One Piece Odyssey is an RPG that puts players in control of Luffy and the other Straw Hat Pirates in an open world. You can travel around an island embarking on quests, exploring dungeons, solving puzzles and battling creatures in turn-based combat. During fights, the crew is divided up between active members and reserve members. All characters receive EXP, regardless of whether they are part of the active party or not.
One Piece Odyssey may not exactly be reinventing the wheel with its rather basic approach to JRPG game design, but it nonetheless provides a fun and engaging adventure that we'd recommend to any fans of One Piece or RPGs - preferably both if you don't want spoilers from the manga and anime. Though quibbles like the middling presentation and rather 'safe'...
If the trailers successfully convinced you that One Piece Odyssey is of a scale of something like Dragon Quest, then you've been fooled. What we have here is just another mid-budget title that is aimed at the fans of the original One Piece manga and anime. This time with a jRPG coat of paint.
One Piece Odyssey shows that the grand scale of the franchise is a good fit for a solid traditional RPG.
I enjoyed my time with One Piece Odyssey enough to join my sons in watching the anime. The Straw Hats crew themselves are a great group, I enjoyed the camaraderie and the jokes (even though I didn’t catch all of them). They care for one another just like any good family does and it was a touching story to see. Aside from the combat feeling overly easy...
One Piece Odyssey presents a rousing but occasionally flawed adventure that should mostly satisfy One Piece fans and JRPG enthusiasts alike.
