Amy Cowley-Contributor

Staff Writer

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November, 2022
Creative Writing Degree
Horror, RPG, Dungeons and Dragons
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About Amy Cowley

Mara is a list article writer for The Best War Games with experience writing professionally as a content creator and a degree in Creative Writing. In her free time, she likes to write, bake, watch horror films, play games and TTRPGs with her friends. 
Having played games for over 20 years, her knowledge is unparalleled, which she brings to every article she produces. 

Favorite Games

Mara's favorite games include Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil 4, 7 and 8 as well as RPGS like the Mass Effect Franchise, Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate 3, and Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines.
She also enjoys delving into TTRPGS such as Dungeons and Dragons and Vampire: the Masquerade. 

Favorite Console

Mara's favorite console remains as the PC, as this allows her to experience PC-exclusive games and augment gaming with mods to offer a fresh and unique experience that would not be achievable on consoles.
It also allows her to more easily engage and play with her friends. 

Industry Focus

Mara's focus in the industry remains as producing quality written content all about her favorite games, so she can share her passion and knowledge with like-minded fans, or even open the floor to have fun and respectful discussions as to the rankings of certain articles. 

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These games make great use of tarot cards, delivering a sharp aesthetic, raw mechanical benefits, or a sneaky look into future horrors.

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