Another year with your pals at the Sockscast draws to a close as we put the big red stamp on 2018 by counting down our individual top five games played over the last year. Lots of great games in store and a completely bonkers surprise or two!
And, of course a huge Thank You to everyone out there that still gets the itch every now and again to poke at this little corner of the web to see what the idiots are up to. We appreciate all of your support over the years and hope we can continue to entertain you, or at the very least, be a decent waste of your time, for even more years to come!
Polly2018OUT
Taylor and Polly's Top 10 Albums of 2018 Day Two!
December 26th, 2018
Yo, you wanna get your earholes jam packed and full of the absolute best tunes that 2018 had to offer? Well, Taylor and Polly got ya covered as they wind down the Top 10 Albums of 2018 with entries 5-1, which may feature a crazy coincidence or two and maybe a surprise here and there. Regardless, those seeking the best tuneage, report here.
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Sockscast Game of the Year 2018 Day One!
December 25th, 2018
2018 almost feels like a bit of a blur games-wise, but that doesn't mean your pals at the Sockscast don't still have things on lockdown as they dive head first into their own personal top 10 Games of 2018 lists, and try to figure out if people who sent in contributed lists are "users" or "listeners." Today, we'll be having a look at entries 10 through 6.
Pollybringondagames
Taylor and Polly's Top 10 Albums of 2018 Day One!
December 24th, 2018
And here we are, ladies and gents! End of the Year list-o-mania! We hope you're ready and prepared to share your (maybe) holiday seasons with your pals at Sockscast central as we got your next four days all nice and planned out...
Up first...
2018 may have started off as a bit of a sleeper year for the music scene, but that doesn't mean that it eventually got itself in gear and provided some of the best music Polly and Taylor have heard in a good long while. Today, they'll be counting down their number 10 through 6 picks for the best ten albums of 2018!
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Sockscast Episode 85
Noevember 26th, 2018
Sockscast Episode 85 Run Time: 2:37:51 / File Size: 72.9MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
Welcome to the last regularly scheduled Sockscast until the Game of the Year 'casts taking place at the end of the year! In this episode, John is positively overhwlemed, Rhete joins forces with anthropomorphic animals to avenge the death of Sonic The Hedgehog, and Polly is left a little unimpressed by her duties as an Underhero.
Also yeah, there's still time to get your Game of the Year list to us! Just click right here to find out how!
Polly'sCarIsDead
Sockscast Episode 84
Noevember 19th, 2018
Sockscast Episode 84 Run Time: 3:27:21 / File Size: 95.8MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
Sockscast Episode 84 is a tale of two podcasts! Polly was deathly ill for the first half, but two weeks later returned to life and was able to recount her journey through the end of both Persona 5 and Steins;Gate 0. After that, John played himself a whole crapton of JRPGs, and Rhete's (surprise, surprise) been watching himself a whole lotta Japanese Cartoons.
And after all that's done, we have ourselves a little half-hour discussion about Toby Fox's DELTARUNE and everything that entails.
Also be sure to check the previous post down there to find out how you can get in on all the Game of the Year shenanigans as we wind down the year!
PollyIsUnsick
Sockscast Game of the Year Podcast Listener Submissions Open!
November 14th, 2018
It's gettin' to be that time of year again, and I swear to god, I probably begin this post the same way every year, but you'll have to just deal with it YET AGAIN! Because I already got ya! You read it! Sucker!
Anyway, yep, we're taking listner/reader lists to read during our Game of the Year podcasts this year, and if there's some games you wanna blabber about, all you have to do is follow these simple instructions:
1. Get a list of three games you enjoyed this year together. They don't have to have been released this year. If you played it this year, it's fair game, so go ahead and include Bubble Bath Babes on Famicom, we don't care!
2. Write a brief summary about why the game's on your list. Try to keep it within a reasonable 2-3 sentences. If things end up too long, we'll just paraphrase.
3. Send that list off to podcast@socksmakepeoplesexy.net. Shoot that list right on over to our inbox BEFORE THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 15TH. We'll be recording the Game of the Year podcasts on the 16th, so if you're any later, you won't make the cut.
So, there ya go. You got about a month to get your things together and have your list read on the podcast! Best of luck whittling those lists down!
PollyIt'sNovemberAgain
Sockscast Episode 83
October 8th, 2018
Sockscast Episode 83 Run Time: 2:24:21 / File Size: 66.8MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
Well, here we are again to do what the Sockscast do what with all the mouth flapping and opinion having. Today on the show, John's experiencing one of the greatest works of science fiction ever, Rhete is playing a game that's a much better .hack//, and Polly's on the grind toward the end of Persona 5.
Also...beets are disgusting. This is an Official Sockscast Stance.
PollyBeetsAreGross
Sockscast Episode 82
September 24th, 2018
Sockscast Episode 82 Run Time: 3:11:36 / File Size: 88.4MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor Our Special Guest: After5
Special Guest After5 joins the Sockscast today to take us on a massive journey that will span the entire episode though his aptly titled Falcom Frenzy. All manner of things Ys and Trails will be discussed, and on top of all that, Rhete's back on his Yakuza thing again and being a contrarian, John's got a bit of a curiosity bug about trading card games, and Polly reached the top of the mountain, but was it worth it?
And Bowsette...for some reason...
PollyFourYears
Polly Dungeon: Behind The Scenes
September 18th, 2018
First and foremost, thanks to everyone that's given Polly Dungeon a shot and sent feedback. Myself, Rhete, and Ghosty are all so happy that so many of you have enjoyed our cute little game!
As a bit of a thank you, I've added a sort of Making of/In Progress page on the Polly Dungeon site to sorta give you an idea of what the game looked like while we were working on it with
some various commentary tidbits.
