1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comJohn Scott Tynes Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/johnscotttynes/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="odZ8eo9rPa"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/collection-progression/">Collection Progression</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/collection-progression/embed/#?secret=odZ8eo9rPa" width="600" height="338" title="“Collection Progression” — The Escapist" data-secret="odZ8eo9rPa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> I’m a sucker for collecting crap in videogames. The universe could be perishing in fire and blood but if I haven’t found all of the hidden dentures scattered around the current level then by God the universe can just die without me. Collecting things is one of the great dichotomies in contemporary videogames: you are either its petulant slave or you have no idea why anyone cares about such a stupid feature. I’d like to make this stupid, indispensable feature better. For starters, let’s hit the obvious problem: what’s the point? This varies from game to game. My current collection […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/57/57326.jpg