My HONEST Thoughts on One Piece Odyssey! - Review
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this One Piece Odyssey review for PS5, I tell you all about it's story, gameplay mechanics (combat, exploration & crafting) and if you can enjoy the game if you've never watched the anime before.
I've personally only watched about 40 episode of the anime, but played a few of the games. Hopefully this unique perspective helps you decide if it's worth it to buy!
A review copy was provided by Bandai Namco for review purposes.
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I recently got into your videos and I have to say, as someone who works in the industry, I really appreciate the way you observe and comment on things. The fact that you don't dismiss things like story just because it didn't stand out to you is the way more reviewers should work. We've definitely lost our gray zone somewhere along the way haha.
Thank you for saying that! I try to look at aspects like that holistically. Just because something wasn't for me doesn't mean someone else won't like it.
Keep up the great work!
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! I've been really looking forward to this as a One Piece fan 😄
Oh you’ll love it then! I think fans of the series will get more out of it than those that aren’t.
Hopefully it does well and we can get a sequel
i did the new zealand trick on xbox so i could play a day early 😭 it’s fire!
@@benjackman4814 wtf
As someone who doesn't watch One Piece, seriously, it's a beast of an anime, I'm still glad that Bamco gave us a competently made RPG from the series. When done well, turn-based combat can be a blast, great they got it right, as for puzzles in RPGs, I can take em or leave em.
the One Pace edit takes away the fluff and lengthened times but even then, it's still quite long /watch?v=n1z6umwBs5I
Just read the manga instead of watching the anime, it doesn't take that long to get caught up with the series if you do that.
Really pleased with the demo, the combat animations are actually really solid and it feels like the beginning of a genuine one piece adventure
The demo didn't feel that good for me because you already were to overpowered and stuff. But hype for the full release
@@kingdomsoul8968 at the start of the demo sure but you go back to level 1 pretty quickly a bit over half, people said the maybe first 3-4 hours are kinda easy and then its gets better
@@GomuRoux ohh okay i thought they just made us so strong for the demo
@@kingdomsoul8968 yeah you are only op for the prologue, after that you have to level up from level 1 and unlock all the abilities as you play. I’m hoping we get some more cool moves that weren’t shown in the prologue.
@@dimitriosgladio059 from what i've played so far, you do
I'm a huge One Piece fan. This game looks great for a fan of the show. The pacing issues don't surprise me based on how the stories are told in the manga and show.
Great video! As a big One Piece fan I actually wasn’t super interested in the game until watching this. I didn’t know this game was a DQ style JRPG so I’m actually looking forward to trying it out.
(Also I highly recommend the One Piece manga. I like the anime but it’s pacing kills me sometimes.)
I love One Piece and I love Dragon Quest so this game is right up my alley. And a great way to kick off 2023: The Year of the JRPG
Most of the animations in this game oozes that One Piece Charm that I didn't expect to see
Absolutely! I love when Nami turns into a demon xD
This actually looks really decent, like you I'm not into One Piece but the game looks great! Awesome video dude
Thanks for checking it out :D Try the demo if you’re curious!
For the record there is only one or 2 other true rpg one piece games. The rest are either musou, action adventure, or fighting games
I hope this game gets a sequel because I enjoyed my time playing it as a one piece fan. There's a few things I wanna see in the sequel,
-First I wanna see them run to another area, in the anime the straw hats are always running.
-Second drop the enemy circle thing, they should add a speed status so when luffy would use gear 2nd it would actually feel like he's in one.
-Third, hopefully when changing characters in the field and in battle, they could just do the way xseed games change characters, there's no menu, if you press left or right they change instantly.
-4th, a battle lock, where if a party member is in an area where there are 3 enemies they are locked in, you can't change them unless you liberate the area
-Lastly, I wanna see a one piece jrpg game where we don't have to visit the old arcs.
But yeah this game is the best one piece game!!
I never seen an episode of one piece but after watching a streamer play this game. I now want to buy it
The manga while long truly is a hilarious thought-provoking masterpiece. Anyone who is fully caught up will agree and along with me can't wait until the next chapter keep em coming Oda.
There were some pretty heartfelt moments with Vivi in the game that I really dug. It’s got great characters for sure.
This is a better review than I expected to be honest. I've been reading about exploration being a drag and the game not respecting anyone's time. If it's "just" a little bit of a pacing issue with too many cutscenes, I'll be happy to take it on :)
I blindly bought it yesterday when I noticed it released. For what it is, I have been enjoying it. It’s faithful to the source material and it looks great. The exploring and combat is simple but fun.
