The smallest of these sins are grammatical issues in the game’s translation – something I can more or less forgive. Admittedly, they do, but they’re also hindered by the often off-putting style of One Piece and some localization mix-ups. The game’s more dramatic moments are shown through fully rendered cutscenes, and assumedly, they would showcase the game’s graphical fidelity. That’s not to say the story of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is without faults – there are plenty, they just aren’t written. I was even surprised to find some tear-jerking moments, like Usopp’s apology to the crew or Ace’s death. The world of One Piece is weird, juvenile, and wacky, but don’t think it isn’t filled with real drama or decent messages. As emotions came to a head and tensions rose to a breaking point, I was engaged and enthralled.
The real meat of the story comes at the climax of each arc, just as it does in the show. Sections of importance that you don’t play through are handled well through narrated cinematics and are highly reminiscent of the shonen anime. The game takes you through all of One Piece ’s main story arcs and, thankfully, doesn’t dwell on any filler. One of the first cutscenes you’ll see is of Luffy receiving his namesake straw hat from Red-Hair Shanks. Billed as the dramatic log, you play through the story of One Piece from the very start, and I mean that quite literally. And it seems like not much has changed since I watched the show as a kid, for better or worse.Īll the same, the game’s story is a faithful retelling of this show’s 20-year saga. I knew who Luffy was, Zoro is one of my favorite characters from what I can remember, and the art style is more or less unsettling.
“ What I found was a wonderful retelling of the Straw Hat Pirates’ adventures partnered with exciting, albeit repetitive, gameplay.”Īs I said, I went into One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 with a little bit of a background in the series.
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