Hehe, I know all about the mistakes, you're right :).
I was just wondering which ones you were referring to.
I feel the pistol is the right step, along with lower jumping, scopes, and that wide area feel. Closer to CE. H3 tried pulling off the huge feel, but all I got really was the feeling that you were in a really big bubble. CE, and the gameplay footage from this, make me feel like there's a whole world to explore.