There's just a lot of attention put into everything about One Piece Odyssey.

It's necessary to both reset each hero back to square one given how much Luffy and the others can do at this point, but also provide a semblance of growth for the game itself. Although it doesn't seem to be a part of the official canon for the series, the game is set somewhere in the timeline before Wano and potentially Whole Cake Island as well as the Straw Hats crash land on a mysterious new island called Warford.Īfter coming across a mysterious young girl, Luffy and the others lose the memories of how each of their abilities work and need to adventure throughout the island and through their memories in order to build their strength back up and figure out the real mystery of the island. Getting the chance to play nearly three hours of One Piece Odyssey at a special preview event, there's a lot that immediately jumps out for someone like me who might have experience playing through all of the other games in the franchise thus far. (Photo: Bandai Namco) What to Expect From One Piece Odyssey Not only is it offering a full role playing experience with a turn based combat system, but features an original story that's taking the opportunity of the 25th Anniversary of the series to explore some curious new sides of the franchise.

The team at Bandai Namco and developer ILCA have approached this newest title with the idea of offering a much different kind of experience than fans of the franchise have ever gotten out of its games. While there have been a few standouts such as the Pirate Warriors series, single player adventures have really had trouble blending the series' fun with the gameplay itself.īut that's already looking like it's changing with One Piece Odyssey.

There sometimes will be a hidden gem released here or there, but One Piece in particular has had a rough road thus far. Being an anime fan who also loves video games can be quite tough as many anime projects turned games have faltered in some way or another. One Piece Odyssey is off to quite the promising start for fans of Eiichiro Oda's original manga and the anime that has been sparked from it as a result.

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