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The Remaster Carries a 2011 Reference Point
· New York time
Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition remasters a strategy game originally released in 2011. Sega's removal of the new edition after launch complaints therefore interrupts an effort to sell an established game in refreshed form. That history gives the product a ready-made comparison rather than a blank slate. Buyers can evaluate a new edition against an existing game as well as its new presentation. The commercial attraction is familiarity with improvements attached. Unfortunately, familiarity also supplies people who know precisely where to look. A returning title brings its own unusually experienced inspection committee.
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