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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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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor improves upon the original game in nearly every way imaginable.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is the Exact Sequel to Fallen Order I Hoped For

The Legend of Zelda 1 on the NES is still a game built on trust, even nearly four decades later.

The Legend of Zelda’s Secret Weapon Is Trust

This week on the Slightly Something Else podcast, Yahtzee and Marty discuss how grappling hooks make every video game better.

Grappling Hooks Make Every Game Better – Slightly Something Else

Review: The Mandalorian season 3, episode 8, Chapter 24: The Return, which provides a dull ending to an inconsistent season of Star Wars adventures / directed by Rick Famuyiwa and written by Jon Favreau.

‘The Return’ Is a Dull Ending to an Unremarkable Season of The Mandalorian

Changing games across multiple game discs brought with it a tangible sense of adventure on PS1 and beyond that I miss in the modern age of gaming.

Is It Weird That I Miss Changing Discs in Games?

The latest delay of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League doesn't seem like it's enough to fix the core problems with Rocksteady's game.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s Delay Is a Band-Aid on a Bullet Wound

Review: The Mandalorian season 3, episode 7, Chapter 23: The Spies, which lays out a roadmap for the future of Star Wars movies and television / directed by Rick Famuyiwa and written by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni.

In ‘The Spies,’ The Mandalorian Lays Out a Roadmap for the Future of Star Wars

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is breaking records at the box office, so it's time to prepare for a flood of Nintendo adaptations in the future.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Is a Hit, Now the Nintendo Floodgates Will Open

The Super Mario Bros. Movie uses the series iconic music in remarkable ways, but stumbles when it relies on pandering needle drops.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s Music Is Its Greatest Strength (and Biggest Weakness)

Review: The Mandalorian season 3, episode 6, Chapter 22: Guns for Hire, a detour that embraces its animated roots / directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and written by Jon Favreau.

In ‘Guns for Hire,’ The Mandalorian Embraces Its Clone Wars Roots