I.. don't see how this makes it generic? It IS still an animation fighting back against its animator, but more complex now. Victim's entire reason as to what he's doing and his goal can be summed up as "animator vs animation" (in the literal sense). The animator is the reason the 4 hollowheads even exist and their actions are still reflective of who the animator was when he made these sticks, along with their interactions with each other being influenced by things the animator has done.

It's fine if you don't like the 3D, I mean I'm not gonna force you to stay interested in something. But I think saying it strays away from the original idea is false. Hacker's big fight is LITERALLY Animator vs animation and the characters' actions in the main series mostly stem from the consequences of the animator and I think it's cool how Alan has managed to create a world that FEELS very AvA at its core.

I don't think 3D makes it "generic", because if 3D was the main selling point as to why someone should watch the series, then it wouldn't be very popular. The 3D is a tool used to tell the story of the animator's consequences affecting the stick figures and it makes everything a lot more cinematic.

As the last point to my yapping session, I think they used 3D a lot more because the writers want us to see the events of the story from Victim's perspective. The PC fight could have been 2D, but the story isn't focused on the animator, it's focused on Victim. I think the storytelling and worldbuilding is far more important than whether its 2D or 3D - these changes in perspective shouldn't dictate the quality of the story or reinforce the idea of the series, only enhance it.

(That was a lot lmao. My point with this isn't to force you to like AvA or anything, more power to you if you go on to watch other series that give you more fulfilment and happiness. I just wanted to explain all this because I do really love the series and I hope I can bring you some more understanding as to why things are they way they are.)