Like most fighting game anime adaptations,Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicleshas big shoes to fill. Cyberconnect2 has to build a fighting system that’s both competitive and funwhile staying true toDemon Slayer’s source material.
If that wasn’t enough, most players aren’t going to be satisfied with just a versus mode and will want to play through the anime’s story. Cyberconnect2 anticipated this, andDemon Slayer: The Hinokami Chroniclescomes with a comprehensive single-player adventure mode.
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The adventure mode is split into chapters, each one covering a different arc of the anime and manga. Each chapter also includes an optional special mission, which doesn’t add to the story but provides a difficult optional fight.
Demon Slayer: Hinokami Chronicles Chapter List
There are 8 chapters inDemon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles. There are nine if the prologue chapter is counted, but that chapter is only a single tutorial fight, while other chapters feature multiple fights and exploration sections.
The game skips the initial arc and begins with Tanjiro’s training in the mountains.It ends withDemon Slayer’s Mugen Train arc. WhileDemon Slayer’s manga is completed, it seems the game’s story doesn’t want to get ahead of the anime. The chapter list is as follows:
The Adventure Mode’s Rewards
Just as there are players who will only be interested inDemon Slayer: Hinokami Chroniclesfor the adventure mode, there will be players who view the adventure mode as an afterthought and will want to focus solely on the multiplayer. Unfortunately, playing through the game’s adventure mode is necessary to enjoy the full game.
WhileDemon Slayer: The Hinokami Chroniclesfeatures a wide selection of characters, plenty of fan favorites start locked and are only unlocked by completing adventure mode chapters. Nezuko is only playable after completing chapter 2, and Inosuke and Zenitsu are only playable after completing chapter 4.
It’s disappointing that there’s currently no alternate way to unlock characters, but that might change in the future. Like most modern fighting games,Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicleshas planned post-launch support. Right now, the first priority seems to be introducing new characters, such as playable demons, but hopefully, Cyberconnect2 will patch in a new unlock condition.
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chroniclesis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
