Jae Lee writes: I don’t remember the first time I saw One Piece, but I do believe that at one point I thought it had potential, as I still have the first five volumes of the manga sitting on a shelf somewhere in my house.
I think at one point I found that it just wasn’t the series for me, whether it be the characters, story or art style, and I wrote it off and stopped following it.
However, still to this day One Piece is a popular running shounen series, and Romance Dawn marks my first exposure to the series after having written it off all those years ago, and after playing it, I’m reminded of all the reasons why I did in the first place.
One Piece: Romance Dawn is a game with a lot of potential, but feels like a missed opportunity. The pieces - comic/manga cutscenes, anime cutscenes, and a neat battle and crafting system, all sound like a recipe for success. But instead, we have a game that is mediocre, with flaws in all of them. If you are a hardcore fan of One Piece, you could do worse. And honestly, the game isn't all bad. But the Nintendo 3DS' library is so fantastic, there are so many better ways to spend your time than this game.
"Just to be clear- I don't watch One Piece. I actually don't even have the slightest clue what the series is about. All I know is that it is a popular anime that's been pretty long running."
Save/Continue writes: No nonsense here. One Piece: Romance Dawn is a $40 piece of garbage. There is absolutely nothing engaging or likable or even moderately fun about Namco Bandai‘s latest entry into the One Piece series of game adaptations.