Thanks for the review! I'll probably give this game a shot. I read all of the One Piece manga in the past year and have been covering the card game on my channel. I should go back to DQ11, too...
This game is definitely made for you then!
You know I can understand most people like Naruto or Dragon Ball Z. Still when people say they don't hate it they just don't watch it. I'm honestly a little pissed that they won't even try to watch the number of episodes.
They clearly did a FANTASTIC job of animating and just making the visual style of this game pop and enjoyable. This game really screams “buy me!” to me, especially with the Dragon Quest appearance. The music is also great imo from the demo i played. Thanks TGS!!!
You’re welcome! Happy I could help.
Im glad to hear it’s fun. Glad you enjoyed it. I hope it comes to the Nintendo Switch in the near future.
Pirate it
I truly hope so because i pre-ordered the collector's edition.
I’m glad the combat isn’t too basic but I was hoping the game would have used something similar to Wild Arms 4 Hex system. The battle has seven Hexagon grids, with 3 elemental grids lit up as the battle starts. Your characters and enemies are randomly thrown on the grid, your characters can share a space and enemies can share a space. If you attack a group of enemies or heal a group of allies then everyone will get the same effect.
Oh that’s an interesting mechanic! Yeah it’s not quite that complex but cool nonetheless.
I mean wild arm 4 n 5 combat isn't that deep in depth. I recently played it and it seem useless. Back then, it just to change thing up.
@@kg888 Shows you haven’t played the games
Amongst the other reviewers covering this title, yours is the closest to what I experienced with the game; I like how you focus what makes this title shines, and who would ideally gain the most from this title. Good job!
that's good to hear, i'll be waiting for black friday
The 7 characters make the colors of the rainbow!
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I'm not really a One Piece fan either but i've been enjoying the game as a JRPG.
Nice!
Not fan of the menú , but the combat sistem and graffics looks good , cant wait until friday
I didn't expect such innovative combat in this game. Because ps2vr is coming soon i can buy just one game next month but i think i'll pick this up tomorrow as i actually did watch *all* of the anime and even read all the manga episodes.
Spoilers ahead!
It misses the fishman karate character and you can play this game without having to watch the anime if you got to where they get brook. It seems to be the last added character in this game.
It doesn't actually involve the story, the game is essentially extra content not included in the anime, an original story.
It's combat is basically The Last Remnant's combat, just with a different aesthetic
Party members don't all need to be in the battle to use group up moves, you just need to use the move with one of the characters from that chain.
Oh good to know! Thanks for the correction 👍
@@TheGamingShelf Np
Stranded on a mysterious island gave me really big one piece unlimited Cruise vibes. For me it is still the best one piece game but that maybe mostly nostalgia talking.
I played the demo and I really likes Odyssey. I think one piece games are the best if they don't follow the manga but tell an original story. All the one piece warriors games feel extremely the same. As a one piece and warriors fan I still play them and like them but with warriors 4 I realized I don't have that much fun playing the same story over and over again.
We need an actual one piece open world without turn based combat something like one piece world seeker but with a better combat system and a non unique story and a actual story of one piece as a whole
Unlimited World Red is awful compared to Unlimited Adventure, Cruise ep 1 and 2 from the wii era. Red just grabbed a bit of those game and yeah the sound effects in the whole series Unlimited are awful.
The lack of an English dub really kills the hype for this one tbh. It's funny cause I watch the show in Japanese, yet with a game I prefer being able to hear and understand the dialogue.
There’s a lot more to pay attention to in games so I totally get that.
This game just didn’t hook me. I’m a huge one piece fan and just playing the game felt so strange to me. It’s definitely very similar to modern dragon quest but it is not as polished or fun to explore the overworld.
Also quick note for anyone wondering the power tec speed battle systems mean nothing since the game is so easy you can get by just spamming attacks and not using any skills at all
In the beginning area yes, but as the game goes on it gets considerably less easy.
@TheGamingShelf oh ok good to know thank you for the response the game is beautiful but the difficulty put me off
Yeah I literally beat the first boss just auto attacking without thinking but the first Memoria area is a more balanced experienced.
@@TheGamingShelf Is there a higher difficulty mode at all? And how long is the super easy area hopefully you don't stay there too long right?
No difficulty options unfortunately. First area is like 1-2 hours maybe?
