Monster Hunter Wildshas an arachnophobia mode as part of its accessibility offering that turns spider-like creatures into amusing blobs.

The result is creatures becoming golden globules that wobble around environments.

As an arachnophobe myself, it certainly put a smile on my face.

Monster Hunter Wilds screenshot showing main character in a hood holding a sword in a sand dune area

Still, it does have four legs rather than eight - and the legs are the worst.

These can also be toggled individually in the options menu.

ButDragon Age: The Veilguard doesn’t bother, because thankfully there aren’t any spiders to begin with.

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It begins with a chase across sand dunes, before hunting a monster with an exceptionally large tongue.

I came away impressed with that demo, calling it themost approachable Monster Hunter in the series yet.

The Monster Hunter Wilds beta launches across all platforms on 31st October and lasts until 4th November.

Screenshot of Monster Hunter Wilds menu showing Arachnophobia Assistance

We’ve got all thebeta times in our guide.

Thefull game will be released in February next year.

Will you be checking out the beta this week?

Monster Hunter Wilds beta screenshot showing player character riding towards golden blobs in rocky region

Monster Hunter Wilds beta screenshot showing player character riding past golden blobs in rocky region

Monster Hunter Wilds beta screenshot showing options for Visual Accessibility

Monster Hunter Wilds beta screenshot showing options for Auditory Accessibility

Monster Hunter Wilds beta screenshot showing options for Motion Sickness Reduction