I agree that it really sucks his Ideas never saw fruition. I always hate when creators aren't able to get their ideas out. Hell, I would love to see it the way he had intended. The guy clearly has talent, and it's really sad we may never see it. I already knew before playing episode 2 (But not before 1) that the game wasn't going to end up the way he wanted.
Didn't stop me from loving 3, and still enjoying 2 regardless of it's flaws.
Edit: Mind you, I didn't know WHAT it was intended to be, just that it wasn't going to happen.