Chronos doesn't let you pause

[KericInfinitum]

I hate this, my dog was having a fit barking about something and I couldn't pause during the fight. It's not cute or funny remove this.

[Calamity Heart]

Originally posted by Dis Lexic:

I do like the idea of getting a warning, although discovering it is a big part of the fun. Maybe make it a cryptic warning where it doesnt spell it out?

I do not, however, get the complaints. First of all, it is a single part of a game that will last, at most, about five minutes, second, it is in a game where death is EXPECTED and a part of the gameplay loop. That point is the main one to consider. Hades is a Roguelite, you will die and have to restart. Get caught out by the pause mechanic? Oh well, you'll know for next time, just like if you got caught out by the insta-death attack Cronos has in his second phase or Hecate sheeping you in her bossfight.

And if you have an emergency, are you seriously telling me that a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ VIDEO GAME is more important than dealing with an emergency? Are you honestly going to just go back to playing Hades 2 if you had to run because Grandma had a heart attack? Seriously?! You get caught out ONCE and then you know to prepare for it. Simple as.

Frankly, the whole thing could be fixed simply by having the recipy to remove it be simpler to make.

You're a little late to the party, this "mechanic" no longer exists. Chronos doesn't unpause your game anymore.

Don't worry, though, you can still make your own fun and simulate this mechanic yourself by simply unpausing your game and letting Chronos chop your head off after he finishes the voiceline that he does when you do have to pause, for whatever reason that you did. It's an extra button press's worth of work, and I think you'll have suspend your disbelief a little bit and imagine that he's saying something snarky instead of whatever he says now, but it's possible to still make this fun mechanic a thing. Then you can die and go help Gram-Gram with her pacemaker. Or, you know, take a call. Answer the door. Go to the bathroom. Look at someone when they're talking to you. Etc. You'll just need to disrespect your own time instead of the game doing the honors for you.

[Neo NiGHTS ®]

Let's not revive a non issue, please.

Where's the Valve mod to close this topic?

[kid_zomb]

As has been noted, this interaction was updated a couple of months ago as part of our Early Access development, so I'm going to lock this topic to alleviate any possible confusion. For what it's worth, Chronos still will make his opinion known if you decide to try to pause during his fight. Feedback / discussion on the current way it works is welcome if you feel there's more discuss and wish to start a new topic.