I'm with you on that.
It seems the more tweaking they do the worse it looks, far fewer close up shots, companion stands nearly turned the opposite way almost looking over shoulder Tav's way... really? How many people that you have a conversation with will be standing facing you sideways? Im talking about Astarion specifically, I don't talk to any other companions so I cannot tell if their cutscenes have been changed to the worse. So far every patch is looking worse in that regard for me.
