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- Jul 28, 2018
I said they were structurally similar, not "equal".Except one of those is the beginning of the story and one of those is picking up in the middle after a 20 year wait, so they are not equal
How S3 compares (to S1 and S2) is steeped heavily in expectation, as proven by your mention of the 20 year wait.
Personally, I was hoping for a return to something closer to S1 (it's my GOAT, after all), and I don't think the long wait should've been a factor used to determine "how much story" would be in S3. That doesn't mean they got the balance right -- again, it's pretty clear things got cut.
I know not everyone agrees; people wanted something closer to S2, which basically boils down to a more cinematic game that turns up the heat quicker and has more of that Hong Kong movie vibe.
Some people just wanted to get as close to the end as possible in a single game, which, again, I disagree with, but each to their own. We're not about to change each other's opinions on this stuff.