The "story" of this level is one of attrition. The Spider God utilizes a devastating grab attack. In a game where healing items are scarce and checkpoints are few, a single mistake in the Plaza often means restarting the entire sequence. This creates a tension rare in modern gaming: genuine fear of failure.
The standard Steam or Itch.io versions of the Extended Cut do contain the Godplaza. According to the developer, the content was cut because it "broke the flow of the game" and was "too punishing for normal players." age of barbarian extended cut the spider godplaza