Marty Sliva, Author at The Escapist

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Review: One of the Best Surprises of 2021

In this Review in 3 Minutes, Marty Sliva reviews Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy from Eidos-Montreal and Square Enix, which launches October 26 ...

By Marty SlivaOctober 25, 2021

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Previews

Oxenfree II Preview: Come for the Banter, Stay for the Time Paradoxes

2016’s Oxenfree is one of the defining indie games of the last generation. Night School Studio’s debut took the beating heart of the ...

By Marty SlivaOctober 5, 2021

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Opinion

Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye Expertly Swaps Cosmic Wonder for Cosmic Horror

Before jumping into Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. The original 2019 game from Mobius Digital ...

By Marty SlivaOctober 2, 2021

Slightly Something Else

Who Thought Chris Pratt as Mario Was a Good Idea?

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss the recent Mario casting news and debate whether adaptations are better animated or ...

By Marty SlivaSeptember 28, 2021

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Opinion

Kena: Bridge of Spirits Is a Visual Paradigm Shift Like Super Mario 64

I thought my days of being left in stunned silence by the visuals in a game were behind me. Don’t get me wrong ...

By Marty SlivaSeptember 21, 2021

Review in 3 Minutes

Gamedec Review in 3 Minutes: Non-Combat Cyberpunk RPG Crime-Solving

Gamedec is a non-combat, cyberpunk RPG from developer Anshar Studios. Throughout its brief, but malleable set of crimes to solve, you’ll make hundreds ...

By Marty SlivaSeptember 16, 2021

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Opinion

Marvel Conquered Film and TV: Video Games Could Be Next

For Marvel, it feels like the worlds it has left to conquer are growing fewer by the day, so it might just have ...

By Marty SlivaSeptember 16, 2021

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Opinion

Tales of Arise Is Great, but It Needs to Stop Trying to Hawk Its Gross DLC

Let’s make this clear right off the bat — I think Tales of Arise is a great JRPG. The latest in Bandai Namco’s ...

By Marty SlivaSeptember 15, 2021

Review in 3 Minutes

The Artful Escape Review in 3 Minutes – An Incredible Audiovisual Journey

The Artful Escape is a stunningly beautiful narrative adventure developed by Beethoven & Dinosaur and published by Annapurna Interactive. Though it may be ...

By Marty SlivaSeptember 8, 2021