

Get close to an object until the on-screen indicator in the upper left corner says to press this button. When holding this button down, the controller face buttons will activate different items, depending on what you've acquired. Each press does a light attack with the next weapon, and goes in the order you acquire them, which is clockwise around the. This allows you to change weapons while still attacking. While swimming, hold the button down and release it to shoot through the water in the direction you're facing. Tapping the button right as an enemy attacks will parry the blow, giving you temporary invulnerability and allowing you to counterattack if you've learned to with the equipped weapon. Hold this button down to guard against attacks. While hanging below a ledge, this button without using the movement control will let you climb up onto the ledge if it's possible. While hanging from a ceiling or a rope/chain or while on a wall, use this button with the movement control. Flying into rising steam will push you up higher, extending your flight.

While in the air, hold down the button to use your Icarus Wings to glide. Double-jump by tapping the button again quickly after the first jump. You can jump to reach higher places and ledges, or to access your aerial combat moves. Grabbing for an enemy on the ground will result in stomping the life out of it. While destroying a grabbed enemy, you will normally be impervious to attacks. Once you have them you can press or tap one of the controller buttons to perform different actions. Hold down the button and release it to deliver a stronger kick.įor the most part, only weaker enemies can be grabbed. While grabbing onto a movable object, press this button to kick the object away from you in the direction you're facing. The normal attack is quick and allows you to chain multiple hits together.

Unless you're facing a slow enemy, try using knockback from a chain of normal attacks to set up a pause for a heavy attack. While grabbing onto a movable object, you can move right or left to rotate the object around without letting go. You use your equipped weapon to help you quickly evade, so the distance you travel and how fast you move depends on which one you're using. You will attempt to quickly move in the direction you press. When you need to jump to another section while climbing, hold the direction at the edge until Kratos reaches for the other side. This will make you go in the direction you're pressing on ground, while climbing, flying or in the water. For details on combinations specific to each weapon, see the Weapons page. These basic controls can be seen from the options menu at any time.
