10 Video Game Tropes We're Sick Of
3. Giant Spiders
Picture the scene. You've just made your way into a forest, or maybe a cave or dungeon. It's quiet, dark, and you could cut the tension in the air with your long-sword with +5 damage. You're ready for anything!
And then you turn a corner and you're confronted with a giant cobweb. Sigh.
You know what's going to happen, and it does. A behemoth of a spider creeps out of the shadows with fangs bared. This would be scary if you hadn't already been in this situation a thousand times before. And it's always the same type of spider enemy you face, too; a giant house spider with anger issues. Why not a trap-door spider, a jumping spider, or the kind of spider that's waiting for you above your bed?
Why are they so common? Do they have a union?
Time for this enemy type to be retired. Whack it with a giant, metaphorical rolled-up newspaper or wash it down the bath. Whatever you want to do, let it end. I just think I need to see other arachnids. It's not you, it's me.