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The giant spider trope in games has to stop

I don't mind giant spiders when there's a point to them.

They do seem to have a tendency to be chucked in for no reason other than to fill a quota of fights though.

"Hey, we need some filler combat in this dungeon."
"Bandits?"
"Nah, wouldn't make sense."
"Wolves?"
"Nah"
"Giant Spiders then"
 
I personally thought Rom in Bloodborne was different from the usual. Rom is basically a sorcerer spider and it cannot move since the body is so big. There was the usual spider enemies in there too (both in that battle and later on into the game) but Rom itself was different and interesting.
 
YO! OP! YOU HAVE MY SWORD IN THIS WAR!

As a lifelong arachophobe giant spiders is reason nr1 why I quit playing some games. OP's reasoning is correct, spiders are in fucking everything, they're no fun to fight, and they are the most indistinct enemy you could conjure up outside of a rat. I refuse to believe anyone has a good time fighting these fuckers, it's never a strategically challenging fight either. Thank god because otherwise I couldn't finish these fuckers with my eyes closed looking away from the screen. I'm serious, why the fuck is a spider the size of a goddamn SUV a thing anyway, it makes no goddamn sense, they all fucking hiss and shit, when have you ever heard a motherfucking spider hiss? It's all fucking shit. The only good spider is spiderman and those games are kind of shit.(except for spiderman 2 GOAT)

Most of all fuck Skyrim with a flaming hot poker. I ended up modding all the spiders out near release and replacing them with bears, that had no animations, that still hissed, and still spit, it was still a goddamn improvement.

TL;DR: FUCK SPIDERS
 
I remember Black Rock Spire from WoW back in the day. One of the dungeons there had giant assed spiders that paralyze infesting the rafters above the orc's sleeping areas. I kept thinking to myself "Dudes. When you lie down to sleep at night and look up, don't the hundreds of eyes staring back at you make you just a teeny bit uncomfortable?".
 
Fencedude said:
Replace all spiders with Rachnera

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Id smash that
 
I look forward to Next-Gen Spiders. Imagine fighting them and being able to cripple their legs but they keep on trying to move forward. That would make them pretty scary.
 
I just want to pedantically note that the giant spiders of The Hobbit preceded the giant spider of Lord of the Rings
 
i honestly don't know if i've played a game without some sort of spider in there. whether they're massive and hairy and realistic, or whether they're metal robot spiders, it seems every game has them in some form. it's a bit lazy imo...except EDF...EDF needs even bigger spiders in there!
 
As an arachnophobic who has to close his eyes and mash attack when dealing with video game spiders, as well as never loot their bodies, I agree!
 
I seriously hate Spiders in Videogames.

Galvantula in Pokémon is the upper limit of what is acceptable for me. Anything beyond that is not comfortable anymore for me
 
No, spiders should be in every game and larger than any other monster.

I like hearing sissies scream in terror.
 
Kapi96 said:
Couldn't you say something similar about the vast majority of enemies you meet in games though?

Too many zombies!
Too many terrorists!
Too many nazis!
Too many bandits!
Too many orcs!
Too many skeletons!

etc.
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Pretty much.

Admit it OP, you just don't like spiders.
 
FloatingDivider said:
YO! OP! YOU HAVE MY SWORD IN THIS WAR!

As a lifelong arachophobe giant spiders is reason nr1 why I quit playing some games. OP's reasoning is correct, spiders are in fucking everything, they're no fun to fight, and they are the most indistinct enemy you could conjure up outside of a rat. I refuse to believe anyone has a good time fighting these fuckers, it's never a strategically challenging fight either. Thank god because otherwise I couldn't finish these fuckers with my eyes closed looking away from the screen. I'm serious, why the fuck is a spider the size of a goddamn SUV a thing anyway, it makes no goddamn sense, they all fucking hiss and shit, when have you ever heard a motherfucking spider hiss? It's all fucking shit. The only good spider is spiderman and those games are kind of shit.(except for spiderman 2 GOAT)

Most of all fuck Skyrim with a flaming hot poker. I ended up modding all the spiders out near release and replacing them with bears, that had no animations, that still hissed, and still spit, it was still a goddamn improvement.

TL;DR: FUCK SPIDERS
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Fun spider to fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITXfbhypyzY

Real life hissing spider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzZXffnoT-o
 
I will say I always laugh my ass off at how one of the first mods out for any given PC RPG is often 'replace spiders with bears or something'.
 
Pretty much every kind of plant, mammal, reptile and amphibian has been turned into a gigantic monster version, and far before video games existed.

They're scarier that way.
 
The least they could do is make them able to climb walls and ceilings to make them more mechanically interesting. That doesn't even happen in several games.
 
I agree and extend the complaint to giant insect and also any giant-wearing-an-exoskeleton-thing

I like Elise, Phantom, and Quelaag though
 
liliththepale said:
Does anyone remember The Hobbit Zelda clone? Half the enemies in that game were spiders, but I loved it.

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I played that. The Flies and Spiders chapter ended with a boss fight versus three of them, and they got larger and larger. I rushed to get through that part cause it creeped me out.

I definitely don't remember the game looking as rough as it does in that screenshot you pulled though.
 
Bamboo said:
We need more games allowing you to play as a spider. Anything besides Deadly Creatures? Donkey Kong Country 2?
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Donkey Kong Country 3 and Dragon Age: Origins come to mind. Squitter returns in DKC3 and Dragon Age has a shapeshifting spell that turns you into a giant spider.
 
Complaining about oddly specific things that aren't really a problem is a trope on forums.

The irony is this is a thread on the web.

OP, I think you are a spider.
 
Kapi96 said:
Couldn't you say something similar about the vast majority of enemies you meet in games though?

Too many zombies!
Too many terrorists!
Too many nazis!
Too many bandits!
Too many orcs!
Too many skeletons!

etc.
Click to expand...

Yeah there are loads of overused tropes. At least spiders if well implemented can behave differently then a standard humanoid enemy.
 
no reason why it needs to stop or whatever. if the game needs it or calls for it. it's fine. what is the issue?

how about we stop scripts and linear shoot a thons a bit more? now that i can get behind.
 
Kapi96 said:
Couldn't you say something similar about the vast majority of enemies you meet in games though?

Too many zombies!
Too many terrorists!
Too many nazis!
Too many bandits!
Too many orcs!
Too many skeletons!

etc.
Click to expand...
Zombies: Everyone complains about zombies in games. Zombie fatigue is real.
Terrorists: These are basically just human enemies. Human enemies alone have tons of diversity among them and are obviously going to be common in every single genre of gaming.
Nazis: You only see these in WWII games for obvious reasons. It's not like Nazis are popping up in Final Fantasy or Mass Effect.
Bandits: Basically just human enemies again.
Orcs: Orcs actually don't appear all that much. And orcs are just green humans.
Skeletons: Nobody really likes skeletons either. Except for Sans and Papyrus from Undertale.
FloatingDivider said:
they all fucking hiss and shit, when have you ever heard a motherfucking spider hiss? It's all fucking shit.
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I forgot to mention this point as well. These things always make creepy ass sounds. WHEN HAS A SPIDER EVER MADE THESE SOUNDS?
 
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