Shield 3:58:55 (no airplane mode, autosave on) vs. Sword 3:59:28 (airplane mode, autosave off)
Results differing by less than +-0.05 seconds should likely be disregarded
Intro: 2:40.80, 2:40.60 (-0.20) (mashing involved, though)
Exit Home: 4.15, 4.13 (-0.02)
Enter Hop Home: 0.87, 0.93 (+0.06)
Exit Hop Home: 1.03, 1.03 (+-0.00)
Starter Cutscene Load: 5.80, 5.70 (-0.10)
Load into Dinner at Hop's: 2.05, 2.07 (+0.02)
Load after Dinner at Hop's: 6.76, 6.80 (+0.04)
Load after Legend Fog Fight: 3.94, 3.96 (+0.02)
Enter Wedgehurst Lab: 1.62, 1.60 (-0.02)
Enter Wedgehurst Center: 4.01, 3.92 (-0.09)
Enter Route 2 Lab: 3.40, 3.40 (+-0.00)
Post Hop 2 Load: 10.14, 10.13 (-0.01)
Post Swift Hop Cutscene: 1.68, 1.72 (+0.04)
Enter Train Station: 1.73, 1.85 (+0.12)
Train to Wild Area: 10.25, 10.26 (+0.01)
Enter Wild Area: 5.58, 5.32 (-0.26)
Watt Collection: 3.59, 5.74 (+2.15)
Enter Motostoke: 12.01, 12.40 (+0.39) yuki 12.15 airplaneoff
First Sonia Load: 2.88, 2.38