Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Mega-threads and Guides The Turn-Based/Real Time with Pause topic

It's not strange because the animations give the feelings that the characters are fighting but there's a delay. Even in BG1/2... Combats are divided in individual turns but you just can't notice it if you only look are your screen.

I think TB could find ways to give the feelings fighters aren't freezed but I don't think Larian want to do more than just another usual (improved and with other rules) TB combat system.