I've been in love with the series since the first one. I wasn't drawn in by 2 or 3. I was already there :P

(SPOILER)Having a mute character finally say some lines towards the end of everything and then get blown up by the people he trusted most, and finding out everyone but Johnny was either two-faced or traitorous was pretty dramatic. And the fact that at the time there was no gaurantee of a sequel left you to believe your character just died was certainly a twist. But it didn't feel very satisfying. I liked #2's ending where you rain hell on all those who oppose you and ride off into the sunset, the maniacally evil hero of the day