Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • landsharkkiddEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    Man… I wish fantasy games would just… not do spiders. For something that is a very common phobia, fantasy writers just LOVE putting it in their worlds don’t they?

    At least having an arachnophobia mode would be great. There are some games that have put that mode in. I just, ugh. Can’t wait for the mod for Badlur’s Gate 3 to be updated to work with the latest patch!

      • landsharkkiddEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’m glad more games are doing colourblind mode (at least that’s what I’m assuming).

    • Cendana@lemm.ee
      5·
      1 year ago

      And jumpscares, especially in non horror games… And stories.

      I hate watching movies in general for this very reason.

      • landsharkkiddEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Yep jumpscares are the WORST! Was watching a tiktok that had it, almost threw my phone.

    • melbaboutown
      4·
      1 year ago

      It’d also be great to not have flashing lights or fast repetitive jittery movements

      • landsharkkiddEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        That too! I don’t have any epilepsy problems but it’s still annoying. Most games have started to at least allow to turn off shakey cam.

    • Seagoon_
      4·
      1 year ago

      agree, I think spiders is a lazy way writers get a fear response

      • landsharkkiddEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Exactly. Like I understand that it’s there because it’s fantasy. But like… For the visual medium could we have a “no spiders” mode? In books it’s not so bad… But I don’t read a lot of high fantasy novels, and luckily my partner is great and doesn’t put spiders in our dnd game.

        I might have to grin and bare it to get the XP.