Is better playing Halo 3 after playing halo 1 and 2?

[madskillz]

I played Halo (finished it), Halo 2 (played about 60 percent) and finished Halo 3. I went back and played Halo 2 - finished it and was disappointed. I was like 'This is it?' There were some fun elements but as stated earlier, play them in order.