It's the natsuyasumi formula adapted to the shin-chan setting, which fits surprisingly well. There's an overarching story but it's often given the backseat in favor of the mundane, day to day activities. Most of the "goals" resolve by themselves and there's only a couple 'missable' events in the same way you can miss to catch a certain bug or fish.
I found it a great game to pick up 30 minutes a day (more or less the time to finish an in-game day) throughout the summer, took me about 12 hours to finish with most stuff 100%.
There's some grinding if you want to complete all of the 'goals' since you have to replay a rock / papers / scissors minigame like... 50 times? However, you are free to spend your time in any way you want and there's plenty of other minigames and fun activities to do.
Every day there's something new to do or some new area to explore. Sometimes it's overwhelming how many conversations there are, places you can go to. Time management is probably the hardest thing here: every time you switch areas the day advances a little and sometimes there won't be enough in a day to do everything you wanted.
The atmosphere is the best thing about this game, using the same fixed-camera style as the playstation games was the right choice, it carries just the same feel. Fishing next to another character, sitting in a bench, catching fireflies at night... even just going around enjoying the scenery and sounds is fun. Plus, there's a dedicated button for showing your butt. In general all of the shin-chan stuff feels natural to the game and not just for a quick cashgrab.
Only complaints are with the post-game and that some camera angles can be misleading as to where stuff begins and ends.
I found it a great game to pick up 30 minutes a day (more or less the time to finish an in-game day) throughout the summer, took me about 12 hours to finish with most stuff 100%.
There's some grinding if you want to complete all of the 'goals' since you have to replay a rock / papers / scissors minigame like... 50 times? However, you are free to spend your time in any way you want and there's plenty of other minigames and fun activities to do.
Every day there's something new to do or some new area to explore. Sometimes it's overwhelming how many conversations there are, places you can go to. Time management is probably the hardest thing here: every time you switch areas the day advances a little and sometimes there won't be enough in a day to do everything you wanted.
The atmosphere is the best thing about this game, using the same fixed-camera style as the playstation games was the right choice, it carries just the same feel. Fishing next to another character, sitting in a bench, catching fireflies at night... even just going around enjoying the scenery and sounds is fun. Plus, there's a dedicated button for showing your butt. In general all of the shin-chan stuff feels natural to the game and not just for a quick cashgrab.
Only complaints are with the post-game and that some camera angles can be misleading as to where stuff begins and ends.