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Ico Hints

How do I get off the Water Tower screen?

1 of 4: As you're first coming off the elevator, you'll walk along a partially raised bridge. If you look straight ahead across the bridge (you may need to use your right analog stick to change the view), you'll see a set of idol doors way off in the distance. That's where you're trying to take Ico and Yorda.
2 of 4:
As you've often seen now, Ico needs to get across that gap first to clear the way for Yorda.
- How can I get Ico across the gap?
- How can Yorda get to the other side of the gap?
3 of 4: Once you're across the bridge, that still doesn't quite get you to the idol doors, though.
4 of 4:
Again, you're going to have to split up again and get Ico to clear the way for Yorda.
- How can Ico get to the idol doors?
- How can Yorda get to the idol doors?

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