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One Piece: World Seeker

One Piece: World Seeker[a]is anaction-adventurevideo gamebased on the manga and anime seriesOne Piece.Developed byGanbarionand published byBandai Namco Entertainment,the game is the first video game in the franchise to feature anopen worldenvironment.[1][2]The game was released on March 15, 2019, forPlayStation 4,Windows,andXbox One.Characters that appear in the game include the entire Straw Hat crew, Akainu, Kizaru, Kuma, Tashigi, Smoker, Sabo, Buggy, Rob Lucci, and Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji from Germa 66.[3]

One Piece: World Seeker
Developer(s)Ganbarion
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
Director(s)Makoto Baba
Producer(s)
  • Chikako Yamakura
  • Koji Nakajima
Designer(s)Tsuyoshi Sato
Programmer(s)
  • Minoru Sudo
  • Ryohei Yoshida
Artist(s)Tsuyoshi Sato
Writer(s)
Composer(s)Kohei Tanaka
SeriesOne Piece
Platform(s)
Release
  • JP:March 14, 2019 (PS4)
  • WW:March 15, 2019
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

The game features the talents ofOne Pieceanime producer Hiroki Koyama fromToei Animation,One Piecemedia supervisor Suguru Sugita fromShueisha,One Piecegame supervisor Yuji Suzuki from Shueisha, andOne Piecegame producer Kōji Nakajima from Bandai Namco Entertainment.[3]

Gameplay

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Screenshot of Luffy traversing in theopen worldenvironment

One Piece: World Seekeris anaction-adventuregame which puts players in the role ofMonkey D. Luffyfrom athird-person perspective.One Piece World Seeker is set in the “Prison Island,” which is located in the New World.[3]The player will experience and wage battles in anopen worldenvironment which can be freely explored.

The game's combat features stealth elements and Luffy can use the Observation Haki to see enemies from behind walls.[3]Techniques from the anime like Gum Gum Rocket which allows Luffy to easily traverse the world and Gum Gum Bazooka are also featured in the game.[3]

The game also features three DLC packs featuringRoronoa Zoro,Sabo, and Trafalgar Law as playable characters.

Development

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On November 2, 2017, the game was announced under the codenameDawnand said to be an "unprecedented" game,[4]later in December 2017, the game's Official titleOne Piece: World Seekerwas revealed and atJump Festa2018 the Game's First Trailer was revealed and released onYouTubeon December 18, 2017.[5]

TheOne Piece: World Seekeroriginal soundtrack album byKohei Tanaka,comprising 56 soundtracks, was released on March 15, 2019. The theme song for the Japanese version is "Kimi no Moto e"(Quân の もとへ,"To You")byKetsumeishi.The western version uses an original piece called "Road to Ichiban" instead due to licensing issues.

Reception

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The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms, according to thereview aggregationwebsiteMetacritic.[6][7][8]

In Japan, the game debuted at number two on the charts, selling 51,039 units (PS4 version) in its opening weekend.[12]In two weeks it sold 58,777 units (PS4 version).[13]As of November, 2022,World Seekerhad sold 1 million copies worldwide.[14]

Accolades

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Despite the mixed reviews, the game was nominated for "Original Light Mix Score, Franchise" at the NAVGTR Awards.[15]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Wan Pīsu: Wārudo Shīkā(ONE PIECE(ワンピース):ワールドシーカー)in Japanese

References

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  1. ^Barnett, Brian (December 12, 2017)."One Piece: World Seeker Game Review".IGN.RetrievedMarch 14,2019.
  2. ^Dennis, Catrina (December 18, 2017)."One Piece: World Seeker Trailer Explores Characters and Design".Comicbook.RetrievedMarch 14,2019.
  3. ^abcde"One Piece: World Seeker Gets First Gameplay Trailer | ASidCast".ASidCast.2018-05-31. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-02-21.Retrieved2018-05-31.
  4. ^Green, Scott (November 2, 2017).""One Piece" Makes Grand Promises For Mysterious Game Project ".Crunchyroll.Archived fromthe originalon June 20, 2019.RetrievedMarch 14,2019.
  5. ^Romano, Sal (December 18, 2017)."One Piece: World Seeker teaser trailer, screenshots".Gematsu.RetrievedMarch 14,2019.
  6. ^ab"One Piece: World Seeker for PC Reviews".Metacritic.RetrievedSeptember 4,2019.
  7. ^ab"One Piece: World Seeker for PlayStation 4 Reviews".Metacritic.RetrievedSeptember 4,2019.
  8. ^ab"One Piece: World Seeker for Xbox One Reviews".Metacritic.RetrievedSeptember 4,2019.
  9. ^Meister, Rich (March 24, 2019)."Review: One Piece: World Seeker".Destructoid.RetrievedSeptember 4,2019.
  10. ^Hilliard, Kyle (March 13, 2019)."One Piece: World Seeker Review – King Of The One Piece Games".Game Informer.Archived fromthe originalon March 20, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 4,2019.
  11. ^Saltzman, Mitchell (March 13, 2019)."One Piece World Seeker Review".IGNIndia.RetrievedSeptember 4,2019.
  12. ^Romano, Sal (March 20, 2019)."Media Create Sales: 3/11/19 – 3/17/19".Gematsu.RetrievedSeptember 17,2019.
  13. ^Romano, Sal (March 27, 2019)."Media Create Sales: 3/18/19 – 3/24/19".Gematsu.RetrievedSeptember 17,2019.
  14. ^"ガンバリオン nạp sẽ 2022｜ xã nội イベント｜ガンバリオン công thức ブログ GA NBA R!LOG｜ガンバリオン công thức ウェブサイト".ガンバリオン công thức ウェブサイト(in Japanese).Retrieved2024-03-10.
  15. ^"2019 Nominees".National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers.January 13, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 25,2020.
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