does merchant pause the in game timer?

[Rocket]

and how about being in the attache case?

[Rabini]

No, the timer continues in both cases.
The timer pauses only when the game is paused (ESC) and when you are on chapter end screen or using a typewriter (yes, you can move items and organize your inventory while using the typewriter).

[Mögbär]

The timer even runs when the game is paused, however, it seems like the playing time at the final results screen has all of that extra time subtracted. It was significantly lower than what the timer the game showed while playing said, so I guess for the final result, the game doesn't count a lot of time, like menus, cutscenes, continues etc. Would be nice to know exactly what counts and what doesn't.

[JackieTheDemon]

Originally posted by Mögbär:

The timer even runs when the game is paused,

It does not.

[Rocket]

by all your answers, i'm guessing the answer is a hard YES, but I figure I'll ask anyway to be sure.

How about the map screen? Does that increase the in game timer?

[Player Zer01]

Originally posted by Mögbär:

The timer even runs when the game is paused, however, it seems like the playing time at the final results screen has all of that extra time subtracted. It was significantly lower than what the timer the game showed while playing said, so I guess for the final result, the game doesn't count a lot of time, like menus, cutscenes, continues etc. Would be nice to know exactly what counts and what doesn't.

if the game is paused then so is the timer, you even see the timer on the bottom of the pause screen NOT MOVING. the timer runs through everything including CS (its why you skip them). even continues has the timer keep going. this is why when you die you click load save instead of continue if youre going for S+.

Originally posted by RocketJump:

by all your answers, i'm guessing the answer is a hard YES, but I figure I'll ask anyway to be sure.

How about the map screen? Does that increase the in game timer?

by hard yes do you mean yes the timer still goes?

[Rocket]

Originally posted by RocketJump:

by all your answers, i'm guessing the answer is a hard YES, but I figure I'll ask anyway to be sure.

How about the map screen? Does that increase the in game timer?

by hard yes do you mean yes the timer still goes? [/quote]
Timer keeps going during map screen, yes.

Am I right about that?