Are there spiders in this game?

[BIӨMΣCHΛПӨID69]

I know it might sound silly to some people, but I absolutely can not play anything with spiders (or similar creatures) in it. The one exception to this for me is Deep Rock Galactic because the glyphids are cartoony and cute. I have pretty severe arachnophobia. I already know some people will chime in and say "Hey, face your fears!". I am well aware of exposure therapy and the benefits, but this is not as simple as that so just please stop. All I need to know is if there are spiders in this game, that is all. Thanks!

[Bigthinka]

Yes there are spiders in this game

[BIӨMΣCHΛПӨID69]

Okay thanks for the clear and direct answer. I'm going to avoid it for now, but it looks cool so I may try it one day when I learn how to substantially manage my arachnophobia.

[XenoEvil]

Yes, but they are not enemies they are just creatures in the environment like rats, cows, seagulls, etc.

[Jeebs]

They're relatively small compared to other games (still bigger than a real spider but they're not giants) and they die to a single hit. So if you did want to "face your fears" as you said, this game wouldn't be a bad pick since you can pretty much just stomp them dead easily.

[Pendergast891]

the spiders are about the size of a house cat, not harry potter spider forest size.

[Nightwalker]

They spit goo on you.

[Thermal Lance]

Originally posted by Pendergast891:

the spiders are about the size of a house cat, not harry potter spider forest size.

Dude. What you just said would still be terrifying to the guy. The size of a house cat? Really? Even I would run away and I help a friend care for his tarantulas.

[BIӨMΣCHΛПӨID69]

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:

Originally posted by Pendergast891:

the spiders are about the size of a house cat, not harry potter spider forest size.

Dude. What you just said would still be terrifying to the guy. The size of a house cat? Really? Even I would run away and I help a friend care for his tarantulas.

lol ya, especially if they "spit goo on you" as the comment directly above you mentioned. I have to be really careful with fantasy games in general. I couldn't even finish Dark Messiah because even stepping into the entrance of the spider cave (before I even saw the spiders), I immediately felt physically ill. I also wasn't able to finish Fall Out New Vegas because of the giant insects (although I later found out there were mods which change them into pigs). I can handle Doom and the arachnotron perfectly fine, but it has no resemblance to reality for me. Even though it is grotesque looking, I think it's easier for me simply because it is half machine and there are no spider like characteristics other than it's form. Anyway, this can be a pretty big problem for me and I appreciate people being honest and respectful.

[gamesrule1124]

This might help you out. A mod that removes spiders from the game:
https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonsdogma/mods/121
As a warning, there's a picture of a spider on the mod page. It has a big red cancel symbol over it but you can still kind of see it. Hope it helps :)

[Moen]

Yep get the mod on top this will get rid of them for you. In fact a lot of PC Games get these kind of mods to help out people with a severe phobia :)

[SotiCoto]

Originally posted by Biomechanoid69:

lol ya, especially if they "spit goo on you" as the comment directly above you mentioned. I have to be really careful with fantasy games in general. I couldn't even finish Dark Messiah because even stepping into the entrance of the spider cave (before I even saw the spiders), I immediately felt physically ill. I also wasn't able to finish Fall Out New Vegas because of the giant insects (although I later found out there were mods which change them into pigs).

I'll let you in on a neat little thing here...
Putting aside that the spiders in the game only lurk in dark places so you might not even spot them before they're dead. They don't climb walls, they don't drop down on you, they just loiter in particular spots and spit goop... there are two factors that should make this a non-issue:
1. They're not a serious threat. I mean they attack, but the damage they do is so trivial and minor that you could theoretically ignore them entirely and not suffer any consequences for it. In fact, it just helps with the second point...
2. The primary appeal of this game is training your AI companion to do things. If you spot a spider, you can just take your hands off the controls, close your eyes, go away to your happy place and leave the pawns to kill them. The pawns will attack anything that attacks you, regardless of whether it does significant damage or not. They will protect you.

If you can handle that much, it should work out fine.

[Thermal Lance]

Originally posted by Lost Sinner:

Pardon my ignorance. I knew about arachnophobia. But it triggers you even in video games and even when they're not real? that's very fascinating. Life can get very difficult then.

I have the same problem but with roaches. Especially the big ones. So, yeah, I dread the moment where I get to fight rad roaches in fallout and there is a lot.

[SotiCoto]

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:

I have the same problem but with roaches. Especially the big ones. So, yeah, I dread the moment where I get to fight rad roaches in fallout and there is a lot.

I have a worse time with the mantises, personally.
Ever since I went to South Africa when I was 16 and went back to my room one night, changed into my PJs, and was about to put a pear core in the bin.... except there was something by the bin... something large and vividly green.... and I went to get a closer look and it was a motherfŭckin praying mantis. And I just lost my sh!t. Was sure it was going to chop my toes off or something. I grabbed the air-freshener and just sprayed the sh!t out of the mantis with it until it toppled over with a layer of white frosting on it. I couldn't even sleep after that....
I'm not full on phobia level, but if I find a mantis in a game, I just have to destroy it. I cannot allow it to live.

[Thermal Lance]

Originally posted by SotiCoto:

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:

I have the same problem but with roaches. Especially the big ones. So, yeah, I dread the moment where I get to fight rad roaches in fallout and there is a lot.

I have a worse time with the mantises, personally.
Ever since I went to South Africa when I was 16 and went back to my room one night, changed into my PJs, and was about to put a pear core in the bin.... except there was something by the bin... something large and vividly green.... and I went to get a closer look and it was a motherfŭckin praying mantis. And I just lost my sh!t. Was sure it was going to chop my toes off or something. I grabbed the air-freshener and just sprayed the sh!t out of the mantis with it until it toppled over with a layer of white frosting on it. I couldn't even sleep after that....
I'm not full on phobia level, but if I find a mantis in a game, I just have to destroy it. I cannot allow it to live.

Had a similar experience but I just called my mom to come watch it with me.

Always found these to look awesome. As a kid who loved Pokémon, They reminded me of scyther and for good reasons.

[Grimaldus]

Originally posted by Biomechanoid69:

Okay thanks for the clear and direct answer. I'm going to avoid it for now, but it looks cool so I may try it one day when I learn how to substantially manage my arachnophobia.

I also suffer from extreme arachnophobia, to the point where i couldn't play
Skyrim without modding away all the frostspiders. But the spiders in this game
are basically tiny critters (think wow critters), and they don't trigger my phobia the least,
so you really should try the game, it's well worth it .

You'll hardly notice the critter-spiders.