Collect and Focus

Collect

Collect verb - To gain emotional or mental control of.

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Focus and collect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Focus" instead a verb "Collect".

Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.

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Collect and focus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collect" instead a verb "Focus".

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

Missing Secrets, intentional or otherwise, when the game puts a large focus on 100% Completion, so you don't know what's really left to collect.

Source: Fake Longevity
This is best appreciated with the first three dungeons, whose goal of completion isn't even on the Plot Coupons (you do collect some in the first two, but finding Zelda is the main focus).

Source: Strictly Formula
It's been speculated that the Contested Sequel Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts was at one point during development supposed to be a more traditional collect-a-thon platformer like its predecessors, until (supposedly at Microsoft's behest) the gameplay focus was retooled to vehicular construction.

Source: Executive Meddling / Video Games

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