One Piece Odyssey Dev Diary Gives New Gameplay Details

The reveal of One Piece Odyssey surprised me during the Summer Game Fest. Most of the time games based on anime tend to be fighting games, so to see a One Piece RPG with a high budget was surprising. However, I wasn’t the only one that wanted more information on this new release, coming later this year. Now, Bandai Namco Entertainment America has released a dev diary with more information on what fans can expect from One Piece Odyssey.

Here is what the press release has to say. “In the developer diary, ONE PIECE ODYSSEY producer Katsuaki Tsuzuki and composer Motoi Sakuraba are joined by Ken Takano, editor-in-chief for ONE PIECE at Weekly Shonen Jump as they go over how Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. works with ILCA Inc. as the game’s developers, Eiichiro Oda’s involvement, and how the game’s score was created. Fans can also see first looks at gameplay systems in ONE PIECE ODYSSEY’ including combat and special features such as “Dramatic Scenes” and “Scramble Area Battle.”

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, Tony Tony, Chopper, and Brook.”

One Piece Odyssey is slated to release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. I was shocked at the reveal that the game has been in development for 5 years now but as polished and detailed as it is, I am not all that surprised. Either way, I’m very excited to dive into One Piece Odyssey when it releases later this year.