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Ico Hints
Where did my sword go?
1 of 18: You may be able to find it looking around. (The right analog stick is pretty much essential here, if you haven't already used it to look around before.)
2 of 18: Remember that the sword protected you from the Queen's stoning waves.
3 of 18: And it glowed blue when it did so.
4 of 18: It will also glow blue even when you're not holding it.
5 of 18: If you can't find the sword just by looking around, wait for the Queen to attack and look around then. The telltale blue glowing will show you where the sword is.
6 of 18: Look both in front of you and behind you. If you still can't find it, read ahead for answers.
7 of 18: The first time you lose it, it will be fairly close to the Queen, near the stairs closest to her throne.
8 of 18: Look on the right side of the stairs, just near where they form a bit of an angle.
9 of 18: After your second attack, look behind you.
10 of 18: The sword will be on the left side of the room, at the back side of the main chamber here (i.e., where the room starts to narrow to go down a second set of stairs away from the Queen).
11 of 18: Look ahead again on the third time.
12 of 18: The sword is on the far left side of the stairs closest to the Queen, fairly close to the top of the stairs.
13 of 18: The fourth time, you need to look to the side.
14 of 18: Look to the wall on the left side of the chamber, more or less in the middle.
15 of 18: The fifth attack will send the sword behind you.
16 of 18: Way behind you.
17 of 18: You'll need to look down the second set of stairs in this room, closer to the entrance.
18 of 18: This one may be especially tough to get without getting turned to stone.
