I really wasn't expecting much coming into this game, but Odyssey manages to be somewhat enjoyable, with its main draw being its story and faithfulness to the characters and previous arcs in the main series. Fans of the manga or anime should enjoy the many callbacks to Alabasta, Water 7, Marineford, and Dressrosa as you explore these locations and meet old friends yourself.

While the overall story was decent, I did find the ending unfortunately rather rushed. But I can't complain, because IMO everything was still better than any One Piece movie I've ever seen. This could've been an actual canon arc within the main storyline and I don't think anyone would mind.

The other main aspect of the game is its combat system and it's... okay... I guess? Combat is overall very simplistic and follows the rock paper scissors formula that's seen in many other turn-based games. I never found myself at any risk of losing fights, although there were some tedious side quests that required me to use revive items. The main "strategy" of combat really comes from your equipment. The game calls them "accessories", but without them, you're going to have a really bad time. So invest in defensive stats, dump everything else into attack, and you're good to go.

I would recommend Odyssey to fans of One Piece. But if you know nothing about the manga/anime, I just don't see this game as worth playing over the countless other games out there. And definitely get this game on sale, because it is way too overpriced for what it offers.

PS: Get the mod that speeds up running and camera movement, or you'll get sick of the tedium of running around real quick.

someone tell jonas to keep watchin one piece yo

10/10

ONE PIECE ODYSSEY