Bandai Namco announced that One Piece: Odyssey’s Reunion of Memories DLC will release on May 25. In this upcoming expansion, the Straw Hats are approached by a girl resembling Lim and they are sent into another world.
Over on the PlayStation Blog, Bandai Namco explained how the Reunion of Memories has a new battle system called Limited Order Battles that emphasizes a more strategic way of fighting. In a battle with Rear Admiral Barricade, the Straw Hats must defeat him while avoiding knocking out his sailor allies. Defeating the sailors isn’t necessary to win the battle, and each sailor knocked out only makes Rear Admiral Barricade stronger.
While the Straw Hats can stun and confuse the sailors, the DLC adds an NPC ally that will try to defeat the sailors, boosting Barricade’s power level. The purpose of this ally is to make battles more dynamic.
Additionally, the DLC’s narrative has a branching storyline system where players can choose between two options. One choice potentially keeps the Straw Hats away from danger while the other will put them in it. When the Straw Hats are trying to save the mayor of Water Seven, they can either save the workers and ask for their help or take the streets back to the mayor’s house. Both paths result in a battle but the enemies will be different.
One Piece: Odyssey was released on January 12 for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The Reunion of Memories DLC was teased back in April, but now it’s confirmed to release later this May.
In IGN’s One Piece: Odyssey review, we said, “One Piece Odyssey proves that a classic turn-based RPG is a good genre fit for the world and characters of One Piece, and that makes it rewarding despite a lack of tension in its all-too-easy fights and some frustrating quest design that pads out its length.”
George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. He’s been writing about the industry since 2019 and has worked with other publications such as Insider, Kotaku, NPR, and Variety.
When not writing about video games, George is playing video games. What a surprise! You can follow him on Twitter @Yinyangfooey
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