This game looks pretty sharp.

Okami is heavily inspired by Japanese calligraphy and watercolor. You play the sun god Amaterasu reincarnated as a wolf, sent to defeat an evil monster and restore color back to the world.

The art direction is beautiful, but the innovation is in the gameplay. Holding down the R1 button displays a canvas overlay upon which you paint brush strokes which then trigger certain actions in the 3D world.

Watch the trailer here. That quote is from Waxy’s underdog E3 games roundup, where he features a few games that may have slipped your radar.