One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

Play it on: PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, Windows (Steam Deck OK)
Current goal: Max out Okiku
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My partner and I have been watching a lotta One Piece lately, and not in preparation for the live-action adaptation coming to Netflix this August, though good for you if you’re stoked about that. No, instead, I’ve been plowing through the anime to get ready for the upcoming batch of DLC for One Piece Pirate Warriors 4, a musou game featuring the Straw Hat pirates and pals.

If you’ve played Dynasty Warriors or Hyrule Warriors, then you know what kind of game this is: an epic power fantasy in which you control Luffy, Zoro, and the rest of the Straw Hats—alongside newcomers like the narcissistic heartthrob Cavendish and my personal favorite, the super-tall samurai Okiku—to run through various arcs starting with Alabasta and ending with an original take on the Wano County story.

It’s a great time, one I recently had a 12-hour gaming session with and I look forward to doing that again with the end-goal of maxing out Okiku. Fingers crossed I make it happen this weekend. — Levi Winslow