Can You Beat Save the Light With Only Steven Universe?

In a game as dependent on teamwork as Steven Universe: Save the Light, can Steven conquer every challenge thrown his way completely by himself? Today, we find out!
#StevenUniverse #SaveTheLight #Supersonic1014

[@Supersonic1014]

Here's that link that I said would be in the description but I put it here instead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4qxonWuhdRki9k

[@mcscrooge1965]

This challenge sounds as fun as trying to digging your way out of prison but your only material is a spoon (and this fight basically supports my statement)

[@TheGoldNinja101]

Can you beat Unleash the Light using only Steven?

[@BlueFire2424]

Do you even like this game?

[@nicolasp4228]

​@Nathan Dresdner the animator I honestly don't find the same enjoyment for Save the light as I do Unleash the light. I don't know why but I just hate the areas, and while yes, Unleash the light has linear paths like Attack the light, I actually like that much more than an Open-World.

[@kimpoy2657]

😅

[@mcscrooge1965]

This time, friendship is weakness, friendship is overrated

[@ENDO-CYNTH14]

Friendship is *_P A T H E T I C_*

[@_GachaxKing_]

Twilight Sparkle:😃😄😃

[@da_xbox360]

story of my life

[@vikinggamer7727]

@@ENDO-CYNTH14 YEAH! FINALLY!

[@sebastiancendoya7854]

Lmao

[@possessedpicklejar4762]

Seems like a classic Steven Universe episode. Decides he wants to be an edgy loner kind of hero, and it starts out funny, but it causes him a lot of grief, so he learns the valuable lesson that it’s okay to get help from the people you care about.

[@mclovin189]

Wow, almost like that’s the plot of Steven Universe Future

[@possessedpicklejar4762]

@@mclovin189 yeah, but it could’ve been covered in a season 1 filler episode.

[@nothingtoseehere9648]

@@possessedpicklejar4762 Steven was still way too immature back in season 1, he literally wouldn't listen and would probably do something stupid to get himself into trouble like a normal kid would

[@possessedpicklejar4762]

@@nothingtoseehere9648 Exactly. That’s why I feel the plot line would start from him watching some show with an edgy loner hero and him wanting to emulate that.

[@yazidefirenze]

@@possessedpicklejar4762 Then Steven just forgets the lesson in Future, 'cause people forget things.

[@GameJam230]

Bruh if Steven just had his ACTUAL CANON POWERS like floating and bubble boxing gloves, pretty much all of these rulebreaks would just vanish

[@thefantasylife]

to be fair, bubble boxing gloves dont come until future/the movie

[@Sherill-the-shadow]

@@thefantasylifeyea maybe when cartoon network uploads a game featuring future or the movie we could be able to get those but for now we dont

[@bestwaifuonearth]

@@Sherill-the-shadow isnt Unleash The Light a post-movie game already?

[@Sherill-the-shadow]

@@bestwaifuonearth true

[@minatokun6580]

If you heal the prism knight when hesonite is hitting them , they give hesonite a crazy big defense debuff Which maybe could make your hell a bit more tolerable

[@vik.o1598]

I think that might count as using the prism knight

[@medjaimcgraw5632]

@@vik.o1598 using is when you make them act, if its steven doing it it shouldn't really matter hes just repairing his dummies

[@medjaimcgraw5632]

@@vik.o1598 plus he healed the other gems on the squaridot fight

[@Eldoofus]

@@medjaimcgraw5632 yeah but only to make the enemies hit them

[@medjaimcgraw5632]

@@Eldoofus and that doesn't count as using them to you?

[@Ausieck]

I think we all learned a valuable lesson from this video.... "Steven universe: save the light is a perfectly programmed game with no flaws"

[@entityproductions830]

Absolutely no flaws whatsoever

[@brittneywilson8330]

If this game is loaded just shapes and If this game is loaded just shapes and beats hitboxs And security breach to.

[@WhimsicottFanatic]

I like to think that Steven getting up so close against Squaridot is because he's actually a _big_ fan of some Dead Man's Volley, and trying to be anti-Power of Friendship has in turn made him overconfident in his capabilities with it

[@Red-lu1rx]

He was trying to go Ultra instict

[@blankslate2846]

Then he got a snowball spiked into his head.

