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Ico Hints
How can we get up the water slide?
1 of 12: As long as the water's running, you're never going to be able to just walk up the slide.
2 of 12: But there is an alternate path up to the top of that room.
3 of 12: At least for Ico.
4 of 12: Look at the wall to the right of the door from the East Arena.
5 of 12: There are some ledges on the wall.
6 of 12: Maybe you could climb those up to the other side.
7 of 12: You still have to make a path for Yorda, though.
8 of 12: Once Ico's at the top of the slide, look around for the controls to do this.
9 of 12: Just continue along the path until you reach a pressure plate door. Step through it and continue up the path in the next room. (Actually, you're back on an upper level of the large step room between the arena and the reflectors, if that matters.)
10 of 12: Jump across a short gap and head up some stairs. Keep going until you're at another pressure plate door at the top of this room.
11 of 12: Walk through that door, and you'll be at the very top of the water slide room again, right where the controls should be.
12 of 12: A switch here will turn off the water. You can now retrace your steps back to Yorda, and she can safely walk up the top of the now dry ramp.
