TOTAL WAR: SHOGUN 2 - COMPLETE EDITION UPGRADES REVEALED
WATCH THE GAME OVERVIEW VIDEO AND STEP INTO FEUDAL JAPAN REBORN
Prepare to raise your banner once more as Creative Assembly and development partner Mataboo reveal the updates and improvements coming to Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition.
Watch the Game Overview video here:
Launching on October 13th, this definitive release honours the timeless design of the original, pairing enhanced graphics, lighting and textures with a redesigned UI, modern controls, and everything a new generation of warrior needs to conquer feudal Japan.
Here’s an at-a-glance view of what to expect:
- Enhanced for modern PCs: A 64-bit upgrade, improved stability, borderless full-screen and scalable UI support for 1440p, 4K and ultrawide displays.
- Upgraded visuals: Improved textures, models, lighting, shadows, fog and environments, alongside modern rendering, anti-aliasing and upscaling options.
- A new cinematic style: Optional 2.5D campaign movies inspired by Japanese Ukiyo-e art.
- More ways to shape your campaign: Adjustable Realm Divide settings, Quick Deal diplomacy and more than 50 officially playable minor factions.
- Modern battle controls: Updated hotkeys, easier unit movement and rotation, and a new bird’s-eye battle view.
- Expanded quality-of-life options: Customisable overlays and battle UI, colour adjustment presets, separate voice and text languages, and faster access to diplomacy and armies.
- Expanded localisation: Full Japanese and Chinese localisation, with additional text support for Korean, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish.
For a full breakdown of the improvements, check out the dedicated blog here.
Existing owners of Total War: SHOGUN 2 will receive all legacy DLC at no additional cost, alongside a time-limited 75% loyalty discount on the Complete Edition.* Full details on pricing, eligibility and purchasing options are available in the Shogun 2 – Complete Edition FAQ.
All changes, additions and fixes are exclusive to Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition. The original Total War: SHOGUN 2 will remain available and fully playable as it is today, allowing players to continue their campaigns with full access to existing mods.
About Total War™
With more than 48.3 million copies sold, Total War is one of the most established and critically acclaimed series in gaming. A drive for historical authenticity and superb gaming quality has helped establish the franchise as one of the most successful PC games of all time. Alongside the core historical-based games, the Total War series has expanded to include free-to-play mobile (Total War Battles™: KINGDOM), fantasy epics (Total War™: WARHAMMER®), and historical snapshots (Total War Saga™: THRONES OF BRITANNIA). www.totalwar.com
About The Creative Assembly™ Ltd.
Founded in 1987, Creative Assembly is a European games developer, creator of the multi-million selling Total War™ franchise which spans history and fantasy, and the critically acclaimed survival horror masterpiece Alien: Isolation. Creative Assembly continues to build an impressive portfolio of games including the recently announced Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000® in partnership with Games Workshop, Total War: MEDIEVAL III and Alien: Isolation 2 with 20th Century Studios. www.creative-assembly.com
About SEGA Europe Limited
SEGA® Europe Limited is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA CORPORATION, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. SEGA wholly owns the video game development studios Two Point Studios, Creative Assembly and Sports Interactive and HARDlight. SEGA Europe’s website is located at www.sega.co.uk