{"id":17252,"date":"2017-12-20T00:01:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T00:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=17252"},"modified":"2017-12-04T17:46:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T17:46:46","slug":"steven-universe-save-the-light-ps4-xbox-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/20\/steven-universe-save-the-light-ps4-xbox-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Universe: Save the Light (PS4, Xbox One)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There is quite a dedicated fanbase for Cartoon Network\u2019s Steven Universe series.\u00a0 And there\u2019s yet ANOTHER new game out based on the franchise.\u00a0 Steven Universe: Save the Light is actually a sequel to a mobile game I reviewed a couple of years ago called Attack the Light, which was on mobile devices<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 It\u2019s unusual for a mobile game to get a sequel on a console, but that\u2019s just what happened here, as Save the Light is available to download on PS4 and Xbox One (PS4 version reviewed here).<\/p>\n

In the first game, Steven touches a magic prism and accidentally releases a bunch of light monsters.\u00a0 So he and the Gem Warriors ventured into dungeons to fight them.\u00a0 But in the end, Steven ends up befriending the light monsters.\u00a0 In the sequel, an evil alien crashes into Steven\u2019s dad\u2019s car wash, and takes the prism for her own.\u00a0 Now Steven, the Gem Warriors, and his family and friends must set out on a new adventure to save the prism and the world.<\/p>\n

The first game, Attack the Light, was a turn-based RPG with action battle commands, similar to Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario RPGs.\u00a0 It was pretty good for a mobile game, but one problem I had was that you only explored dungeon mazes and battled.\u00a0 You couldn\u2019t venture into towns and talk with people like in other RPGs, and there wasn\u2019t much of a story, either.\u00a0 Well, the sequel fixes all that.\u00a0 You can walk around Steven\u2019s hometown and talk with his friends, buy items, and go on sidequests.\u00a0 You\u2019ll also explore all manner of locations like nearby forests and faraway snowy mountains.\u00a0 When you\u2019re not battling, each person in your party has a special skill. Steven can roll up and fit into small places.\u00a0 Garnet can punch rocks.\u00a0 Not only will the Gem Warriors fight with Steven, but his friends and family join in on the adventure, too.\u00a0 Steven\u2019s dad can solve music puzzles and Steven\u2019s friend Connie uses a sword to mow down grass.<\/p>\n

When you encounter an enemy, you\u2019ll go into battle mode.\u00a0 It\u2019s similar to the battles in the first game, but with some additions that make it surprisingly deep for a cartoon game.\u00a0 Each character has different moves, but it takes star points to use them.\u00a0 When you use them all up, you must wait a while for them to refill.\u00a0 Time your button presses when attacking and defending to be more effective in battle.\u00a0 Steven can actually attack this time, but he still mostly acts as a healer character.\u00a0 He can even use items like Cookie Cats, Fry Bits, and Together Breakfasts from his Cheeseburger Backpack, even without star points, just like in the last game.<\/p>\n

New to the game is a relationship system.\u00a0 During battle and at certain points in the story, you can choose to compliment a teammate, strengthening their relationship.\u00a0 When the meter for this is full, you can do a team up attack in battle with them.\u00a0 Steven can even merge with some characters, which is kind of weird.\u00a0 After winning, you\u2019ll get experience points and when a character levels up, you can divvy out points to upgrade their attack, defense, and more, as well as learn new skills.<\/p>\n

Save the Light still has a few problems here and there.\u00a0 For one, it\u2019s a bit buggy.\u00a0 Most of the bugs don\u2019t affect the gameplay, like broken sound effects and whatnot.\u00a0 But sometimes characters can get stuck, and one time I entered a battle and it was just Steven, and the other characters were just walking around not doing anything.\u00a0 I lost that battle, needless to say, but luckily the game autosaves.\u00a0 Also, goals and objectives are a little unclear and you have to be really observant to spot key items hiding around.\u00a0 Plus it really helps to be a fan of the show to know the characters.\u00a0 One time a sidequest opened up to deliver a pizza to someone named Suitcase Sam.\u00a0 If I watched the show more, I might know who that was and where to find him.\u00a0 I\u2019d be willing to watch more of the Steven Universe cartoon, but they make it hard to do.\u00a0 Every time I turn on Cartoon Network, the only thing they\u2019re playing is Teen Titans Go!\u00a0 Blech!\u00a0 But if you are a fan of the show, you\u2019ll definitely enjoy this game, especially if you like Mario RPGs as well.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steven Universe: Save the Light is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 When you defeat enemies, they just shatter into light pieces.\u00a0 When characters run out of energy in battle, they just kneel down and must rest for a bit before getting back into the action.\u00a0 If you\u2019re OK with your kids watching the show, they\u2019ll be OK with the game.\u00a0 Reading skill is needed for the text.\u00a0 One thing I have noticed about the game and cartoon is that it has a good-naturedness to it.\u00a0 Players are prompted to encourage others and I liked that aspect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is quite a dedicated fanbase for Cartoon Network\u2019s Steven Universe series.\u00a0 And there\u2019s yet ANOTHER new game out based on the franchise.\u00a0 Steven Universe: Save the Light is actually a sequel to a mobile game I reviewed a couple of years ago called Attack the Light, which was on mobile devices.\u00a0 It\u2019s unusual for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17252"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17254,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17252\/revisions\/17254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}