I do kinda agree with that. It feels like because so much time has been put into making a game of such scale, the game is pretty much given a free pass to 10-hood. It doesn't change the fact that most of the town is poorly designed filler, or that you play most of the game looking at a GPS navigator and passing through waypoints. It's fun, but I would personally give it an 8 in terms of overall enjoyment/gameplay/wow factor.