Like "Naruto" and "Bleach", long-running popular anime "One Piece" has had many games for almost all the gaming platforms. Bandai Namco has recently announced that they are releasing another new game for the anime coming out by 2018.
The game was announced through Bandai Namco's official U.S Twitter account. According to the tweet, it would be an "open-ended action adventure". As seen in the screenshots that were also uploaded, it also seems to be a role-playing game (RPG), which is not really surprising given the previous "One Piece" games.
Bandai Namco has actually teased this game earlier this year back in July. Back then, it was still called "Project Dawn," and nobody knew what it was about or what the game is based on. Some rumors claimed that it would be a "One Piece" game, and now, those rumors have been confirmed with the tweet.
As the game would be in an open-world setting, it would definitely be a different experience from the previous "One Piece" games. Players would obviously be controlling Luffy going through an adventure along with his Straw Hat gang. The new game is reported to follow the latest anime or manga, but gamers will just have to confirm this when the game gets released.
According to Comicbook.com, the press release mentions that the game is aligned with the 20th anniversary of One Piece. "We're proud to help usher in a new era with 'One Piece: World Seeker', an ambitious new entry in the legendary series," said the brand manager of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., Randy Le. "With an expansive open world and story, Luffy will travel through a huge variety of locales in a new adventure that's as vast as the seven seas."
For now, no other details about the game were revealed. They have at least already put up a website for it, but fans will need to translate it as it is in Japanese.
