Summary
We'll want to allow players to perform actions outside of game play, such as
- Saving game
- Restart level (without having to die)
- Turn off music
- Turn off sound effects
- Other settings?
The restart level would be useful in a case like below, where I blocked myself out of a certain path by pushing a crate in the way that I couldn't reverse (I can't climb down that vine):

Summary
We'll want to allow players to perform actions outside of game play, such as
The restart level would be useful in a case like below, where I blocked myself out of a certain path by pushing a crate in the way that I couldn't reverse (I can't climb down that vine):