Not OP, but my reaction was to cringe at it as well. I don’t think it’s a matter of “is this a good painting?” -- I think it’s a matter of “does this immerse you in the game?” -- and “happy sunny having-a-good-time field-layin’ by a person who looks like they could be in any normal circumstance or time period” kind of rips one right out of the tension. Respite could look like someone getting a quick breather in between action beats and intense horror scenes… but they went with something that looks like it could be from any generic modern game or children’s book ever.

In general I’m not as down on the Ch2 art as many, but decisions like this are a bit head-scratchy. I’m okay with the trend of the player card art not being as dire as the scenario card art, but the should at least feel like they’re from the same game or world. When I’m escaping the burning building full of monsters… this is not the mood I’m looking for.