Unfunny skits & cringeworthy dialogues, fed at a slog of a pace. Watch the first film - Quest of the Gamechild (which is a rock-solid 6/10) - and never bother with this utter waste of everybody's time.

This is a good film. The story flows really well and it never gets boring. The only thing I would say is that it doesn't have any genuine laugh out loud moments, although it does maintain a delightful, smirk-inducing level of mild humour throughout.

Ashens and the Polybius Heist is the kind of movie you can watch again and again because it has some great quotable lines. It's a definite improvement over The Quest for the Game Child, which I felt became a little dull at times.

Getting this movie on YouTube, for just a few quid, knowing it was crowdfunded by a youtuber who reviews old, I mean classic video games and game systems and junk food from around the world was pretty important to my good impression. Comparing this to a Hollywood feature wouldn't be fair. I wouldn't call it "British humor" at all, in the sense it's not the dry, absurdist comedy Brits are known for. Although the setting is obviously England, even the tie-in to Polybius is tenuous- it started as a Seattle urban legend- no evidence of that here ;( Its basically a McGuffin. Definitely turn off your brain and don't worry too much about the plot. It stands up to watching with a lot of distractions and light conversation. Just casually put it on the telly with friends, have a smoke or a couple of pints, if we could do that anymore during COVID. sad face Maybe next year.