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Pure Time Trials

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6
3.08
4,112
1,446 (35%)
8-10h
Pure Time Trials

Superstar achievement in Mirror's Edge

Superstar

Attain a Time Trial star rating of 90. [Pure Time Trials]

Superstar+1.0
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  • SketchStoneSketchStone
    05 Apr 2009 08 Feb 2010 08 Feb 2010
    There is no easy way to get this. Study, practice, and cultivate patience. The trials are pieces of the existing levels, so if there is one that you especially clicked with, then work on those trials first, such as the stormdrains from chapter 2.

    What I did was pick three trials at a time and work on them, rather than spreading myself thin trying to memorise the best routes in a whole bunch of them. Study 'YouTube' vids, learn the shortcuts to shave off seconds and milliseconds and repeat...over and over. Muscle memory kicks in and you'll gradually learn the best route for you (which isn't always the fanciest shortcut).

    I found that I couldn't pull off some shortcuts that I saw in vids, so I used a blend of various techniques to create a hybrid route that I could consistently pull off.

    While the difficulty of the levels is subjective, it is accepted by many that of all the maps across the board, Atrium 1 and 2 and Playground 3 are still the nightmare kings. Playground 2, Arland, and Shard 1 are challenging but ultimately very attainable with some guidance, practice, and above all, patience.

    On the whole, as far as the new maps go, once you learn the way with a few vids or leaderboard ghosts, they aren't as daunting as they appear. I found all bar one or two to be easier than the regular trials with the sole exception of Actino Rise. Basically there are 96 stars available in total, meaning that you can only afford to 2 or 1 star a small number...some of the maps are hard to get even those, but if you want this bad boy achievement, then you'll have to dig into your patience reserves.

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    xBlood RavenI'll continue the 2-star tradition!

    - Actino-I consider this to be potentially the hardest to three star. The massive long jump at the start decides the run to me (and is incredibly difficult, think I only ever got it three times).
    - Actino Rise-I think I could three star this but felt no need with the other levels being easier. It's a cool level though with some tricky walljumps. If you need a three star, try this one.
    - Playground Three-There was a pattern of people on TA never getting three stars on it so never tried it again after getting two stars.
    - New Eden-I really disliked the last part (the running jump onto the wall to then immediately wallrun and then jump over the barbed wire fence-far too annoying of a trick). Also a pattern with TA people never getting three stars so did not bother.
    - Atrium One-I think I could have got three stars on this too but as many did not, I did not want to risk wasting my time on it.
    - Atrium Two-Same as above except even trickier considering how specific some of the tricks were.

    Overall, this is one brutally unforgiving achievement (four days of frustration!). I don't know why the developers made the times so ridiculously tight or require some serious speedrunning techniques to even get a three star. I felt fortunate on day three as I was able to go from Star 70 to Star 87 in one session leaving just Shard One, Factory and Cranes Two as my final three.
    Posted by xBlood Raven on 29 Dec 23 at 11:42
    Mr FORTY SEVENI’ve got a somehow irrelevant question.
    Do I have to be online or connected to server once I have the DLC to be able to work on this achievement?
    Posted by Mr FORTY SEVEN on 13 Feb at 21:20
    zeldafanjtlNo, you don't. The online leaderboards are actually shut down, so you can't connect to them anyways.

    You also don't technically have to be connected to Live at all, since 360 achievements can pop offline.
    Posted by zeldafanjtl on 13 Feb at 22:22
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  • MJKrinksMJKrinks
    16 Feb 2012 16 Feb 2012 16 Feb 2012
    This guy has made a guide to every speedrun and time trial, they're pretty in depth, going over every possible route. They definitely helped me.
    Here's the playlist:
    http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD8FBD935BC51FAA0
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    JehugasmAwesome vids!
    Posted by Jehugasm on 19 Jul 12 at 16:26
    MugenKairoOvenDonkey is one of the best Mirrors Edge video walkthrough producers I've ever seen! He goes through each level step-by-step then does a speed run himself to prove the 3 stars. Definitely deserves a like for all his videos!!
    Posted by MugenKairo on 24 Sep 16 at 07:10
    CrimsonBohemianYou will save a lot of time by taking the 10 minutes to look at one of his tutorials
    Posted by CrimsonBohemian on 01 Mar 21 at 08:26
  • Hanshi McDHanshi McD
    19 Jan 2011 24 Dec 2011
    If you wanna get these done then yes patience is definately needed along with persistance.Here a couple of videos of helpful glitches(although they defeat the purpose of the game).I take no credit for the videos that goes to ChristyF222 and Ovendonkey186.Another little tip i used if you get to pissed by trying to go so quick go to the leaderboards and follow the slowest possible 3* ghost for that map beleive me it helps and i dont know why people are giving T R U 7 H x a hard time in his comments.
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    EurydaceI looked everywhere for a guide on how to do the kick glitch and couldn't find one (I didn't know it was called that). Thank you so much for posting this! I had up voted you, but while posting this message I accidentally added it as a solution instead of a comment, so now I can vote laugh.

    Thank you, seriously.
    Posted by Eurydace on 18 Jul 14 at 08:18
    Hanshi McDYour welcome.Its a very handy trick to know,but it can also be your worst enemy.Only use it have to,if you try to abuse it,it can seriously fuck up your run and become rather frustrating.Good luck.
    Posted by Hanshi McD on 18 Jul 14 at 10:00
    Hanshi McDThe kick glitch doesn't just apply to walls either,it can be performed on the thinnest of poles etc,obviously a lot harder to pull off,but again,very handy.Any questions just PM me.Again good luck,the ratio is very misleading.
    Posted by Hanshi McD on 18 Jul 14 at 10:27
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