One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 45
  3. Negative: 5 out of 45
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  1. Ahoythere
    Jul 20, 2023
    7
    Enjoyable single-player, unfortunately, there are three reasons that the multiplayer died prematurely. There is no crossplay - this would have kept it a bit more populated as you can look up that there are people playing on the other platforms years later. You can not drop into a match midway, no one wants to wait in a lobby where it is uncertain whether it will fill up or not. Lastly, youEnjoyable single-player, unfortunately, there are three reasons that the multiplayer died prematurely. There is no crossplay - this would have kept it a bit more populated as you can look up that there are people playing on the other platforms years later. You can not drop into a match midway, no one wants to wait in a lobby where it is uncertain whether it will fill up or not. Lastly, you can not queue up for all game modes/difficulties at the same time, instead, they force filters that section the search off into many small parts, making it even more likely no one would ever see you waiting in your lobby.… Expand
  2. FluffySpartan
    May 11, 2023
    8
    As a one piece fan i give an 8 but if I'm honest , as a player it's more like a 6/10. I can enjoy the roster , the attacks , the Story and the repetitive fights but for someone who isn't into one piece it's probably not much .
  3. DOFsan
    Mar 21, 2022
    8
    This is a Musuo game. If you aren't familiar, you are a powerful character fighting hundreds of weaklings in a repetitive mission based structure. I find it much better than dynasty warriors. Fun, about 50 characters. The draw distance is pathetic and the graphics pretty bad. This game runs at 25-40 fps on a software level, and even does this in an emulator. More fun if you like one piece.This is a Musuo game. If you aren't familiar, you are a powerful character fighting hundreds of weaklings in a repetitive mission based structure. I find it much better than dynasty warriors. Fun, about 50 characters. The draw distance is pathetic and the graphics pretty bad. This game runs at 25-40 fps on a software level, and even does this in an emulator. More fun if you like one piece. Suffers from typical musuo flaws. It continually feeds you text during battle, at the bottom of the screen. There is no way whatsoever you can see this text while playing. Lastly, when you beat a boss you typically wind up in a cut scene where you have lost.… Expand
  4. Jc152306
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Vicio total y siendo one piece mas espero los dlc pronto para meterle mas horas
  5. TheProtatoX
    Apr 29, 2020
    9
    Overall, I find myself enjoying this title over PW3, and personally feel it's a step in the right direction.

    Pirate Warriors 3's attempt to streamline the series and remove the majority of the story elements left the game feeling a little dull, and PW4 has done a good job succeeding where PW3 failed. |||Positives (IMO): Aerial combos have been introduced to help diversify game-play    Overall, I find myself enjoying this title over PW3, and personally feel it's a step in the right direction.

    Pirate Warriors 3's attempt to streamline the series and remove the majority of the story elements left the game feeling a little dull, and PW4 has done a good job succeeding where PW3 failed.

    |||Positives (IMO):
    Aerial combos have been introduced to help diversify game-play against other flying characters and larger opponents. (1 Land Moveset and 1 Aerial Moveset as oppose to 2 Land Movesets like in PW3)
    Giant enemies have been added, which fixes the issue of previously large characters being scaled incorrectly (They were too small) (Now you get to kick butt as a GIANT WHITEBEARD!!!)

    More fleshed out Story Mode (Keeping 3 arcs for each half of the series may seem disappointing, but it's really not. Instead of each arc having 1-2 levels with all the story elements squeezed into them, each arc has 5-7 levels that focuses on multiple aspects of the arc.)

    Improved Map Design (In PW3, every map was a bunch of squares and corridors, which eventually got pretty stale. In PW4 however, every map has a unique design that has no shape limitations.)

    Improved Boss Fights (While PW1 still has the best boss fights imo, this game was a step in the right direction due to the inclusion of destructible environments and dynamic map changes.)

    Music (Omg just take a listen! THE SOUNDTRACK IS GOD TIER!)

    Choosing your own Specials - This was something that was exclusive to Luffy in Pirate Warriors 1, but NOW EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER GETS THE OPTION WHICH IS AMAZING! |||

    Negatives:

    Costumes (Luffy gets his special costume for every arc, but most of the other characters unfortunately keep their initial outfits. This is a damn shame because there's a lot of awesome character outfits in each arc.)

