Marty Sliva, Author at The Escapist

Marty Sliva

Marty Sliva was the Deputy Editor of The Escapist. He's been writing and hosting videos about games, movies, television, and popular culture since 2011, and was with The Escapist from 2019 until 2023. In a perfect world, he'd be covering Zelda, Persona, and the hit TV series Lost on a daily basis.

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Spider-Man 2's Initial encounter with Sandman is another in a long line of iconic first-party PlayStation openings.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Continues Sony’s Tradition of A+ Openings

Sonic Superstars Review: A solid 2D platformer that doesn’t make any changes bold enough to truly evolve the formula.

Sonic Superstars Review

There are hundreds of things I'm excited about for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but none quite as much as revisiting the Gold Saucer.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Gold Saucer Is Going to Ruin Me

Separate Ways Is a 6-Hour Reminder That Resident Evil 4 Remake Rules

No Sun to Worship is a bite-sized, minimalist stealth game with heavy Metal Gear Solid VR Mission vibes in the best way.

No Sun To Worship: A Minimalist Metal Gear Solid VR Mission

This week on the Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss video game violence has jumping the shark, and if any games have anything interesting to say about it.

Has Video Game Violence Jumped the Shark? – Slightly Something Else

Ahsoka Episode 6 Review: "Far Far Away" provides an amazing introduction to Thrawn, along with a handful of other great moments.

In ‘Far Far Away,’ Ahsoka Provides an Excellent Entrance For Thrawn

This week on the Slightly Something Else podcast, Yahtzee and Marty discuss what makes a good video game map.

A Good Map Is Hard to Find – Slightly Something Else

2023 has been a year crammed with memorable gaming moments, but Sea of Stars might have my absolute favorite of them.

Sea of Stars Has One of the Best Video Game Moments of 2023

Ahsoka episode 3 review: "Time to Fly" sees the series playing those familiar Star Wars hits, which is a blessing and a curse.

In ‘Time to Fly,’ Ahsoka Continues to Play the Familiar Hits