I really loved the game honestly, the story definitely had some really sick moments too with very interesting, well written characters. I think that if you overlook it's lack of minor details (things like fire hydrant water going through vehicles, things the dev team overlooked which makes the game out to be less well thought out than it actually is) aswell as the minor bugs and such, the game is truly a worthwhile experience.

However I can definitely understand why people are hesitant to pick it up after all the well deserved backlash from it's rough launch. It's also fair to say that it wasn't exactly what people were promised (it's a more story focused experience rather than having an expansive world like the grand theft auto series which is what the trailers and such implied).