{"id":44125,"date":"2025-02-12T17:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=44125"},"modified":"2025-02-12T17:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:40:13","slug":"monster-hunter-wilds-new-boss-nerscylla-reveal-is-so-disturbing-that-people-are-realizing-why-arachnophobia-assistance-mode-is-a-must","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-new-boss-nerscylla-reveal-is-so-disturbing-that-people-are-realizing-why-arachnophobia-assistance-mode-is-a-must\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Wilds\u2019 new boss reveal is so disturbing that people are realizing why Arachnophobia Assistance mode is a must\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Monster Hunter Wilds is about to enter the second round of its Open Beta Test 2, scheduled to last from February 13 to 17, before releasing in full on February 28. The game\u2019s new Arachnophobia Assistance feature has again come to players\u2019 attention, this time because of a particularly nightmarish beast reveal from Capcom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monster Hunter Wilds: 6th Trailer | Into the Iceshard Cliffs\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFoueW07mxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The creature that is giving players the heebie-jeebies this time is Nerscylla. First introduced back in Monster Hunter 4, Nerscylla is a web-spinning Temnoceran class monster that resembles a giant spider. Recent clips from game news sites and users with early access to the full game have revealed that while fighting the giant spider in Monster Hunter Wilds, it will spawn hundreds of little baby spiders that will chase your hapless hunter all over the battlefield.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First close look at what seems to be Nerscylla nest with&#8230;<br><br>BABY NERSCYLLAS!<br><br>Not sure if they&#39;re cute or creepy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zUOwUB4JvK\">pic.twitter.com\/zUOwUB4JvK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shincry Hitless Hunter (@Shincry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shincry\/status\/1889332021899706709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we explained in our <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-features-an-accessibility-mode-for-players-who-fear-spiders-and-insects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous coverage<\/a>, Arachnophobia Assistance turns most of Monster Hunter Wilds\u2019 smaller insect and arachnoid creatures into slimy blobs (it apparently <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-new-monster-lala-barina-is-designed-to-encourage-players-to-vary-their-roles-in-multiplayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has no effect on bigger monsters<\/a> like Nerscylla and Lala Barina though). This has got people both excited and scared as to what affect Arachnophobia Assistance will have on the Nerscylla babies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"448\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250212-44125-001.jpg\" alt=\"Nerscylla\" class=\"wp-image-44130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250212-44125-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250212-44125-001-380x189.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250212-44125-001-768x382.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nerscylla (image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesixthaxis.com\/2025\/02\/11\/monster-hunter-wilds-final-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TheSixthAxis<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While some players have found being smothered by huge blobs of slime to be <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-accessibility-mode-accidentally-triggers-people-slime-fetish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hot and slime-fetish triggering<\/a>, others have found the opposite. For some, Monster Hunter Wilds\u2019 realistic slime is grossing them out or is just plain creepier than insects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many users <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_666_999_w\/status\/1888406566724051082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struggled to express<\/a> exactly how Monster Hunter Wilds\u2019 slimy alternatives made them feel, \u201cThe bugs are so realistic that they are gross even when turned into slime, but it&#8217;s kind of so gross it\u2019s cute (I have no idea what I\u2019m trying to say).\u201d Meanwhile, others hope that slime blob babies will make Nerscylla easier for them to beat without having to hide behind a cushion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monster Hunter Wilds is bringing back an old monster with a twist that will have players switching to Arachnophobia Assistance mode&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":44129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-44125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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