Ok, lemme buy the Deluxe Editon. Thanks!
Hope you enjoy it!
A love letter?? Seems like your repeating other reviewers or they are repeating you which to me means y’all opinions are bias ima have to hold off on the game till I get more info persona 5 till then
Well if there is too much fight you can bypass monsters? in DQ XI i done it a lot and menage to beat game being 4-5levels behind easy. Assume it's same here as made by same dev
Graphics and design are excellent but don't like the RPS dynamics, in all just an ok game
i love one piece but I've only watched around 100 eps. do you think that a deal breaker or do you think I should give it a shit.
i hope it comes to switch
Where's the big announcement, mate?
I ran into some unexpected issues and needed to delay it a few days. Stay tuned ;)
I tried to get the collector's edition for the figure but the site pretty much lied about them being out of stock
Sorry to hear that :(
@@TheGamingShelf I had to pre order the standard copy on Amazon
This looks great! I'm just a bit worried about it being too easy. I'll probably pick it up regardless since I'm a fan of the series.
The beginning area is quite easy, but the game gets considerably less easy the more you play!
Don’t expect to die in this game
I honestly had zero interest in this game before your coverage, which made me decide to keep my eye on it. At the end of the day I don't think this one will be for me, at least not at this time, but if I find myself caught up on the games I want to play and find this for cheap enough I might give it a go.
I wanted to play this game but I check reviews about it first. I don't think I will enjoy it. The game I want to play is a Inuyasha game long ago.
not a 1 piece fan
barely a fan of some animes
but im a pretty big rpg fan
with that said
im not liking this, im 2 hours in and im bored and ive been skipping cutscenes like i always do, which never ruins me having fun or not in a game, cus i like to play games, not watch them, im just not impressed in any area of combat, or graphics or world design etc
maybe ill try again later, but for now i need to play a different game i can actually have some fun with cus so far this isnt it lmao
plus persona 3 remake comes out today so i probably really wont be wanting to play this
The one piece unlimited has no business being on the list of "not being the best" when it has scores of 7 and up consistently. Should have chosen a different game to illustrate thar point
Im interested in trying this for the dragon quest 11 vibes it gives... I have never been a fan of the series though haha.
There’s a free demo if you want to try that!
Serious question I want an answer to. Are the stats for Usopp set so he can never miss with his slingshot?
I don’t think I missed a single attack with any character. Although his rubber band attack doesn’t actually hit enemies but does damage 😂
@@TheGamingShelf the power of God Usopp’s observation haki. Must’ve hit a large pocket of air with the Usopp Rubber Band
Playing on PC. good stuff
I got this on launch but disappointed - it was to samey and repetitive. I have sold the game after about 8 hours play. (Also I love JRPG)
Sorry to hear you didn’t have a great time with it.
It's to easy you level up after every fight its a pretty jrpg and the characters are awesome but there's no challenge money and items are pointless you find attack+25 items in the first hour which makes it even more easy it's a pass for me personally
The beginning area is very easy but the games gets more challenging as it goes on.
I just picked this up and never watched one piece but think I might Luffy is a great protagonist
I'm wondering if the lack of an English dub will hurt its chance of breaking out and becoming a mainstream hit.
Good question! The show is obviously very popular so I wonder if people are willing to look past that?
If you don't mind sharing... which anime's DO you watch?
I like the popular stuff Attack on Titan Haiku and My Hero, but honestly my favorites are actually the slice of life romances: A Lull in the Sea, Toradora, Tsukigakirei, Golden Time and Wagnaria just to name a few.
@@TheGamingShelf those are definitely some great choices, I really need to check out ToraDora. I always watch your videos so I just made sure to subscribe as well, keep up the great content man!
Thank you David, much appreciated :D
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He said doo doo 😂
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is the game challenging ?
this game isnt that old and has been on sale for 75% off already and i see why
i love rpgs just not loving this
i love dynasty warrior games and almost all of its spinoffs from zelda hyrule warriors to person breakers to fire emblem heroes, but didnt like one piece pirate warriors
i cant even say i dont like one piece games cus i dont like the show, i never watched it lol but i just dont think one piece games are fun and ive played em all from the fighting game to the dynasty warriors porate warriors game to the open world game to this. guess one piece games just arent for me
So how long is the game
40+ hours! Depends on how much side content you want to engage with.
