The Escape Button

[Kreekakon]

Escape/Pause should never really be removed from the game for a simple reason: It is still a game which you are playing in a real world. Sometimes issues arise in the real world which would temporarily require the player to leave their seat, and come back later, such as going to the bathroom.

You can do the "non-pause" with inventory screens I suppose, but at the end of the day you'll still need some sort of pause function in your game.

It is not a wise choice at all to hamper the player's convenience in an "attempt" to get them/force them to be more devoted to a game.