
Another way to get ahead in big fights is to eat food items that give you a buff. Completing these gives you a huge boost in leveling and helps you quickly progress through the game. In a “Dramatic Scene,” you might be tasked with defeating an enemy with a particular member or in a certain number of turns.

Later in the game, you can even harness the power of friendship with “Bond Arts,” a powerful ability that Straw Hats execute together, which you can unlock through side quests.ĭuring battle there’s a chance you’ll trigger a “Dramatic Scene,” which is an extra task to complete in exchange for bonus experience and loot. No healing items available? Have Chopper tap in to take care of damaged friends. Usopp too close to a group of enemies? Switch him out with Sanji.

You can even pull party members into the fight who weren’t on the field. Thankfully, the game lets you swap party members positions throughout the fight. This allows you to land close-range, long-range, and group attacks depending on your location, so you’ll have to make sure each Straw Hat is in the right spot to take advantage of their abilities. In each fight, your party members and enemies occupy different positions on the battlefield. During dungeon exploration, use Luffy and his stretchable limbs to pull yourself across the map with Gum Gum Slingshot, or take advantage of Chopper’s small size to crawl through tight spaces. You’ll get to utilize everyone’s unique abilities not only to fight, but to get around the map. Brook – Musician and skeleton whose soul can separate from his body… or what’s left of it.Įach Straw Hat has their own combat specialty, which are often their iconic moves from the One Piece series.Franky – The shipwright and cyborg with super-human strength and weapons built into his body.Robin – The ship’s archaeologist who ate a Devil Fruit which gave her the ability to create duplicate limbs from any surface.Chopper – Part reindeer, part human, full-time doctor on the ship.Sanji – A skilled cook who reserves his hands just for cooking and fights only with his feet.

Usopp – A sharp shooting slingshot user, afraid of most conflict.Nami – The ship’s navigator and skilled con artist who uses her “Clima-Tact” to fight by controlling the weather.Zoro – The master swordsman who uses a three-sword fighting style.Luffy – The captain who ate a Devil Fruit, which made him able to bend and stretch his body as if he was made of rubber.That means we get to see our heroes in action and get hands-on experience with the turn-based combat. They must find each other, meet the locals, and fight off the new enemies they meet along the way. When you begin, you’ll see our main cast, known as the Straw Hat Pirates, get sucked into a storm, thrown onto a mysterious island, and separated. One Piece Odyssey’s release is just around the corner and to give everyone a head start, a demo of this new turn-based RPG is available now on Xbox Series X|S.
