One Piece: World Seeker

One Piece: World Seeker
Cover art
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

One Piece: World Seeker[a] is an action-adventure video game based on the manga and anime series One Piece. Developed by Ganbarion and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, the game is the first video game in the franchise to feature an open world environment.[1][2] The game was released on March 15, 2019, for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox 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]

The game features the talents of One Piece anime producer Hiroki Koyama from Toei Animation, One Piece media supervisor Suguru Sugita from Shueisha, One Piece game supervisor Yuji Suzuki from Shueisha, and One Piece game producer Kōji Nakajima from Bandai Namco Entertainment.[3]

Gameplay

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Screenshot of Luffy traversing in the open world environment

One Piece: World Seeker is an action-adventure game which puts players in the role of Monkey D. Luffy from a third-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 an open world environment 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 featuring Roronoa Zoro, Sabo, and Trafalgar Law as playable characters.

Development

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On November 2, 2017, the game was announced under the codename Dawn and said to be an "unprecedented" game,[4] later in December 2017, the game's Official title One Piece: World Seeker was revealed and at Jump Festa 2018 the Game's First Trailer was revealed and released on YouTube on December 18, 2017.[5]

The One Piece: World Seeker original soundtrack album by Kohei Tanaka, comprising 56 soundtracks, was released on March 15, 2019. The theme song for the Japanese version is "Kimi no Moto e" (君のもとへ, "To You") by Ketsumeishi. 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 the review aggregation website Metacritic.[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 Seeker had 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. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Dennis, Catrina (December 18, 2017). "One Piece: World Seeker Trailer Explores Characters and Design". Comicbook.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "One Piece: World Seeker Gets First Gameplay Trailer | ASidCast". ASidCast. 2018-05-31. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  4. ^ Green, Scott (November 2, 2017). ""One Piece" Makes Grand Promises For Mysterious Game Project". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Romano, Sal (December 18, 2017). "One Piece: World Seeker teaser trailer, screenshots". Gematsu. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "One Piece: World Seeker for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "One Piece: World Seeker for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "One Piece: World Seeker for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Meister, Rich (March 24, 2019). "Review: One Piece: World Seeker". Destructoid. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Hilliard, Kyle (March 13, 2019). "One Piece: World Seeker Review – King Of The One Piece Games". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Saltzman, Mitchell (March 13, 2019). "One Piece World Seeker Review". IGN India. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  12. ^ Romano, Sal (March 20, 2019). "Media Create Sales: 3/11/19 – 3/17/19". Gematsu. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  13. ^ Romano, Sal (March 27, 2019). "Media Create Sales: 3/18/19 – 3/24/19". Gematsu. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  14. ^ "ガンバリオン納会2022｜社内イベント｜ガンバリオン公式ブログ GANBAR!LOG｜ガンバリオン 公式ウェブサイト". ガンバリオン 公式ウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  15. ^ "2019 Nominees". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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