What's it called · Game effects 01

Hit stop

Also called: Hit pause

Briefly freezes motion at the moment of impact, then resumes it. Used to make a hit feel forceful.

Attack and watch the pause at contact. Compare with and without the effect.

Often confused with

• Slow motion: The whole scene plays slowly for a while
• Hit flash: The character that got hit flashes white
• Knockback: The character that got hit is pushed back