Bandai Namco recently announced a new video game for fans of pirates that wear straw hats. One Piece Odyssey is a new RPG offering fans of the popular anime series an all-new gameplay experience. The game comes complete with an original story and new characters. The creator of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda will have a role to play in the development of the game and the original Japanese VO actors will return. The game’s story Is rooted in canon, so be prepared for that.
ONE PIECE ODYSSEY transports the Straw Hats to a mysterious new island where they embark on quests and fight powerful enemies and massive bosses in exciting turn-based battles. In the game, players take on the role of nine of their favorite pirates, playing as Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Franky, Sanji, Usopp, Nico Robin, TonyTony Chopper, and Brook. A new character revealed during the livestream, the cheerful and towering Adio, joins the Straw Hats in their latest adventure.
Sharing his excitement for the game, Katsuaki Tsuzuki of Bandai Namco said:
We are happy to be joining the celebration of the 25th anniversary of One Piece with the release of ONE PIECE ODYSSEY. We have been teaming up with ILCA Inc. and have been working hard in collaboration with Eiichiro Oda to create a great adventure drama that touches the world of ONE PIECE in a game that we hope will surpass players expectations.
Oda seems very pleased with the game as he shared the following sentiment during a livestream:
It felt like I was watching a MOVIIIE!!! What incredible immersion!!
One Piece Odyssey is developed by ILCA Inc. and will release later this year on PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.