The problem with making munch one-hit kill deaths is that it would probably end up more frustrating than oddysee. You have to consider how many angles you can get killed from, how much stuff can attack you at one time, and the simple fact that you don't have a clear view of everything around you. It just turns into a badly designed survival game at that point.
Anyway, I don't think I ever got terribly scared from the games. I do jump a lot though, even today. The 2D games like throwing in those Fuck you moments where you pull a lever to have a platform go down only to have a slig pop up out of nowhere and you have very little time to react. I play with headphones on so maybe it's just how loud the sounds are when Abe dies and stuff, but it still makes me skip a beat.
It's strange too, because I can get morbidly terrified of some silly things. Like pokemon!
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