the.com/completionist
the person who beats the final boss, then goes back for every last coin.
means someone who cannot leave a game, list, or collection until every single item is done, found, or checked off.
from grew out of 1990s gaming culture, when consoles started tracking hidden items and side quests, giving obsessives something to chase after the credits rolled.
achievement culturexbox gamerscore in 2005 supercharged the obsession
100 percent runsspeedrunners have a whole category just for this
real costsome games need 200plus hours for full completion
not just gamesapplies to stamps, passports, and netflix catalogs too
for instance
skyrim 100 percent achievers — steam data shows under 1 percent finish every achievement
national park stamp collectors — chase all 63 us national parks passport stamps
letterboxd list clearers — users methodically finish curated 100 film lists