In the latest Jump issue it has been revealed that Gekko Moriah will be playable character in the upcoming release of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3. Various gameplay footage including Zoro, Nami, Crocodile, Enel and more was revealed earlier and can be seen here.
Rob Lucci was also announced as a playable character in last month’s Jump.
The game will follow the original story of One Piece and start from Romance Dawn Arc where the story of One Piece first starts from and will follow the Straw Hat Pirates to the Dressrosa Arc, which is about a kingdom called Dressrosa within the New World, and one of the Twenty Kingdoms of the World Government where it is dominated by the evil Donquixote Doflamingo, known as the “Heavenly Demon”.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 will be releasing on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PC in Summer 2015 in North America and Europe. The game will be releasing in Japan on PS3, PS4, and Vita only, and will cost ¥7,800 (~ $78.00 USD) on console and ¥6,800 (~ $68.00 USD) on the Vita.
Here is a synopsis of the game from Namco Bandai:
The journey of Luffy, from the origins to the face to face with the Heavenly Demon!
More action, more characters, stronger enemies and an improved gameplay in the latest collaboration between TOEI ANIMATION, KOEI TECMO GAMES and BANDAI NAMCO GAMES!
In addition to this, gameplay screenshots were also previewed (more can be viewed here):
Source: AP Forums
