[Arsen Vitiuk]

QUOTE (Filip454 @ Tuesday, Aug 14 2012, 12:57)

...Arsen said he is professional (because he really is), but not the best...

I think it is more than obvious that even the best player could not complete the game in such a short period of time, provided he/she plays with no cheats.

About me being the best: I don't think I'm the ultimate best, but there is a distinct possibility I'm one of the best. Who really knows, eh? Even I can't tell for sure.

[Filip454]

"About me being the best: I don't think I'm the ultimate best, but there is a distinct possibility I'm one of the best. Who really knows, eh? Even I can't tell for sure. "

Absolutely right.

[MyDog]

A professional GTA III player? That even exists?

[Arsen Vitiuk]

Believe it or not, it does exist!

[MyDog]

Lol. How much do you get paid for that?

[_____]

QUOTE (Arsen Vitiuk @ Tuesday, Aug 14 2012, 12:36)

And you will have your time of completion precisely to seconds.

Not by a long shot. Suppose you play for one hour, the game will only record two in-game days (48 real life minutes) and your calculation will be just an approximate, missing by a couple of minutes (12 in this case as an hour is 60 mins).

Edit: Seriously though, none of you is really "one of the best". There are world video game champions who are immensely more skilled than people on this forum.

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[Arsen Vitiuk]

QUOTE (_____ @ Tuesday, Aug 14 2012, 15:08)

Not by a long shot. Suppose you play for one hour, the game will only record two in-game days (48 real life minutes) and your calculation will be just an approximate, missing by a couple of minutes (12 in this case as an hour is 60 mins). Edit: Seriously though, none of you is really "one of the best". There are world video game champions who are immensely more skilled than people on this forum.

Re-read again carefully. My method IS precise if you follow it by every word. That single phrase does not define it.

And what defines the best player? Nobody can tell, you know? Plus, you never actually witnessed every players' gameplay, or, have you?

[_____]

I had mr6plow9's situation in mind and I did miss the part about looking at the game clock before exiting the game.

You would have to play games for years to be one of the best in the world. The idea is that even if you played III for a long time, someone else who has played similar games can be better than you if he played games for more years than you. He might have quicker reflexes or better hand-eye coordination and whatever other skills are required to play a game. There are people out there who have seriously devoted their life to playing video games, they have a career based on that.

[lol232]

Challenge accepted, I can't record it though, whenever near a lot of Sirens my FRAPS starts to lag.
One question; Can I skip some missions? I mean, Skipping Last 2 Joey's and Luigi's Missions,
Skipping Two-Faced Tanner, all Kenji's Missions and all Payphone Missions.
I mean, is all I have to do is Finish "The Exchange" as soon as possible?

[IvoryX]

Yes, you don't also have to pass last missions for Donald Love and Ray Machowski.

[Arsen Vitiuk]

All right, so today I will try to pass the Storyline in the "Rush Mode" on PS2.

My esteem is 2-2.5 hours. Even with skipping all unnecessary missions and cutscenes, I can't do less in 1.5 hours anyway.

For comparison, I will be doing 2 Storyline Rushes. 1 from the very beginning and 1 using the Ultimate Starter Save I have made for PS2.

Today I am using the Ultimate Starter Save. Once I finish, I'll post my results and compare it to my esteem.

[0909090]

QUOTE (Arsen Vitiuk @ Monday, Aug 20 2012, 13:40)

All right, so today I will try to pass the Storyline in the "Rush Mode" on PS2. My esteem is 2-2.5 hours. Even with skipping all unnecessary missions and cutscenes, I can't do less in 1.5 hours anyway. For comparison, I will be doing 2 Storyline Rushes. 1 from the very beginning and 1 using the Ultimate Starter Save I have made for PS2. Today I am using the Ultimate Starter Save. Once I finish, I'll post my results and compare it to my esteem.

Thats awesome good luck You should be recording this

[Arsen Vitiuk]

Recording 2.5 hours... A good idea, you know?

But if I won't be able to record, I'll still be registering the time of start and finish.

[Arsen Vitiuk]

All right, finished "The Exchange" not so long ago. I did it!

I was playing the PS2 version of the game (it's easier than PC version BTW) using the Ultimate Starter Save File I had on my PS2.

So that's how it went:
- I played non-stop
- I didn't fail any mission
- I didn't skip any cutscene
- I didn't save a single time
- I didn't drop by safehouses to replenish weapons
- I didn't get wasted or busted
- I didn't cheat
- In some missions I used alternative methods to accomplish them faster

Generally, to pass some missions faster, especially early in the game, I referred to using a Sniper Rifle or a Rocket Launcher (I had all weapons with a decent quantity of ammo in the save file). Generally, these two weapons were my main equipment, but I also used M16 and UZI on some occasions. The only time I used any other weapon than these was "The Exchange", where I used AK47 and Pistol.

I skipped some missions which became sealed later on: Luigi's 2 last missions, Joey's 2 last missions, all of Kenji's missions and Asuka's "Two-Faced Tanner" mission. I also didn't complete any of Marty's, El Burro's, King Courtney's and D-Ice's missions, and also left out Ray's last 3 missions and Donald's last 3 missions.

Now, on the times and the timetable.

Timer

I started the timer countdown the moment I entered the mission marker for "Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up" mission.
I stopped the timer countdown the moment the credits started to roll (watched the final cutscene within the timer countdown)

Started: 15:14:50 GMT
Finished: 17:33:10 GMT
Total time taken: 2 hours 18 minutes 20 seconds

So, my esteem of finishing the game between 2-2.5 hours was correct. Which means that I adequately estimate my skills and abilities in the game. Even adding 4-5 more minutes which "Give Me Liberty" and "Luigi's Girls" would take to complete, I would still end the game below the 2 hours 30 minutes limit.

Some missions could not be finished faster, like "Sayonara Salvatore", "A Drop In The Ocean" and "S.A.M".

Of course, I could have finished some minutes faster, just so this wasn't the luckiest run for me, as almost every time I approached the Staunton Lift Bridge, it began to raise. This happened during "Grand Theft Aero", "Bait" and "Espresso-2-Go!". I was lucky enough to skip this occurence during "S.A.M"

The Time Table

00:00 - Started "Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up" mission
00:30 - Finished "Cutting The Grass" mission, approached the marker for "Triads And Tribulations" mission
01:00 - Finished "Under Surveillance" mission
01:30 - Unlocked Shoreside Vale, starter "Grand Theft Aero" mission
02:00 - Entered the vicinity of Staunton Island after finishing "Espresso-2-Go!"
02:17 - Blew up Catalina's helicopter

Conclusion: It is impossible to complete the Storyline in Rush Mode in under 30 minutes - that one's BUSTED!

[Andreaz1]

Are you going to do it again without your ultimate starter save? Would be interesting to see the difference in times.

[Arsen Vitiuk]

I will. Just as soon as I will have enough free time again.

Completing the game without the Ultimate Starter Save will require more effort and more time, so I'll put my esteem between 2 and 3 hours (without skipping cutscenes). Let's see how much THAT will take.

[lzw3]

Aweosme job Arsen 'The Legend' Vitiuk.

[Filip454]

Lol Arsen, I see you have really big fans here...

[IvoryX]

Nice Arsen! Yeah I said it before it was bullsh*t to complete it under 30 minutes...

[Filip454]

Arsen's score is so nice. Professional.