History VideoGame / UnleashTheLight

** One of Steven's ukulele charms is the Future Uke, which is designed after his outfit in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture''.
---> ''Is this ukulele from... the future?''

* HarderThanHard: Diamond Mode returns from ''VideoGame/AttackTheLight'', which turns off the stars needed for timing blocks in addition to temporarily emptying your inventory at the start of the Black Hole level in Hard Mode.

* {{Superboss}}: [[spoiler:Hessonite]] appears as the FinalBoss in Rose's Room, which is a bonus game mode where under vanilla conditions, you start at Level 1 without items or money, you have to recruit your teammates one by one, you only gain new skills and abilities by exploring the overworld or defeating enemies, and being completely wiped out forces you to start over from scratch. She boasts high stats like {{Giant Mook}}s, has a {{Status Buff}}ing move that powers up her next attack, and has three powerful ones, one of which can stun one party member and another which is unblockable and hits everyone in the party.

* {{Superboss}}: [[spoiler:Hessonite]] appears as the FinalBoss in Rose's Room, which is a bonus game mode where under vanilla conditions, you start at Level 1 without items or money, you have to recruit your teammates one by one, you only gain new skills and abilities by exploring the overworld or defeating enemies, and being completely wiped out forces you to start over from scratch. She boasts high stats like {{Giant Mook}}s, has a {{Status Buffing}} move that powers up her next attack, and has three powerful ones, one of which can stun one party member and another which is unblockable and hits everyone in the party.

* FinalDeathMode: Rose's Room is an optional game mode where having your whole party wiped means starting over from scratch. To add to the difficulty, your party members start at Level 1 and without items or money, they have to be recruited one by one, and they only unlock new skills and abilities after defeating enemies or by exploring the overworld. Not only are the stages, the recruitable members, and their unlockable skills and abilities randomly generated, but there are also exclusive enemy variants that are much stronger than the ones in Story Mode. However, completing any run in this mode, regardless of how many stages you clear, permanently gives you EXP to increase your party member's starting stats and unlock party-wide perks, which make the next run easier.

* FinalDeathMode: Rose's Room is an optional game mode where having your whole party wiped means starting over from scratch. To add to the difficulty, your party members start at Level 1 without items or money, you have to recruit them one by one, and they only unlock new skills and abilities after defeating enemies or by exploring the overworld. Not only are the stages randomly generated, but there are also exclusive enemy variants that are much stronger than the ones in Story Mode. However, completing any run in this mode, regardless of how many stages you clear, permanently gives you EXP to increase your party member's starting stats and unlock party-wide perks, which make the next run easier.

* ItemCaddy: Like in the [[VideoGame/AttackTheLight previous]] [[VideoGame/SaveTheLight games]], Steven uses the Cheeseburger Backpack to carry the team's items. [[NoItemUseForYou You can't use it if he's stunned or he faints in battle unless he has the Trusty Backpack upgrade.]]

*** One of Amethyst's unlockable costumes is the form she had when she first emerged from the Prime Kindergarten. Likewise, one of Pearl's unlockable costumes is her servant dress.

* VariableMix: The BGM becomes muffled whenever you pause.

** ''[[ShowWithinAShow Samurai Friend Zone]]'', one of the manga charms Lapis can equip, has ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' on the cover.

* HarderThanHard: Diamond Mode returns from ''VideoGame/AttackTheLight'', which turns off the stars needed for timing ActionCommands in addition to temporarily emptying your inventory at the start of the Black Hole level in Hard Mode.

** One of items you can pick up that is used for Garnet are pastel blue-and-red colored Cotton Candy Gauntlets, a reference to her FanNickname "Cotton Candy Garnet" (her form when Ruby and Sapphire first fused). [[invoked]]

* CompanyCrossReferences: The skill that gives Garnet a 20% chance to OneHitKill small and medium-sized enemies is called [[WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes "OK K.O."]]

