One Piece: World Seeker

WCCFtechDave Aubrey

7.5/10

World Seeker does a great job of setting up an exciting One Piece story. The Straw Hat Pirates land at an island that the Navy has complete control of, and Luffy, the captain, instantly starts making trouble and fighting with the local Navy captain, who is in control with a legion of unique technology, including robot drone fighters.

Steam Deck HQNoah Kupetsky

7/10

One Piece World Seeker is a wonderful journey for the Straw Hat Crew that can be enjoyed pretty nicely on the Steam Deck with minimal setting changes!

Gamers HeroesJohnny Hurricane

70/100

One Piece fans will be able to overlook World Seeker's issues, but those not as big on the series won't miss much by skipping this title.

WayTooManyGamesLeo Faria

6.5/10

At first glance, One Piece: World Seeker looks like a winner. An open world title with great graphics, a brand new storyline, and featuring the entire cast from the anime. After an abysmal VR title released last year, World Seeker had everything to become the piece of vindication One Piece fans deserved, but I’m disappointed to inform you that this game doesn’t quite cut the mustard.

Capsule ComputersTravis Bruno

6.5/10

One Piece: World Seeker features both the looks and a story worthy of fitting in with the original story but be prepared for a simplistic fighting style and an open world with little to do.

Playstation UniverseBenjamin Shillabeer-Hall

6/10

Luffy's charm really helps sell this game, with the open world being quite beautiful at times. But some issues with the combat, lack of Straw Hats interacting with the world, and the lock on system being a pain during some fights gives this enough flaws that some folks might not be able to ignore.

Sirus GamingLeif Rey Bornales

5.5/10

We want to emphasize that 5 will always be the “average” number, not 7. So by far, it’s 50% great and it’s also 50% bad.

Overall, One Piece: World Seeker has some great ideas – and the premise of an open world tie-in for One Piece is brilliant, but in execution the game falls short of being a great experience. Fans of the series who have been wanting something new can mess around with it to fill in time between anime or manga releases, but outside of that, more casual fans won’t find a hook, and this is certainly not the way to introduce new players to One Piece. There’s a basis here to grow into something truly spectacular, but the first entry of open world One Piece hasn’t delivered on its promise.

ShackNewsDonovan Erskine

5/10

Fans of the One Piece anime and manga will probably find more to enjoy in the World Seeker experience than most gamers. Once you get past the pretty surface, you’ll find that there isn’t much below it. The story is middling, lacking the excitement and action you would expect from a property like One Piece. A small handful of intriguing characters along with some fun unlockable abilities were the sole highlights of my playthrough, but weren't enough to make up for the game's many shortcomings otherwise. Ultimately, One Piece World Seeker serves as a rather mediocre adaptation of a property that...

Attack of the FanboyDean James

Even as fun as it can be zipping around the island with Luffy's outstretched arms, the numerous issues start to bubble up very quickly and they make One Piece: World Seeker start to feel very monotonous and lackluster way too early into the game.

DestructoidRich Meister

4/10

One Piece: World Seeker tells a surprisingly well-realized story that fans of the series are sure to enjoy, but only if they can make it through repetitive and frustrating gameplay. The talented voice cast and bright, popping visuals are a treat, but it does little to revolutionize the open-world adventure genre. If you aren’t a fan of the source material, World Seeker is hard to recommend, but lovers of the Straw Hat pirates will find an enjoyable story buried under a lot of mundane gameplay.

Checkpoint GamingKieren Munn

Unscored

Being a huge fan of Eiichiro Oda’s manga One Piece, I was super excited to get my hands on Bandai Namco’s latest game project, One Piece: World Seeker. Touted as being an open world role playing game with an original story penned by the celebrated author, Oda, as well as receiving artistic input from Toei Animation crew members – how could I not get excited? The one question I had to ask however: is One Piece: World Seeker a successful game, or just another anime themed release with too...