
Due to his actions against Luffy at Loguetown, Smoker can be considered as the primary antagonist of Loguetown Arc, and acts as a minor antagonist during the Marineford Arc. He is also since his debut the superior of Tashigi, serving as her mentor as well. At some point during the timeskip, he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral. He was first introduced as a captain in Loguetown, where he made it his mission to capture Luffy, and was later promoted to the rank of commodore, due to the events in Arabasta. Review copy of game provided by publisher.Smoker the White Hunter is a Marine officer and the Commander of the G-5 Marine Base, following the treason of his former superior Vergo.
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One Piece continues to be a series I have an affinity for even without ever having experienced the anime, which means I will most likely be on-board for whatever comes next. I wish it was more fleshed out in terms of variety. The world is simply stunning to traverse through and the story and characters really carried me through to the end. Combat feels good even if it is one note. One Piece: World Seeker is by far the best the series has been in game form. Even when I was bored with the tedious quests I loved moving around the world. The animated characters look great and are a step above the creepy mascot-inspired models from the recently released Jump Force.

The bold color lines really pop, and the world is a joy to run through. World Seeker looks fantastic and takes advantage of Xbox One X with 4K resolution and gorgeous HDR. Capturing anime in video game form is nothing new, especially for Bandai Namco. One thing few can argue with though is how good this game looks. Those that don’t take to Luffy and his pals though will find a pretty hollow open-world experience. Thankfully the world and characters are interesting enough to carry me through it. It lacks variety, and with a game this big that becomes a problem. Every missions starts to bleed into the next, and the combat eventually evolves into abusing one move over and over. World Seeker’s biggest problem is its abundance of repetition. While I enjoyed the combat, it can grow tiresome.

This changes up attack styles and is required for some enemies. Luffy also has two stances for combat which he can switch on-the-fly. Things such as bazooka rounds can be fired and it adds flavor to just mashing the buttons on the brain dead enemies.

Yes, Luffy can fire projectiles from his stretchy hands, which is insane as it is fun. The moves obtained through the skill tree also spice up things.Ĭombat is a mix of a Dynasty Warriors formula and a third-person shooter. It is certainly no Spider-Man, but it makes traversing the world more interesting. Luffy can use his stretchy arms to grapple onto points and swing around the world. A lot of the quests are standard fare and even boring at times. For the most part it is paint-by-numbers when it comes to open-world design. There are main and side missions, and upon completing them I was awarded a skill point to flesh out the tree of moves and buffs. I was trotting between places, beating up enemies, and collecting items along the way. Jumping into Prison Island reveals that World Seeker is the evolution of Unlimited World Red. Again, having never seen the show I don’t know how it compares, but this game made me more interested in checking it out. What follows is a solid story arc that remains interesting thanks to the solid writing and interesting characters. They quickly discover that the treasure simply does not exist and end up separated. This time it is on a place called Prison Island. World Seeker once again finds Luffy and his crew in search of treasure. World Seeker is the most polished of the outings so far, and might be one of the best of the open-world anime titles Bandai Namco has done to date. Then we have their appearances in fighting games and even their own musou series, which isn’t half bad. Unlimited World Red was ambitious but severely flawed. Sadly, past efforts have been hit and miss. I have felt they make perfect fodder for video games. The world and its inhabitants have always intrigued me.

I have, however, played a ton of games featuring Monkey D. I have never watched an episode of One Piece.
