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When a boy named Ico grows long curved horns overnight, his fate has been sealed-he is to be sacrificed in the Castle in the Mist. But in the castle, Ico meets a young girl named Yorda imprisoned in its halls. Alone they will die, but together Ico and Yorda might just be able to defy their destinies and escape the magic of the castle.
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Published August 16th 2011 by Haikasoru (first published January 1st 2005)
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I suppose I should write two reviews here: one for folks who love _Ico_ the videogame, and one for folks who have never heard of it. (If you're in between, flip a coin and read both.)
_Ico_ was a 2001 videogame (for the Playstation). I loved it; I still love it. It remains a landmark in atmospheric, engaging videogame storytelling. Notably, it was almost entirely wordless. Everything was conveyed through architecture, lighting, the body language of the protagonists, and -- most important -- the p...more
_Ico_ was a 2001 videogame (for the Playstation). I loved it; I still love it. It remains a landmark in atmospheric, engaging videogame storytelling. Notably, it was almost entirely wordless. Everything was conveyed through architecture, lighting, the body language of the protagonists, and -- most important -- the p...more
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It is the novelization of a beloved video game, so there is some possibility that my joy in reading it is biased by my fond memories of the engaging mystery and emotion of the game. That being said, I think it would also be a great read for lovers of fantasy who have NOT played the game, even if they do not recognize the places and moments that conjure up game nostalgia for those who HAVE played it. The author takes some artistic liberty filling in gaps in the game world's story, but I am assure...more
Dec 26, 2011Rachel rated it liked it
I really enjoyed this book. I knew before reading it that it was based on a video game, but I've never played it. I think the story in this book was very successful, but I had some problems with the way it was constructed.
The beginning, for me, was the best part. The writing was wonderful and as Ico's backstory was filled in the character was really coming alive for me.
In the middle, it started to be much less organic. Here you could tell that the book was based on a video game. Every scene se...more
The beginning, for me, was the best part. The writing was wonderful and as Ico's backstory was filled in the character was really coming alive for me.
In the middle, it started to be much less organic. Here you could tell that the book was based on a video game. Every scene se...more
May 30, 2013J rated it really liked it
Hands down the best video game novelization, I have ever encountered. Really tempted to give it a five star but I try to reserve that for works that alter my perceptions or strike me in a really profound way.
Having never played the actual game, I can't attest to the similarities or the connections between the two. The novel focuses primarily on a young boy who is sent as a sacrifice to a castle surrounded in mist. There is a great deal of mystery and a plethora of unknowns working behind the cur...more
Having never played the actual game, I can't attest to the similarities or the connections between the two. The novel focuses primarily on a young boy who is sent as a sacrifice to a castle surrounded in mist. There is a great deal of mystery and a plethora of unknowns working behind the cur...more
Jun 19, 2012Nedda rated it really liked it
イコ - 霧の城
a story of an unknown place,
.. told in an unknown age.
I haven't played the game, but I still loved this beautiful book, gorgeous descriptions and characterizations ~<3
Shelves: i-own, shipping-it, misc-paranormal-or-fantasy, tears-were-shed, male-narration
Ugh, deleting this one is really the hardest, because mine was the *first* review for this book on GoodReads.
Oh well. What must be done will be done.
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Feb 01, 2011pearl marked it as to-read Oh well. What must be done will be done.
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Shelves: friendship, fantasy, adventure, retellings
This could be so good, or so, so bad.
Actually it could be 'meh', but I'm not even considering it at this point. Rise up with dignity or go down in flames, I say.
Jan 21, 2013Actually it could be 'meh', but I'm not even considering it at this point. Rise up with dignity or go down in flames, I say.
