After talking about some games, we thought considering about the Collectible Items in Games. These items are really playing some role in the game. Even though some people neglect collecting these items, we thought we should talk about them.
Please note that we are talking about the collectible items in games not the items which are added to your inventory (Items you can’t Equip).
What is a Collectible Item in Games?
So what is a collectible item? In a game, there are so many items you can obtain which may or may not affect the game’s story, these items we call, ‘collectible item‘. Typically gamers love collecting these items. But as you know, that is also a challenge made by the developers. We can find out these items
What are the benefits you gain from collectibles?
Basically, collectibles do give many advantages upon collecting. In some games, they offer some amazing boosts and bonuses. For an Example, bobble-heads in Fallout 4 grants the player some amazing boosts.
Some games, like assassin’s creed franchise games, gives you rewards and trophies when you collect a particular amount of the items, and these items (like animus fragments) counts towards the completion of the game. So if you want to complete the game 100%, you must collect all the collectible items. There are some collectibles in this franchise gives you information about some incidents too.
And the games like Batman Arkham Series, collecting items allows you to unlock various upgrades and special missions and challenges. (Like Riddler Missions in Arkham City).

Conclusion
So according to those examples we gave, you can understand the importance of the collectibles in games. And you can see why the developers made those items. You must not neglect them and try to collect as many as you can. It will definitely help you to enjoy the particular game more.