Also, I DO think Elden Ring should have a pause feature, and to the people telling me to git gud, here's me beating Malenia at rune level 1.

Alanah is getting a lot of hate for this when she isn't even giving a take, she is just explaining the term that game devs use when designing for accessibility. She's stating a fact lmao

Yeah there is honestly no reason to not have a pause button. It doesn’t make the game easier in any way. Its just making more options available. But people choose to not understand that because their ego is in the way.

Every game (that isn't multiplayer online) should have pause. Because why the hell not?!! Sometimes you have to answer the door, make a cup of team, answer the phone, stop the dog chewing something he shouldn't... Also, impressive skills!

my favorite part is how you are just objectively and demonstratively one of the best players out there

also why that freaking game doesn't have a pause? it would make zero difference if I pause during a run to get a delivery that can't wait

What I would want to know is how many times did you practice this fight?

it never occured to me that you couldnt pause in Elden Ring. I do think its kinda messed up that Alanah is getting the hate -- but the term situational disability is stupid, and offensive, no matter who came up with it, speaking as an actual disabled person, who doenst have the luxery of considering their disability temporary in any capacity.

At the very least there could be a pause toggle in the options menu. Defaulted to off to keep it true to the series core but once toggled allow the setting to be saved. This would make it accessible for the experienced core and to the more casual audience.

Wah wah I'm decent at the game so everyone else should get ez mode You ain't unique tho

If peeps had a pause button, they’ll abuse by reloading to the nearest site of grace every time they’re bout to die so then the tension of difficulty goes away when they no longer need to fear losing their runes

I thought a reasonable compromise is to allow pause anywhere except bosses, becausenit can be exploited... and then I realized... the game will be exploited regardless. Pause would be fine. If they don't want people changing inventory mid-combat, disable that specifically