Leslie rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy, 2013-reads, middle-school-11-14, young-adult, action-adventure, a-boy-s-shelf, author-of-another-country, diversity-teen-ya, for-the-older-crowd, diversity-adult
When Miyuki Miyabe comes to ICO she writes a world she has made her own. As she states in “Preface,” given “free reign with the story and world found in the game” by the producers and creators, she found her “own path through the tale.” She uses and develops elements and characters, but “the order of events, the solutions to puzzles, even the layout of the castle have changed.” The designated status as novelization honors the originators of her inspiration, but make no mistake that Miyabe lends...more
Aug 11, 2019Rebecca rated it liked it Shelves: non-tolkien-fantasy-magic, library-borrowings
I've never played the video game this is based on, although I had heard of it. I went into this book knowing nothing apart from the blurb on the back. It's an interesting fantasy adventure - although at times, the translation feels a little stilted as if the translator has struggled to find the right word. At times, you can visualise the game characters having to navigate the areas being described in the book, although the author notes that the novel and game do not correspond exactly and the no...more
Aug 01, 2019Clemy-chan rated it really liked it
This book was so much like a videogame! And that was due to both its ample sequential action (running, jumping, tripping, climbing) and its absence of dialogue between the two protagonists. A very interesting and moving story, that I wish had delved deeper into its core mystery, probably by spanning across more than one adventure. If you like studio Ghibli films, you will definitely like this book!
ICO is a Playstation2 game that's revered for being one of the most beautifully minimalistic games ever made. It's haunting and moving in a way most games aren't. While Alexander O. Smith's translation is technically great, Miyuki's adaptation just doesn't work out so well. Half of this book is backstory to the events of the game, and just doesn't work.
Granted, it needs to be there because it'd be a much shorter book otherwise, but it comes across as plodding.
Granted, it needs to be there because it'd be a much shorter book otherwise, but it comes across as plodding.
Sep 24, 2017Rachel rated it it was ok
The story starts out fairly interesting, filling in Ico's backstory and taking him through the castle. Eventually it switches to Yorda to cover a lot of the same castle wandering material, with flashbacks to her backstory. And it drags. And drags. Finally I realized I didn't really care to finish this story.
For anyone who loved the videogame and wanted to spend a little longer in the world.
A thoughtfully written story that explores the events leading up to the game itself and a fantastic exploration of the castle and how it came to be.
A thoughtfully written story that explores the events leading up to the game itself and a fantastic exploration of the castle and how it came to be.
Oct 18, 2017Anna Hepworth rated it really liked it
Very pretty story, lush language and detailed set pieces. However, given that it is a novelisation of a computer game, the pacing is just a bit odd.
Mar 21, 2019The Good Doctor rated it really liked it
I thought that this was a very interesting interpretation of the events preceding and surrounding the game. Definitely worth a read for fans and newcomers alike.
http://readerdemon.com/icocastleinthe... <--- I do book blogging on the side, so posted my full review here. [Site is currently A WIP]
3,5 star
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A warm little Studio Ghibli-like adventure.
Jun 07, 2018Nunie rated it liked it
I went in this book completely blind. It was interesting but I could feel how it was a game after some point. The story was quite engaging and I would have loved to learn more of this unverse. This is something I reproach to this book, to not dig deeper. It stays on the surface, close to what – as I learned later – is the story line of the game but it would have deserved more, so much more.
Nov 20, 2016Konna rated it it was amazing
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This is definitely one of the most special book cases I've encountered so far. In case you didn't recognise this cover, this is a book adaptation of the PlayStation 2 game ICO. I am aware that this is a popular game and there definitely will be some who have actually played it (and loved it). But there also will be some of you who haven't even heard about it. Having said that this book was a must for me as well as for the video games to boo...more
This is definitely one of the most special book cases I've encountered so far. In case you didn't recognise this cover, this is a book adaptation of the PlayStation 2 game ICO. I am aware that this is a popular game and there definitely will be some who have actually played it (and loved it). But there also will be some of you who haven't even heard about it. Having said that this book was a must for me as well as for the video games to boo...more
Apr 10, 2014MC rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Ico: Castle in the Mist is a novelization based upon the video game from a decade or so back. The story follows the plight of a boy who is born with horns on his head. As a horned child, he is a 'Sacrifice' to the power residing in the Castle in the Mist. All that is really known about the Castle is that some dark god or other entity lives there that must be appeased by sending the boys and girls born with horns on their head to stay there once they reach a certain age.
The story here is about th...more
The story here is about th...more
Ico: Castle in the Mist is an interesting though mostly bland take on the artful PS2 game ICO. If I were to read this book prior to playing the game, I think I would have bumped up my rating from 2 stars to 3. Indeed, as a stand-alone novel, it is a fairly decent read. Miyuki Miyabe does a rather good job at filling in details and questions the reader may be wondering. The problem, however, is that the author completely misses the point of Fumito Ueda's minimalistic story and setting of ICO.
