This new game One piece Like any good old-fashioned adventure, it begins with a shipwreck. More specifically, that of Luffy and his crew on an uncharted island. This warm-up has two advantages: it introduces a new storyline to newcomers and introduces the originality of screenwriting to regulars! So know first that your servant would rather be in the first category. Not that I’ve ever seen One piece, but I’m not keen enough on the subject to have a conversation worthy of the name. In addition, it is highly recommended to know the lore created by Eiichirō Oda in order to properly appreciate this One Piece Odysseyat the risk of being left out more than once…
If you think it’s a struggle it’s because you have nothing!
After episodes mostly focused on fighting, One Piece Odyssey takes the lead turn-based role-playing game. First class information to understand the flow of the game immediately. highly scripted, you have to traverse large areas, sometimes corridors, sometimes open areas riddled with combat. But unlike some role-playing games, here you will choose to engage in a confrontation or, on the contrary, avoid it. But of course, each battle brings with it the necessary experience to improve the stats of his crew. So the more fights you fight, the easier the game will be. Moreover, one can say that clearly on this point One Piece Odyssey is aimed at all target groups.
Attack from near or far, you must choose a sailor!
The developers obviously wanted to bring originality to the clashes here. Although we move with the whole team, four characters can fight at the same time. All equipped with their strengths and weaknesses depending on the opponent. The latter are not very varied and always fight in packs (except for the bosses). The combat area is manifested by several small brawls. One of our heroes can be positioned near an opponent, while in the background we see two other crew members surrounding two more enemies. We can therefore engage in close combat or, on the contrary, target opponents at a distance. Especially since we can choose our attacker in each round, preferring the strengths of the latter over the weaknesses of the targeted opponent. To spice it up, some challenges could be introduced such as: B. to get the ultimate hit with a specific character. This creates a interesting tactical aspect and unusual dynamics in battles.
It goes away and it comes back.
In terms of crossing, that needs to be acknowledged the rhythm is clearly choppy. Relatively linearadventure will compel you to do so constantly back and forth to achieve their goals. When it comes to “go get medicine and then bring it back” we tend to go in circles quickly. Especially since the movements don’t really shine with their speed, despite the possibility of triggering a saving autorun. The result could be quite soporific for some of the players. Especially for those who aren’t hardcore fans of the original work.
The playable anime!
Lucky for us One Piece Odyssey disclosed visually perfect. Universe fans will be in heaven, thanks a faithful replica of their heroes. Vivid colors, varied backgrounds and high-level animations really give it a go the impression of standing in front of the cartoon ! On the other hand, those who don’t like reading into their games might be a bit disappointed. As so often in RPGs, The dialogues are legion. Often written (in French), sometimes spoken, the voices are entirely in Japanese. That adds to the atmosphere significantly, but at least English would have been welcome.
Script bric-a-brac
Let us now approach the history of this One Piece Odyssey. Written by the original creator, it mixes untold adventures and flashbacks. The first objective will be to travel around Waford Island to recover Energy Cubes, but it will be interrupted by sequences in Memoria. This world, which could be described as “parallel”, will make it possible to relive the crew’s past adventures. A great idea for manga fans! But for others, like me, this leads to a highly disjointed scenario that’s certainly steeped in nostalgia but clearly doesn’t add to the general interest of the trip.
Conclusion
One Piece Odyssey is primarily an adventure for die-hard anime fans. Beautiful, pleasant, fluid and long (about thirty hours), it mixes the new with the known in a rather original role-playing game for all audiences. But its choppy pace, both in terms of travel and scenario, risks unnerving some of the players. In the end just a good game that will be very good if you are a fan of anime!
accessibility criteria
| visual impairment | hard of hearing | |
| ✘ High contrast (target reticle) | ✘ Subtitles with mood hints | |
| ✘ Font color size | ✔️ Identification of the person speaking | |
| ✔️ Tag enemies | ✘ Customizable font | |
| ✘ Customizable user interface | ✘ Customizable font color | |
| ✘ Customizable mini-map color | ✘ Alternative alarm options (vibration, flash…) | |
| ✘ Color blindness option | ✘ Ambient noise reported (presence notification) | |
| ✘ Text to speech option | ||
| ✘ Game slowdown |
test conditions
| TV details | 4K | Game provided by the publisher | Oui | |
| console | Xbox Series X | Time spent in game | + 20 hours | |
| difficulty level | NC | game over | Not |
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