I've been playing the game for a couple of weeks, enjoying the improvements in graphics detail, smooth frame rate and the way the game works - it feels much more like a real environment compared to the previous games, from the way the cars handle to little things like being able to pick up a discarded cup and throw it at people! I also love the familiar GTA humour, the things ordinary people say and do, how they react to your crazy driving, and also things on the radio. Really like the addition of the TV too, Ricky Jervais doing stand-up! Oh and the knife commercial too
I've just acquired the second safe house so please don't be telling me any spoilers beyond that point.
There are some things that annoy me though.. like the way I had to turn the brightness right up and adjust the contrast just so that I could see what was happening at night! The game is SO dark in the shadows, it's really difficult to see what's going on sometimes. I'm running it on my old CRT telly so that could be something to do with it, the game still looks mighty impressive even in standard def!
Not sure but I'm positive I saw a screen shot where the windscreen was broken and the view through it was partially obscured by the cracked glass, but the in-car view seems to actually be as if my head was poking through the windscreen, which I find rather odd.
Anyway, a great game with loads of stuff to do and discover, worth every penny!