@@TheGamingShelf wow that's a short game for 80 wtf
@@troymoviemadness7130short 40 hours is really long for a jrpg
@@archflamingo9156 I think I'll get the game hahaa
@@troymoviemadness7130
40 is long.
Great review, I'm glad Odyssey turned out to be a fun time for fans and newcomers alike!
Btw, since you haven't watched One Piece, I gotta ask, have you watched Naruto or DBZ or even Bleach?
To be honest i love watching one piece but this game is not for me (hate turn based rpg or atleast make like Xcom) instead they should make combat system same like ( Real time Action Rpg)
Gameplay and animation looks great but I am kind of dissapointed they went with the whole living through memories of shit that happened story. I'd much rather see something completely unique rather than them depending on what everyone is familiar with.
Agreed. Would have also been a good opportunity for people who aren't already fans of the show.
"You are either in a lot of combat or a lot of story" that tends to be so many RPGs in general. It's why the genre is not often one I play. I can't even get into Witcher 3 because of it. It's either crappy combat or lots of talking.
As for the game itself, I was never really into One Piece, and even after me warming up to fighting shonen anime now, I find One Piece's overall story and premise to be the same thing Dragon Ball did in the very first arc, like the damn Pilaf arc except DB never took over a 1000 episodes to tell that story.
And I really dislike this whole, "this is made for fans mentality" that so many anime games go for. These games are never truly going to be more than virtual fan service unless if they try to be very good games in their own right.
I 100% agree with that last point! Make new adventures instead of reliving the same ones over and over.
@@TheGamingShelf
I think the big issue is that anime has a set continuity where its harder to do it in.
how's the difficulty?
It’s starts off really easy but then settles in to a nice balance. Also there no difficulty setting so it is what it is.
Do yourself a favor and pass on a few games this year/ invest some time to read the manga. Anime kinda blows, but manga is probably the best thing you'll experience in a long time. If you like Japanese culture/good storytelling even a little, you pretty much owe it to yourself to read it. There's even a colorized version of it now.
I feel like the anime is a fair interpretation of the Manga. Some moments even shine harder with actual audio and animation. Like the death of the Merry
If you asked 100 people that have read the manga and watched the anime, which they like better, I think you'd be hard pressed to find 1 that chooses the anime. The anime is passable pre-skip, but unbearable post skip. Pacing is horrendous. Pretty common to see people discussing how there should be a serialized OP reboot of the anime once it's over because it turns so many people off from getting into the series.
@@nicorobin5978 well, good for them. But telling someone to ignore one thing because there is a better interpretation, in your opinion, is kind of silly don't you think? Why not just tell them to check out both and let them decide themselves which they prefer more? It kills me that most people who like the Manga more don't even watch the anime for real, they watch a few episodes just to trash the pacing or because they hear it has great or shit animation. Then spend all their time talking about how it's so much worse when it's damn near the same thing. The Manga has pacing issues as well. And pieces that feel like they weren't fleshed out at all. Not keeping dead people dead. It's just up to you who you'd rather use to enjoy the story. None of the issues the anime has are egregious enough to warrant all the hate.
@@randomcracka3 I'm sorry, but this comment makes zero sense. The person I suggested the manga to already said he didn't like the anime. That's why I suggested it to begin with. The second point about the manga having issues too makes even less sense, because any issues the manga has will be even more prevalent in the anime because the anime gets its source material from the manga. Any pacing issues/dead people stuff just gets put in the anime as well. If someone likes the anime, I'm happy for them. The manga pitch is for people that find the anime daunting or didn't like it because it's a way easier and objectively just better way to consume it as it takes up less time and is directly as the author intended it.
And no, the problem isn't that people "haven't given the anime a fair shot". I've watched every anime episode. I've read every manga chapter. The manga is just better and I'd really like to meet the person that is caught up on both that wouldn't say the same thing. Because I've never heard that opinion, but have heard the opposite dozens of times.
@@nicorobin5978 this is just an assumption but trying the anime and not liking it, to me, means you won't like the series as a whole. As you said, the Manga is the source material. If you've watched, actually watched, not just seen a few episodes, the anime and you genuinely don't like it, going to the Manga isn't going to change that. This series just isn't for you. My point in what I'm saying is that it felt clear this person you were suggesting to read the Manga wasn't very interested in the first place and to not reinforce bad opinions of something when they both have their issues.
