I'm sorry, but there is no way Larian hired a freelance professional "Sadistic 3D porn animator" specifically for... kiss animations. They have their own team of animators that seem quite capable of achieving what's shown in those scenes, not to mention the mo-cap actors doing their thing. I'd like to add that the Larian animators I've seen online seem quite aware of the story and characters, one of them even added in a hand kiss based on Gale fanart.
It's very evident to me those faces weren't included with the intent to be sexy or because someone might find it sexy. Whether or not you agree or think this was the wrong way to do it they're trying to send out the message that A.Astarion is abusive, simple as. That being said I also disagree with the notion that this was put in to punish players, we shouldn't take story consequences so personally and instead just reflect on it, but that's another topic entirely. As is, it's just a poorly thought-out reaffirmation of something that was already clear if you play the game.
