Arachnophobia in RPGs

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Vindestructable

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joonatanr said:
NOOOO!!! not Skyrim too. Why the heck are these things so popular in games? I mean I get it that in fantasy games things like goblins, the undead, dragons etc are pretty much a part of the genre. But simply giant bugs, what's up with that. Giant spiders were never a part of virtually any folklore scandinavian or otherwise, so why have they become a part of the fantasy genre. I mean seriously has anybody ever praised a game for having really good spider enemies?
A good portion of the Fantasy genre comes from The Lord of the Rings books which feature a massive giant spider at the end of the second book (about halfway through the third movie if that's all you've seen.) Like it or not giant spiders are just as much a part of fantasy stereotypes as elves, dragons, goblins ect.
 

Sleepy Sol

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I wouldn't call myself arachnophobic in real life or video games, I just don't like them popping out of nowhere and scaring the shit out of me. The giant ones in Dragon Age 2 startle me all the time.
 

UrbanCohort

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Eh, I have what I'd call a mild reaction to spiders but a strong actual fear of them...I can't get near one on purpose for fear that their spider-ninja skills will kick in (or something, I've spent the better part of 23 years trying to rationalize it and am, obviously, no closer now than I was before). I'm generally okay with them in games though, the Resident Evil 1-3 spiders are the worst I can easily remember, but that was saved by me saving acid rounds specifically for them. I tend to freak out at pictures of spiders though - my hands get really weak, I'm reluctant to touch the page, and my eyes naturally wander elsewhere...

Actually, what gets me most in games are skeletons. Not so much the stylized ones, but the ones from Oblivion stressed me out a fair bit. Skele-phobia (whatever) is a lot weirder than arachnophoia...
 

Vault101

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although I cant say Ive played many games with giant spiders...I cant remember from DA:O but especially in darksiders..they never seem to MOVE like spiders (in darksiders they were more like crabs)

I always thourght about actuallu mo-capping spiders....that would be internesting