[@ImFangzBro]

I still think Steven would try a challenge like this. Not because he doesn't value friendship, but rather the opposite. He wants to know about his friends because he cares about them- so he would do like, a solo run of a single dungeon with every character, to find out where they struggle and where they excel, so he can put them in a party with people where they truly shine.

[@thatrandomrecorder914]

Interesting

[@FuckingBoxBruh]

41:09 A strategy for hessonite is to wait until she attacks the prism, then heal the prism cuz then the prism will lower hessonites defense by A LOT, which in turn would make Steven do a lot more damage

[@ariellucky8021]

"Beat Save the light using ONLY Steven"

[@shakky1512]

​@@ariellucky8021technically he wouldn't be using the light prism as he isn't controlling it.

[@Mikescool444]

@@ariellucky8021 bro, he healed the other party members and perfect blocked with them. I don’t see the issue with healing the prism knight.

[@Cheese-Slime-Sheriff]

Twilight sparkle: friendship is- Steven: *weakness*

[@-i_own_you_-]

Lmao

[@-i_own_you_-]

Lmao

[@sharkboi1086]

Lmao

[@sharkboi1086]

Lmao

[@Sandstheskeleton]

Lmao

[@citrusella-nomorecraptions]

You can shave a rulebreak off with the light dew by doing a set of movements to hop up the rock on the left back of that cliff where the chest is and using it to hop over to the cliff. Speedrunners use that trick to shave time off the run! (Figured it was worth bringing up since abusing level geometry to try a skip of another character was brought up other places but not there.)

[@gldni17]

As a person who has done speedruns of the game, I was planning to point this out. Thanks for doing it for me. X3

[@citrusella-nomorecraptions]

@@gldni17 Hah, I was itching to point it out but didn't know initially if speedrun/geometry skips counted so I waited until other ones got said/attempted in the video later. XD I actually looked to make sure it hadn't been said before I commented, even! (I've never done a speedrun myself (though I've been joking about doing one and then calling it "technically" the Switch world record no matter how bad it is because there are no listed Switch runs XP), but I've been practicing most of the skips so I was like "no!! you can shave it off!!".)

[@citrusella-nomorecraptions]

@@Gaminggalaxy1111 I actually tried un-picking Connie in the tutorial on the Switch version and couldn't do it! (I tried playing a Steven only run just to see if I could swing cutting rulebreaks out about a month ago--I didn't technically complete the run because I stopped playing when I died on Hessonite, but technically I did it in less rulebreaks.) I don't know if I don't know how or did it wrong but I couldn't shave the tutorial break off when I tried. Technically the route I used involved deliberately flagrantly violating the rules to do forge skip, but because that results in a net reduction in rule breaks due to the large amount of game it skips I count it as an improvement. XD

[@Gaminggalaxy1111]

@@citrusella-nomorecraptions dude idk if its a glitch then

[@Tiredcream6472]

39:59 Looking at Peridot and Garnet's levels basically had me yelling "IT'S OVER 9000!"

[@maxdekudess3354]

Yeah that's how it works in that game, and it actually makes sense considering they're quite ancient and killed a lot. It's always so funny when in other games a literal god is at level 1 while the child you play as is level 100 haha

[@mohamedshabbeleh7948]

@@maxdekudess3354 it doesn’t make sense since peridot is only about 100-1000 years old tho

[@mohamedshabbeleh7948]

She’s one of the youngest gems in the show

[@dayminder7414]

​@@mohamedshabbeleh7948 little green child commits many more murders than undergarment

[@wileycoyote7481]

​@@mohamedshabbeleh7948maybe she just killed a LOT of people WAY faster than the crystal gems-

[@Ne0_Se0]

Maybe the real light was the friends we ignored along the way

[@Gabriel_Magicer]

There should've been a reference to "It Has To Be This Way" during the final battle with Hessonite.

