Oh man, Hades 2 has been hanging around in early access for, like, a year now. And here’s the kicker, it’s been fully playable with most of the game bits there. But the art? Well, it felt like someone stuck Post-It notes all over it. We’re talking placeholder city. Sometimes you’d see a sketch, and sometimes—this cracks me up—a generic, green-hooded dude filling in for some god. Seriously, for a good bit, ol’ Narcissus from myth fame was just chilling there as the green mystery man. Anyway, Tuesday’s biggie update dropped, and bam! Narcissus shows his real face. And boy, Supergiant is not holding back.
You gotta give it to this indie crew. They’ve been leaning into the spicy side of Greek myths pretty hard. I mean, imagine coming up with gods that love a good party—and let’s face it, lots of these tales are spicy anyway. Zeus alone? That dude’s got stories for days.
So, in the first Hades game, they made these characters sound super seductive. The actors got direction like “be sneaky and kinda flirty.” And sometimes, the voice work was so up-close-and-personal, it felt like you could hear the breath between words.
And then the music? Oh man, each strum on that Turkish lute—or whatever it was—just pulled you into this epic saga. It’s like these guys had history—some of it probably not just friend-zone stuff. People would play it, and honestly forget it wasn’t a love game mixed with fighting bosses.
Hades 2 just turned this up to 11 with date-like moments. There’s even this steamy bath house scene—Dionysus in a thong, anyone? Can’t say I’m shocked they went all out with Narcissus. But, wow, making him look like a twink in action pose… bold move.
Someone on X even said, “If I looked like Narcissus, I’d be checking myself out, like, all the time.” Fair point!
And they didn’t stop with him. Prometheus got a makeover, too. Less prim and proper, more… bleeding from the mouth. Fan artists are probably having a field day with this.
Part of me is totally pumped seeing where Supergiant is heading, but there’s a piece that loved the mystery of the placeholder stuff. Somehow, it clicked. This guy Narcissus? So beautiful we literally shouldn’t even make eye contact with him. Our imaginations always fall short—and guess what, the one person who sees him? Ends up kicking the bucket.
Wild stuff.
