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Contributor Since September, 2019
Qualifications BA in English-Creative Writing from CSUN
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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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The Crucible Knights can be a brutal enemy for players to come across in Elden Ring, made more imposing when even trying to heal backfires.

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The PS5 version of Stray may be the best way to play the indie title thanks to how developer BlueTwelve incorporates the DualSense into gameplay.

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The first real boss in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice boasts an impressive introduction to the game's boss design, but is held off for too long.

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The similarities between the protagonists of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and the numbered titles goes surprisingly deeper than names and keyblades.

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While many of Bloodborne's most memorable bosses come in the form of giant monsters, Lady Maria is a perfect showcase of bringing the scope down.

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God of War Ragnarok Collector's and Jotnar Edition Contents Revealed
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PlayStation unveils the contents of the special editions of God of War Ragnarok, as well as revealing the release date for the upcoming title.

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Dark Souls' Capra Demon is a Perfect Example of How Important Arena Design Can Be
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The boss design of the Capra Demon from Dark Souls can teach more about arena design than it can about how to create a challenging enemy.

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