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Ico Hints
How can I get the sword that I saw when I first entered the East Arena?
1 of 18: Well, it's stuck in the middle of the doors that are keeping the iris in this room closed.
2 of 18: So maybe you need to find a way to open those doors.
3 of 18: Try opening them from the other side.
4 of 18: If you look to the right of the iris in the East Arena that's holding the sword, you should find a small door at ground level that leads to the room on the other side of the iris.
5 of 18: You should now be able to reach the opposite side of that room from the opening that has your sword. If not, go back and read the hints available under the previous link.
6 of 18: And on that side of this room is yet another iris.
7 of 18: You'll need to open that iris before you open the one back into the East Arena.
8 of 18: When you get to the East Reflector on the other side of the iris, look around.
9 of 18: The reflector itself isn't of that much use, but there is another exit besides the one back through the iris.
10 of 18: As you're facing the iris, there's a ladder to the left. Climb the ladder and see where it takes you.
11 of 18: You'll be on an upper platform inside the room you were just in. Notice what's here.
12 of 18: There's a switch, just like the one that opened the spheres on the side of this room closer to the East Reflector.
13 of 18: So pull the switch.
14 of 18: It will reveal two more torches behind the spheres, this time next to the iris that leads back to the East Arena. You may have some idea of what comes next.
15 of 18: Especially since you're standing right next to a torch.
16 of 18: You need to light those two spheres.
17 of 18: Use your stick on the torch and then jump down to light the two spheres.
