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Ark Park screenshot showcasing a giant T-REX

When VR technology first started picking up steam I expected two types of games to appear almost instantly: lightsaber dueling, and dinosaur riding! While my dreams of realistic lightsaber dueling will have to wait for another day, it appears the second part will be coming true in the relatively near future as Ark: Survival Evolved is getting a Jurassic Park inspired VR adventure.

The aptly named Ark Park will be a virtual reality experience featuring over 100 unique species of dinosaurs and other critters that shared the planet with them. And if that sounds awesome to you now, just wait until you see the trailer! But before you do I would advise skipping to 0:55s in the video as I found the narrator to be quite annoying. With that said, have a look:

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Resident Evil 7's Baker family artwork

If you were itching to give Resident Evil 7 a try ahead of its January 24th release date, you now have a chance to do so as the demo has finally appeared on Steam. Simply head on over to the Resident Evil 7: Beginning Hour Steam page, click on the Play Game button, and enjoy being chased around the house by invincible psychopaths.

And for those of you that know very little about Resident Evil 7, here's one of the recently posted trailers to hopefully clue you in. While it won't show you much in terms of gameplay, it does a rather good job of establishing the sort of atmosphere Resident Evil 7 is going for. Have a look:

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Dishonored 2's Emily screenshot

After spending some time in beta, the first big Dishonored 2 update is now available across all platforms. It brings with it a New Game+ mode that allows you to combine Emily and Corvo's abilities into one ridiculously overpowered character, as well as a variety of balance and performance fixes.

If you're interested in all of the details you'll find the full patch notes by heading over to Steam. But if you're just interested in all of the PC specific changes and optimization, here's the brief list:

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Memoranda screenshot showcasing a bustling bar

Memoranda is a hand-drawn point & click adventure game inspired by Haruki Muramaki's short stories. Since this was my first time hearing about him I decided to do a bit of research into his work, and apparently most of his stories have a surreal atmosphere about them - words I would use to describe Memoranda as well given that its a story of a young lady who slowly realizes that she is forgetting her own name!

Since this is something that is incredibly hard to explain through words alone, allow me to instead show you the bizarrely charming trailer. And if you're worried about story and puzzle spoilers, I've checked it over twice and I haven't seen anything that would ruin the game for you, so feel free to have a look:

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For Honor samurai fighting against a rather weak knight

The entire concept behind Ubisoft's For Honor can be summed up with one ridiculous sentence: Have you ever wondered who would win in a battle between a medieval knight in full plate, a bloodthirsty and half naked Viking, and a honorable Samurai wearing that one armor everyone knows about? And while it might be a simple concept, it is one that has a ton of potential given how each of the three factions sports vastly different weaponry, armor, and even fighting styles.

So if you're interested in learning more about them, or just figuring out why exactly For Honor even has a 'story' campaign, you can find the four newly released videos right below. We'll first start with the story preview, and then move on to a champion from each of the three factions. Have a look:

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Cyanide's Call of Cthulhu game screenshot showing a bunch of guards near the sea

Cyanide Studios, developers you might know from Blood Bowl and Styx: Master of Shadows, are currently working on a video game adaptation of the pen&paper RPG Call of Cthulhu. The details are a bit light given that its still in an early stage of development, but it is going to be a story focused RPG with a heavy dose of psychological horror and stealth mechanics mixed in.

As for the story, you will stepping into the shoes of a lowly investigator sent to discover the truth behind the death of a famous artist on a backwater island. This premise alone is enough to carry a horror game, but things are bound to become even worse for our protagonist as it appears that the dreaded Cult of Cthulhu is involved in the murder. It is going to be up to you to push your sanity to the very limits in an effort to uncover what should never be known and hopefully make it out not only alive, but also as more than a blithering madman.

And since psychological horror depends solely on the player's immersion in to the world, the visuals and the overall atmosphere are some of the most important aspects of gameplay. With that in mind, I am very glad to say that Cyanide's version of Call of Cthulhu seems to most definitely be on the right track. But rather than just blabber about it, here are all of the images so that you can see for yourself (click on them for a bigger version):

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Stardew Valley screenshot showcasing a well-developed farm

"You Should Try" is a series of articles where I'll showcase you a game I really enjoy while explaining what exactly makes it fun. This can be any game, new or old, indie or AAA, the only requirement is that it has to be something I've found myself greatly enjoying and in need of sharing with the world.

Today I think you should try Stardew Valley - a Harvest Moon inspired country life simulator that will have you create a paradise out of broken sticks and piles of rubble. It features some lovely visuals, a calm and relaxing gameplay pace, a unique cast of characters, plenty of activities for any type of player, and perhaps most importantly, enough content to keep you busy for dozens of hours.

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