[Dr_Jengo]

I knew that this topic would come out sooner or later.. It's been at the back of my head for quite a while in fact..

Yes Assassin's Creed is the obvious one in recent years that have gone wild with marketing merchandise. So I'll use it as an example.

It's fun to collect everything when the game releases, all pre-order stuff, CEs, promos, etc etc but it's becoming a year-long thing with all kinds of things with the AC brand logo on it. Shoes, bottles, keychains, iPhone cases.

It's cool to have one or two to show your "fanboyism" for that franchise but to collect every single item is not my thing. I only stick to figures, statues, novels, comics, and things that look like they belong in the game (replicas) and recently art books and some cheap lithos.

I think my selection of collecting choices keeps me interested in my collection. When I look back at some of the things I have, it has some meaning because of the connection to the game. I don't want to see something that has 0 relevance to the game but just with the AC logo. Also makes me feel more passionate about collecting as I don't want collecting to feel like I'm just buying something to make my collection "complete" even though I don't really like it.

Just my 2 cents..