Early versions came with a special beta for The Last Of Us multiplayer.Antikythera Mechanism - Constant Health drain (non-beneficial effect).Statue Worker's Idol - Increases stun time.Archimedes' Treatise - Automatically wins all context sensitive minigames.Stonemason's Chisel - Reduces cooldown time.Orkos' Cloak - Causes your Health meter to slowly increase over time.Boat Captain's Idol - Grants infinite magic.Aletheia's Charm - Decreases damage taken by one-third.Oracle Seeker's Offering - Kratos will collects ten times the amount of red orbs.Circe's Vial - Allows Kratos to have the triple of the length of Combo time.Prisoner's Oath Stone - Grants infinite rage.There are artifacts that grant benefits similar to the Urns and Relics of the Gods when playing New Game+.They can be discarded anytime, by doing so, he throws the weapon at an enemy stunning them in the process. This allows Kratos to disarm his enemies and use their own weapons against them. The game introduces a new disarm mechanic.Kratos obtains it during his journey and can use it dispel the magic barriers created by the Furies. Eyes of Truth: The Eyes of Truth is an item given from Oracle to Oracle to overcome the dark magic of the Furies.Later on in the game, it had to be used in combination with the other items to solve a puzzle. This power is used to solve puzzles as it copies Kratos' pose to hold cranks and chains in place. Oath Stone of Orkos: This stone contains the power to create a shadow of Kratos.This ability does not deplete Kratos' magic, instead, it requires the relic to recharge for a short amount of time.
When used on enemies, they are slowed for a while, so if they are in the air at the time the magic is activated, they remain there for a few seconds. In the E3 Demo, Kratos uses this ability to reconstruct an elevator, which is destroyed by Charybdis (Alecto). He uses it on several occasions in the game, able to heal or decay. Amulet of Uroborus: The amulet was stolen by Castor and Pollux from the Oracle of Delphi and contains the power to warp time around the object or enemy it hits.Soul of Hades: Release the souls of the Underworld to do your bidding.When the Rage meter is filled, Kratos channels the lightning of Olympus into his Blade to shock enemies. Lightning of Zeus: Electrify enemies quickens your attack and damage in combat.When the Rage meter is charged, Kratos impales enemies with his Blades and blasts the power of Poseidon into chained foes. It can also summon glaciers to damage foes and also had the ability to freeze enemies and then instantly killed them by shattering them. Ice of Poseidon: It breaks blocks and freezes enemies.Fire of Ares: Emits fire from the Blades and when the Rage meter is charged, Kratos throws his Blades into an enemy and plants a searing core of fire.Introduces multiplayer, a first in the series, with customizable characters as well as lots of modes, weapons and maps.A decent story that explains that Ares chose Kratos because he was looking for the perfect warrior so he could overthrow Zeus and that Orkos death is the reason for Kratos' nightmares in the first game.It's also a great contrast to show where Kratos was mentally when his vengeance journey started versus where he is in GoW III.