And yea, the Manga also has serious pacing issues. And I think you know that. Some chapters are stretched out and give no new info and a few new panels just to coincide with promo for another Shonen project. And some are rushed through, the ending of this last arc for example, to catch up with the time frame they want to stay in. There are plot holes galore and moments that make absolutely no sense, like dead people not staying dead. Bon clay and whatever the dead dads name is have yet to be "revived" in the show so their moments actually carry weight.
This is what I mean, it seems you're so on the anime hate wagon that you're overlooking the glaring issues with the Manga. Both are great, though they both have their issues. And to be honest, I'm one of those who has read and watched all of each and I think the anime hits different when I comes to the best aspects of One Piece.
The action, the emotion, the character interactions, the narration, and that music is always on point. None of these even compare in the Manga except the action. (And for people to don't read Manga or comics it won't be up to par just looking at pictures when you can watch it happening.) Especially if you've never seen the anime and dont know the tone, voice, or inflections characters like to use when saying certain jokes. Brook is the prime example. Yo-ho-ho before seeing the anime just seems like retard Santa. After, it's Brook, and it brings with it the lingering feeling of hearing Bink's Sake.
Before I ramble any more, not trying to be disrespectful. Everyone has their opinion. Just kills me when people claim the anime isn't worth the watch and to just read the Manga. As a fan, it should be encouraged to experience as much One Piece as possible. And to claim its not Canon is silly because it's all the same information with a few slight differences that do nothing to change the overall story and its characters. Aside from leaving dead people dead.
Bandai really out here spoiling whole story lines.....
It's really pretty looking and fun. How much space does it take up?
For me it was about 30gb on PS5.
wish more anime games got this treatment looking at u sao
Oh man that new SAO game this year is gonna be dog dookie 💩
G A R B A G E
Why is everything so fast?
I turned on the speed up option for combat.
@@TheGamingShelf Ohhh....I'll be honest, it was a bit annoying to watch the entire time.
Good for feedback, thanks!
the puzzles are brain dead lol literally stepping on tiles that are easy to get to. Combat is so repetitive, pretty much just fighting generic animal A through Z.
They lost me with the turn based combat.
It's bad why can't we get games good as Dragon ba!I we need a game like Dragon ball z kakarot but one piece version of it
I've seen some reviews and still can't decide. I dislike One Piece but I like turn based JRPGs. Do you think I will have a bad time considering I think One Piece is bad? Not just that Ibdon't like it, rather I dislike it!
Probably not then. This game VERY much is for one piece fans.
@@TheGamingShelf Yeah, that's my impression. Thanks.
Graphics are not upto 2023 standard . They could have used unreal engine 5
Love the anime/manga, but didn't like this game.
one piece should be NOT turn-based just it doesn't feel right and a waste of potential should be an ARPG played like a Genshin Impact when you can combo switch between different party members don't get me wrong i love turn-based i'm a huge fan of turn-based jrpg like dragon quest and ff series but in One Piece it just doesn't quite match imo. I want luffy and the crew to be played and control their awesome moves the way any arpg dmc or even 3d fighting game did. Just take DBZ: Kakarot for example
World Seeker is easily Twice as good as this shitty game. Sure, it has issues ( Luffie is the only playable character outside of DLC ) however, it at least feels good, has meaningful progression and is not baby easy so bad the developer allows you to SKIP HAVING TO PLAY THE COMBAT hahahaha.
nah i pass. I'm a Fan of One piece but this game is not worth the money IMO
I’m curious, what about it seems not worth it?
@@TheGamingShelf probably cause it’s turn based if so that is def not a valid reason 😂 but I get the style not fit everybody
Personally I liked more WorldSeeker than this one
Fair enough!
World Seeker was absolute ass.
@@aintthatapotofeffluck8926 what aspects of the game were
@@kaviasizach8490 Everything. It felt like inexperienced developers trying to make a type of game too big that their budget allowed. The whole game was embarrassing and had a cheap budget feel. And for an open world game, you cannot feel or be cheap.
@@aintthatapotofeffluck8926 u only made 1 point, the open world but ur not specific what aspects of the game was bad
This game looks amazing. Too bad its boring asf.
This game is such trash. They could have done so much with it. Instead they decide to make it like a Pokemon game with turn style fighting and totally shit the bed once again. I love One Piece but at this point they are better off sticking to tv shows and mangas because they have 0 idea of wtf they are doing with video games. And then have the audacity to charge top dollar for it.
this RPG or joke this most stupid one piece game i ever see and im fan