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[[File:iog-redjewel.png|link=Illusion of Gaia|frame|Hooray! Just 49 to go.]]
 
Everyone knows that no hero can resist [[Gotta Catch Them All|collecting things]] in video games. The Collection [[Sidequest]] can be the ultimate time waster in a game, if the player ends up collecting completely useless items for the sake of owning them, often for [[Hundred-Percent100% Completion]]. But once in a while, they give rewards that make the effort worth it.
 
Many games (especially RPGs) have some kind of optional collectible hidden throughout the game, usually to have [[Twenty Bear Asses|no purpose]] but to be required for [[Hundred-Percent100% Completion]]. But there are frequently rewards for getting certain numbers of them, and [[Gotta Catch Em All|collecting them all]] often gives you a powerful ([[Bragging Rights Reward|but frequently unneeded]]) item, or unlocks a super-hard [[Bonus Boss]].
 
If you're lucky, the game will [[Sliding Scale of Collectible Tracking|keep track of how many you've found and how many are left]]. If you're really, really, lucky, the game will even provide a way to tell ''which ones'' you've already found, so that when you inevitably [[Guide Dang It|look up on the internet]] where the [[Last Lousy Point|last 2 of 500 are]], you'll know which ones you need without [[Try Everything|trying them all]].
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* ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' had a particularly vicious sidequest of collecting every weapon and accessory in the game, which gave you the "Treasure Hunter" achievement. The "vicious" part here was that a lot of said items could be [[Lost Forever]] if you missed the single spot they could be found in the entire 50+ hour-long game. Add to that the fact that "Treasure Hunter" came with an interface theme featuring the most popular character in the game, Fang, and it becomes plain sadistic.
* Stardust fragments in ''[[Legend of Dragoon]]''.
* Little Sisters in ''[[BioshockBioShock (series)]]''. There's even an achievement for this mandatory collection sidequest, because you need to ''deal with every Little Sister'' to gather ADAM, used for upgrades in-game.
* Tiny Medals in freeware RPG ''[[Hero's Realm]]''.
* Dragon eggs in ''[[Lufia]]'' 1 and 2, four sets of eight.
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