So I finally finished Half-Life 2...and it's easily much better than Doom 3. Not in terms of graphics: I was equally wowed by both of them. However, Half Life 2 basically focusses a lot on a cinematic experience, kind of what I look for; there is shooting, sure, but there's other stuff to do too and the genocide becomes really cool once you get the gravity gun. Ohhh man...imagine pulling an Overwatch soldier towards and using him as a shield! Imagine running around with a whole car, tossing it at unwary soldiers! And the physics is amazing. And the faces...they are the most realistic I've seen in an FPS yet.

Do yourself a favor. Play HL 2.

Oh yeah, moving into a new apartment this weekend. It's in Collingwood Village, quite close to the Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station. About 18 minutes total by SkyTrain. Tons of stuff to do.