the list of personal phobiac soft locks

games that have something in them that keep me from playing due to my crippling phobias.

if you're wondering which ones, here's a list:

ophidiophobia
thalassophobia
megalophobia
ommetaphobia (specially cat-like)
herpetophobia (not as crippling as the others)

i'll be updating this list whenever any soft lock of this sort happens.

honorable mention to literally any ocean themed game (not ffx) or aquarium game ever made, the monster hunter series, any game with dragons and all 3d zelda games.

Sonic Generations
Sonic Generations
the perfect chaos fight is way more malicious than the original game. the amount of water, the size of chaos and the cloudy sky just feel like the game devs are OUT TO GET ME.
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine
i had a panic attack when i first played it after falling into the lake, and i know there's segments that even non-thalasophobics find uneasy.
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic Unleashed
final boss is probably even worse than perfect chaos in SA.
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure
perfect chaos is the ultimate softlock, though thankfully it's the most generous one being that it's the final boss, which i can just opt not to play.
there's also the Big fishing segments which i can also opt not to play.
Nights: Journey of Dreams
Nights: Journey of Dreams
literal first boss battle.
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
fun fact: this MIGHT be the origin of my thalassophobia! how fun!
Subnautica
Subnautica
do i have to explain it.
Sonic Forces
Sonic Forces
there's a realistic giant fucking snake, like, are you kidding me? in a sonic game? thankfully, forces sucks and i don't have to play it! though it makes it awfully terrible to watch videos about it.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
this one is a phobiafest with all the bosses.

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