Ellie, Who Slows the Sunset
@ellie.wubrgsky.org
I review games NEW REVIEW EVERY WED: thealmightybacklog.wordpress.com
I write Magic fanfiction: theplanarbridge.wordpress.com
Business email: thealmightybacklog@gmail.com
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I write Magic fanfiction: theplanarbridge.wordpress.com
Business email: thealmightybacklog@gmail.com
LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/elliewhoslowsthesunset
She/Her
Profile: Me by me
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Beginning the soft launch of my commander league for 2026 in the @warroomedh.bsky.social discord: BREACH THE MULTIVERSE!
I've been wanting to brew up something special for it for a while and not just repeat the same thing we did this year, and I came up with... this
I've been wanting to brew up something special for it for a while and not just repeat the same thing we did this year, and I came up with... this
New review! 366 - Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Late posting this week, but we return to Alola for the updated versions of Gen VII with Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon - but was it worth it to split the typical "third game" into two?
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#review #videogames
Late posting this week, but we return to Alola for the updated versions of Gen VII with Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon - but was it worth it to split the typical "third game" into two?
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#review #videogames
Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Finally reaching Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon feels like one of those odd milestones for me on this blog; it’s the first mainline Pokemon game I’ve reviewed as a completely fresh experience. The series h…
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December 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New review! 366 - Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Late posting this week, but we return to Alola for the updated versions of Gen VII with Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon - but was it worth it to split the typical "third game" into two?
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#review #videogames
Late posting this week, but we return to Alola for the updated versions of Gen VII with Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon - but was it worth it to split the typical "third game" into two?
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#review #videogames
Every now and again I think of this one video on Youtube from about 15 years ago by a mashup artist called swedemason, where they slam together a bunch of amusing Jeremy Clarkson clips into a banger song.
Anyway, they came back and released a new song, holy crap.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRuz...
Anyway, they came back and released a new song, holy crap.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRuz...
Berry Bars - Swedemason
YouTube video by swedemason
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Every now and again I think of this one video on Youtube from about 15 years ago by a mashup artist called swedemason, where they slam together a bunch of amusing Jeremy Clarkson clips into a banger song.
Anyway, they came back and released a new song, holy crap.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRuz...
Anyway, they came back and released a new song, holy crap.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRuz...
December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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It's almost 2026. Let's stop pretending nonbinary people are "women-lite".
Not all nonbinary people have vaginas and wear button ups. Not all nonbinary people are petite and white. Not all nonbinary people are smooth faced and blue eyed.
Not all nonbinary people have vaginas and wear button ups. Not all nonbinary people are petite and white. Not all nonbinary people are smooth faced and blue eyed.
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It's almost 2026. Let's stop pretending nonbinary people are "women-lite".
Not all nonbinary people have vaginas and wear button ups. Not all nonbinary people are petite and white. Not all nonbinary people are smooth faced and blue eyed.
Not all nonbinary people have vaginas and wear button ups. Not all nonbinary people are petite and white. Not all nonbinary people are smooth faced and blue eyed.
QTP with a title screen that's iconic to you
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
QTP with a title screen that's iconic to you
What's your go to Commander/EDH utility card that always works wonders for you, but you never seem to see anyone else run?
Fog. There's a running joke (that I happily cultivate) around my decks and running fogs, but I tuned into them HARD a couple years ago and they remain incredibly bonkers good.
Fog. There's a running joke (that I happily cultivate) around my decks and running fogs, but I tuned into them HARD a couple years ago and they remain incredibly bonkers good.
December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What's your go to Commander/EDH utility card that always works wonders for you, but you never seem to see anyone else run?
Fog. There's a running joke (that I happily cultivate) around my decks and running fogs, but I tuned into them HARD a couple years ago and they remain incredibly bonkers good.
Fog. There's a running joke (that I happily cultivate) around my decks and running fogs, but I tuned into them HARD a couple years ago and they remain incredibly bonkers good.
Fun fact, I sporadically have kept plain text-only versions of my Magic the Gathering fanfic over on Archive of our Own! If you fancy reading them (and maybe even one day I'll get around to updating with the others ones) you can check them out!
archiveofourown.org/series/3937501
archiveofourown.org/series/3937501
The Planar Bridge - ThePlanarBridge - Magic: The Gathering (Card Game) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Fun fact, I sporadically have kept plain text-only versions of my Magic the Gathering fanfic over on Archive of our Own! If you fancy reading them (and maybe even one day I'll get around to updating with the others ones) you can check them out!
archiveofourown.org/series/3937501
archiveofourown.org/series/3937501
2025 gaming backlog 47 - Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (PC)
An adorable, charming, and heartwarming match-3 puzzle game with a relentlessly, unapologetically queer vibe. I'm not typically one for puzzlers, but this was accessible and chill. Wonderful little game.
An adorable, charming, and heartwarming match-3 puzzle game with a relentlessly, unapologetically queer vibe. I'm not typically one for puzzlers, but this was accessible and chill. Wonderful little game.
