God of War 2 Walkthrough - The Temple of Lahkesis and Steeds of Time

Now that you are flying out of this area, you will encounter more Griffins that you will need to kill. These Griffins are a bit tougher and have riders on them that will also attack. Towards the end of this phase, there is a “Boss” griffin that you need to pass. This one will have a series of animated button sequences. If done incorrectly, you will have to try and defeat him again. Once past him, Kratos gets knocked off Pegasus. An animated sequence appears and you will need to press the appropriate buttons. If you fail, you will need to do this again. When you do it right, you will land on a wall area. Nearby is a saving point. Save your game.

Nearby the saving point is a ladder. Go up and you will reach an area where you will need to climb above on an overhead ledge. Continue until you reach an edge where you can climb on top of the cliff ledge. Here you will encounter some more enemies. Depending on the level of difficulty you are playing, they may be a bit tough. Consistent with other enemy attacks, if enough damage is done, you may see the circle button appear and you can do a final killing blow.

After you clear out this area, go to your right and climb up the ladder. Here you will reach a large area with some vicious dogs. Kill them off. On your left is a lever. You will need to activate it to go to the area below. But before you do that, notice that there are several skeletons hanging above you (there are also a couple red and green orb chests nearby). Use the Blades of Chaos to chop at them. You will receive red orbs. However, one of them is not a skeleton, but a corpse instead. Once you knock it down, pick it up (R1) and drag it to the platform on the left with the lever. Activate the lever with R1 and go down below.

In this area you will see a locked door, a pressure stone and a lever. Pick up the corpse and place him on the pressure stone. This will open up the door in front of you. Now activate the lever (R1) and drag it towards the pressure stone using the analog stick. This will cause a second door (behind the first one) to open. Once you fully open the door, quickly run through to get to the next room.

This next room appears barren except what looks like a large wooden wall. This is actually a drawbridge. Have Kratos knock it down to see a wide open area where you can see an island and the large stone “Steeds of Time”. An animated sequence appears where Gaia talks to you about Zeus past and some other interesting information.

You need to find your way to this island. To the right of you on this platform is a narrow pathway. You will need to quickly get across this area as it begins to fall apart as soon as you start walking on it. Nearby is a ledge that you can climb up and over to the other side.

Now you will encounter a Cerberus “boss” and several dogs. In order to kill the Cerberus, you will need to chop off all three of his heads. Try to eliminate the small dogs to get them out of your way first. Use your rage attack to inflict large amounts of damage. When he gets stunned you can then press the circle button to do a final killing move that will take off one of his heads. Once he is defeated you will need to get out of this room. There is a ledge to the left side that you will need to get to. Unfortunately, you cannot just jump up there. Look around the room for some statues. Chop at them to release a chunk of the wall. Drag it over to the left side and jump on top of it and up to the room above.

In this room are some more dogs and a saving point. Once the room is clear, save your game. Look at the side of the room that faces the outdoors and cliff area. There is a narrow pathway that you can take out of this room (you may not spot it at first). Be careful, as you can fall. At the end of this you can climb down the wall to another room that has some orb chests and a ladder.

Climb up the ladder to the “ceiling”. You will need to move along this area until you get to the edge of it located outside. In the middle of this you will encounter some enemies and a small barrier that Kratos needs to hack through. When you reach the edge, look for a spot that you can climb up to a platform above.

Here you will see more dogs and undead archers in the distance. Use Typhon’s Bane to eliminate the archers first. Once the area is clear, walk towards the large door in front of you. Unfortunately, it is locked. Look to your left, there is a narrow pathway to where the archers were located. Jump across the small gap to the other side. It may not seem like you can, but it is possible. You may be tempted to do a fast double jump (X button twice). Instead, press the X button once, pause for a brief moment then press X again. You should then reach the other side by hanging on its edge. Climb up to into the next area.