{"id":2183729,"date":"2026-10-07T11:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2183729"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:35:58","slug":"my-favourite-thing-about-aion-2-the-freedom-to-make-a-freaky-lil-guy-in-a-world-of-beautiful-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2183729","title":{"rendered":"My favourite thing about Aion 2? The freedom to make a freaky lil&#8217; guy in a world of beautiful people"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"features\" data-article-group=\"feature\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/features\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Features<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/aion-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Aion 2<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">My favourite thing about Aion 2? The freedom to make a freaky lil&#8217; guy in a world of beautiful people<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">It&#8217;s the little things.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/aion-2-character-face.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Aion 2 close up of character face, green hair and big red eyes.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"aion-2-character-face.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"690\" height=\"388\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"features\"><br \/>\n                    Feature<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-10-07T11:35:58+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Oct. 7, 2026, 11:35 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"025e74d1-7484-4187-9c79-b16d010408b4\" data-name=\"Aion 2\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Aion 2\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Aion 2\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Aion 2\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Aion 2\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Aion 2\" title=\"Follow Aion 2\"><br \/>\n  Follow Aion 2<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Aion 2 has arrived, and there&#8217;s a lot to like if you&#8217;ve got a hankering for a new MMO: meaty combat, challenging boss encounters, a seemingly endless grind for completionists, and, yes, it&#8217;s free to play. However, one of my very favourite things about it is the character creator.<\/p>\n<p>Like many South Korean MMOs, much love has been poured into Aion 2&#8217;s character creator. It comes with countless adjustable settings, allowing players to tweak each facial feature to the minutest detail, as well as some truly adventurous facial markings and hair styles. I tend to start every new MMO with a few spins of the character randomiser; fishing for inspiration with each new roll. And with Aion 2, I struck gold.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the teaser trailer for Aion 2.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4TQtjWv_4O4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Suddenly, there he was: a tiny man with bright red eyes and green hair, his gut looming over stumpy legs; a different sort of hero. I rolled up my sleeves and started to finesse: I made his jawline flat and angular, his mouth blobfish wide. I changed his hair to the most irregular option I could find, and giggled at my ridiculous, magnificent creation.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot of Aion 2 class selection with a green-haired character selected\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image-(5)_Lhcn1IN.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"768\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot of Aion 2 class selection with a green-haired character selected\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image-(5)_Lhcn1IN.png\" height=\"432\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"768\"><figcaption>Any game that can let you do this is doing something right. | <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The best video game character creators, I reckon, let you make both beauty <em>and<\/em> beast. Some people &#8211; the vast majority, perhaps &#8211; get pleasure making cool protagonists, handsome and strong in a way that plays into the classic hero fantasy. That&#8217;s okay, obviously. But the freedom to get a bit weird with it offers a different kind of joy.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aion 2&#8217;s story is <em>fine<\/em>. It&#8217;s an unremarkable tale of grave threats and devilish forces out to do bad things to good people. But drop in a character alien to this very serious world &#8211; in both looks and vibe &#8211; and the disconnect creates friction. Story cinematics might lose their gravitas when everyone else is looming over my silly looking guy, but I get a real kick out of his jarring presence, and he brightens every step of an otherwise straight-faced adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Take pets, for example. Much of Aion 2&#8217;s customisation and player power comes from these collectibles. They&#8217;re found by killing enemies, and their models vary wildly &#8211; some monstrous, some not. You can ride pets as mounts, increasing ground movement, and I can&#8217;t get enough of the Krall Laborer &#8211; an orcish humanoid with a broad build and permanent scowl. 