First submit ever. Didn't submit till I got a time I was happy with (sub 4m 10s was the goal).

I think a sub 4m 05s is possible for me (maybe even a sub 4m 00s) but not much less time since I also noticed what it appears to be a hardware versus emulation difference in loading times.

I may be wrong, but it seems that on PS2 hardware one is able to control the character 6 seconds earlier (after skipping the first 3 cutscenes).