This game is rated ESRB: Teen for Crude Humor, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Use of Tobacco and Use of Alcohol.
Chulip is a puzzle-adventure game developed by Punchline, released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and later available on PlayStation 3. The player controls a young boy who has relocated to a small rural town alongside his financially struggling father. The town is home to an old legend: any couple who shares a kiss beneath an ancient tree is said to be destined for lifelong happiness together. The boy becomes determined to kiss a girl who lives nearby, and the game follows his efforts to win her affection and ultimately fulfill that romantic legend. Progress requires interacting with the town's eccentric inhabitants and navigating various obstacles in pursuit of this goal. The game is notable for its unconventional premise and quirky, offbeat atmosphere, which set it apart from more conventional entries in the puzzle-adventure genre.
Chulip opens with a dream sequence in which the unnamed, male protagonist kisses the girl he loves under the talking "Lover's Tree" on a green hill. The dream takes its course, the tree ends the sequence saying they lived happily ever after. However, once the protagonist wakes up, he and his father are just moving into Long Life Town, which appears very much like a small, Japanese village. Coincidentally, the girl of his dreams lives in this town, but she flatly rejects him due to his status as coming from a very poor family. Taking his father's advice, the hero decides to kiss the odd citizens of the town in order to strengthen his heart and improve his reputation. En route to doing so, he also resolves to write a love letter to his crush. When this treasured set of papers is stolen, he must search Long Life Town for the missing pieces. The hero's journey involves numerous bizarre incidents that lead him to cheating his way to the top of a major corporation, making contact with aliens, and acting as a defense lawyer in court. Once the three pieces of the love letter (the ink, paper, and pen) are collected, he writes and mails it to the girl. The game's ending shows the two meeting and kissing beneath the Lover's Tree, as the protagonist had dreamed.