[@timebubble8421]

Fun fact. In some areas if you bounce the enemies off the platform with steven they don't die but instead follow a path to try and get back up the platform that everything ells is but this can take really long as they have to do a whole platforming section or they just get stuck

[@Amsosorryscotty]

2:11 can you imagine if the game didn’t let you break Steven out of this crystal and forces you to play as the other characters in the game instead of Steven. So Steven Is just trapped inside the crystal for the whole game, I can see him inside the crystal and it’s nighttime and Steven whimpers: am so cold…

[@pros899]

Save the light snowgrave route

[@thefantasylife]

basically the beginning of tiger millionaire

[@despairdeer4109]

I remember when I challenged myself to beat the game with only Connie to prove how good she is, I sorta regret that a little

[@despairdeer4109]

Could’ve been better but I did win

[@Cheese-Slime-Sheriff]

@@despairdeer4109should’ve done this during woman’s history month lol

[@terrantitanium6441]

Wonder if this challenge would be more viable with Unleash The Light? iirc Steven has more attacks in that game and there's less things requiring the use of other characters

[@duckdog314]

15:54 I’m just imagining Steven saying this and it’s hilarious

[@mkhcfire9684]

Future Steven totally would

[@duckdog314]

@@mkhcfire9684 true😂

[@Coolmar15]

In the final fight, you were supposed to heal the Prism with Steven to be able to deal real damage against Hesonite, wich is how you normally beat this this boss in a normal playthrough, meaning you made your final fight way harder than it should be for nothing :( .

[@Sweon25]

I didn't know that ☠️😭

[@TheRandom000]

The Prism isn't Steven, now is it?

[@Mikescool444]

@@TheRandom000 He was healing and blocking with party members, wasn’t he?

[@marielosvindas1247]

Tf u mean Normal Playthrough? A normal Giga Chad beat’s Hesonite with only Steven using his super shield bash ( or the third upgrade or- I dunno what was the name lol )

[@rigleysmith4704]

Steven: Gets shot by 24 snowballs and gets knocked down Also Steven: Oh hey! A huge laser! Cool! Time to totally not care at all!

[@jinjar7453]

During my playthrough, in the secret area of the forge, my game bugged out and I ended up playing solo Steven and fighting a group. It was scary, but I had the stronger shield attack. Also, I was still able to move for some reason. So I was able to run away from the big melee guys. I won and the team rejoined me after the fight. Solo Steven can win if he cheats.

[@milliesbiggestfan]

i once got stuck in a fight with only peridot in the strawberry battlefield..It was my only game over

[@fantomeghostblacksapphire9152]

Love this kind of challenges where you restrict something on a game in order to make it harder 🤩🤩🤩 What about using a similar playthrough in the future? Like a game WITHOUT Steven or without upgrade points? PS: Awesome video 😋👏

[@Supersonic1014]

A playthrough without Steven likely wouldn't be very hard as Steven only really plays a support role most of the time, so having a combo like Garnet and Greg would likely still steamroll the game. Same with not using skill points, though I'd be down to try it to see if I'm proven wrong! I do have another idea for a hard challenge in this game though, so I'll put it on the back burner for later :)

[@fantomeghostblacksapphire9152]

@@Supersonic1014 Gorgeous! Love to see it soon. Great video! PS: It's hilarious to listen yourself to swear. Really having the gaming spirit 😂😂😂 don't change that pls, is great

[@Jansebach10]

@@Supersonic1014 Hessonite could've been done easier if you healed the Prism (when you heal the prism (with steven's healing move) and Hessonite is attacking it then she will get a defense debuff.)

[@Swagpion]

​@@Supersonic1014 no steven also means no cheese burger backpack. So it will be a challenge. Nothing compared to this one, but still.

[@Master_of_Mimikyu]

​@@Supersonic1014 An idea i thougt up for a challenge of this game is a "friendship run", basically you only use "passive" moves, (like bubble) and team attacks/fusions. So you'd only be able to deal damage with team abilities or with greg who would be able to use attack jam since the jams are all one move AND it's damage over time, not direct damage. (The second justification also works for Peridot too).

[@jalatovibes2128]

the fact that the exact same glitch at 35:00 happened to me in the exact same place is golden truly a well polished, defining, and thriving Steven Universe experience

[@freezeears5freezeears54]

Normal “Can you beat x game when y” Challenges: This challenge is only possible because of this cool glitch I found!!! This Challenge: The run is just not possible and also I found a bunch of glitches that soft-locked me.

[@exi_m7074]

I think I actually remember getting behind the orange gate in strawberry battlefield without the key on SPECIFICALLY the switch version (possibly the buggiest version of the game) I never even got PAST strawberry battlefield though, because the game is buggy and it kept saying I didn’t have enough tungsten even though I got them all.

