10 Best Starting Areas In Open-World Video Games
4. Borderlands - Fyrestone
Fyrestone shows what awaits in the wacky world of Borderlands with a number of quests and bosses for players to blast their way through before exploring more of Pandora. After Mordecai, Roland, Lilith, and/or Brick get off Marcus' bus, they are immediately put to work helping the dwindling town fight back against the various threats the Arid Badlands has to offer.
Players will get their first meeting with the talkative robot Claptrap, a consultation with the scalpel-happy Dr. Zed, and will visit the nearby gun-toting T.K Baha. The gameplay basics are easily picked up through the various missions that are set up in and around Fyrestone, which will help new players become accustomed to the Borderlands style very quickly.
Pandora becomes far wilder from its humble beginnings of Fyrestone, but the starting location will bring a sense of comfort to returning players who get to experience the looter-shooter all over again.
The simplicity and accessibility of Borderlands in general is why it became so popular in the first place, with the very start of the game showing the charm and wit that went into every bit of its design.