Request : Arachnaphobia Mode/Option

[CHICKEN JOCKEY!!!]

I don't care what penalty I need to take for it, but the Giant Spider enemy is definitely a turn-off from the game for me, simply because my partner is extremely arachnaphobic, and the entire game may be ruined for her since she would have to dread encountering one each level.

The only suggestions I would have would either be a toggle to completely disable them, a toggle that disables them but imposes a slight penalty on your earnings, or maybe restrict them to a specific level type.

Thanks for reading, and please consider this! I really like this game concept so far and will definitely be playing it myself, but I think a wider audience would appreciate it if we could deal with the spiders.

[Nepohac]

Seconded, the giant spiders mean I am usually the person on the monitor guiding and helping run stuff back from the entrance because if I see one I have physical reactions, not just like an eww thats nasty kind of thing.

Been loving the game though.

[Blue Jay]

Bro said this was a pikmin profile pic

[AimlessEagle]

Almost like it's a horror game

[Katsper]

agreed, it would be very nice

[LifelongMax]

Originally posted by AimlessEagle:

Almost like it's a horror game

There's a difference in being scared by something in a horror game, and having a phobia.

My girlfriend likes scary things, but spiders make her panic and meltdown instantly.

Have a little empathy maybe, you'll get further in life.

[Lupo]

I played for 12 hours and encountered the spider a few times,they don't move unless you step on webs.

[Katsper]

that's usually irrelevant for people with arachnophobia. for anyone who doesn't know, phobias aren't simply being afraid of something, it's having a severe (usually anxious of sorts) reaction upon being faced with the relevant thing and it's not something you can just shove off

[Mineral_lice]

I small note for those of you who have fear of spiders, I have so far only seen them on maps with turrets, mines, or with the library, although this could just be my luck.

[NateDaBingus]

not true.

[Odie]

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[Kashra Fall]

Originally posted by ｋａｔｓｐｅｒ:

that's usually irrelevant for people with arachnophobia. for anyone who doesn't know, phobias aren't simply being afraid of something, it's having a severe (usually anxious of sorts) reaction upon being faced with the relevant thing and it's not something you can just shove off

Depends entirely on the person actually. Ronal weasely (Rupert Grint.) is deathly afraid of spiders, yet had to do a spider related scene in HP movies and when interviewed, he was asked how he did it. His answer? "I knew it wasn't real, because a real spider would never be that size." Sure it bothered him, but it didn't scare the dickens out of him either.

An option to see what may/might not be on the moon would alleviate the problems for arachnophobes imo.

[Chotato]

Not arachnophobic myself, but I've been trying to convince my GF to buy this game, and the spiders are the current hangup. She's interested and really wants to play the game, but she's highly arachnophobic and simply can't play. I'd really love an option to replace the spiders with something else for people with that just so we can play together.

Though first and foremost, the flashlight battery draining while off bug needs fixed first.

[Vault]

I was gonna make fun of you but considering it's your girl that has problems that's more understandable lol

[CHICKEN JOCKEY!!!]

Originally posted by Vault:

I was gonna make fun of you but considering it's your girl that has problems that's more understandable lol

I dont like spiders either but its not arachnophobia levels. For her, it can completely make her shut down and unable to focus. And I don't want that for her.

[Katsper]

Originally posted by Vault:

I was gonna make fun of you but considering it's your girl that has problems that's more understandable lol

lmao what, are you gatekeeping phobias or just being sexist