[@kazuyakenzaki1320]

@@jonramos2676 this makes sense

[@ivifernando4488]

If you heal the Light Boss with Steven while Hessonite is attacking him, her defense drops a lot.

[@gabiwolf1439]

I think that glitch with squaridot was because the game realized you want to do this challenge so it just gave you what you wanted

[@ApollyonMathy]

Never expected to see a challenge from this game, and a unique one too!, and this video made me realise how trash Steven actually is lmao (Also, the parts where the game glitches and doesn't work is really funny and relatable, i thought those glitches only happened to me)

[@yolandachorroaguilar5975]

I got stuck in the first battle, when I attacked an enemy with Connie I don't know what I did but the game kind of froze or something like that, I don't know

[@GumSkyloard]

Steven is garbage, and Amethyst can become an MVP from my playthroughs.

[@getthedunkon9347]

Steven... isn't meant to fight, he's to support. Like the show.

[@milliesbiggestfan]

​@@GumSkyloard W amethyst!!!!

[@syrusgrove8682]

Squaridot is the true hardest fight in the game. Squaridot even put all of the metal blocks around the map to stop your challenge.

[@ZexalDSJAsh]

First ever Steven Universe content creator I have watched, and I am immediately welcomed with a bunch of cursing and angry gamer noises. ... Perfect. ^^ This was honestly very entertaining, and I am glad you made it as far as you did with just Steven. I do feel bad for you in that end game, but hey, at least it made for good content. 😁 That last boss fight seemed like a war of attrition tho. Dear lord.

[@thestarmaster3937]

First game: Attack The Light Second Game: Save the Light Third Game: Bury the Light

[@HunterX05]

Now I'm *M O T I V A T E D*

[@crystallotus3422]

There actually is Unleash the light too

[@goobeeeer]

Fourth game: dig up the light. (Ig the original joke)

[@jacksmallwood1507]

Friendship is just a cheap tactic to defeat stronger enemies. - Jasper

[@syndere6755]

I've attempted a "No direct attacks" playthrough of this before. Theoretically you can beat Dave. One attempt would take hours.

[@wolferngames8024]

Quick question, how? The only thing I can think of that you can use is greg damaging song

[@syndere6755]

Any option that does not result in immediate damage (Garnet punching for ex) is banned, though passive damage, like Greg's song and Connie's counter are allowed. Only one option seemed to be able to help against Dave, as Greg doesn't reach (even at the front) and since Dave doesn't directly attack, the counter is useless. The option in question was the first pulse of I think Garnet + Steven's song. Since it does pitiful damage for that one hit, and using it again would require filling the entire meter again, I didn't bother.

[@denizwithz9589]

Steven Universe in the show: I'll fix everything by myself so no one will be stressed Steven in this video: I am the only one worthy of doing something. You all are only good for meat shields

[@skydoesstuff7129]

I love how non buggy this run is, completely no glitches at all!

[@romantheshowman5391]

The thing i love about this is that I’ve been through all these glitches and each time you got in the area with a glitch i started laughing. This game is perfectly coded

[@kirbyfreakyt4695]

42:49 This reminds me of the final boss of Omori. I've seen a pic of MC beating the enemy to death with his weapon, which may I remind you, is not meant to be used as a weapon. Steven is beating in Hessonite's face with a shield and she's just sitting there and taking it

[@this_dude3881]

**But Hessonite did not succumb.**

[@warpstarrogue3554]

There is a way to make Hessonite's battle much smoother that almost no one knows about despite being the primary way to beat her, but it might count as a rule break. Healing the light warrior while Hess is near it will make it fire a pulse of energy the gives a massive defense down to the boss, but again, the light construct helps you here so it's technically teamwork, but at the same time it's not part of your party.

[@smithywasstolen]

Ive learned 2 things Do not play only steven And This game is perfectly programmed

[@Heroinlungs]

Hessonite really said "nano machines son" and steven really said "STANDING HERE I REALIZE YOU'RE JUST LIKE ME TRYING HISTORY"

[@anthonyross3418]

I don't know if your version is different or it was a glitch but for the green dew I ended up with 2 extra. You may be able to remove one rule break by closing the game and waiting for Chroma to refill and then beating the enemies who drop the green dew. Mine was the group on the right of the dew chest that dropped fairly consistently.

