Since saving can only be done by taking a toilet break, it becomes especially annoying if you die after not saving for a long stretch of time. Being that exploration and trial-and-error are the backbone of any classic adventure game, it is incredibly irritating that Chulip punishes the player for doing just that. You will find yourself dying often throughout the course of the game, and under progressively more frustrating circumstances. The consequences of your actions are never clear before you attempt them, which is too bad. This makes for some particularly frustrating stretches of game time, as the solution to a problem is usually located right under your nose, despite being completely obscure in its justification. The game is more-often-than-not completely vague about your current goals and objectives. You will often find yourself wandering around without any clue what to do for an interminably long amount of time. While this all sounds like a grand ol' time, the gameplay in Chulip quickly becomes tiresome. As you improve your reputation, more and more people will willingly interact with you, and you will be able to complete new tasks and access new parts of the humble city. Successfully kissing someone will result in a strengthening of your heart (life total) and an improvement of your reputation among the finicky citizens of Long Life Town. The lovable little pink head with legs will call you to his underground lair to teach you different ways to approach members of the opposite sex.

Saturn look-a-like named Michio Suzuki (we're not quite sure if this is a reference to the Japanese mathematician of the same name). As you work your way through the game, you will receive training in the ways of love from a Mr. The dialogue is so abstract, and your objectives so obfuscated, that it is difficult to tell just who might willingly accept your tokens of affection.

Unfortunately, this leads to one of the main problems with Chulip. Strangely enough, in the town of Long Life, the only way to better your name is to kiss the hell out of everything in sight. In order to get her to accept your advances, you need to increase your reputation in the community. If you do try to go for the gold, however, she will smack you down, and insult you due to your family's unfortunate economic standing. As you awake from your slumber and head out into the real world, you encounter the girl from your dreams, who at once asks you if you want to kiss her. The game opens with a dream sequence, where you envision yourself meeting your true love, and kissing her under the watchful gaze of a talking tree.

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