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This book was not for me. The first have was incredibly dull. The second half picked up but.. even when it was interesting I was still bored. I think it's probably a great puzzle/exploration game. But as a novel.. not my jam.
While many gamers love to talk about story in videogames, you have to remember that they are often told better in summary format. The gameplay, exploration, puzzle solving, and combat will take up the majority of the time. There's really not that much going on story-wise. This is also how the original Ico was. Many gamers grew to love the game based on the aesthetics, mood, puzzle solving, and the bond that you feel with the Yorda character. The game focused on making you feel connected with a m...more
The world in which this novel is written is grand and intricate compared to the (unforgettable) video game on which it was based. It far accedes the plot of the game, if there really even was one, so much so that it honestly can become unbearably dreary at times.
In this novel we are introduced to many new characters inside and outside of the Castle In The Mist, and even towns not mentioned in the game. This starts out wonderfully with the first (of only four) long chapter(s). We learn of the wor...more
In this novel we are introduced to many new characters inside and outside of the Castle In The Mist, and even towns not mentioned in the game. This starts out wonderfully with the first (of only four) long chapter(s). We learn of the wor...more
Sep 23, 2012Cheryl Hall rated it liked it
I read this book a fair few years ago, but I've been thinking about it recently.
Ico for the PlayStation 2 is one of my favourite games. Although I've only played it once it has a way of lingering in your memory with it's hauntingly beautiful atmosphere.
One of my favourite things about it and it's spiritual predecessor Shadow of the Colossus is their vagueness. Almost everything in these games are left to the individual players interpretation. Therefore this was a challenging read as it portrayed...more
Ico for the PlayStation 2 is one of my favourite games. Although I've only played it once it has a way of lingering in your memory with it's hauntingly beautiful atmosphere.
One of my favourite things about it and it's spiritual predecessor Shadow of the Colossus is their vagueness. Almost everything in these games are left to the individual players interpretation. Therefore this was a challenging read as it portrayed...more
Coming from the perspective of someone who loved Ueda's games, I was very eager to read this and find out what Miyuki Miyabe might've done with the universe and the story.
Right off the bat, there's a few interesting new pieces of content here that were not in the game, and that Miyabe uses to flesh out the story and events of the journey inside the castle. Ico, his village and its customs are given backstories. Yorda, her mother and the castle are given backstories, and a few supporting characte...more
Right off the bat, there's a few interesting new pieces of content here that were not in the game, and that Miyabe uses to flesh out the story and events of the journey inside the castle. Ico, his village and its customs are given backstories. Yorda, her mother and the castle are given backstories, and a few supporting characte...more
Nov 03, 2011T rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Any fan of the video game, ICO, should read this book. It provides an excellent reinterpretation of the original, thinly spread plot line, fleshing out the game world nicely. While Ico's, the boy, background is rather a lot like you might imagine after playing the game and reading the manual's story notes, the real surprise here is the well constructed history for the female protagonist, Yorda, which makes up a good third of the book. If you've ever wondered what her past was like--and what play...more
Apr 20, 2013Eric Piotrowski rated it liked it
I fell in love with the video game Ico when I first played it many years ago on the PS2. I ordered this novelization as soon as I learned about it, but -- although I devoured the first 100 pages very quickly -- it didn't hold my attention. There's nothing really wrong with it, but it doesn't capture the magic of the game or its world.
Perhaps the biggest mistake made by the author is allowing Ico and Yorda to speak. Their differing languages is key to the subtle beauty of their friendship, and it...more
Perhaps the biggest mistake made by the author is allowing Ico and Yorda to speak. Their differing languages is key to the subtle beauty of their friendship, and it...more
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Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき Miyabe Miyuki) is a popular contemporary Japanese author active in a number of genres including science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction.
Miyabe started writing novels at the age of 23. She has been a prolific writer, publishing dozens of novels and winning many major literary prizes, including the Yamamo...more
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| Author: | Miyuki Miyabe |
| Original Title: | Ico: Castle in the Mist |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| Number Of Pages: | 370 pages |
| First Published in: | January 1st 2005 |
| Latest Edition: | August 16th 2011 |
| ISBN Number: | 9781421540634 |
| Language: | English |
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