[@LuciLucielle]

7:40 "you win this time big ass rock but I will have my revenge" LMAO THAT GOT ME LAUGHING

[@Biker_Gaming]

Funny how Steven got shield throw making him more useful in unleash the light PS: Hessenite in unleash the light is a playable character for a final boss fight (oh and I think you can unlock her in pink rooms (roguelite mode)

[@trevorbrooks7816]

Not a game I ever expected to see a challenge run performed on but one that I'm so happy did cuz it makes the game a lot more interesting

[@PaytonPaw124]

This is interesting and a very neat twist on your usual stuff I'm liking it

[@kk_cats6072]

Steven but he is self sacrificial and wants to do all the work the challenge: ..oh wait, he's already self sacrificial

[@kaykayabuel230]

the bettle vs hessonite *begins* "standing here i realise"

[@RaphapioPassos]

Hey did you know that there is third game in the series of the light where you can play with Lápis and Bismuth's it is called Unlheash the light

[@HunterX05]

This video is 50% just passive-aggressive comments about the games programming, and I'm here for it lol

[@c0nn0rn]

Surprised you didn't use the speedrun strat at bismuths forge to go back and collect the final chests for badges/backpack things

[@c0nn0rn]

Nvm just realized you need to switch to do it

[@charlotteb.5542]

It’s impressive how many glitches you found.

[@jackwalker6822]

My entire safe file is glitched, so the forge door won't open, so I need to use the speedrun strat or warp in to progress. As you said... perfectly coded

[@nanbaone5176]

The battle againts hessonite Felt like that metal gear rising meme with jack punching Armstrong and doing almost no damage

[@kaderen8461]

ah yes, i love watching a challenge about a game about a series that is nearly unknown to me

[@FireForgedTitanium]

Great video! Would you be willing to try beating this game with only certain characters to see who can and cannot? For example, see if you can beat this game with (almost) only Peridot or Greg.

[@karablues]

The challenge isn't gonna be THAT hard The challenge:

[@angieb33]

That floating steven glitch happened to me too just yesterday! And I was playing normally

[@catd5307]

I love ur commentaries from while ur playing, they’re entertaining 😁

[@TheRealCodyCola]

I can't wait. Hopefully I'll be avaliable to join

[@TheRealCodyCola]

Also first

[@HERE.AND.QUEER.]

“You win this round, big ass rock.”

[@angellorincon7349]

You need to heal the prism when hessonite hurt him and you make hessonite defense lower,

[@jerrynetworked1748]

You should try doing steven solo in Unleash the Light. There is a way to modify save file to make it so there's only steven in the party.

[@Aigis31]

To attest to how broken this game's code is, I just booted it up after being inspired by this video to finally 100% it, and the original three Crystal Gems (Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl) and Peridot are all above level 9000. Amazing.

[@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780]

im pretty sure thats a joke about how long they been on earth fighting

[@planeywashereonce]

DANG WHAT THE HELL IS THE Love Like You JOKE FOR😊

[@Enelnuts7333]

I have never watched steven universe and yet I STILL enjoyed the vid! good job!

[@FinalShockdown]

AYO I hadn’t seen any content from you in a long long while, had to do a double take when I realized who exactly I was watching. Enjoyable watch, keep it up!

[@thequeenvsslime1]

What a perfectly programed game

[@CillmaCuvas]

You hit the algorithm, good video!

[@joshy3268]

Hessonite: "Nanomachines Steven"

[@frostbluetails]

this kinda reminds me of attack the light, where Steven didn’t have ANY offense moves in attack the light, thank GOD Steven isn’t just some child that watches on, and he can fall like the gems, so he has more prominence in fights.

[@JeremyFinch42]

The fact that they have so many pointless invisible walls where tight jumps are possible, or softlocks where a metal block needs to be moved, just goes to show that they did in fact predict someone avoiding regular gameplay and they did the bare minimum to prevent this. So minimal that it's still technically possible to sequence break it using the very methods they tried thwarting.

[@stefanspelt3578]

14:00 Focusing on the snowball's shadow is 1 thing, but when it goes around, faster and faster, like a Red Shell from Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time? Christ.

