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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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Hollow Knight: Silksong Has a Golden Opportunity to Elevate one Charm Mechanic
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Hollow Knight's charms are a high point for build variety in the Metroidvania genre, with the sequel having the chance to improve the system.

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Kingdom Hearts 4 Could Learn from Final Fantasy 16’s Limit Break
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Kingdom Hearts 4 could take a note from Final Fantasy 16 when it comes to activating the heavy damaging second forms throughout combat encounters.

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Atlas Fallen Has the Chance to Run Where The Surge Walked
Atlas Fallen

The design of the next Deck13 game has the chance to excel in a genre-defining aspect of Soulslikes where The Surge struggled in the past.

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Elden Ring’s Elemer of the Briar’s Difficulty Comes From His Brutal Abuse of Ranged Attacks
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The optional Elden Ring boss Elemer of the Briar and his other variants is a uniquely difficult encounter that requires careful positioning to defeat.

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Why Bloodborne’s Cleric Beast is One of FromSoftware’s Best Tutorial Bosses
Bloodborne

While Bloodborne lacks a traditional FromSoftware tutorial level, the first boss acts as a stellar introduction to fighting larger monsters.

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Final Fantasy 16's Branded Explained
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The Branded are central to the narrative of Final Fantasy 16, but the different magic wielders in Valisthea can be difficult to keep track of.

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How Final Fantasy 16's Valisthea Compares to FF15's Eos
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Final Fantasy 16's new world of Valisthea draws a lot from the history of the series, including a heavy lifting from Final Fantasy 15's world of Eos.

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Final Fantasy 16's Clive and Joshua are Officially Stronger than Donald Duck
Final Fantasy 16

Midway through Final Fantasy 16, Clive and Joshua manage to accomplish a feat that puts them well over a power cap previously set by Donald Duck.

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Dion Makes Final Fantasy 16 a Surprise Gift for Pride Month
Final Fantasy 16

The introduction of the first canon LGBTQIA+ character in the Final Fantasy series makes Final Fantasy 16's June release date great for Pride Month.

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Final Fantasy 16's Romance Pales in Comparison to FF10's Tidus and Yuna
Final Fantasy 16

Romantic subplots have been a staple of the Final Fantasy series since the SNES days, but Final Fantasy 16's romance doesn't get the focus it should.

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Final Fantasy 16's World Has the Opposite Problem of Elden Ring
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While large portions of both Final Fantasy 16 and Elden Ring involve very open maps, the start and end of these games narrow in different ways.

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Martyr Logarius is the Perfect Ending Bloodborne Could Have Given to Cainhurst Castle
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Cainhurst Castle is easily the largest optional dungeon in Bloodborne, with the tough as nails Martyr Logarius acting as a perfect payoff to the area.

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