Comparing Gordon Freeman to George Washington? I really think this thread has gone too far.
How so?
Unless you're incapable of thinking in terms of the gameworld.
If you lived in the late 1700s George Washington would have been a hero larger than life, a living legend surrounded by myth.
If you live in City 17 Gordon Freeman is the same.
If you live in the world of Duke Nukem he's the same.
Some games are about guys saving his world. Others are about guys saving everyone's world and becoming famous for it. Gordon falls into that category.
As for new enemies, people are saying that the tripod things in the preview for the next episode are modified houndeyes. On one hand I find myself nostalgic over houndeyes. On the other hand, I remember being annoyed by them when I played HL:S (which I still liked more than HL2).
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