Hello, I've played through the game a couple of times in preparation to start speedrunning it, and I'm thinking I'd like to do any% runs.

I notice the timer goes all the way through the finale, and I'm not sure I like that. During the finale, the player input does not matter, it's basically a cutscene that you click through. It's also very long. I think the timer should end at the end of the P-03 fight or at the very start of the finale, rather than the end of the entire game, since it's effectively a final cutscene and doesn't actually add any value to the speedrun.

Is there a reason that the finale should be in that I'm not seeing, or is it just a preference thing?