Half life 2 was great because it was completely a new experience, a revolution. Since then each FPS has borrowed heavily from it. This is why new gamers dont understand the acclaim of HL2.
If HL3 will be just HL2 with updated graphics then it will a good game no doubt but will not be as memorable as HL2. I think that Valve is cooking something big, a new revolution in FPS gaming if you will.
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