Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town is a sequel to 2022’s Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation, with both games being a mash of two very Japanese properties. Like the 2022 title, Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town mashes together the iconic Crayon Shin-chan manga with the gameplay of a more obscure, Japanese bug-catching series, Boku no Natsuyasumi or My Summer Vacation.
At first glance, Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town feels very much like its predecessor. It takes place in a nostalgic Summer countryside, where the player assumes the role of the titular 5-year-old, with the crux or main gameplay loop of the title revolving around collecting bugs, fishing and doing odd jobs for the town’s NPCs.
Fortunately, Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town is a marked improvement over its cozy predecessor, complete with a few new gameplay mechanics to boot, on top of a brand new story revolving around saving a small town from the grips of a no-good corporation.... Read more