In terms of how long it'll take to complete Ghost of Yotei you could be easily looking at anywhere between 40 to 80 hours thanks to its wide open world full of things to do and find. Honestly, 80+ isn't impossible if you're really taking your time to explore.
The reason for such a variance is that there are so many activities you can find or seek out. Things like Ghost of Yotei hot springs, wolf dens and Ghost of Yotei Altars of Reflection you can find out to improve your character health and skills. There are camps and villages to liberate, weapons masters to track down, and loads of side missions and quests you can stumble on along the way. 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: 35-40 hours
Main story + some extra content: 40-60 hours
Main story + a lot of extra content: 70-80+ hours
Everything: 80+ hours
For those looking to just play the critical path or main story in Ghost of Yotei you're probably looking at around 40 hours to complete the main story. However, that is if you rigorously stick to the main path and avoid getting sidetracked at all. You'll have fun, but you will miss out on a lot.
More realistically, you're probably looking anywhere between 40-60 hours for a sort of average 'mainly story missions with some bits on the side' kind of playthrough. Although because there's so much to do, and how the game encourages exploration without forcing it, you can easily hit that sort of time before you reach the final area and not even realise. 70 hours or more is easily possible once you get drawn into checking out all the map markers and tying up loose ends.
And, if you want to find everything - completing all the side missions, bounties, finding all the collectibles and so on - in search of that Platinum Trophy, you can easily expect 80+ hours.
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 or travel everywhere on 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. And with the addition of a Ghost of Yotei New Game Plus mode, you can extend your playthrough even further.
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.
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