I was playing God of War II on Titan mode.
I took a month long break after trying and failing multiple times in the segment where you have to protect the translator from various types of monsters in order for him to translate an ancient book for you.
I came back to the game today and I beat this part basically by taking the translator, forcing the monsters to come out, going back into the caged area and using the shockwaves from the barbarian hammer attack to damage and kill the monsters from safely inside the caged area. The third part of the segment I beat by kicking dogs at the undead soldiers and spamming cronos rage (electrical type of attacks that stun the enemy greatly) and then killing them with powerful combo's. I kept the translator safe by using earthquake if any enemies got nearby.
The hardest challenge was destroying the high priests which used powerful magic attacks and teleported to safety if you got close. Then they would go on to summon more soldiers while they stayed away. The only way to beat this part was by killing the priests for good. I succeded and then I grabbed the translator and forced him to translate while violently slamming his face onto the book finally killing him and using the spilled blood to summon an npc.
I hope this answers your question OP.