<s>
Shin-chan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Me	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Endless	I-Application
Seven-Day	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
,	O
Millennium	O
Kitchen	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
( 	O
 '	O
My	O
Summer	O
Vacation	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Ayabe	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Millennium	O
Kitchen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
,	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
as	O
he	O
spends	O
his	O
summer	O
vacation	O
in	O
an	O
open-ended	O
environment	O
with	O
few	O
set	O
gameplay	O
goals	O
or	O
obligations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
for	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
when	O
Neos	O
producer	O
Akira	O
Nagashima	O
conceived	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
concept	O
combining	O
elements	O
from	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
and	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
,	O
and	O
formally	O
approached	O
Ayabe	O
about	O
developing	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
Ayabe	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
2013	O
's	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
Tokyo	O
Tale	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
develop	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Switch	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
,	O
while	O
broadly	O
assessing	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
less	O
strong	O
than	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
series	O
,	O
praised	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
for	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
source	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
series	O
,	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
comedic	O
and	O
often	O
surreal	O
adventures	O
of	O
five-year-old	O
Shinnosuke	O
Nohara	O
(	O
the	O
titular	O
"	O
Shin-chan	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
:	O
father	O
Hiroshi	O
,	O
mother	O
Misae	O
,	O
younger	O
sister	O
Himawari	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
family	O
dog	O
Shiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
(	O
'	O
My	O
Summer	O
Vacation	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
previously	O
developed	O
by	O
Millennium	O
Kitchen	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
–	O
Boku	O
in	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
,	O
Shinnosuke	O
in	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
–	O
in	O
an	O
open-ended	O
environment	O
as	O
he	O
goes	O
on	O
summer	O
vacation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
differs	O
both	O
in	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
series	O
and	O
in	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
surreal	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
contrasting	O
the	O
more	O
realist	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
is	O
loosely	O
framed	O
by	O
Shinnosuke	O
's	O
quest	O
to	O
fill	O
his	O
vacation	O
journal	O
with	O
pictures	O
and	O
search	O
for	O
interesting	O
stories	O
to	O
print	O
in	O
the	O
local	O
newspaper	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
generally	O
free	O
to	O
spend	O
their	O
time	O
as	O
they	O
see	O
fit	O
,	O
with	O
few	O
set	O
goals	O
or	O
obligations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open-ended	O
,	O
laid-back	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
designed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
audience	O
,	O
from	O
child-aged	O
Shin-chan	O
fans	O
to	O
adult	O
fans	O
of	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
for	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
began	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
when	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
began	O
developing	O
a	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neos	O
producer	O
Akira	O
Nagashima	O
conceived	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
concept	O
combining	O
elements	O
from	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
and	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
formally	O
approached	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
director	O
Kaz	O
Ayabe	O
about	O
developing	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ayabe	O
and	O
Millennium	O
Kitchen	O
had	O
previously	O
also	O
developed	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
Tokyo	O
Tale	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Guild02	B-Application
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
Shin-chan	O
concept	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
congruent	O
with	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
as	O
both	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
existing	O
media	O
property	O
and	O
combine	O
mundane	O
and	O
fantastical	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
;	O
Ayabe	O
initially	O
opposed	O
using	O
the	O
word	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
wish	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
title	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
differentiate	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
,	O
though	O
when	O
the	O
first	O
trailer	O
for	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
fans	O
began	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ayabe	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Famitsu	O
that	O
after	O
seeing	O
the	O
fan	O
reaction	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
fine	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
called	O
Ora	B-Application
Natsu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
production	O
staff	O
of	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outbreak	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
in	O
Japan	O
required	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
shift	O
to	O
entirely	O
remote	O
work	O
;	O
this	O
workflow	O
meant	O
that	O
Ayabe	O
was	O
directly	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
script	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
certain	O
other	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
were	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
with	O
Ayabe	O
overseeing	O
post-creation	O
approvals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
outset	O
,	O
the	O
Neos	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
sought	O
a	O
work	O
that	O
resembled	O
a	O
traditional	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
game	O
,	O
while	O
