Thanks for the suggestions! If I'm understanding, I think there are two suggestions here that could be considered separately:
- Enemies don't move/react indefinitely, when the player isn't doing anything.
- There is a more nuanced aiming system where the player is rewarded for careful timing (a la The Pathless).
I like the idea of 2, either what you suggested exactly or something like it. It would add some more skill potential and a higher skill ceiling, but (probably) not generally be needed to beat the game (maybe the bosses need you to do it a bit).
I'm a bit unsure of 1. On one hand I can see how it can make the game more strategic and more thinky, but I'm not sure if that's better. I think maybe part of what works is that each attempt is quite quick and you can try again in an instant. If time fully stopped like that, I wonder if it would slow the game down too much? When we tested things like this, we felt like it made the game too "turn based" and a bit less fun.
But... maybe there's a power that does something like 1? Once per attempt you can freeze time until you act again. It would allow you to insert a breather into a run to figure out your next move. I'll give it some more thought! Thanks for the feedback :)