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Ico Hints

I'm in the room after that, but where do I go?

  • 1 of 10: Notice the chain hanging from the ceiling, in the middle of the room?
  • 2 of 10: If you could get up to that, maybe you could find a way out.
  • 3 of 10: The chain's hanging above the raised platform on one side of the room.
  • 4 of 10: Pull your way up to that platform (push TRIANGLE and move forward as you're facing the edge of the platform), and then jump up to catch the chain (TRIANGLE again).
  • 5 of 10: If you don't seem to be catching the chain, it's somewhere near the middle of the platform, although it looked to me at first like it was closer to the edge.  Move a few steps in before jumping if that helps you catch it.
  • 6 of 10: Then, climb up.  See anything?
  • 7 of 10: There's another platform closer to the top of the room.
  • 8 of 10: Swing the chain (CIRCLE) and jump off while you're still swinging, to land on the platform.
  • 9 of 10: The windows are the way out of here.
  • 10 of 10: Just pull your way up to one and keep walking, into the next room.