I used to install Arch by hand, then I discovered ArchFI and ArchDI scripts. They do every basic step of the install wiki, and if you need you can do some things manually from another console. With those, I go from an empty machine to a fully functional system with total control/feedback on what is installed (Arch way) in about one hour (most of the time is waiting for packages to download and install).

https://github.com/MatMoul/archfi