So I have had this game in my library for a few months from a humble bundle. I love dynasty warriors games, but know practically nothing about one piece other than that its shounen, very long,and about pirates. I like anime but never watched one piece due to its length. Is the story followable without any knowelge of the anime/ manga or not worth downloading? Show As a musou fan myself I must say that this game is in my top 5 for sure, it's really freakin' fun to play and it's really stand out. Although I did watch the anime (about ~700 episodes) and it was the first OP game I've ever played so obviously it was cool to actually use those characters, not just watch them doing stuff. I don't know whether you will like it or not, hard to say, the anime is quite goofy and a hefty amount of character are goofy as well, so without knowing the stuff about them you'll just probably cringe at the screen. Regarding the story - well, guess what, how much can you tell from 650~ episodes in one musou game? Right, not too shabby, all we got here is key plot characters and boss battles, that's it, you won't be getting much of lore either (game features just slight briefings which tells you what happened in between the mission and what is currently going on). From the other hand I played ARSLAN: THE WARRIORS OF LEGEND on my friends PS4 and liked it very much although I had no clue about that anime and it's characters (I know it's a small piece of anime, but still), I mean you can still enjoy a game this way. Đây là một phần tiếp theo tuyệt vời cho hai phiên bản đầu tiên và được cho là phần cuối cùng. Nó có lối chơi tương tự như bản gốc với một vài tính năng mới, chẳng hạn như nhân vật Kizuna Rush, người có thể triệu hồi một nhân vật khác để chiến đấu bên cạnh anh ta, làm cho các đòn tấn công hoàn thiện mạnh hơn. Đánh bại những tên cướp biển nguy hiểm nhất và trở thành người chiến thắngMỗi nhân vật trong game phiêu lưu hành động này, sở hữu sức mạnh đặc biệt của riêng mình, có thể làm những việc khác nhau, chẳng hạn như gây ra các phép thuật hay ném những khẩu pháo hoặc sức mạnh có thể làm tổn hại khả năng của kẻ thù. Kẻ thù cũng có thể giải phóng bộ sức mạnh của mình, chẳng hạn như các đòn tấn công gây choáng. Ngoài ra còn có một trạng thái đặc biệt được gọi là Overdrive, rằng các anh hùng chỉ có thể sử dụng, một khi nhân vật, Kizuna Rush đã được kích hoạt. Các đồng tiền đặc biệt phải được thu thập, trước khi một số quyền hạn này có thể được kích hoạt. Trong chế độ câu chuyện chính, được gọi là chế độ Ghi chép Truyền thuyết, có những cảnh cắt đặc biệt được gọi là Sự kiện Kho báu, chỉ có thể được kích hoạt trong các điều kiện đặc biệt. Ngoài ra còn có một chế độ Dream Log, nơi bạn sẽ trải nghiệm các trận đánh bán ngẫu nhiên và mở khóa các nhân vật và vật phẩm khi bạn tiến bộ thông qua các cấp độ. Sau này, bạn sẽ phải đối mặt với một mức độ khó hơn được gọi là Nightmare Log. Trò chơi phiêu lưu cướp biển thú vị với chiều sâu của trò chơiCó một Legend Diary, cho biết tiến trình của bạn mặc dù trò chơi. Điều này là cần thiết, vì sự phức tạp của trò chơi. Điều này đúng với tài liệu nguồn mà trò chơi dựa trên. Phong cách chiến đấu độc đáo làm cho nó trở thành một trải nghiệm thú vị. Like its predecessors, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 gives the Straw Hat Pirates the high-action Dynasty Warriors treatment, and it doesn’t change things too much this time around. In particular, the decent combat against hordes of enemies is largely the same as it is in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2. However, unlike the last game, this one sticks to the canon One Piece story instead of telling a lackluster original one, and that sets it apart. It’s an extremely abridged story that has a bad habit of disrupting the battles just when they’re getting good, but Pirate Warriors 3 is fun overall and very well-suited to the waves-of-enemies “musou” style of battle. One Piece the anime has reached over 700 episodes as of this writing, and it's still going. That's a lot of story to fit in 12 or so hours of an action-focused campaign, but Pirate Warriors 3 manages to do it — somehow — and even include an original ending. Even as I reached story arcs I barely remember or ones I haven't seen, I still was able to follow along and, most importantly, enjoy it. I adore the world of One Piece, and none of that spirit is diminished in shortening the story. Saying goodbye to the Going Merry still gave me feels, and playing as Luffy really made me want to help his friends when they were in danger of dying in battle. So Many Episodes, So Little TimeFitting in all this story context does come at a cost, however. Even though a lot of details are skipped or summarized, there’s still a lot of reading to do and cutscenes to watch. Battles are too frequently interrupted by these cutscenes, and the fighting drags as a result. Pirate Warriors 3 is a much faster way to experience One Piece than the manga or anime, but battles felt far longer than they actually were, and that didn’t help the sense of pacing. I usually like the steady, focused grind of a Dynasty Warriors-style battle up until its boss, but interruptions break up that focus and turn it into tedium. With that and the lower difficulty in the first half of the campaign, I sometimes felt like playing was a chore standing between me and the next chunk of plot, rather than letting the story enrich the gameplay. That’s not to say that the battles themselves aren’t any fun, though. One Piece’s often over-the-top style suits the musou genre perfectly — each character’s set of attacks both makes sense for who or what the characters are and also for the Pirate Warriors’ kind of battle. All of them are capable of mowing down 50-plus enemies at once, and it’s consistently satisfying once the challenge picks up a little. Dream It, Fight ItMy favorite part of battling was experimenting with teammate combo attacks. Any crew member who’s taking part in a battle can be rotated into a kind of partner slot, and with the right combination of attacks, your partner will come in and strike with a finishing move. Playing as Luffy, I could “gatling gun” punch a swarm of opposing Marines and bring in the swordsman Zoro for the kill. Teaming up with the skeleton Brook launches a kind of musical attack, and Nami uses weather. It further enhances the crewmate solidarity aspect that’s so central to One Piece, and it looks pretty cool to destroy 100 enemies with one blow. There’s also plenty to do in Pirate Warriors 3 outside of the main story. There’s a semi-random “dream log” mode, for example, in which you can unlock extras to help you level up your characters’ skills. It’s smart, because the only other option is grinding in completed story mode levels. It’s a nice break from the main campaign when needed, and playing as any unlocked character freely is always a nice touch. Pros
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The VerdictOf all the ways to experience One Piece — a daunting task, considering how much of it there is — Pirate Warriors 3 isn’t a bad choice. It does its source material justice, and the heavily condensed canon story is as fun to experience as ever. One Piece’s unique style of fighting also translates quite well to musou combat, but fitting in the story bogs down that combat somewhat. Instead of enjoying both fighting and dialogue, it became a weird kind of chore to play through battles just to progress the story. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 ReviewOkay Pirate Warriors 3 combines musou combat with One Piece’s spirit intact, but it’s bogged down by cutscenes. |