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I bought the loose-fit streetwear outfit for just over \u00a320, giving him a chain, a bum bag, and a pink baseball cap. Maybe that makes <em>me<\/em> the silly goober, but it was worth every penny. I don&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And it turns out Aion 2 offers some surprisingly practical perks for atypical heroes like my portly pal. For one, this is a fast-paced action MMO with many movement features, obstacle-vaulting among them. And as a character of smaller stature, my green-haired guy flips over logs and other low barriers with pleasing dexterity.<\/p>\n<p>So, here&#8217;s to the games like Aion 2 &#8211; games with the kind of character creators that aren&#8217;t afraid to let you go wild, and aren&#8217;t afraid to let you bring some of your own silly personality into the adventure. It&#8217;s a pretty good MMO too, even if you don&#8217;t want to play as a miniscule fiery eyed plonker.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Aion 2 has arrived, and there&#8217;s a lot to like if you&#8217;ve got a hankering for a new MMO: meaty combat, challenging boss encounters, a seemingly endless grind for completionists, and, yes, it&#8217;s free to play. However, one of my very favourite things about it is the character creator.<\/p>\n<p>Like many South Korean MMOs, much love has been poured into Aion 2&#8217;s character creator. It comes with countless adjustable settings, allowing players to tweak each facial feature to the minutest detail, as well as some truly adventurous facial markings and hair styles. I tend to start every new MMO with a few spins of the character randomiser; fishing for inspiration with each new roll. And with Aion 2, I struck gold.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the teaser trailer for Aion 2.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4TQtjWv_4O4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Suddenly, there he was: a tiny man with bright red eyes and green hair, his gut looming over stumpy legs; a different sort of hero. I rolled up my sleeves and started to finesse: I made his jawline flat and angular, his mouth blobfish wide. I changed his hair to the most irregular option I could find, and giggled at my ridiculous, magnificent creation.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot of Aion 2 class selection with a green-haired character selected\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image-(5)_Lhcn1IN.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"768\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot of Aion 2 class selection with a green-haired character selected\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image-(5)_Lhcn1IN.png\" height=\"432\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"768\"><figcaption>Any game that can let you do this is doing something right. | <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The best video game character creators, I reckon, let you make both beauty <em>and<\/em> beast. Some people &#8211; the vast majority, perhaps &#8211; get pleasure making cool protagonists, handsome and strong in a way that plays into the classic hero fantasy. That&#8217;s okay, obviously. But the freedom to get a bit weird with it offers a different kind of joy.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aion 2&#8217;s story is <em>fine<\/em>. It&#8217;s an unremarkable tale of grave threats and devilish forces out to do bad things to good people. But drop in a character alien to this very serious world &#8211; in both looks and vibe &#8211; and the disconnect creates friction. Story cinematics might lose their gravitas when everyone else is looming over my silly looking guy, but I get a real kick out of his jarring presence, and he brightens every step of an otherwise straight-faced adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Take pets, for example. Much of Aion 2&#8217;s customisation and player power comes from these collectibles. They&#8217;re found by killing enemies, and their models vary wildly &#8211; some monstrous, some not. You can ride pets as mounts, increasing ground movement, and I can&#8217;t get enough of the Krall Laborer &#8211; an orcish humanoid with a broad build and permanent scowl. 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I bought the loose-fit streetwear outfit for just over \u00a320, giving him a chain, a bum bag, and a pink baseball cap. Maybe that makes <em>me<\/em> the silly goober, but it was worth every penny. I don&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And it turns out Aion 2 offers some surprisingly practical perks for atypical heroes like my portly pal. For one, this is a fast-paced action MMO with many movement features, obstacle-vaulting among them. And as a character of smaller stature, my green-haired guy flips over logs and other low barriers with pleasing dexterity.<\/p>\n<p>So, here&#8217;s to the games like Aion 2 &#8211; games with the kind of character creators that aren&#8217;t afraid to let you go wild, and aren&#8217;t afraid to let you bring some of your own silly personality into the adventure. It&#8217;s a pretty good MMO too, even if you don&#8217;t want to play as a miniscule fiery eyed plonker.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Features Aion 2 My favourite thing about Aion 2? The freedom to make a freaky lil&#8217; guy in a world of beautiful people It&#8217;s the little things. 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