Did HL2 feel like a new game rather than a Sequel to you?

[Narcolepsy]

I don't know if anyone has said this already, but Half-Life 2 reminded me of the Matrix: Reloaded (Not in crappiness, but how it compares to the first Half-Life). I mean, The Matrix had a lot more to it, and it felt perfect (HL1), but Matrix Reloaded had a lot more action, and it had a lot more special effects and looked better. I'm thinking that HL3 will end up like Matrix: Revolutions. Better than the 2nd in the trilogy and almost matching the first. The 3rd matrix had basically all the good special effects from the second one (Source Engine), and summed up the story from the cliffhanger at the end of Reloaded (like the cliffhanger in HL2).

There's my two cents.

If it is like the Matrix: Revolutions, I will shoot myself.
Now let this thread burn in the ashes of the fallen Matrix sequels.

 

[Top Secret]

I completely agree with everything songwriter wrote. To me, Half-Life, Half-Life 2 is not.