Im bored of waiting for it now, personally I think it'll be old hat by the time they release it... look at where we are now.. Far cry, Doom3... half life 2 is going to have to be good..... if they wait another 5 months (which you know they will) what are the other games ging to look at by then ??? pretty great I imagine... Im not slagging off HL, its a classic and I know I'll get HL2 once its out.. I just dont like the hype of it all... they release screenshots which great, but then dont release it for three years..... I think if you saw screenshots of other games which we will have in three years your bound to think, "wow that looks the nuts".....
ok, Im done moaning now :)
Half life rules, we all know it... so just release the bloody thing whilst people still care !