One Piece Odyssey‘s release is just around the corner and to give everyone a head start, a Demo of this new turn-based RPG is now available on Xbox Series X|S.
As you begin, you’ll see our main characters, known as the Straw Hat Pirates, get caught up in a storm, thrown onto a mysterious island, and separated. They must find each other, meet the locals and fend off the new enemies they encounter along the way. This means we can see our heroes in action and get hands-on experience with turn-based combat.
Your favorite pirate crew is all here
- Luffy – The captain who ate a devil fruit, which allowed him to bend and stretch his body like it was made of rubber.
- Zoro – The master swordsman who uses a three-sword fighting style.
- nami – The ship navigator and skilled con artist who uses her “Clima-Tact” to fight by controlling the weather.
- usop – A sharp-shooting slingshot user who is afraid of most conflicts.
- sanji – A skilled chef who reserves his hands only for cooking and fights only with his feet.
- choppers – Part reindeer, part human, full-time doctor on the ship.
- Robin – The ship’s archaeologist who ate a devil fruit that gave her the ability to create duplicate limbs from any surface.
- franky – The shipbuilder and cyborg with superhuman strength and weapons built into his body.
- stream – Musician and skeleton whose soul can separate from his body…or what’s left of it.
Each Straw Hat has their own combat specialty, which are often their iconic moves One piece Series. You can use everyone’s unique abilities not only to fight, but to move around the map. During dungeon exploration, use Luffy and his stretchy limbs to drag himself across the map with Gum Gum Slingshot, or use Chopper’s small size to crawl through tight spaces.
In each battle, your party members and enemies occupy different positions on the battlefield. This allows you to land melee, ranged, and group attacks depending on your location, so you’ll need to make sure each Straw Hat is in the right spot to use their abilities. Fortunately, the game allows you to swap party members’ positions during battle. You can even pull party members into battle who weren’t on the field. Usopp too close to a group of enemies? Swap him with Sanji. No healing items available? Tap choppers to take care of damaged friends. Later in the game, you can even harness the power of friendship with “Bond Arts,” a powerful ability that Straw Hats perform together and that you can unlock through side quests.
During combat, there’s a chance you’ll trigger a “Dramatic Scene,” an additional task you’ll have to complete in exchange for bonus experience and loot. In a “dramatic scene” you may be tasked with defeating an enemy with a specific member or in a specific number of turns. Completing these will give you a huge boost in leveling and help you advance quickly in the game. Another way to advance in big fights is to eat foods that give you a buff. While you can’t get Sanji’s ability-boosting food in the demo, once you transfer your demo save to the main game you can still collect ingredients that will help you in smaller fights and can be used to cook better recipes.
Fans of the series have the chance to embark on an adventure with their favorite crew and battle legendary foes from some of the team’s greatest battles. You can also experience a new world with new characters, some designed One piece Creator Eiichiro Oda himself! Even if you’ve never seen this before One piece Anime or manga, the game will be a great first introduction as you discover what it means to be a straw hat pirate and get a taste of life on the Grand Line.
If you’re curious, try it first One piece turn-based role-playing game, you can download that One Piece Odyssey demo today! Your progress in the demo will carry over to the full version, but make sure you do so preorder to secure even more bonuses for the January 13 release.
ODYSSEY IN ONE PIECE
Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
$59.99
This set contains useful items and the additional Traveling Outfit Set costume, all of which can be used in the game. Includes: • Energy Apple x 10 • Excite Apple x 10 • Golden Jelly x 3 • 100,000 Berries • Travel Outfit Set (Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, Chopper, Robin) *The full game is required. Please update to the latest version before using. *Please note that bonuses may be paid at a later date. *Contents and specifications are subject to change without notice. *Some in-game scenes and performances may not reflect the costume changes. *Bonuses can be obtained from the start of the game. A new RPG from the hugely popular manga and anime series ONE PIECE to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the series! The famous pirate Monkey.D.Luffy, better known as Straw Hat Luffy, and his Straw Hat crew sail the New World in search of the next island and adventure that awaits them. But during their journey, they get caught in a storm and are shipwrecked. They are washed up on a lush tropical island surrounded by constantly raging storms… Separated from his crew, Luffy embarks on a grand new adventure to find his friends and escape the island! Dangerous new enemies, terrifying forces of nature and more await! Play as different members of the Straw Hat crew in a classic RPG set in the world of the popular ONE PIECE anime! *The ONE PIECE ODYSSEY Deluxe Edition and other digital content are also available in addition to this product. Be careful not to make duplicate purchases.
