Frustrated: Game-Breaking Pause Bug Makes Travel and Boss Fights Unplayable

I am experiencing a game-breaking bug that causes the game to freeze in a "Paused" state. This occurs in two scenarios:

- When traveling to waypoints (via portal or checkpoint), every second attempt triggers the freeze.

- When dying during boss fights and respawning at checkpoints, the game consistently freezes.

The freeze cannot be resolved through normal unpausing. I must completely close the game, often multiple times, before it functions properly again. This issue makes the game unplayable and discourages travel between locations, particularly to and from town.

Please investigate this critical issue.