Sneak animation is hilarious, by me.
It's a very whimsical game in a lot of ways, but that kind of whimsy tends to have a very splintered .appeal.
I can certainly see where they'd want to do it more normally, although I really like the idea of a barrel inside.
It kind of looks like they forgot to include weapons and shields for several animations, although sneaking as a shrubbery-with-a-staff-on-it is hilarious. Again, for me.