In the event you’ve been trying ahead to guiding the Straw Hat Pirates by means of turn-based battles, your day is about to get somewhat brighter. One Piece Odyssey, Bandai Namco’s upcoming turn-based RPG based mostly on the venerable manga franchise, has lastly gotten a launch date. The sport is launching January 12, 2023, so there’s a superb third of a yr to go, however no less than we all know precisely how for much longer the wait shall be. Personally, I’m very a lot curious to play the sport for myself. I hope it does a superb job of adapting the sequence’ over-the-top battles in turn-based kind.
One Piece Odyssey isn’t a retelling of any a part of the manga, and as an alternative focuses on an authentic story the place the crew will get stranded on an island fully surrounded by storms. The sport kicks off with Luffy by his lonesome. No less than till he comes throughout the opposite Straw Hats and so they unite to flee from the island for good.
The story particulars are overseen by sequence creator Eiichiro Oda. Nonetheless, it’s seemingly in the identical capability as latest films, seeing as he’s been insanely busy drawing manga nonstop for the previous 25 years. Possibly he’ll get some relaxation in as soon as the sequence is completed in half a decade or so. However in all probability not.
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The sport will are available three editions, though solely the primary two shall be accessible on PC. Pre-ordering the usual version, which can run you $59.99 USD, will get you the sport plus an outfit set, in-game forex, and a few usable objects. Then there’s the deluxe version at $84.99 USD, which comes with the above plus two further packs, one in all which incorporates entry to future story DLC. Lastly, there’s the Collector Version, which has all the opposite stuff, plus a statue of Luffy and a brand new character from the sport.