History VideoGame / Chulip

''Chulip'' is an AdventureGame developed by Punchline for the Platform/PlayStation2. It was originally released in Japan in 2002, published by Victor Interactive Software; Creator/{{Natsume}} published it in North America in 2007.

''Chulip'' is an adventure game developed by Punchline and published by Creator/{{Natsume}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. You play as a young boy who immediately encounters his true love upon moving into a town full of quirky people. However, the boy lacks the confidence he needs to ask her out, so he must go on a quest to write the perfect love letter. He must also obtain a high reputation, which he must do by kissing as many characters as he can.

Including old ladies. And men. And turtles. And aliens. It's that kind of weird game. But it won't be easy. Kissing people out of the blue is a surefire way to lose HP, and every character lives by their own schedules. The boy's emotions are very easily upset and too much stress from just about anything unpleasant will break his heart, and the town becomes even more dangerous at night. Still, the boy sets out to romance the girl of his dreams and prove that love conquers all.

!!This game contains examples of:

* BilingualBonus: ''Chu'' is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sounds made during a kiss. So the title of the game is a play on what you must do in the game, what you kiss with, and the flower.

* CompanyCrossReferences: The shop owner's dog is named Rocky. One character asks you the name of the dog, and the answers include "Pocky", as well as "Rocky", two names shared by the characters that headline fellow Natsume game ''[[VideoGame/KikiKaiKai Pocky & Rocky]]''.
* CrucifiedHeroShot: [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight "Oh! You have revived!"]]
* CrapsackWorld: There’s Poopie all over the place, and you can't go anywhere without getting horribly injured and/or killed.
* DatingSim: Depending on your definition of 'dating'...
* DressedToHeal: Doctor Dandy has the lab coat and the head mirror...
** DeadlyDoctor: and at night, rubber gloves and a huge-ass needle.

* GirlOfMyDreams: The main character's motivation.
* GiveMeYourInventoryItem: Mrs. Plum's candies are more than healing items...

* [[GottaCatchEmAll Gotta Kiss Them All]]: Or your LoveInterest won't take you seriously.

* ThePollyanna: Despite being dead Miss Zombie Mika has a very cheerful attitude [[spoiler:and she remains cheerful even as her brain begins to decay and she starts losing her memories...]]

* ShoutOut: One of the films you can watch with the sweet-potato vendor is a ''Super Sentai'' parody.

* TriggerHappy: The police officer at night.

* WingdingEyes: The player character's eyes turn into X's when taking damage (and dying).

Including old ladies. And men. And turtles. And aliens. It's that kind of weird game. But it won't be easy. Kissing people out of the blue is a surefire way to lose HP, and every character lives by their own schedules. The boy's emotions are very easily upset and too much stress from just about anything unpleasant will make him heartbroken, and the town becomes more dangerous at night. Still, the boy sets out to romance the girl of his dreams and prove that love conquers all.

Including old ladies. And men. And turtles. And aliens. [[WidgetSeries And... yeah.]] It's that kind of weird game. But it won't be easy. Kissing people out of the blue is a surefire way to lose HP, and every character lives by their own schedules. The boy's emotions are very easily upset and too much stress from just about anything unpleasant will make him heartbroken, and the town becomes more dangerous at night. Still, the boy sets out to romance the girl of his dreams and prove that love conquers all.

* AnythingThatMoves: As said above, you have to kiss a lot of people... and animals, in order to get far in your quest.

* VendorTrash: The trash cans mostly contain useless junk that, at best, can be sold to Mr. Cheapot for a decent amount, and at worst, can be sold to him for next to nothing and will damage you just by being picked up. If you run out of people to kiss, this is the only other way to make money.

** At some point in the game, the player must find a particular frog in a trash can and show it to Leo. This frog isn't directly stated to be different from any of the other frogs a player might collect in its name nor its description, so it'll take some time to find it. Best exemplified by an episode in [[https://youtu.be/0dzef7JRZ2c Stephen and Mal's playthrough]] where they gathered a few dozen frogs and none of them worked.

* CrapSackWorld: There’s Poopie all over the place, and you can't go anywhere without getting horribly injured and/or killed.

* {{Henohenomoheji}}: Seen on the faces of the factory workers and the scarecrow, as well as the aptly-named Heno Tire advertisement.

* GuideDangIt: The game's final challenge. And several others. The game's manual contains a "hint guide", and even that's not accurate for one of the puzzles.

* WidgetSeries: When the game's premise is about kissing everyone possible, including zombies and turtles, you know it's a weird one.

* VendorTrash: The trash cans mostly contain useless junk that, at best, can be sold to Mr. Cheapot for a decent amount, and at worst, can be sold to him for next to nothing and will damage you just by being picked up.

* FinalExamBoss: [[spoiler:Literally. The last challenges of the game require the player to have an in-depth knowledge of the [=NPCs=] and their relationships to each other, culminating in a 20-question quiz — some of which are answered by the manual, not the game itself.]]

** Reading comics also fast forwards time.

* WidgetSeries: A wonderful widget, if ever a widget there was.

''Chulip'' is a game developed by Punchline and published by Creator/{{Natsume}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. You play as a young boy who immediately encounters his true love upon moving into a town full of quirky people. However, the boy lacks the confidence he needs to ask her out, so he must go on a quest to write the perfect love letter. He must also obtain a high reputation, which he must do by... get this... kissing as many characters as he can.

Including old ladies.

And men.

And turtles.

And aliens.

[[WidgetSeries And... yeah.]]

* WeBuyEverything: Mr. Cheapot will even take the poops you find in the trash. They're only worth one penny though.

* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: Since the protagonist's heart meter is technically his emotions, he can be "injured" by insults, or even watching a chef kill a chicken.

* {{Henohenomoheji}}: Seen on the faces of the factory workers.

* NPCScheduling: The various people you have to kiss will appear in different places at different times of day.

* VendorTrash: You can find Poopie by searching the trash cans. And sell it for money. Not much, though; better are the Frying Pans, Old Umbrellas, Refrigerators, and so on.

* AdultsAreUseless: Your dad in particular doesn't do anything except sit in the house, read the paper, and [[HypocriticalHumor fret about your lack of social life]].