After restarting once, the game loaded fine.
The idea is cool, but the execution is pretty upsetting. Every time you die, you get one of a few punishments which range from annoying to gamebreaking. The worst of which is slow motion, which makes the game stutter heavily.
Like I said it's a cool idea, but the execution is lackluster. Would like to see more thought be put into the effects you receive when you die.