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
2025 gaming backlog 47 - Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (PC)
An adorable, charming, and heartwarming match-3 puzzle game with a relentlessly, unapologetically queer vibe. I'm not typically one for puzzlers, but this was accessible and chill. Wonderful little game.
An adorable, charming, and heartwarming match-3 puzzle game with a relentlessly, unapologetically queer vibe. I'm not typically one for puzzlers, but this was accessible and chill. Wonderful little game.
2025 gaming backlog 46 - Coffee Talk (PC)
A sweet VN with a cozy mini-puzzle element as you try and brew the correct hot drink for your customers, while listening to the drama of their lives play out. Love the world and writing, though I'm not fussed by the endless challenge mode after.
A sweet VN with a cozy mini-puzzle element as you try and brew the correct hot drink for your customers, while listening to the drama of their lives play out. Love the world and writing, though I'm not fussed by the endless challenge mode after.
December 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
2025 gaming backlog 46 - Coffee Talk (PC)
A sweet VN with a cozy mini-puzzle element as you try and brew the correct hot drink for your customers, while listening to the drama of their lives play out. Love the world and writing, though I'm not fussed by the endless challenge mode after.
A sweet VN with a cozy mini-puzzle element as you try and brew the correct hot drink for your customers, while listening to the drama of their lives play out. Love the world and writing, though I'm not fussed by the endless challenge mode after.
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epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Doing my traditional end-of-year deck thinning, trying to consider which ones I don't reach for or think play well in my groups.
It's probably the end of the line for Anowon, Lulu / Street Urchin, Ms. Bumbleflower, and Terra, I think.
1/3
It's probably the end of the line for Anowon, Lulu / Street Urchin, Ms. Bumbleflower, and Terra, I think.
1/3
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Doing my traditional end-of-year deck thinning, trying to consider which ones I don't reach for or think play well in my groups.
It's probably the end of the line for Anowon, Lulu / Street Urchin, Ms. Bumbleflower, and Terra, I think.
1/3
It's probably the end of the line for Anowon, Lulu / Street Urchin, Ms. Bumbleflower, and Terra, I think.
1/3
I dunno why everyone's all het up about Marvel Super Heroes, I mean I already reviewed it last year and thought it was a great fighting game 😉 A weird lack of Magic cards in it but who am I to question it
#MTGxMarvel
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#MTGxMarvel
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Marvel Super Heroes
When it comes to tallying the pantheon of nerd culture “moments” – those things that define a generation and capture its imagination in a way unrivalled by contemporaries – there are su…
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December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I dunno why everyone's all het up about Marvel Super Heroes, I mean I already reviewed it last year and thought it was a great fighting game 😉 A weird lack of Magic cards in it but who am I to question it
#MTGxMarvel
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#MTGxMarvel
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New review! 365 - Super Hydorah
Wow, you can now read a different review of mine for every day of the year! This week it's the excellent shmup Super Hydorah!
#videogames🕹️ #writing📝 #review #indiegames
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Wow, you can now read a different review of mine for every day of the year! This week it's the excellent shmup Super Hydorah!
#videogames🕹️ #writing📝 #review #indiegames
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Super Hydorah
One subject I’m intrigued by as I near this blog’s 8th anniversary is how, why, and indeed what games get stuck in one’s head. I don’t know if this is particularly because I write about games a lot…
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December 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
New review! 365 - Super Hydorah
Wow, you can now read a different review of mine for every day of the year! This week it's the excellent shmup Super Hydorah!
#videogames🕹️ #writing📝 #review #indiegames
thealmightybacklog.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/s...
Wow, you can now read a different review of mine for every day of the year! This week it's the excellent shmup Super Hydorah!
#videogames🕹️ #writing📝 #review #indiegames
thealmightybacklog.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/s...
He doesn't win often but by God I have fun when I play this deck. Zurgo is the first Mardu commander I've really gelled with and so he is my favourite.
moxfield.com/decks/7EovBp...
moxfield.com/decks/7EovBp...
December 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
He doesn't win often but by God I have fun when I play this deck. Zurgo is the first Mardu commander I've really gelled with and so he is my favourite.
moxfield.com/decks/7EovBp...
moxfield.com/decks/7EovBp...
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THIS EVENING MY TRASH PANDAS DO BATTLE. ON THE INTERNET.
🚨STREAM ALERT🚨
@revelo.bsky.social and @manatithe.bsky.social return! We are joined by our friends @chronomagistrate.bsky.social and @thadrin.bsky.social for some Commnander League #EDH
Live at www.twitch.tv/warroomedh on Wednesday 10th at 7pm GMT/3pm EST/12pmm PST! Hope to see you there! #UKMTG 😄
@revelo.bsky.social and @manatithe.bsky.social return! We are joined by our friends @chronomagistrate.bsky.social and @thadrin.bsky.social for some Commnander League #EDH
Live at www.twitch.tv/warroomedh on Wednesday 10th at 7pm GMT/3pm EST/12pmm PST! Hope to see you there! #UKMTG 😄
December 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
THIS EVENING MY TRASH PANDAS DO BATTLE. ON THE INTERNET.
