| rdfs:comment | - The Castle (in Japanese: 霧の城 Kiri no Shiro, lit. "Castle of the Mist") as it is called, is a huge desolate castle and the main setting of the 2001 PlayStation 2 videogame Ico. Built atop four tall rocky islands, it is virtually desolate, inhabited only by the Queen, her daughter Yorda, and her shadowy minions. Whoever else once lived there has long since moved on, and the castle has since begun falling into ruin. The degradation of the castle reflects the state of its dying monarch. When the Queen finally dies the castle dies with her, consigned to a watery grave; The Queen's power may have been the only thing preventing it from doing so all along.
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| abstract | - The Castle (in Japanese: 霧の城 Kiri no Shiro, lit. "Castle of the Mist") as it is called, is a huge desolate castle and the main setting of the 2001 PlayStation 2 videogame Ico. Built atop four tall rocky islands, it is virtually desolate, inhabited only by the Queen, her daughter Yorda, and her shadowy minions. Whoever else once lived there has long since moved on, and the castle has since begun falling into ruin. The degradation of the castle reflects the state of its dying monarch. When the Queen finally dies the castle dies with her, consigned to a watery grave; The Queen's power may have been the only thing preventing it from doing so all along. While the Queen's power may have been holding the castle together, it is Yorda's power which is most in tune with it. Within the castle there are various mechanisms, from the Idol Gates, to staircases and even invisible walkways, which only the power she possesses can activate. She shares this power with a sword that Ico eventually gains use of, and devices above the castle's main gates. The latter are part of the largest of these mechanisms, spanning three of the four islands and apparently responsible for securing the main gates. It is using this mechanism to open the way out which makes up the bulk of Ico and Yorda's journey.
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