The rough time it'll take you to beat Ghost of Yotei is between 25 and 65 hours. But that all depends on exactly what you want to do and how you want to go about it. Just like the previous game, Ghost of Tsushima, Yotei is an open world you're free to explore or just pass it all by as you drill through the main story.
There's a lot you can do here, with plenty of activities like camps to liberate and secrets to discover, not to mention things like the Ghost of Yotei hot springs, wolf dens and Ghost of Yotei Altars of Reflection you can seek out to improve your character. The bare minimum of 20 or so hours is still a satisfying experience, but if you're looking to even slightly explore what Yotei has to offer you'll be spending at least double that, if not more, exploring Ezo. Having finished the game I'll explain below exactly how long it takes to beat Ghost of Yotei, how many chapters there are, and what's going on with a New Game Plus mode.
How long is Ghost of Yotei?
Just story/critical path: 25-30 hours
Main story + some extra content (standard playthrough): 35-40 hours
100% completion: 60-65 hours
For those looking to just play the critical path or main story in Ghost of Yotei you're probably looking at about 25-30 hours to complete the main story. If you largely stick to the story missions and dabble with a few bits of side content as you go, some exploring, bounty hunting etc, it's more like 35-40 hours for a traditional playthrough. If you're looking to do and see it all however, expect to spend somewhere around 60-65 hours in order to 100% complete Ghost of Yotei. That involves finding everything, completing all the side missions, bounties, collectibles and so on, and will likely lead to a Platinum Trophy.
These are all rough benchmarks though. There are all sort of factors that can affect how long it takes - stuff like dynamic events, the fact you can pick and chose elements of the story order, whether you use fast travel, your Ghost of Yotei horse, or feet to get around. The important thing to know is that this is fairly chunky game, and even if you trim the fat down to nothing, you're looking at a couple of days at least.
How many chapters are in Ghost of Yotei?
Ghost of Yotei has three distinct chapters or acts in total. When you finish up with the critical path in Teshio Ridge and Ishikari Plains, the second chapter will trigger and open Oshima Coast. Once you hit a certain point in Oshima Coast's story, the third chapter will then trigger and ultimately lead to the final confrontation. There's no particular reason to delay opening everything up and hitting the final chapter as fast as possible and then exploring the whole world, but for pacing reasons it might be good to leave some side content undone.
Is there a Ghost of Yotei New Game Plus mode?
The previous game in the series, Ghost of Tsushima, did not include a NG+ mode at launch but did add one later in an update. Ghost of Yotei currently also has no New Game Plus mode at launch but based on what went before it's not unlikely we'll get one later on. There's plenty to do though at the moment and even if you finish the main story there's probably plenty to do that will keep you playing and exploring after the conclusion of the game's main story.
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