Walkthrough - Gaia | Walkthrough godofwar3 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

You begin the game literally on Gaia. You'll get attacked by a few easy enemies (undead). Get rid of them and learn the basic controls and how to attack.

Undead Legionary

After dealing with the threat, Helios will appear and allow you to move on by burning some of the thorns. Approach the fallen tree and throw it aside (press circle quickly).

Continue forward (eliminating some more enemies while you're at it) until you get attacked by a water "horse". It's one of the tentacles of the Leviathan summoned by Poseidon, and eliminating it won't be quite that easy. Approach it and attack with normal attacks until it starts charging [RS] (it leans its head backwards) and then use the Blades of Athena special power (R2). This way you won't get hit and will deal some damage to the enemy at the same time. You can also dodge by using the right analog stick.

	After dealing enough damage, Gaia will turn around and you will hang in the air. Despite the change, the fight continues. Approach your enemy and attack as fast as possible. You won't be attacked with the special attack now, so just watch out for the limbs.
	Once the monster gets hit enough, the situation will change once more - this time you'll have to climb a vertical. The tactic stays the same however - attack a couple times and jump sideways to avoid getting hit by the enemy attacks.

After a while you'll once more be on your feet and the fight will be nearing its conclusion. The enemy will continue to attack with water, avoid it just like before - by using the magic attack under R2.

Once you deal enough damage, the monster will stop moving and a circle symbol will appear above its head. Approach it and press the button. This will initiate a Quick Time Event, during which you will have to press the buttons appearing on the screen. There will be four (random) basic buttons to press: triangle, square, circle and X. If everything goes well, a cutscene will start and you will land at the hillside.