When I first started Granblue Fantasy: Relink, I was getting extremely frustrated by the inability to pause during longer cutscenes. However, I discovered that there was a way to do so, just not in the normal way I could in other games.
How to Pause a Cutscene in Granblue Fantasy: Relink
While your general instinct may tell you to hit the Menu Button on your controller, you’ll want to hit the PS button to bring up the Home Menu or Menu Bar, depending on if you’re playing on PlayStation 4 or 5. When you return to the game, you’ll find that the cutscene has been paused, rather than just giving you the option to skip the current movie that you’re in. While cumbersome, it works, and will allow you to get up and stretch or do whatever needs to be done at that exact moment.