Tired of spending a bunch of money to get away for the summer? Don’t want to travel any farther than your coach? Try a video game vacation! The great thing about video games is that they can take a person anywhere–to places both real and imagined, and they don’t require plane tickets or a passport.
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This week’s featured place: Pandora
Game: Borderlands & Borderlands 2
Pandora is the place for adventure and excitement. First settled as a colony for people looking to get away from Earth, the new inhabitants had no idea how crazy this planet really was. Harsh, indigenous life and rough conditions and a barren climate kept all from the die-hards from leaving. The planet has been under control by one corporation or another, although many of the locals of Pandora can be a bit eccentric and sometimes downright cannibalistic. Don’t let this deter you from visiting, though. The lure of riches and treasures from legendary “vaults” around the planet lure people to the planet every year. A true vault hunter will have an enjoyable visit, no matter what!
Packages include:
- One way ticket to Pandora.
- Access to over seventeen million weapon combinations.
- Free car rentals in the Catch-a-Ride system.
- One special ability perk, depending on what character you go as.
- Get your own personal Claptrap to annoy you.
Pandora at a glance:
Accommodations:
- Stay in New Haven (Borderlands 1) or Sanctuary (Borderlands 2).
Dining:
- Visit Moxxi’s Red Light, a popular bar in Pandora.
- Have a drink at the Holy Spirits, a pub ran by a local clan.
Entertainment:
- Talk to Claptrap. He’s very entertaining and a little depressing.
- Play D&D with Tiny Tina (Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep DLC).
- Participate in one of Sir Hammerlock’s hunts.
- Blow up bad guys in multiple rounds at Fink’s Slaughterhouse.
Shopping:
- Dr. Zed (not a real doctor) has many vending machines for health and shields as well as a physical place where he practices.
- Check out any of Marcus’s weapon vending machines for a good deal.
Sight-Seeing:
- Stop by Ellie’s garage for a car upgrade.
- Visit Crazy Earl’s Scrapyard.
- Drive around the Arid Nexus.
- Go to Lynchwood, a real-life wild west town.
- Sight-see around the wasteland of the Eridium Blight.
What do you think? Which video game vacation would you prefer? Click here to take the survey
and let ROG know where you’d like to go. Be sure to come back next week for another location.
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