Super Mario Sunshine is one of the few outcasts in the Mario series. While it is a very solid game, the repetitive island theme and "cleaning up" tasks forces it to quietly commiserate in the corner with Super Mario Bros. 2 at reunions. Meanwhile, Super Mario World gets drunk and sings karaoke while Super Mario Galaxy does can-openers into the pool, much to everyone else's delight. Man, I would so Photoshop that if I had the time.
I digress. Despite a healthy amount of awesome platforming challenges, Super Mario Sunshine's cleaning sections were a bit un-Mario, as they felt more like work than play. And at first glance, de Blob's wall-painting gameplay may conjure similar unpleasant memories. After giving it a closer look, however, one will find that the mechanics appear to be fun and inviting. While painting various parts of a town, titular character de Blob will bounce about, wall-jumping inside narrow passages and coloring the cityscape. And in terms of style, it appears to be summoning a Katamari-esque disarming cuteness. Indeed, gameplay videos do portray the title as being quite charming. Unique 3D platformers seem to be few and far between lately, so we'll definitely be keeping an eye on this one.
