One Piece is getting a new video game. During a video presentation celebrating One Piece’s 25th anniversary, Bandai Namco announced that the acclaimed manga/anime series will be getting a new RPG with an original story written by series creator Eiichiro Oda.
One Piece Odyssey is a new open-world game in which the Straw Hats must find treasure to explore a mysterious island. The game is being developed by ILCA, a Japanese studio that recently worked on the Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl remakes, as well as Dragon Quest XI and Nier Replicant. While the announcement trailer didn’t show too much outside of cutscenes and exploration, we do know that there will be turn-based combat and that players will have the crew of the Thousand Sunny and a brand new character at their disposal.
In addition to a new game, One Piece is also getting a live-action adaptation courtesy of Netflix. Most of the cast has been announced, with Iñaki Godoy tapped to play Straw Hats leader Monkey D. Luffy.
One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda has a habit of enthusiastically sharing his thoughts accompanied by cute little drawings of its characters. For the reveal of One Piece Odyssey he said:
“I thought to myself – wasn’t that like three years ago when I was designing the characters? hahaha! But when I actually saw the game… Wow! It felt like I was watching a MOVIE!!! What an incredible immersion.”
One Piece Odyssey will be released in 2022 for PlayStation, Xbox and PC.