I personally like a punishing system like that. To me it adds more thrill when you're about to die and that's exactly what I'm looking for. I'd love to try this game after I read your post, but I'm currently saving for another similar game at the moment.
Really like "What I think about this" sort of post and this post is great!
This game has a lot of that system in it. You should give it a try.. If you like this system more how beautiful it is and the soundtrack I recommend it to you :) , Thanks for your comment .