    No Quick Time Events (Idk who said these were annoying because damn were they fun in the first Pirate Warriors. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK SOMEDAY!)

    Some PTS Strawhats Not Playable (I'm not exactly sure why certain characters with full movesets are unplayable, but they are. I think it's a bit silly to code in all of PTS Franky's combos and then only let the AI use them...)

    The Camera: It's just bad....    … Expand
  6. WalkHalla
    Apr 6, 2020
    7
    I see a lot of changes after Pirate wars 3. First of all, the most important thing that we so lacked - the Ability to choose Techniques! We were allowed to create a perfect list of techniques for ourselves. In part 3, You might not have been happy with the styles of punches, but now you choose it yourself. Each character has become unique, having its own fighting style, and not just aI see a lot of changes after Pirate wars 3. First of all, the most important thing that we so lacked - the Ability to choose Techniques! We were allowed to create a perfect list of techniques for ourselves. In part 3, You might not have been happy with the styles of punches, but now you choose it yourself. Each character has become unique, having its own fighting style, and not just a model like all the others. You need to get used to each character, learn their strike techniques, pump them up, and choose the best fighting style for them! The graphics in the Nintendo Switch version have grown a lot! Now this is not a quick version, part 4 was released simultaneously with all other versions on consoles and it is clear that it does not differ in quality, But in the Nintendo version, this is more of a plus! Become more elaborate levels, and most importantly it the effect of razrushaemosti locations! This experiment I took as a good because it adds visual power heroes, you see what they are able to destroy the building, not just people ! Besides heroes now can jump on the building that too, it was impossible to do in 3rd part! It is also a noticeable plus in the treasury.
    Now The Cons! The most important thing is the monotony of the plot and fights! Even the arches that were repeated many times could be shown from some other side, come up with something new that was not before. It is possible to add some separate mechanics that will only be in the story, something that would make the next repeat of the story interesting! But alas, the same thing again. Capture the base, defeat the bosses, collect rewards... the same thing. The second disadvantage is the promotion of the plot compared to the 3 parts. 3 part of ended on Battle with Dofi and after him in 4 parts of goes just 2 episodes on 6 parts of, given how many was passed until this. You could further reduce the previous stories, but more stretch to new but you did not do, but in vain! Result. In General, the game has acquired a decent number of innovations, which is not surprising for the new part. Rather, it would be strange if it remained unchanged. But the sad thing is that it remained the same passing project for 1 time, it did not do anything surprising for this genre. She didn't let us say "Wow, this has never happened in such genres". Even the "attack of the titans" in this regard was something unique, for the sake of mechanics you went into the game because in other games this was not the case. But in part 4 "One Piece", we again Mindlessly Click the buttons, watch the screensavers, and repeat again. P.S Thank you for the opportunity to choose music from the anime "openings" before the battles. I appreciated it. This is gave additional energy to play further.    … Expand
  7. iMustang
    Apr 3, 2020
    4
    The Switch version is borderline unplayable with textures constantly disappearing and handheld mode looking dark and terrible. For the core game, it's a simplified PW3 with a made up story for Wano. Honestly the game felt like a step backwards and it's sad to see what this great franchise has become.
  8. elChicoCarbon
    Apr 2, 2020
    8
    Fix the problems that PW3 has and add more content. Its add the saga of Zou, Whole cake and Wano
  9. xenoxinius
    Mar 28, 2020
    9
    even though this is my first Warrior game I LOVE it
    nice character design, moves from the series, beautiful graphic
    kinda long loading times but easy to overlook

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69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. God is a Geek
    Apr 13, 2020
    60
    One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 brings a lot of good additions to the franchise but it has far too many technical and camera issues to be a must play right now.
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  2. GameSkinny
    Apr 8, 2020
    80
    One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is not only one of the best One Piece games but possibly one of the best Musou games around.
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  3. FNintendo
    Apr 7, 2020
    60
    Pirate Warriors 4 is rich in content and characters from the One Piece animated series, which is bound to satisfy its many fans. It also has a clumsy way of presenting its plot, and has a rather shoddy campaign mode, as well as performance issues and less improvements than the its fellow Warriors games, but while that may not make this a compulsory purchase, it's also not an obstacle to enjoying the game's fun combat, which is indeed a satisfying experience.
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