The Bayonetta games split themselves up quite neatly into chapters, letting you progress through the story in manageable chunks if you’re not the binging type. With this highly anticipated sequel releasing today, you may want to know how long it might take you to see everything there is to see, although, you can replay a chapter at any time once you’ve completed it, so the fun theoretically never has to stop.
We’ll tell you how many chapters there are in the game and how long each of them will approximately take.
How many chapters are in Bayonetta 3?
There are 20 chapters in Bayonetta 3, but it’s not quite as straightforward as you might think. You see, there are essentially two prologue chapters at the start of the game, and throughout the story, you’ll go through four “side” chapters too. Despite what the name might imply, you do have to complete these side chapters in order to progress the story, so they still count towards the game’s total run time.
Here is the full list of every chapter in order:
- Records of Time: Phenomenal Affirmation
- Prologue: A Chaotic Encounter
- Chapter 1: Scrambling for Answers
- Chapter 2: City on Fire
- Chapter 3: A Sinking Feeling
- Side Chapter 1: The Crimson Shadow
- Chapter 4: Worlds Apart
- Chapter 5: Hot Pursuit
- Chapter 6: Off the Rails
- Side Chapter 2: The Lynx Strikes
- Chapter 7: Burning Sands
- Chapter 8: A Croaking Chorus
- Chapter 9: Learning to Fly
- Side Chapter 3: High Stakes
- Chapter 10: Cover of Night
- Chapter 11: A Familiar Dance
- Chapter 12: The Edge of Madness
- Side Chapter 4: The Doctor is Out
- Chapter 13: Kingdom of One
- Chapter 14: The Single Truth
How long to beat Bayonetta 3?
Each chapter varies quite wildly in terms of length. Some will hold you for just a few minutes while others can go on for upwards of an hour. All told, it averages out to roughly 30 – 45 minutes per chapter, depending on what difficulty you play and how good you are at the game. This means that in total that game takes roughly 12 to 15 hours to beat. As we said before, though, you can replay chapters at any time, so there’s plenty more content in there if you want it.
Written by Ryan Woodrow on behalf of GLHF.
