There are more videogame-inspired novels than you realize (Assassin's Creed, Halo, Gears of War, Doom, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Starcraft, Runescape, Sonic the Hedgehog, Metal Gear Solid, and more), but Ico is certainly a surprise, and the fact that it's making it out of Japan is quite unexpected.
So, yeah: Ico: Castle in the mist will see an English release on august 16th thanks to Viz.
Read an excerpt here.
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