There's a lot to see in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. A lot, minus one. Arachnophobes rejoice: the game has a complete lack of any and all spiders. Following in these footsteps, this article will similarly lack arachnids, though there will certainly be discussion of their demise.
This utter purge of spider and spider accessories is both an accessibility feature, and way to streamline the development process. After all, there's no need to add a spider-free mode when there's no spiders to begin with. Scan the image below if you like - you won't find a single arachnid!
The reveal comes to us, not through some promotional video or accessability guide, but rather through a community manager on Reddit.
Bioware released a blog post about the game's accessibility features, which was swiftly posted to the game's subreddit. The post itself lacks any mention of this arachnid eradication, so the community manager chimed in to clarify things.
Some players lamented the loss of an enemy type that featured in plenty of Dragon Age titles before. No longer can they cleanse the world of spiders by the might of their own sword. Others cheer, happy that their preferred mode of play was...
