One Piece Odyssey

One Piece Odyssey is another game based on the One Piece manga and anime created by Eiichiro Oda. Bandai Namco is again responsible for the production, but this time the company has set its sights on a completely different project than previous games under the One Piece license. The ILCA studio, which helped with installments of such series as NieR, Pokemon and Dragon Quest, was also involved in the work.

Storyline

Unlike productions like the Pirate Warriors series and World Seeker, One Piece Odyssey is not an adaptation of one of the many stories from the One Piece universe known from the pages of the manga, animated series or feature films, but a completely new adventure of the Straw Hat crew.

One Piece tells the story of Monkey D. Luffy, who lives in a world divided into four great oceans punctuated by a vast sea current known as the Grand Line. Endowed with the power of the devil fruit, the young man can stretch his body like rubber, but in return he cannot swim in water. However, this does not deter the protagonist, who dreams of capturing the titular One Piece - a legendary treasure left by the Pirate King somewhere on the Grand Line. Crossing the place known as the "graveyard of pirates" is not easy, but along the way Luffy gains more allies. He also quickly becomes known as "Straw" or "Straw Hat" - from the headgear he received from a pirate friend as part of a promise made to him.

The action of the game takes place after the time jump known from the original, so already in the so-called New World in the Grand Line area. The ship of the strawmen falls into a huge storm, after which the crew is separated and wakes up on an unknown island. Luffy must find his friends, and then together with them repair the ship and resume the journey. But before that, they will have to uncover the secrets hidden in the depths of the island.

Mechanics

One Piece Odyssey is a jRPG in the fashion of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, in which we traverse vast locations, develop characters and fight a variety of enemies. Exploration takes place in real time, but the game uses a turn-based system for combat.

Each of the available characters has unique abilities and attacks, obviously taken from or inspired by the One Piece manga and anime. From the series, the developers also took the twist system, thanks to which the game has no shortage of moments reminiscent of the best clashes from the original. There are also combination attacks, i.e. performed jointly by several characters.

Technical and other issues

The creators of One Piece Odyssey worked closely with Eiichiro Oda. The One Piece author prepared the designs of the characters and monsters we will see in the game. As a result, the graphics, although three-dimensional, retain the style of the original anime. In addition, fans will appreciate the involvement of voice actors known from the anime series.