How to Pause Your Game in Resident Evil 6

Resident Evil 6 is the 6th game in the famous franchise developed and published by Capcom. Pausing is not really possible in an online game, where players are able to drop in and out of your game session for a multiplayer experience. For pausing to work in Resident Evil 6, you must start a game in Offline mode by doing a simple process.

Part 1
Part 1 of 3:
Getting Started

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    Launch the game.
    • For PC: Double-click on the Resident Evil 6 icon, which is the “6” you see in the game cover. This should take you to the welcome screen of the game.
    • For PS3 and Xbox 360: Launch the game by inserting the game disc in your console, and opening it from the Game menu in your respective console’s dashboard.
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    Press the indicated button shown on the Welcome screen. This should take you to the Main Menu.
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    Enter the Game Mode Selection screen. Select “Play Game” and you’ll be taken to the game mode selection screen. Here, you can choose between Solo or Co-op. You should then be taken to Campaign Select.

Part 2
Part 2 of 3:
Playing Offline

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    Select a character. In the Campaign Select, choose between the character stories you can play through. Once you select a character, the game will then let you choose some options.
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    Go offline. Under “Network Options,” you can press the Dpad to the right to change the network to Offline.
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    Start the game. Do this by heading to the bottom and selecting “Start Game.” The game will then load to the first checkpoint available to you.

Part 3
Part 3 of 3:
Pausing the Game

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    Wait until the game loads. Once it loads, you will see your character in third-person perspective.
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    Pause the game. When you need to pause the game, just press “Start.” The game should then pause, allowing you to use items and choose options without your character getting hurt.

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