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About Jared Carvalho

Jared Carvalho is a Contributor from the United States and a longtime fan of video games, having started the hobby with a SNES when he was six and never looking back since. He often finds himself falling back to replay his favorite series, including Dark Souls and Kingdom Hearts. Sometimes pushing himself with weapon challenges or speedruns, Jared keeps trying to get the most out of his favorite games. Outside of gaming, Jared is also a self-published novelist and occasionally works as a ghostwriter, under the pseudonym Jerry Schulz. A graduate of California State University, Northridge, Jared has continued to strive for a career in writing, having made use of his talents for The Best War Games since 2019. In the future, Jared hopes to make his own games, write more novels, and dive into video content with an emphasis on entertaining audiences around the world through every creative field there is. He also has a lovely singing voice, having spent most of his academic life participating in multiple choirs.

Industry Focus

Jared's industry focus isn't exactly centered on any particular genre of gaming. In fact, he has spent much of his time at The Best War Games expanding his horizons in order to write news and features for games across AAA and indie spaces. However, Jared does have a soft spot for indie projects by small developers, hoping to champion the lower-budget teams following their passions.

Favorite Games

The list is hundreds of games long, but Jared's top five tends to include: Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts (Whole Series), Dark Souls (Also, Whole Series), and Hollow Knight.
Although, some more recent favorites include: Sea of Stars, 13 Sentinals: Aegis Rim, Death Stranding, Yakuza 0, and Lies of P. None of these are in any order, as he still can't decide a favorite among the group.

Favorite Console

Having owned a PS2 during his formative years in Middle and High School, that still stands as Jared's favorite console with his favorite memories currently on it. However, his current go-to is his PS5, even if it's usually used to play the backwards compatible PS4 titles in his digital library.

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Forspoken’s Dialogue is a Relic that May have Succeeded as a PS4 Launch Title
Forspoken

The dialogue for Forspoken has taken some heat online thanks to an antiquated tone that has fallen out of favor from modern mainstream media.

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Dark Souls 3’s Deacons of the Deep Are a Prime Example of a Long-Running FromSoftware Gimmick
Dark Souls 3

Dark Souls 3's Deacons of the Deep utilizes a familiar FromSoftware boss gimmick, one that Dark Souls 2 used heavily but DS3 perfected.

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Kingdom Hearts 4 Should Give Sora and Kairi Their Own Combined Keyblade
Kingdom Hearts 4

The Combined Keyblade is an incredible showcase of the bond between wielders, and it could return to show Kairi's growth in Kingdom Hearts 4.

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FromSoftware Still Hasn’t Topped Dark Souls 3’s Slave Knight Gael
Dark Souls 3

The final boss fight of Dark Souls 3's second DLC still stands as the best encounter FromSoftware has designed, overshadowing the DLC he arrived in.

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Forspoken's Protagonist Should be Customizable Beyond Magical Items
Forspoken

Forspoken's Frey Holland is a stylish young woman, and that style needs to show through ways to change her look beyond her magical clothing.

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Forspoken’s Boss Fights Have Huge Shoes to Fill
Forspoken

The boss fights in Forspoken have a lot of spectacle to live up to thanks to the previous encounters that have been created in the Luminous Engine.

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Forspoken’s Smaller Enemies Show the Luminous Engine’s Biggest Weakness
Forspoken

While combat is at its best when Forspoken throws swarms of enemies at the player, the Luminous Engine struggles to impress during busy scenes.

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