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Ico Hints
Will the spirits ever go away?
1 of 12: Well, if you're not doing so already, make sure that you're vanquishing the ones that are flying around -- they're never going to go away if you just stand there. Your nifty new sword will kill each spirit in a single swing.
2 of 12: If you want some idea of what's happening, look around.
3 of 12: Particularly after you hit one of the spirits.
4 of 12: Look at what happens to its pieces.
5 of 12: They seem to float away somewhere.
6 of 12: You may eventually be able to follow them to their final destination.
7 of 12: The spirit will go back to one of the tombs, and the patterns on the front of that tomb will glow.
8 of 12: You have to kill one spirit for each of those tombs.
9 of 12: If you're having a hard time tracking down the spirits, use your right analog stick to look around. Also, not all of them will be out at once -- you'll have to wait for some to crawl out of portals in the ground. But be patient and you can get them all.
10 of 12: The flying ones may also be a bit of problem, but you've had to hit things high up before.
11 of 12: Either jump and swing in the air, or just wait until they come down a bit closer and swing at them then.
12 of 12: Something else will be available to you when you're done.
