The Escape Button

[7heDubz]

I think it would be interesting to see how the game would turn out with the game not freezing upon pressing the escape button. If you really need to take a break from the game, you could press "save and exit". I feel it gives the player some breathing room which should not be allowed. If you need break from the game, quit it entirely and resume when ready.

I understand that in some cases, this would be unfair, but at the same time, pressing "esc" at will just because you need to think for a second is also a little cheap.

Think about the last of us. Whilst in your backpack to game still rages on around you making you have to think fast, however, if i really to to take a break there is that start button right there.

That was a good idea, but to take away the "pause" of a pause menu? what if say my mouse dies and i can only hit esc but not save and exit? That poses a problem. Mice are historically prone to dieing at the worst, possible, time.