Ayabe	O
wished	O
to	O
avoid	O
making	O
another	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
;	O
Ayabe	O
sought	O
to	O
differentiate	O
the	O
work	O
by	O
adding	O
unusual	O
elements	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
initially	O
proposing	O
that	O
the	O
Nohara	O
family	O
go	O
on	O
vacation	O
to	O
a	O
space	O
colony	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
rural	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Boku	O
in	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
is	O
positioned	O
as	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
Shinnosuke	O
is	O
an	O
existing	O
and	O
independent	O
character	O
,	O
so	O
Ayabe	O
believed	O
that	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
was	O
necessary	O
;	O
Ayabe	O
therefore	O
added	O
a	O
female	O
narrator	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
evoke	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
a	O
mother	O
or	O
teacher	O
reading	O
a	O
story	O
to	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
tension	O
between	O
Shinnosuke	O
being	O
a	O
five	O
year	O
old	O
who	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
left	O
to	O
wander	O
unsupervised	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
reality	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
uninteresting	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
constantly	O
supervised	O
by	O
adults	O
;	O
to	O
reflect	O
this	O
,	O
certain	O
surreal	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
bamboo	O
periscope	B-Language
monitoring	O
Shinnosuke	O
when	O
he	O
travels	O
near	O
open	O
water	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
principle	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
avoiding	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
incongruity	O
between	O
the	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
the	O
in-game	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
models	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Star	O
Factory	O
;	O
Ayabe	O
recalled	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
Japan	O
that	O
the	O
significant	O
height	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
adult	O
and	O
child	O
characters	O
created	O
challenges	O
when	O
staging	O
scenes	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
scenes	O
being	O
shot	O
from	O
a	O
lower	O
camera	O
angle	O
than	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
and	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
Ayabe	O
personally	O
directed	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
camera	O
layouts	O
,	O
which	O
Ayabe	O
stated	O
was	O
a	O
decision	O
made	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
scale	O
of	O
production	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
better	O
determine	O
which	O
elements	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
on-screen	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
animated	O
series	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
in	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
new	O
voice	O
actors	O
performing	O
the	O
original	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
is	O
composed	O
by	O
the	O
production	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
a	O
standard	O
edition	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
containing	O
a	O
60-page	O
companion	O
book	O
,	O
a	O
notepad	O
modeled	O
after	O
Shinnosuke	O
's	O
journal	O
that	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
game	O
by	O
publisher	O
Neos	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
three-dimensional	O
Shin-chan	O
video	O
game	O
since	O
2006	O
's	O
Crayon	B-Application
Shin-chan	I-Application
:	I-Application
Saikyou	I-Application
Kazoku	I-Application
Kasukabe	I-Application
King	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
also	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
and	O
an	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
release	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
digitally	O
for	O
Switch	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
Switch	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
release	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
is	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
through	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
standard	O
and	O
collector	O
's	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Japan	O
critic	O
Takuya	O
Watanabe	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
scores	O
:	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
when	O
evaluated	O
as	O
a	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
game	O
for	O
children	O
,	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
as	O
an	O
original	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adesh	O
Thapliyal	O
of	O
Polygon	O
surmised	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
as	O
an	O
"	O
ersatz	O
sequel	O
"	O
to	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
that	O
is	O
"	O
My	O
Summer	O
Vacation	O
5	O
in	O
all	O
but	O
name	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
Shin-chan	O
coat	O
of	O
paint	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thapliyal	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
Me	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Professor	I-Application
on	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
has	O
"	O
less	O
of	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
naturalism	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
remarkably	O
accurate	O
to	O
its	O
cartoon	O
and	O
manga	O
source	O
material	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
writing	O
and	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaun	O
Musgrave	O
of	O
TouchArcade	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
fantastic	O
adaptation	O
"	O
of	O
Crayon	O
Shin-chan	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
absolutely	O
scratches	O
that	O
Bokunatsu	B-Application
itch	O
 [ ... ] 	O
it	O
was	O
n’t	O
quite	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
for	O
me	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
from	O
that	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Roland	O
Ingram	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
occasionally	O
"trade[s]-off	O
of	O
playability	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
surreal	O
elements	O
are	O
"	O
clever	O
turn	O
for	O
the	O
Bokunatsu	B-Application
concept	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
top-class	O
"	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
3D	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
