Yeah, that argument falls apart when henry just randomly moves the pick even though you didn't move the controller.

Literally—well at least from the devs and ever since KCD1—that's how it works.

How else would they express how noob he is?

Look at Henry like you look at yourself 10 years ago. So confident, knew so much less. He's your intern. Interns are frustrating. You were also a frustrating fumbler at the beginning of everything you learned.

That "random" movement increases the further through the lockpick acrion he gets. But when he's skilled, it doesn't. He's patient and gentle with the tension.

What more could you want from a lockpicking system that's super basic for all gamers but still represents the reality of someone learning lockpicking?

Edit: Also he picks locks in the first game doesn't he? So he just forgets how locks work because of his fall? Bad design imo but a great game other than that one system.

The immersion of this is all explained. I highly recommend you play KCD1, though it is more challenging and realistic in skilling and especially combat. You have to teach him to read before you can read lockpicking books, for example. Becaue obviously not many people knew how to then, especially a blacksmith's boy in a small village. You can, yes. Henry can't. And if you try read it appears as gibberish to you, slowly getting better as he learns.