Oh boy did I love this game when it came out on the Wii back in 2011 (6 years!). Needless to say, my love for this game hasn't changed a bit! This review may be a bit biased, but I'll try to highlight lesser points of this game as well.

The game is very colourful (kinda obvious since colouring is literally one of the objectives of the game) and has a beautiful artstyle. There's plenty of content (even a small multiplayer mode!) and the level design is good.

But what totally makes you fall in love with this game is the soundtrack. Not only is it amazing in general, it also adapts based on the things you do during the level! The more you colour a section, the more energetic the music gets! Enter an area that is filled with ink or blanc houses, and the music will take on a much slower pace. Each colour (7 in total) also adds unique sound effects that blend in with the soundtrack upon painting something with that colour!

There are tons of collectibles, which either increase your final score, allow you to upgrade Blob (making you stronger), or unlock gallery items (which are definitely worth checking out!). It's also possible to see how many of these collectibles you have already collected in a single level, meaning that there's no need to replay all levels just to find that one last collectible.

However, as with any game this game is not perfect which hurts me to say. Depending on how good you are at 3D platformers, this game is too easy. There may be more difficult sections (some of which are just enemy-spam-near-ink-pools), but overall it's not that difficult. (That being said the main audience for this game is probably way younger than me, so that might explain)
I take it that this game mostly focused on chill platforming, rather than tight platforming (which in my opinion is an entire genre on its own!)

Also, it might feel somewhat tutorial-y at some points. (Shut up Pinky I know I can duck to dodge those things!). You might enjoy avoiding the red challenges and just colour a section at your own pace to get rid of this feeling though, which is how I played this game.

Lastly: bugs. There are three bugs I have encountered in this game. They don't affect gameplay much or at all though. The most annoying one is that Blob's Inked sounds keep playing even after cleaning himself in water. The audio is rather low however, so it's possible to just ignore it. Secondly, Pinky's 'duck to dodge'-sprite is misaligned. Lastly, two achievement icons are swapped (how horrible! :O). Needless to say these weren't present in the Wii version (the last one because there were no achievements in that version).


All in all this game is definitely worth picking up during sale, when it drops down to €9.99-

Oh boy did I love this game when it came out on the Wii back in 2011 (6 years!). Needless to say, my love for this game hasn't changed a bit! This review may be a bit biased, but I'll try to highlight lesser points of this game as well. The game is very colourful (kinda obvious since colouring is literally one of the objectives of the game) and has a beautiful artstyle. There's plenty of content (even a small multiplayer mode!) and the level design is good. But what totally makes you fall in love with this game is the soundtrack. Not only is it amazing in general, it also adapts based on the things you do during the level! The more you colour a section, the more energetic the music gets! Enter an area that is filled with ink or blanc houses, and the music will take on a much slower pace. Each colour (7 in total) also adds unique sound effects that blend in with the soundtrack upon painting something with that colour! There are tons of collectibles, which either increase your final score, allow you to upgrade Blob (making you stronger), or unlock gallery items (which are definitely worth checking out!). It's also possible to see how many of these collectibles you have already collected in a single level, meaning that there's no need to replay all levels just to find that one last collectible. However, as with any game this game is not perfect which hurts me to say. Depending on how good you are at 3D platformers, this game is too easy. There may be more difficult sections (some of which are just enemy-spam-near-ink-pools), but overall it's not that difficult. (That being said the main audience for this game is probably way younger than me, so that might explain) I take it that this game mostly focused on chill platforming, rather than tight platforming (which in my opinion is an entire genre on its own!) Also, it might feel somewhat tutorial-y at some points. (Shut up Pinky I know I can duck to dodge those things!). You might enjoy avoiding the red challenges and just colour a section at your own pace to get rid of this feeling though, which is how I played this game. Lastly: bugs. There are three bugs I have encountered in this game. They don't affect gameplay much or at all though. The most annoying one is that Blob's Inked sounds keep playing even after cleaning himself in water. The audio is rather low however, so it's possible to just ignore it. Secondly, Pinky's 'duck to dodge'-sprite is misaligned. Lastly, two achievement icons are swapped (how horrible! :O). Needless to say these weren't present in the Wii version (the last one because there were no achievements in that version). All in all this game is definitely worth picking up during sale, when it drops down to €9.99-