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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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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Purah is Much More Than 'The Paraglider NPC'
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Tears of the Kingdom goes a long way to make its characters feel more involved in the overarching narrative, especially with Purah's evolution.

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Demon King Muddies the Calamity Ganon Lore
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Legend of Zelda lore has grown in complexity over the years, but Tears of the Kingdom complicates the backstory of the series' primary antagonist.

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Kingdom Hearts 4 Needs to Give Riku a New Villain as Personal as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
Kingdom Hearts 4

Kingdom Hearts 4 needs villains that have a similar personal touch that classic enemies have had as the series moves into a new era and setting.

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Godrick the Grafted is Elden Ring’s Perfect Baseline for Demigod Bosses
Elden Ring

Given that Godrick the Grafted is most likely to be the first of Elden Ring's Demigods that players will face, there is a lot riding on this boss.

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Master Sword Quest is the Best it’s Been Since Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Master Sword is a staple of the Legend of Zelda series, but few games make the quest for the legendary weapon as epic as Tears of the Kingdom.

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Sister Friede Bridges the Gap Between Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne's Boss Design
Dark Souls 3

Dark Souls 3's Ashes of Ariandel DLC introduces players to Sister Friede, who pulls a healthy amount of design from Bloodborne.

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Elden Ring's DLC is the Perfect Time for FromSoftware to Go All-In on Past Games
Elden Ring

The upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has a chance to drop more hints into Elden Ring about the 'FromSoftware Connected Universe' fan theory.

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Gravelord Nito is Dark Souls’ Best Reason to Try a Paladin Build
Dark Souls

A unique quirk of the fight against Gravelord Nito acts as a great incentive to give Dark Souls a playthrough with a faith-based, paladin build.

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Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Should Make Torrent More Than a One-Trick Pony
Elden Ring

Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has an opportunity to update Torrent and the player to better address FromSoftware's attempts at platforming.

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Royal Knight Loretta is Elden Ring’s Best Example of a Magic Build
Elden Ring

Many of Elden Ring's humanoid bosses like Royal Knight Loretta play double duty as challenging encounters and blueprints for powerful builds.

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Shadow of the Erdtree Could Solve One Mystery About Elden Ring’s Sky
Elden Ring

The focus on the Erdtree in Elden Ring's upcoming DLC could give a golden opportunity to better explain an obscured effect of the Land Between's sky.

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