Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is now out, and while this new entry in the long-running franchise doesn’t stray far from its traditional action-packed gameplay in the single-player campaign, there is one big difference here: You can’t pause the game.
The always-online campaign doesn’t allow players to take a quick break during a firefight, as the game continues with or without you. This means you’ll need to find a safe place to camp out in case you need to take a breather away from your screen–unless you want to become a standing target for enemies–but the game is pretty forgiving with deaths.
“I never found myself having to replay too much of a mission if I had to take a break midway through or I reached a challenging section where I died a lot,” Summer Doster explained in GameSpot’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 single-player campaign review.