[@LacedInGrey]

In short, not without being forced to use other characters during certain parts of the game like the guitar puzzle door and garnet being needed for a few obstacles

[@yazidefirenze]

"Now THAT was a nice battle!" "Yes. Nice job with that one manoeuvre back there, Amethyst." (Steven in the background getting no credit)

[@nb_knight5251]

This was a really interesting watch.

[@AmalgamJiena]

Im surprised you beat hessonite in a single attempt. She has a quickdraw attack that oneshots whoever she decides to point her sword at, that cannot be stopped by the bubble. If she decided to use that on steven at any point in that half hour fight, it would be an instant failed attempt. Also did you know that if Steven heals the prism while hessonite is attacking it, it lets out a pulse of energy that greatly lowers her defense.

[@peggyhilversum6894]

I saw it on a KZbinr's let's play, but it never showed up in mine and I couldn't find who played it so I thought I just made it up, thank you for letting me know it actually exists.

[@wolferngames8024]

​@@peggyhilversum6894 are you serious? The first time I faced hesonite she oneshoted steven like 4 times

[@duckdog314]

43:01 😂 Steven is trying so hard to break her knees

[@ClawvsDoge]

Why is it that whenever he moves around while swearing I just imagine a little Steven just cussing cause finally, he got the jump

[@zar1w34]

42:28 Steven started Dancing

[@UVC.winter]

perfectly coded indeed

[@ChillBobTime]

Steven’s here to help! Steven:

[@MW_OG]

I was just going to skip to the end then see what was the result but once he started fighting next thing I know it has been 46 minutes 💀. It was really entertaining to watch so yeeeee :D.

[@JohntaeFlame]

45:10 I feel so bad for Supersonic, he could’ve just healed the Light Warrior the entire time and got a major advantage. 😔

[@PRIME19877]

"Is it very entertaining content" well i mean coming from a guy who hasn't done much steven universe content watching in a while and only recently got back into it you made me stay through 46 minutes of you talking about how frustrated you were with this run so i guess that's entertaining enough.

[@Swagpion]

8:20 the shield enemies are purple. Unless they give indigo.

[@TheGoldNinja101]

2:06 SS1014 is like "wut" 12:27 Someone needs to gif this.

[@syrusgrove8682]

You know something is up when the final boss takes 5 minutes.

[@onehittalon789]

I'm calling this the pink Steven difficulty

[@PaulaDean1968]

Here's a challenge: can you beat save the light gemless? Besides garnets crystal breaking to make it easier

[@jynbr4883]

I'd love to see an animated version of the commentary.

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

Here after the Amphibia X Steven Universe creator movie was announced

[@EEVEE_fan16]

Its a nice suprise to see that someone knows that this game exists

[@pandoratheclay]

This is less a “Steven only” and more a “Max Steven%” run

[@Supersonic1014]

I wouldn't even call it that, I'm sure I missed quite a few things I could've gotten with Steven.

[@pandoratheclay]

Alright so a “try to use steven as much as possible” run then?

[@dylanzlol7293]

@@pandoratheclay its just reaching the end of the game with only steven, it isnt a 100% steven run, or any of that, he went from the start to the end with only steven, so it is steven%

[@TenaciousTheOD]

Absolutely great video as a kid I always wanted to play save the light and now I know I probably should've as it's a perfectly developed game with no flaws (p.s. what's the name of the song on your outro I remember it just not the name😭)

[@bluemym1nd]

So this is what we were waiting for

[@squiddler7731]

It's kinda funny how the dead man's volley bit with squaridot was even affected by distance. It'd actually be easier to program having the timing be fixed instead of doing velocity calculations with the snowball, and all your party members are lined up for the fight anyway, it'd work almost exactly the same except when that glitch happens (which would suddenly be way easier to deal with)

[@maple_the_wolf]

Lmao, this was a great vid

[@MrFlame-zk5cy]

And after 4 hours steven finally broke hessenite's kneecap

[@theoverseer1775]

I'd really like to see if it's actually possible to beat the game without doing ANYTHING with the other characters in battle. That means, only Steven can heal or block attacks. You can still do the stuff that requires them outside battles, but I really just want to see you suffer on the Squaridot boss XD