* ShoutOut:
** One of Pearl's low-health lines is "[[Film/GalaxyQuest Never give up, never surrender!]]"
** Pearl also has an Adventurer's Jacket as a piece of equipment, the blurb for which is "[[Franchise/IndianaJones this jacket belongs in a museum!]]"
** One of Lapis' lines when she uses her Focus ability is "[[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.]]"
** One of Connie's lines on her stat screen is "[[Franchise/DuckTales Cool deduction never fails; that's for certain!]]". And "[[https://twitter.com/Grumpyface/status/1383233355735465984 I'm tougher than the toughies and smarter than the smarties!]]" was considered at one point.
** And Garnet has "[[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck Let's get dangerous.]]"
** One of the Peridots on the Alien Moon gives you the [=PrismDex=], [[MonsterCompendium which catalogues Light Constructs]]. Its item description says, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} "Gotta Scan 'Em All!"]]
** The Plumber Alien charm is dressed up like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario.]]
** The achievement for hitting 6 enemies with one Shield Throw is called [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica "Captain Universe"]].
** Some of the video game charms that Steven and Amethyst can equip are called ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Mega Mash Bros]]'', ''[[VideoGame/SecretOfMana Secret of Mama]]'', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Gale Sleeper]]'', and ''[[Franchise/FinalFantasy Final Final Final Vision 23]]''.
---> '''The Description for ''Final Final Final Vision 23''''': A semi-recent release in this mega RPG franchise. [[RidiculousFutureSequelization How many of these are there?]]
** One of the weapon charms that Pearl, Connie, and Bismuth can equip is the [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda "M" Sword]].
---> ''This sword looks familiar. Legend has it that a master swordsman wielded it long ago.''
** One of the manga charms that Lapis can equip is called ''[[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Evolutionary Gal]]''.
** One of the book charms that Connie can equip is called ''There and Back Once More'', a reference to ''There and Back Again'', the WorkingTitle of ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies''.

* GameplayGrading: After clearing the Black Hole at any difficulty, the game gives you a letter grade based on how many stages you've completed 100%, how many perfect hits/blocks you did, and how many times your party members were defeated.

* IMeantToDoThat: One of Amethyst's quotes after being revived is "Yeah... I meant to do that!"

** Some of the video game charms that Steven and Amethyst can equip are called ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Mega Mash Bros]]'', ''[[VideoGame/SecretOfMana Secret of Mama]]'', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaWindWaker Gale Sleeper]]'', and ''[[Franchise/FinalFantasy Final Final Final Vision 23]]''.
---> '''The Description for ''Final Final Final Vision 23''''': ''A semi-recent release in this mega RPG franchise. [[RidiculousFutureSequelization How many of these are there?]]''

** Some of the video game charms that Steven and Amethyst can equip are called ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Mega Mash Bros]]'', ''[[VideoGame/SecretOfMana Secret of Mama]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaWindWaker Gale Sleeper]]''.

** Two of the video game charms that Steven and Amethyst can equip are called ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Mega Mash Bros]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/SecretOfMana Secret of Mama]]''.

** One of the manga charms that Lapis can equip is called [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena "Evolutionary Gal".]]

** [[spoiler: George the Prism is forced into this with Demantoid and Pyrope's Prisms, becoming a massive, multi-armed giant and the TrueFinalBoss of the game. This backfires when Steven and Hessonite manage to get to George, breaking the fusion.]]

* IronicEcho: Smoky Quartz's sole attack in ''VideoGame/SaveTheLight'' is "My Adoring Fans", which involves spinning three giant yo-yos like [[{{Pun}} fans]] to [[BlowYouAway blow away their enemies]]. Here, Pyrope, the FinalBoss, calls her CombatHandFan attack the same way.

* GuestStarPartyMember: Bismuth joins the party in Demantoid's World to help them capture Demantoid's Prism with her Prism Containment Chest. [[spoiler:But after the team defeats Demantoid, Bismuth gets poofed while trying to block Demantoid's Prism beam long enough for Steven to retrieve the Chest. Bismuth's gemstone is then kept in your inventory as a Questy Thing, and you won't be able to add her to your party until she reforms.]]

* PostEndGameContent: After clearing Story Mode, the Black Hole is unlocked, which features RandomlyGeneratedLevels and three difficulties to complete them in.

* CallForward: To ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'':
** One of the charms Pearl, Bismuth and Connie can equip is the Gem Rejuvenator, Spinel's weapon of choice.
** One of Amethyst's unlockable costumes is the form she had when she first emerged from the Prime Kindergarten. Likewise, one of Pearl's unlockable costumes is her servant dress.