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Most horrifying use of spiders in a video game?
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Jazzkokehead
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Surprised no one mentioned this yet
The Trite from Doom 3 are nightmare stuff
One of my personal favorite moments involving these guys in Doom 3.
Messofanego
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These spiders in Malebolgia (made by a GAFer, Dascu)
WTF is wrong with him?!
I'm glad at least the spiderscorpions in Metro can be stabbed the hell out of, makes it satisfying.
Originally these guys were just to be "decoration". I decided to make them an actual enemy.
WTF is wrong with him?!
I'm glad at least the spiderscorpions in Metro can be stabbed the hell out of, makes it satisfying.
Beren the Empty-Handed
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BumblebeeCody
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I don't really find spiders scary in any instance, but I feel video game devs need to look to the real world for ideas more often.
Like look at the assassin spider. This thing is way more eerie-looking than any video game spider.
Welp, I'm out
UpsideDownAce
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This fucker
He's armored, breathes fire, and you fight him in a narrow corridor that forces you to run to him.
Demon's Souls man..
He's armored, breathes fire, and you fight him in a narrow corridor that forces you to run to him.
Demon's Souls man..
Alcoholikaust
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Metro Last Light
pretty much the best and most frightening example
pretty much the best and most frightening example
Tomb Raider 2:
Getting attacked by Giant Spiders and then having to platform right next to the giant cacoon and then
NOPE
Getting attacked by Giant Spiders and then having to platform right next to the giant cacoon and then
nothing happens
NOPE
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
I'm not arachnophobic, and these aren't technically spiders, but HL2's poison headcrabs give me the shivers.
They feel so venomous, like those hairs would dig into your skin and splinter off when they jump at you.
They feel so venomous, like those hairs would dig into your skin and splinter off when they jump at you.
basic_text
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How about Arachnophobia on the Amiga?
or Exterminator?
or Exterminator?
MrAndySchneider
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Came here to post this. Doom 3 had some really great design for some of its creatures, and the Trites are among the best. Also worth mentioning is the Vagary mini-boss, but I guess it's too female-spider-centaur-y to be posted in this spider thread.
Messofanego
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Metro Last Light was the only game that made me question if I had arachnophobia.
Yup, UK for the win!
DrDrizzay101
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Never played Doom 3, but that was a damn clever way to sneak in an enemy attack! Maybe I should play that game after all these years...
Yea i am thinking the same thing =/ the spiders in last light are creepy as hell
Beren the Empty-Handed
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I'm still waiting for this moment in a game.
WHY ATHENA WHY
I'm still waiting for this moment in a game.
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
I seriously don't even know how would i react to such a nightmare.
I'm still waiting for this moment in a game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_P4WUvlu8c
Pleasant dreams.
The talk of spiders has made me want to play Metro Last Light.
This week I'm moving in with my girlfriend, however, who is less fond of 10 hours of spider horror on the TV.
The same spider-fearing girlfriend is playing DKC Tropical Freeze with me. Let's hope there are no spider levels in that one.
This week I'm moving in with my girlfriend, however, who is less fond of 10 hours of spider horror on the TV.
The same spider-fearing girlfriend is playing DKC Tropical Freeze with me. Let's hope there are no spider levels in that one.
lordfuzzybutt
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Reading these threads involving spiders and see people freaking out makes me feel lucky to have absolutely no fear of spiders, or snakes or scorpions.
But frogs freak me out, so there's that
The section with spider is not longer than 1 hour of the game in total iirc. She'll be fine.
But frogs freak me out, so there's that
The section with spider is not longer than 1 hour of the game in total iirc. She'll be fine.
Dr. Black Jack
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Spiders and scorpions I have no problem with. Even had a pet emperor scorpion back in the day.
Hornets/wasps though? Blech. They exist only to cause pain to every other living creature. Nature's perfect douchebag.
Hornets/wasps though? Blech. They exist only to cause pain to every other living creature. Nature's perfect douchebag.
Systemwarrior
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I don't really find spiders scary in any instance, but I feel video game devs need to look to the real world for ideas more often.
Like look at the assassin spider. This thing is way more eerie-looking than any video game spider.
sephiroth7x
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Anybody remember the game called Spider... don't know why anybody would make a game where you control a spider... its not horrifying but just why?
Most terrifying ones though are the Skyrim ones, jeez they were so... drool filled and horrible.
Really hated the Lava Spider from the original Devil May Cry too!
Most terrifying ones though are the Skyrim ones, jeez they were so... drool filled and horrible.
Really hated the Lava Spider from the original Devil May Cry too!
Host Samurai
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The correct spider in REmake. This one is much bigger and is a boss
Probably not the worst but first thing that came to mind was the Limbo spider
edit: changed to a gif because the first time I saw it I fully noped out of there lol
The spider in limbo was so good it wrecked the rest of the game.
This
Deadly Creatures.
Playing as one the entire time and watching the shiver inducing accuracy of the animations gave me the heebie geebies.
The whole thing was just so...VISCERAL
I really can't stand spiders and it seems like game designers take every opportunity to include them in their games.
Walk around and notice some webs...there's going to be spiders. I feel like Indiana Jones did about snakes..."Why did it have to be spiders!"
Hate these things in Splunkey.
Walk around and notice some webs...there's going to be spiders. I feel like Indiana Jones did about snakes..."Why did it have to be spiders!"
Hate these things in Splunkey.
Baron Von Beans
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My man. The Souls game that seems to get left behind in the "dark". This fella had been shut away in my memory until you had to wake him up again.This fucker
He's armored, breathes fire, and you fight him in a narrow corridor that forces you to run to him.
Demon's Souls man..
theshape31
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Resident Evil [REmake]:
Okami:
Resident Evil 4:
Silent Hill:
Limbo:
Okami:
Resident Evil 4:
Silent Hill:
Limbo:
LIMBO is a good one for sure
Probably because nobody played ... but yeah ...
No mention of Deadly Creatures, guys? REALLY?
Probably because nobody played ... but yeah ...
These little fuckers make Minecraft miserable. Especially in hardcore mode.
Yeah, they don't look like much, but there's nothing like a poison spider spawner to ruin your day.
The level in DKCR where you're running away from a wall of spiders
nope nope nope nope nope
nope nope nope nope nope
Hmm...the last one looks like
And all you can do is run.
the Duke's Dear Freya boss fight
Oddly enough, I find daddy long legs far more revolting than normal spiders. I imagine them plunging their spindly little legs into my pores, Borg-style, and injecting all kinds of nastiness. Conversely, I find spiders with fat, furry legs (tarantulas) almost adorable.
I'm still waiting for this moment in a game.
Storm Kyleis
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Ugh, those hairs. Pikmin..png)
these things disgusted me more than any spider I ever fought in a game
That real life gif is revolting.
Hunter-Zero
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Legend of Grimrock
lies i have seen game play of this title and never seen this feat
I have no idea why you'd want a shot of this, but here you go...
This.
TheRedSnifit
Member
The purple things are friendly. And they are being shot at by a giant spider (~1 foot tall) with a machine gun. If you've ever wondered how humans went extinct in Pikmin, giant, steam-powered robo-spiders with guns probably had something to do with it.
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