Poll of the Day: Team ICO developing for other consoles?

I'm surprised. 75% of you would like to see a movie inspired by the works of Fumito Ueda. The other 25% think it's not a good idea. I wouldn't be happy if Sony or some other movie company decided to do a film based directly on any of the two games. On the other hand, a movie based on one of the storylines would be worth watching. Maybe a movie explaining what happened in the Forbidden Lands when Dormin was imprisoned and divided into sixteen shadows?

Today's poll is somewhat different. If Team ICO wasn't part of SCEI, would you want it to develop games for other consoles? Maybe for the Wii? Or the 360?

Cheers for voting!

Picture of the Day: Reality

Today's Picture: "Emotional Reality is not equal to Photo-Realistic Reality" being the basis on which Team ICO built its first game.

The Castle of the Mist - Part 1 Chapter 2 Summary

Here is the summary of the second chapter of "The Castle of the Mist", courtesy of Anithin.

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The Castle of the Mist

Part 1 Chapter 2 (Summary)

Meanwhile, the horned boy, Ico, was imprisoned in a stone cave in accordance to tradition before his sending. His friend, Toto, secretly visited him and tried to persuade him to run away together. Ico strongly refused, knowing that terrible disaster would strike the village and even the whole country if he did so.

Before he was brought to this cell, the Elder had taken him to "The Cursed Mountain", to the north of the village. There Ico saw, horrified, a town where everything was turned into stone - both living and inanimate objects. The Elder explained that this was the doing of the Lord of the Castle of the Mist, and Ico felt that he was willing to become a sacrifice if this helped prevent such a fate to everyone he loved. The Elder also told him that to be sacrificed didn't mean he would die, but would "become one with the Castle and live on for ever."

However, the Elder forbade Ico from telling anyone about what he saw, hence he couldn't make Toto understand why he had to surrender.

Before leaving, Toto said he wouldn't give up, telling Ico that if he couldn't escape with him, he would follow him to the Castle.

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Those who'd like to buy the book may have some luck finding it on Amazon Japan. I can give some links to all those interested; just leave a comment saying so.