discussion How do you feel about collectibles in games?

[syg]

I have nothing against it might bring a little extra but honestly most of the time it has no interest so I don't even pay attention to it anymore.

 

[Coloneill]

I prefer games without collectibles. Usually it is hard to get all. And it is out of the story or a huge time sink. I know, no one is forcing me to collect them. Nevertheless I feel like being forced to do.

 

[RandomLycan]

I like collectibles in game, in part because I enjoy 100%'ing them (if I like the ame enough that is and has no FCKING online trophies )

 

[User_110761]

Same here, I enjoy them, as long as it's fun. If I have to go through some overly difficult platforming, or dumb puzzle to get one thing, I'm out. But for some reason I'm a huge sucker for the Far Cry games, and always 100% those. I though AC: Valhalla was great too, except for the fucking balancing puzzles.

 

[nerddawg]

I like collectables, its a minigame inside the game. Even if they unlock nothing usefull, it is fun.

 

[xianii]

I like collectibles in game, well in some game

 

[EpicWaxFlame69]

I don't mind as long as it's maybe for optional bonus content and not anything really needed to progress forward

 

[mccutch]

I usually ignore them if it doesn't impede progress in the game. The one game where I wanted to 100% it was Adventures of Willy D.

 

[mistakenident7]

I always start liking them and trynig to collect them all. And then give up partway through. That's when I usually go looking for a gallery walkthrough to see the photos/awards I missed by becoming lazy lol

 

[mikrole]

As a collector, I like them as long as it is fair to them.

 

[xianii]

I like collectable although I all way end up having to collect everything

 

[loldude123]

They're fine up until you have to actually stray away from playing the game to find them, also if they serve no other purpose aside from being a collectible. I'm not going out of my way to find a meaningless coin.

 

[Flame125]

I like collectible as long as its within a small distance as to where I need to go or a side-quest related.
Basically what loldude123 said.

They're fine up until you have to actually stray away from playing the game to find them

I don't mind if it's meaningless or just for the lore, as long as I don't have to go through Narnia, Valhalla and Sovngarde just to get one unusable item.

 

[Hongbottlo]

They can be fun.

 

[HandholdDegen]

Generally collectibles are just there to pad out the playtime without doing any substantive work.
In porn games they tend to be worse because they lock away content from the player, requiring replays and know-how to get them.

I am not in favor of collectibles. Easter eggs are better, and there shouldn't be content gated behind finding them.

 

[WillAnderson]

If the game is good, then they might be fun. They don't make a game good, though.

 

[UnusualUsername]

yeah i really hate them tho.. kind of pisses me off that you have to read EVERY dialogue to not miss anything..

 

[69Questions]

IMO they're annoying and pointless. Don't lock content behind something I'll have to Google to find.

 

[lookingcooljoka]

It really depends on what you're collecting and whether the gameplay and exploration is fun enough and also what you get for collecting. If it's just 50 pointless flags like in Assassin's Creed I definitely won't do it.

 

[Loliholic]

It really depends on what you're collecting and whether the gameplay and exploration is fun enough and also what you get for collecting. If it's just 50 pointless flags like in Assassin's Creed I definitely won't do it.

Erm, how did you manage to miss 50 of them?
I mean, its easy to miss a few outside, but if you kill for fun you find everything during stalking and escapes in the cities ^^