In between missions, you are free to spend any booty found along the way. To overcome their threat, you will need to wait for a stun icon to appear before making your attack, otherwise you could see your health bar decimated. Just like you, they have a repertoire of moves at their disposal.
Boss battles require a little more attention, however. For example, Luffy will often contort himself into a weapon, before flailing through entire mobs of enemy pirates.įor the most part, you can mindlessly hammer your way from one side of a map to the other, racking up hundreds, if not thousands of knock-outs in the process. Even the everyday square and triangle combos are given flare thanks to great animation work and effects. Perhaps the most notable is the game’s buddy system, allowing players to build an affinity with fellow crew members before unleashing devastating synchronised attacks. Although the “button-masher” accolade had been well and truly earned, nothing tops the thrill of leaping into your first Warriors battle and watching as the bodies start to fly.Ĭompared to the mainline Warriors series, Pirate Warriors 3 has a few nuances at play. Gameplay, on the other hand, is as fun and accessible as ever. This constant need to yo-yo between objectives gives each mission a false sense of longevity. When fighting over on one side of the battlefield, the developer plays its same, age-old trick of urgently calling players to different location.
It’s this lack of imagination when it comes to level design that has been letting Omega Force and its games down for years now. Occasionally, you’ll be commanded to escort ally heroes and capture bases, yet these are nothing more than diversions, as are the pool of secondary missions available during each mission. Although missions can vary in size, the main objective is usually the same, to mow down hundreds of enemies before moving on to a boss encounter. Here’s where the overlap with Dynasty Warriors makes itself known.Īfter selecting which crew member to play as, you’ll be dropped into the heart of a raging conflict between warring pirate factions. Each major chapter in the saga becomes its own chronological mission, presented in the form of pitched battles. Starting with the dramatic rescue of famed bounty hunter, Roronoa Zoro, the story mode in Pirate Warriors 3 will guide you through the entire plot. Fantastic but much cooler and just a little bit unhinged.
Upon eating one of several rare Devil Fruits, he gains the power to manipulate his body into all manner of shapes, effectively becoming indestructible. Luffy, the series’ loud-mouthed protagonist, is one of the many wannabes out there, but unlike most of the competition, he has a rare ability. With untold riches awaiting them, thousands scramble to the call, cobbling together crews and ships in hope of finding One Piece.
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