by Creative Assembly itself, but by a third-party partner (MATABOO):
I understand that many of you are angry and disappointed with the state of Shogun 2: Complete Edition at launch. So are we — especially those team members who have poured everything into Total War games for years, some for decades. This version was not developed by Creative Assembly. It did not go through our internal checks and quality control.
Currently, the developers are busy working on new installments of the Total War franchise, so the Complete Edition did not undergo the checks that Creative Assembly games usually went through.
Creative Assembly took the blame, and Roger noted that a small group of senior developers has been formed. It will collaborate with SEGA and the partner to fix Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition:
We have assembled a small team of senior developers who will work together with SEGA and the external developer on the next steps. I cannot yet say what they will be — we will inform you later.
Roger also outlined the studio's position on AI:
At Creative Assembly, we do not use generative AI to create game assets, including AI-generated images. We require the same from any external developers we work with. The situation with Shogun 2: Complete Edition is being investigated.
AI in the studio is used for technical tasks, such as accelerating prototyping and debugging.
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