Hope you enjoy, and thanks again for playing and all the feedback.
PollyDungeonMakingOf
Play Polly Dungeon Right'chere!
September 14th, 2018
Hey, hey, it's finally here! Polly Dungeon bursts onto your internets and is entirely free for you to play right the eff now! What are you even still reading this for? The adventure of a lifetime awaits! All you gotta do is click that link, grab the game, create your own Polly, and see if you have what it takes to survive the dungeon!
Polly Dungeon was created by myself with the help of Sockscast co-host and best pal, Rhete, and lovely and talented (though, a bit of a lurker) Ghosty. It was a blast to get to work with two of my closest friends on a cool and very silly thing, and we hope you get some enjoyment out of it, too!
So, GO AND DUNGEON IT UP!
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Polly Dungeon Release Date!
September 12th, 2018
Save the date!
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Sockscast Episode 81
September 3rd, 2018
Sockscast Episode 81 Run Time: 3:14:57 / File Size: 89.9MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
We hope you're having a fantastic Labor Day and that we here at the Sockscast can swoop on in to make it EVEN BETTER!
In this episode, John's still got something against magical girls and can't quit shooting bullets at them, Polly's become a bit of a mad scientist, and Rhete's slipped into a whole new dimension...
PollyEightyDollars
John Thyer's Facets Has Been Released
July 24th, 2018
John Thyer's brand-new game Facets has just released.
Alyssa's fought and feared the Guardianship for her whole life. Now her worst nightmare has come true. She's been captured, and a specialized team of dream divers are preparing to enter and erase her mind. If they succeed, they'll mold what's left of her into an obedient, perfect citizen.
This is the ending of Alyssa's story. And if you do your job right, it won't be a happy one.
Go get yourself a hot and fresh download now!
PollyFacet
Sockscast Episode 80
July 23rd, 2018
Sockscast Episode 80 Run Time: 3:05:59 / File Size: 86.1MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
This episode of the Sockscast features just a little bit of everything to keep those ears nice and tuned in to the three great big blabbering mouths from which words are falling!
John's once again in search of those Trails in the Sky, Rhete's going absolutely bananas, and Polly got straight up murdered. And to top it all off, an episode of The Album Listening Club accidentally happened to close the show out!
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Sockscast Episode 79
July 9th, 2018
Sockscast Episode 79 Run Time: 2:48:47 / File Size: 77.1MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
Just be cause it's the dead-ass middle of summer, doesn't mean your pals at the Sockscast are too beat down by the heat to bring you a hot...or maybe cool new episode to beat the heat with.
Today's expansive episode finds Rhete Switching on his Nintendo for what feels like the first time in ages, John going on a tear through all of Disneyland with all his favorite Final Fantasy pals, and Polly making sure the summer temperatures aren't any big deal with some Cold Steel.
PollyHearts
Sockscast Episode 78
May 28th, 2018
Sockscast Episode 78 Run Time: 2:19:56 / File Size: 64.1MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
Your pals at the Sockscast have quite the triple header in store to make sure your Memorial Day weekend has your recommended weekly dose of of dumb people talking into microphones about videogames for about two and a half hours!
Up first, John finally got around to playing Hollow Knight so it's time to see if the trend continues. Up next, Polly joined Adol Cristin on his latest adventure in Ys VIII. And we cap off the episode with a fairly spoiler-heavy discussion of Rhete's recent playthrough of the Zero Escape series!
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Sockscast Episode 77
April 16th, 2018
Sockscast Episode 77 Run Time: 2:10:56 / File Size: 59.9MB Our Special Guest:LRock617 Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
The Sockscast is back and for the first time in about 800,000,000 years, we've got ourselves a
special guest host in the form of amazingly cool dude and good as all heck speedrunner, LRock617. Together, we get into a deep dive on upcoming speedrunning events and the art of speedrunning as a whole! After that Rhete has played ALL of the action games and these are his results, and John's trailing through the sky!
PollyTEHURN
Sockscast Episode 76
March 26th, 2018
Sockscast Episode 76 Run Time: 2:54:52 / File Size: 80.6MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
If you placed a hot bet on a hot new Sockscast droppin' today, then congratulations! You just won your very own unique download for a hot new episode of The Sockscast! LUCKY YOU!
Maximum media consumption mode has been activated with John opening wide and inhaling all the itch.io hotness that can devoured, Rhete managed to watch like 115 new anime and movies on top of that, and Polly managed to lose her way despite the song telling her not to. On top of that some spirited discussion of Final Fantasy and Cuphead all waiting just for you!
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Sockscast Episode 75
March 12th, 2018
Sockscast Episode 75 Run Time: 1:43:25 / File Size: 47.5MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
The dark energies have brought forth your three podcast hosts once again, and with them, each has brought one prediction which shall foreshadow the coming apocalypse. Or...ya know, they're just gonna stick to the script and do that thing where they talk about a thing or two they've been up to.
In this episode, John takes us all off to fantasy land, Rhete just can't stop beating the crap out of his Yakuza rivals, and Polly probably wishes she'd never started sneakin'.
Sockscast Episode 74 Run Time: 3:20:06 / File Size: 91.6MB Opening Theme: "We Are The Only Ones That Love You" by Taylor
Oh hey! I know, it's been a while, but I can promise you we're definitely not dead, as this three-hour and twenty minute episode of the Sockscast can attest!
This episode is a lot of catching up with everyone with John dabbling in some alchemy and checking out that hot new Zelder game, Rhete is back to watching every anime in existence and playing literally every single videogame, and something's bugging Polly, but we can't quite figure out what.
