The Giant Enemy Spider!

Well, what better way to start the month about spooky related things than talking about my greatest phobia ever!... Why do i do this to myself.

I do not necessarily despise spiders, in fact I do agree that they are a fantastic animal that serves a great part in the ecosystem, but let's just say that when I'm near one those positives thoughts vanish in favor of a flight or fight response that results in me flighting or just getting almost paralyzed out of fear... and hey, in videogames is no different! Listen, I gotta be honest, I was the kind of guy that used to get startled at the sounds of Spiders in fucking MINECRAFT... yeah, it's that bad...

Anyhow, I know very well I'm not alone in this fear (even if for most people is not as exaggerated, tho luckily in videogames is far more tolerable for me), and that results in wouldn't you know, being a very common topic of both videogames AND media in general! Giant spiders are one of the most common kind of enemies you can imagine in a fantasy setting, plus a perfect candidate for a horror setting, and so, this list will seek out to compile every instance of this being present in the videogame realm!

Also, most of these entries have been lifted from this lovely site that compiles games that have spiders in general, so it's worth taking a look!

Also also, check out @electrode's fantastic list about this topic, they let me use the entries that weren't already here, so check it out, it's very worth it and even goes into what are the specifics enemies in each game!

Keep in mind that they have to be giant spiders, that being at least close to half of the main character's size or more, so a taking into account that, every suggestion is more than welcomed as always, and let's get into it!

Deepnest gives me chills to this day, god what a great area that I absolutely love despite how scared I was the first time I played the game.
The normal spiders aren't really that big, but the face spiders or ''Trite'' are REALLY big, so it counts.
Well would you look at that! They are right there in the cover, and in fact I plan on playing the remake of this game this month... sweet Dedede have mercy on me...
Ariados my beloved, the only spider I'll ever truly adore...
Ok I lied I also adore Spidops, just a silly little dude.
Ok, Joltik and Galvantula are also really cute... there might be more spiders that I like than I initally thought...
No nevermid I'm scared shitless of them again...
Both the champion Elise and the old boss from the old Twisted Woods map make it count.
IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL THE ARAQUANID BECOMES GIANT
Even Miitopia has them?? Wel... at least we will always have Mario...
OH GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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8 months ago

@LEGObrionicle To the list it goes then! Thank you so much! :)))

8 months ago

Lies of P has a pretty spidery guy

8 months ago

@Armorchompy Oh, and they can kill you instantly... JOY. Seriously tho, and again, thanks a bunch for the suggestion, I'll add it in a moment :D

8 months ago

Oh, also "Spider: The Video Game" (shockingly) has spiders in it

8 months ago

@Armorchompy There are are spiders, which are already scary, and then there's spiders with GUNS. I always forget about this game and each time I remember it I find it horrifiying as much as it is funny. I'll add it right away!

8 months ago

I suppose one of the Earth Defense Force games could be added to this list as they are loaded with giant insects, including spiders. I don't know if all games in the series have spiders, but this wiki lists the ones that do.

8 months ago

Got some more:

Armored Core in the mission "Exterminate Organisms"
Armored Core 2: Another Age in the mission "Eliminate Biological Menace"
Armored Core 6 has the Sea Spider (Only saw this because it kept showing up when I searched for the other two)
The final level of Rocket: Robot on Wheels features a giant enemy spider.

8 months ago

@Corrugated_Fox Actually, cowboyjosh already suggested for Global Defence Force to be added! However, I'll add the remaining games you linked right away, thank you so much! :D

@DeltaWDunn Didn't expect the AC series to have this many spider enemies. Thanks a bunch for all the suggestions, I'll add them right away! :D


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