HL2: Ep 2's animations and certain textures may not be the best...but they are definitely up in the ranks.
Certain particle effects like the Strider's beam, and object animations, like the Strider's beam hitting the house, and the helicopter shooting the wood planks is still pretty sweet.
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Bet with disolitude: Left4Dead will have a higher Metacritic rating than Project Origin, 3 months after the second game's release. (hasn't been 3 months but it looks like I won :-p )