So, maybe a hot take: I hate P.AI.nter's new rescuing animation.
HEAR ME OUT.
I think the first animation looked badass. Like, player "re-thinking" all of this looking at P.AI.nter and the table (probably more "looking for a weak spot to make P.AI.nter's death quick and peaceful"), before "almost hesitantly" swinging at his screen while looking back and forth from their hand to P.AI.nter's distressed face? P.AI.nter actually SCREAMING AND FEARING FOR HIS LIFE? SEBASTIAN SCREAMING AND ALMOST CRYING WHILE TRYING TO REPAIR P.AI.NTER AFTER THAT????? WOW! That's actually SO COOL.
As much as I know about the new animation, Player just tries to make P.AI.nter "suffer" by forcefully unplugging his graphic tablet and (cough, pathetically) fails. Boo. I really don't like the way how player tries to shatter P.AI.nter's face with his own graphic tablet, because the maximum they can really do is scratch the screen, and it will be super hard to shatter it. Like-- punch from the first animation (to me personally) looked so much BETTER. I also liked the detail that both Sebastian AND player shake their hand in pain after hitting glass (Sebastian in his "don't do that again" animation while breaking Flash Beacon and player in their old rescuing animation).
Idk, I would do that secret ending if the old rescuing animation returned, tho I WILL feel extremely bad for this decision
I apologize if I made someone uncomfy or had insulted someone. I didn't mean to
Edit: so, I got it that P.AI.nter is a CRT and will (probably(?)) explode on impact, but I still find the new animation "not suiting" or something. I understand that the new animation was intended to look more serious about killing P.AI.nter, but I can't find it serious when player just yanks the graphic tablet and tries to smash P.AI.nter's screen desperately. I didn't smash a CRT (because,, why would i-) and I don't know how CRTs should shatter, so I apologize for that. Now I wonder if the two animations could be combined tho, like punch + getting rid of the chip/vital square thing in the middle of his face? It would be cool too I think, but I still apologize for thinking that the graphic tablet would leave just a scratch. I still can't find the new animation serious, but I think the "taking the chip/vital piece and stomping on it" is awesome too, sorry I forgot to mention it.......