Hades 2 Unveils Narcissus, Exceeding All Expectations

Okay, here goes—a bit messy, but that’s life, right?

So, Hades 2. Early access, been a year. Imagine starting a story, but your sketch artist is on a coffee break. That’s what it was like. Everything mostly there, gameplay-wise, but the art—placeholder central! We’re talking standard-issue green-hoodie dude filling in for gods. Narcissus? Yeah, even him. Until this Tuesday. Boom! Big update drops, and Narcissus finally shows up all glamorous. Supergiant, seriously, what are you doing to us?!

These folks at Supergiant, they’ve got a history, right? Delving deep into the stories of Greek gods like it’s a history class but with a spicy twist. It’s not just bread and olives; it’s parties, and… well, the gods were wild. I mean, Zeus alone—how did he have time for all those divine dramas?

In the original game, voices were like velvet—flirty and full of mischief. You could hear every husky whisper, every playful note. Like a late-night jazz session, if jazz were ancient myths. And the music! That Turkish lute guy must’ve been strumming away like there’s no tomorrow. Made you feel like the gods were just a bunch of old friends with some complicated history. Made battling in between these sultry stories almost an interruption, you know?

Now, in Hades 2? They’ve amped things up in the, uh, intimate atmosphere. You can practically date these characters. There’s a bathhouse, people! Steam everywhere, and oh, look—Dionysus? In a thong. Yeah, they went there. Narcissus? He’s flaunting it. A bit of a twink, really. Love it or hate it, it’s bold. And honestly, if I looked like that, I’d be staring at myself too—wouldn’t you?

This whole Narcissus update is part of some character makeover saga. Take Prometheus, for instance—less pristine, more, well, bleeding mouth chic. Wonder what kind of fan art that’s gonna inspire. Can’t wait to see.

There’s a nostalgia in the unknown, though, isn’t there? Something about that placeholder art—green hoodie guy—felt right. Like, of course, Narcissus is too stunning for us mere mortals to perceive directly. Maybe that’s the point? The one person who gets close… well, doesn’t quite live to tell the tale. Keep looking, Narcissus, keep looking.