Marty Sliva, Author at The Escapist

Breakout

Have Video Game Adaptations Finally Stopped Being Terrible? – Breakout

This week on the Breakout podcast, we’re talking about video game adaptations in media like The Super Mario Bros Movie and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, ...

By Marty SlivaNovember 30, 2022

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Podcast

Nintendo Needs to Reveal the Next Switch ASAP – Slightly Something Else

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss the increasing desire for a Nintendo Switch 2, a Super Switch, or whatever ...

By Marty SlivaNovember 28, 2022

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Previews

Demonschool Is an RPG That Dares to Pepper a Bit of FFT into Persona – Preview

Demonschool immediately piqued my attention when it was revealed earlier this summer at the PC Gaming Show. That initial trailer showcased a spooky ...

By Marty SlivaNovember 21, 2022

Sonic Frontiers Feels Like My Own Personal Fever Dream, Sega informed by Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Shadow of the Colossus, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Toonami, Dragon Ball Z, probably Nier Automata

Opinion

From Death Stranding to Evangelion, Sonic Frontiers Is a Fever Dream of Things I Love

I had a good feeling about Sonic Frontiers from the moment I saw its announcement trailer at last year’s Game Awards in December ...

By Marty SlivaNovember 16, 2022

Podcast

Let’s Discuss 2022’s ‘Game of the Year’ Nominations – Slightly Something Else

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss The Game Awards’ “Game of the Year” nominations for 2022.

By Marty SlivaNovember 14, 2022

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Opinion

We Need to Stop Worrying So Much About First-Party Games

This is going to seem like a pretty silly time to make this argument, considering we’re on the cusp of Sony releasing God ...

By Marty SlivaNovember 4, 2022

Podcast

The Rest of 2022 Is Packed with Promising Movies & TV – The Recap

This week on The Recap podcast, we discuss the upcoming slate of movies and TV shows filling out the rest of 2022, like ...

By Marty SlivaNovember 1, 2022

Podcast

A Slightly Civil Debate About First vs. Third-Person View – Slightly Something Else

This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty engage in a healthy debate about first-person view versus third-person view in video games. ...

By Marty SlivaOctober 31, 2022