QUOTE(xenomicx @ Jun 21 2012, 01:38 PM)
I just beat Temple of Cole and got the final triforce.
and here is my time after beating Ganon!
I have to call BS on whoever beat this quest in 4 hours. There is no way unless cheats where involved, or there is some kind of glitch found that will take you to the final dungeon...say like in a previous version. I have played this quest 4 times since its release, 3 times in the last 3 days. I know the quickest routes to every dungeon, exactly when and where to go, and very sedolm did I wonder off. I say I wondered maybe an hour and a half looking for hearts and money instead of going directly to the dungeons. However, the first four hours of game play were executed perfectly and directly without flaw...and I was only just defeating level 4(Desert Temple). I'm sure if I played it again and didn't get any of the hearts laying around I could beat it in 7 maybe 6 hours. But there is no way beating it in 4.
Oh and I have 0 deaths! I can anyone my save file for verification!
4 hours may appear unbelievable, but the member who made that record has been a huge influence and help with bug testing this quest, and helping me. But that of course ain't a reasonable explanation on my part because it makes me appear bias.
So, granted, your doubts in this record does create suspicion, ones that catch my interest. But I still believe in, and have confidence in this record. The strategy I believed he used which I believe is an illusive obvious to many.
The thing we need to understand is that every swing of the sword is a second in time that is wasted, many people who play video games instinctively need to kill enemies, they don't realize how this could affect speed run. Like my speed run, I just casually played and recorded my record, I wasn't exactly making my own personal speed run, just my own personal time that is not hard to beat, but does require fair knowledge of the game.
Now, back to speed run, the question here is to ask, how many enemies in this game can you just run past, and how many do you have to kill? That's a question I don't have an answer to.
Not to mention, I believe as soon as Colossal gets the bombs, he uses the grass to collect enough ruppees to get the red ring right away, this insures that he doesn't die as he is just ignoring enemies and running by.
Now these are my beliefs. Souls of Wisdom wasn't built with cheats. He also sent me the saved file so I can see for myself that he has indeed progressed through the game normally.
So, unless quests can be hacked, I am certain his record is legit, and therefore very impressive.
