Steven Universe and buddies are in Brawlhalla now

You! Are the Chrystal Gems! You’ll all the time save the day! And when you assume you possibly can’t, you’ll should stump up £10.40 for one of many Steven Universe characters Brawlhalla simply added. Last night time’s replace to the platform preventing game additionally launched a brand new mode the place you punch the opposing group to lure them in bubbles, as is Steven’s wont.

I haven’t performed a lot Brawlhalla as a result of I can’t get my fingers to know I’m not taking part in Smash, nevertheless it’s a neat, free, PC-based various. It’s finished loads of crossover nonsense up to now, however Adventure Time means little to me whereas Steven Universe is a cartoon that’s near my coronary heart.

As with different crossover characters, these are reskinned variations of current Legends. You want to purchase them with mammoth cash, which may solely be purchased in irritating quantities. If you need all 4 you’ll must pay £24, which is a steep worth for cosmic friendship. If you don’t care about taking part in costume up you possibly can play a rotating choice of Legends free of charge every week, or simply purchase all of them for £17.

I don’t usually thoughts what my characters seem like, however I’ve a mushy spot for Steven. Or Stevonnie, as playable right here, which is who Steven and his pal Connie flip into after they fuse collectively utilizing the ability of a magic area gem embedded in Steven’s stomach button. The present is daft, shocking, and unrelentingly accepting of LGBT identities. There is empathy embedded in its core.

The new mode, Bubble Tag, performs like caught within the mud. Three gamers on both sides whack at one another till all of 1 group is trapped in bubbles, and the primary group to try this 5 instances wins. It seems like a easy recipe for pressure and dramatic comebacks, particularly when you’ve acquired pals to shout at.

The replace has additionally shaved a minute off spherical instances, squashed some bugs, and added a brand new rendering instrument to assist neighborhood artists pull photographs from the game. Full patch notes are here.

You can obtain Brawlhalla free of charge from Steam.