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I’m Sorry: 7 Bizarre Video Games Courtesy Of Japan

Oh, man, Japan. Yes, Japan remains a source of bewildered amusement for peering western eyes. Sure, a lot of what we think about Japan is probably a load of old hyperbole, but it's not just the neon lights, dinner-serving robots, and school girls that throw about the peace sign like it's the actual law that makes Japan seem so at odds with western civilisation... it's the strange and otherworldly practices that the country seems to embrace as if they're, like, normal.

4) Chulip (2002) (Playstation 2)

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Maybe Chulip was supposed to be all cute and innocent and the world’s harsh, relentless cynicism has worn down what was just a fun little game. Or not, given that the point of this thing is to go around kissing people. Like, everyone. In a town.

Yes, you play an unnamed, down-beaten kissaholic who – having been rejected by the girl of his dreams for being poor – dedicates his life to just… well, yeah, kissing people. In a fashion not disimilar to that of “trial and error”, the aim is to find out exactly when said people actually feel like being kissed, because God forbid you try and kiss them when they’re not in the mood. Given that description, you wouldn’t have expected critics to throw around words like “frustrating” and “tedious” when describing Chulip, would you?

Now go and give somebody a kiss, you silly pessimist!

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