Originally Posted by
exilajei
I admit, it does feel a lot like a more robust and fully-realized piece of DLC for the third game... but there's a reason for it. SR4 originally started as an expansion for SR3 called Enter the Dominatrix (obvious Matrix reference). Volition decided to take aspects from what they had planned for the DLC and instead started working on IV. From what I gather, though, that DLC is still coming out for IV.
In this age of AAA sequels, it does seem a little strange they would release this as the fourth entry in the series, but that's just if I'm thinking about it too much. It's insanely fun. However, I have no idea where they'll go from here. It feels like this is the logical conclusion to the path of ridiculousness they set out on from the second game.