India, Nov. 18 -- Aion 2 will officially launch in South Korea and Taiwan on November 18 at 07:00 PT, marking the long-anticipated return of a franchise that dominated PC cafes for years. Built using Unreal Engine 5 and featuring systems that address nearly every facet of the MMORPG genre, the title aims to bring forth "the perfect world the original envisioned," at least according to NCsoft. With over 200 dungeons, a map dozens of times larger than the original game, and a lengthy list of combat and mobility enhancements to explore, the expectation across Asia is tremendous.

Aion 2 is set 200 years later, after the fall of the Tower of Aion. The Daevas have lost their abilities, the Elyos and Asmodians are still fighting each other, and...