What's interesting is Team Silent fully intended for players to fall into the pits when you were in the otherworld, but took them out last minute for whatever reason. Interestingly if one were to clip into the area of the pit one would die instantly in what would've been an instant death in the game. I, personally, like the inclusion of pit falls. It ads a level difficulty and encourages one to pay attention to their surroundings. It also gives one a sense of what Silent Hill 1 would've been like had they included the feature. Greatly looking forward to a full release of the game!
P.S. Would definitely like to some greater controller support on the full release.