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* ''VideoGame/{{Qix}}'' (1981). As soon as you claim at least 75% of the map you immediately move to the next screen. This is a necessity, as the nature of the game makes claiming 100% of the map theoretically impossible.

* ''VideoGame/{{Qix}}'' (1981). As soon as you claimed at least 75% of the map you immediately moved to the next screen. This was a necessity, as the nature of the game made claiming 100% of the map theoretically impossible.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Qix}}'' (1981). As soon as you claimed at least 75% of the map you immediately moved to the next screen. This was a necessity, as the nature of the game made claiming 100% of the map theoretically impossible.
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* ''TabletopGame/ShadowsOverCamelot'' is a [[CoopMultiplayer cooperative]] game with a variety of one-time and repeatable quests, which grant white swords when completed or black swords when failed, plus other benefits or penalties. The players win when they collect 12 swords, a majority of them white, but random events advance various quests towards failure, so gameplay involves choosing which quests to focus on completing and which to write off as strategic losses. Players can even ''purposely'' lose quests to hasten the endgame once they have enough white swordds to win.

* ''TabletopGame/ShadowsOverCamelot'' is a [[CoopMultiplayer cooperative]] game with a variety of one-time and repeatable quests, which grant white swords when completed or black swords when failed, plus other benefits or penalties. The players win when they collect 12 swords, a majority of them white, but random events advance various quests towards failure, so gameplay involves choosing which quests to focus on completing and which to write off as strategic losses.

** The original ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' has four rather tedious {{Collection Sidequest}}s (asari writings, salarian medallions, turian insignias, and useful minerals), which are completed by scanning or manually exploring optional planets. Luckily, there are actually more collectables of each sort in the game world than is needed to mark the respective quest as completed and receive your XP, although you still get the normal XP and cash rewards if you find the remaining collectables afterwards.

* This is the way that War Assets work in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. You don't ''need'' to get all of them (and depending on your actions [[OldSaveBonus in prior games]] getting them all might actually be impossible), but the more you have, the better off you are.

* Several of the 3D entries of the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' saga are focused on collecting PlotCoupons (Power Stars, Green Stars, or Star Coins); however, not all of them are necessary to collect in order to reach the FinalBoss. For example, ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' has 120 power stars, but only 70 of them are necessary to reach the final level and the ending. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' is an exception; it requires collecting the first seven Shines of each of the seven major areas, and you'll need the first Shine at the airport to open the rest of the game. The rest of the Shines are optional.
* Platformers made by ''Creator/{{Rare}}'' (then Rareware) on the Nintendo 64 usually require collecting a specific number of the PlotCoupons with no regard to which ones you get specifically.

* In the final story mission of ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', [[spoiler:STAG]] stirs up trouble at three locations throughout Steelport. You only need to pacify two of them before proceeding to the next stage of the mission.

In multiplayer games where ScoringPoints is the objective, this trope only applies if the game is not immediately over once a player scores a certain number of points. Even though such games may offer multiple ways to gain points, these are not individual objectives but rather means to achieve the main objective, that is, beating other players to the total of X points.

* In ''VideoGame/HeroinesQuest'', you have to obtain the two Eyes of Thiassi to confront the BigBad. Each eye has a protector, who will tell you to get the endorsement of at least half the named NPCs in his city. It doesn't matter which half, so you are free to pick which sidequests to perform. Depending on class, you can also TakeAThirdOption by challenging one of the guardians to a duel, [[spoiler:or for the thief class, [[PromptlessBranchingPoint sneak in at night and steal]] both of the artifacts.]]

* In ''HeroinesQuest'', you have to obtain the two Eyes of Thiassi to confront the BigBad. Each eye has a protector, who will tell you to get the endorsement of at least half the named NPCs in his city. It doesn't matter which half, so you are free to pick which sidequests to perform. Depending on class, you can also TakeAThirdOption by challenging one of the guardians to a duel, [[spoiler:or for the thief class, [[PromptlessBranchingPoint sneak in at night and steal]] both of the artifacts.]]

* You can only obtain the most hidden ending of ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' (the jury is still out whether it is the "best" ending) by consuming three One Thirds of an Umbilical Cord before final battle. There are actually four of these items in the game, but two are PermanentlyMissable, depending on your actions, and one is hidden in a very hard-to-get-to location.

* ''VideoGame/{{Qix}}'' (1981). As soon as you claimed at least 75% of the map you immediately moved to the next screen.

* Each stage of ''VideoGame/TonyHawksUnderground2'' gives you a collection of objectives to complete, each with a different point value, and a point goal to reach. As long as you can reach the goal, you don't have to complete every objective.

* Several of the 3D entries of the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' saga are focused on collecting PlotCoupons (either power stars of shinies); however, not all of them are necessary to collect in order to reach the FinalBoss. For example, ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' has 120 power stars, but only 70 of them are necessary to reach the final level and the ending. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' is an exception; it requires collecting the first seven Shines of each of the seven major areas, and you'll need the first Shine at the airport to open the rest of the game. The rest of the Shines are optional.

* Several of the 3D entries of the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' saga are focused on collecting PlotCoupons (either power stars of shinies); however, not all of them are necessary to collect in order to reach the FinalBoss. For example, ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' has 120 power stars, but only 70 of them are necessary to reach the final level and the ending.

* At every stage of ''VideoGame/JediKnightJediAcademy'', you are presented with five side missions to complete in any order. Completing four allows you to proceed to the next story mission, but you can still do the fifth for the additional SkillPoint it gives (which is otherwise LostForever).

Another variation is found in games that don't give the players distinct objectives but instead a single objective that can be completed piece-by-piece (e.g. collect hidden items, conquer neighboring lands, etc.), and declare them victorious after the objective is ''mostly'' complete. This concept is related to CashGate, where you have a single overarching objective (collect money) and may not need to complete all subordinate objectives to meet it.

Most games gives the player a single main objective at a time, completing which either results in victory or lets you advance to the next level. Others give you a list of objectives that need to be completed before you can move on.

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* The operations system in ''VideoGame/AceCombat6FiresOfLiberation'' works this way: each mission is subdivided into several (three to nine) localized operations, wherein the Garuda team must complete certain objectives (provide close air support, destroy enemy planes, etc.). Completing an operation frees up its surviving allied troops to assist Garuda on other ops, so the [[BigFirstChoice choice of the first one is important]]. Winning a mission requires beating about two thirds of the available ops; ops can be failed if neglected for too long, but as long as the mission winning condition can still be met, it will continue.

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* In ''VideoGame/FlashPointFireRescue'', you win by getting seven out of ten victims out of the burning house. Nevertheless, the game is not over until all fifteen person-of-interest markers (potential victims or false alarms) have been removed from the board, giving you a chance to rescue the remaining three tenants (provided they didn't already perish) even after you've technically already won.

* At every stage of ''[[VideoGame/JediKnightJediAcademy'', you are presented with five side missions to complete in any order. Completing four allows you to proceed to the next story mission, but you can still do the fifth for the additional SkillPoint it gives (which is otherwise LostForever).

* At every stage of ''[[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'', you are presented with five side missions to complete in any order. Completing four allows you to proceed to the next story mission, but you can still do the fifth for the additional SkillPoint it gives (which is otherwise LostForever).