#songshare
Never played Xenoblade but that was cool, fun pulsing beats and a really satisfying set of loops.
My pick from a 2025 soundtrack is from my game of the year! Larkin's a genius when it comes to atmospheric game osts, and Silksong is no exception!
tinyurl.com/ef6dknad
Never played Xenoblade but that was cool, fun pulsing beats and a really satisfying set of loops.
My pick from a 2025 soundtrack is from my game of the year! Larkin's a genius when it comes to atmospheric game osts, and Silksong is no exception!
tinyurl.com/ef6dknad
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#songshare
Never played Xenoblade but that was cool, fun pulsing beats and a really satisfying set of loops.
My pick from a 2025 soundtrack is from my game of the year! Larkin's a genius when it comes to atmospheric game osts, and Silksong is no exception!
tinyurl.com/ef6dknad
Never played Xenoblade but that was cool, fun pulsing beats and a really satisfying set of loops.
My pick from a 2025 soundtrack is from my game of the year! Larkin's a genius when it comes to atmospheric game osts, and Silksong is no exception!
tinyurl.com/ef6dknad
Whenever I feel like a set isn't interesting to me, or it's clogging up the release calendar or whatever, I can always count on someone to remind me that every card or set is the reason someone else plays this game I love
December 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Whenever I feel like a set isn't interesting to me, or it's clogging up the release calendar or whatever, I can always count on someone to remind me that every card or set is the reason someone else plays this game I love
I mean you couldn't ask for a more perfect card for this
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I mean you couldn't ask for a more perfect card for this
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In general I'm trying to move away from as much of the "mainstream" stuff as I can.
New browser, probs Waterfox.
New music, Qobuz
New Drive, K Drive
and thinking of switching to a new OS, probably Mint.
Duckduckgo is gone for Startpage, Notes out for Notepad++, office out for LibreOffice.
New browser, probs Waterfox.
New music, Qobuz
New Drive, K Drive
and thinking of switching to a new OS, probably Mint.
Duckduckgo is gone for Startpage, Notes out for Notepad++, office out for LibreOffice.
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
In general I'm trying to move away from as much of the "mainstream" stuff as I can.
New browser, probs Waterfox.
New music, Qobuz
New Drive, K Drive
and thinking of switching to a new OS, probably Mint.
Duckduckgo is gone for Startpage, Notes out for Notepad++, office out for LibreOffice.
New browser, probs Waterfox.
New music, Qobuz
New Drive, K Drive
and thinking of switching to a new OS, probably Mint.
Duckduckgo is gone for Startpage, Notes out for Notepad++, office out for LibreOffice.
I think a lot about the need to take moral stances vs. the expectation of us to be apathetic and accept what we have but in truth the alternatives are there or emerging.
All it takes is a little get-up-and-go to find them and be willing to accept the need to change.
All it takes is a little get-up-and-go to find them and be willing to accept the need to change.
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I think a lot about the need to take moral stances vs. the expectation of us to be apathetic and accept what we have but in truth the alternatives are there or emerging.
All it takes is a little get-up-and-go to find them and be willing to accept the need to change.
All it takes is a little get-up-and-go to find them and be willing to accept the need to change.
re:LRP and quitting Spotify.
I've used Spotify for many years but the time has more than come to leave it behind. I know a lot is asked of us to not support terrible companies vs. the need to have some joy and entertainment in our lives, but the options are there to quit it, so I think I must.
I've used Spotify for many years but the time has more than come to leave it behind. I know a lot is asked of us to not support terrible companies vs. the need to have some joy and entertainment in our lives, but the options are there to quit it, so I think I must.
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
re:LRP and quitting Spotify.
I've used Spotify for many years but the time has more than come to leave it behind. I know a lot is asked of us to not support terrible companies vs. the need to have some joy and entertainment in our lives, but the options are there to quit it, so I think I must.
I've used Spotify for many years but the time has more than come to leave it behind. I know a lot is asked of us to not support terrible companies vs. the need to have some joy and entertainment in our lives, but the options are there to quit it, so I think I must.
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
We had some upgrades for Grist today, so as per the rules of the universe we wound up with the deck's worst showing yet 😅 Didn't hit my lands, so none of my threats were, uh, threatening
Decklist below!
moxfield.com/decks/BbgjUb...
Decklist below!
moxfield.com/decks/BbgjUb...
December 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
We had some upgrades for Grist today, so as per the rules of the universe we wound up with the deck's worst showing yet 😅 Didn't hit my lands, so none of my threats were, uh, threatening
Decklist below!
moxfield.com/decks/BbgjUb...
Decklist below!
moxfield.com/decks/BbgjUb...