Of course. I had heard so much about how horrible it was to get long before I even bought a Playstation to play the game, that I was well-prepared once I could actually play. Got the spear as soon as possible and it made my playthrough a hell of a lot easier. Don't really get why anyone would opt to skip it, either, it's so easy to get once you know which chests not to open.

Don't open chests => Arrive at Salika Wood => Beat Bomb => Run through the Necrohol to the chest => Get spear => Make it back to the save crystal in Salika alive (mind the traps) => Win.

There's no hard work require in the slightest, though the Bomb boss might be a tad tough at lower levels. Nothing a good chaining of Quickenings won't fix, however. By far the easiest ultimate weapon in the series to get, me thinks.