Hades 2 has been in this weird limbo for like, a year now. I mean, you can actually play it, sure, but loads of the art was just… generic? There was this green-hoodie dude standing in for actual gods. Kinda bizarre if you ask me. Narcissus, right? Total mystery man until this Tuesday’s update. Boom! Now he’s got a real look. And yeah, Supergiant’s not holding back at all.
So, these indie folks have this knack for leaning into the spicy side of Greek myths. Honestly, how else do you capture a civilization that came up with a party god? And let’s not kid ourselves, these myths can be pretty wild. Zeus alone has… let’s just say, a “busy” past.
In the first game, those voices, though! Half expecting the characters to whisper sweet nothings in your ear. Mischievous, suggestive, real sultry stuff. You could almost feel the rasp in their voices. Seriously, if you didn’t know better, you’d think you were in some epic romance.
Oh, and the music! Like each string pluck on that Turkish lute pulls you into this epic saga, right? The gods have stories, histories—even when it’s not about fighting, there’s some heavy drama. You’d be forgiven for thinking you’re playing something else entirely.
Hades 2? Just goes for it. You can actually take characters on dates now. Even a bathhouse scene—yeah, really. Dionysus rocking a thong? Classic. Not surprising they’d make Narcissus a stunner, but him ending up looking like a twink? Didn’t see that coming.
“Honestly, if I was Narcissus and looked this good? Wouldn’t blame me for admiring myself either,” someone on X said. Can’t argue there.
Along with Narcissus, there are a few more revamps—Prometheus, for example. Dude looks way rougher, mouth bleeding and all. Bet the fan art will explode after this.
Look, part of me digs where Supergiant’s heading—but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy the placeholder’s mystery. It oddly fit, you know? Like he’s too beautiful to even imagine. The only one who sees Narcissus gets totally lost in it. Real poetic.
