Ugly first split, but decent run overall, apart from Waffling About. The best thing is getting to run against splits that don't have a lucky dome code.
When I first played this years ago, I also finished it in 5:07...as in 5 months and 7 or so days, and by finished I mean I didn't finish it in that time.
I use to play this on ps1 as a kid. And since it had 5 disks I would try swapping out disks at random times. Can't remember which but I would ride a specific monorail and when the ride started I would swap out whatever disk it was for the 5th and it would shift around a few cutscenes and then play the bad ending by always freeze halfway through. Not sure anyone would ever care but it's always fascinated me and I've never seen anyone else talking about it.
I just finished watching the first play playthrough (not a speedrun) of someone here on youtube, and his code was: 1, 2, 10, 11, 16 That'd be a nice code for a speedrun, he only had to move 3 of the 5 thingies, and even then the 3rd one is just a quick bump against the "11"
You can't, because Cho steals it at the beginning of the game. The earliest possible ending depends on how you want to interpret "early": * It is possible to brute force the star fissure at the beginning of the game (and get a weird ending where nobody shows up, not even Atrus), but this requires trying (on average) over 1,500 combinations. If you got lucky and guessed it first try (1 in 3125 chance), you could probably end the game in under a minute (you'd still have to restore power to the telescope, and the "lowering" transitions are unskippable, so I'm doubtful you can go too far below a minute). In practice, the easiest way to get this ending is to get Catherine's journal, then reload a save from the beginning of the game, but that's slower than the next bullet (and speedruns often disallow reloading saves anyway). * If we rule guessing out (it's actually a banned strategy on the speedrun leaderboard, because it would make any% too boring to run), then the next earliest ending is in Tay, when you get the prison book back (and immediately trap yourself). This is completely deterministic, and does not even require looking at any clues because the Tay puzzle has a fixed solution. All you have to do is close the gallows and extend the submarine ladder. * However, the speedrun leaderboard specifies any% as any ending in which the star fissure is opened. The first option is invalid because it requires either guessing or reloading a save, and the second is invalid because it does not open the fissure. So that leaves us with the usual "bad" ending, where you reopen the fissure as soon as you return to Riven from Tay.
"Thank god you've returned......and they've disappeared. Great."
This completely destroys all the magic of this absolute masterpiece, but what an incredible feat it is!
Imagine being Atrus, sending the stranger to Riven and getting the signal literally five minutes later
Well, he have sent some people in 30 years.
There must be an army of frozen mummies staring the riven of space.
When I first played this years ago, I also finished it in 5:07...as in 5 months and 7 or so days, and by finished I mean I didn't finish it in that time.
You can free Cathrine by just opening the cage?
This was exactly NOT the point of this beautiful game 😭😭
I use to play this on ps1 as a kid. And since it had 5 disks I would try swapping out disks at random times. Can't remember which but I would ride a specific monorail and when the ride started I would swap out whatever disk it was for the 5th and it would shift around a few cutscenes and then play the bad ending by always freeze halfway through. Not sure anyone would ever care but it's always fascinated me and I've never seen anyone else talking about it.
I just finished watching the first play playthrough (not a speedrun) of someone here on youtube, and his code was:
1, 2, 10, 11, 16
That'd be a nice code for a speedrun, he only had to move 3 of the 5 thingies, and even then the 3rd one is just a quick bump against the "11"
always beautiful
This is BEASTLY.
Es un juego para disfrutar. Si haces tiempo record, precocito , te pierdes lo bueno😊
Do you memorize the codes at a glance?
I memorize the first two numbers at a glance, but I also take a screenshot and then read the rest of the code later.
@@Jaffra Ah I see, thanks for the reply!
I was gonna ask how fast you could get any ending but I guess it would be almost instant, you just trap yourself in the book.
You can't, because Cho steals it at the beginning of the game. The earliest possible ending depends on how you want to interpret "early":
* It is possible to brute force the star fissure at the beginning of the game (and get a weird ending where nobody shows up, not even Atrus), but this requires trying (on average) over 1,500 combinations. If you got lucky and guessed it first try (1 in 3125 chance), you could probably end the game in under a minute (you'd still have to restore power to the telescope, and the "lowering" transitions are unskippable, so I'm doubtful you can go too far below a minute). In practice, the easiest way to get this ending is to get Catherine's journal, then reload a save from the beginning of the game, but that's slower than the next bullet (and speedruns often disallow reloading saves anyway).
* If we rule guessing out (it's actually a banned strategy on the speedrun leaderboard, because it would make any% too boring to run), then the next earliest ending is in Tay, when you get the prison book back (and immediately trap yourself). This is completely deterministic, and does not even require looking at any clues because the Tay puzzle has a fixed solution. All you have to do is close the gallows and extend the submarine ladder.
* However, the speedrun leaderboard specifies any% as any ending in which the star fissure is opened. The first option is invalid because it requires either guessing or reloading a save, and the second is invalid because it does not open the fissure. So that leaves us with the usual "bad" ending, where you reopen the fissure as soon as you return to Riven from Tay.
Speedrunning is the most stupidest thing. Cant even enjoy the game just do everything as fast as possible just to be the number one🤢🤮