The 3rd person perspective means you can't see around corners and obstacles properly to see what the hell's going on. The whole targeting system is clunky and dated.
The mission "four leafed clover" or whatever was impossible because of this.
I agree with the above. I know what you mean about the occasional awkwardness of the viewpoint with obstacles but I thought the camera control (right stick) was responsive enough for it not to be a problem. If the PC version is properly optimised I can see me ploughing more time into it than I even did with GTA IV (one of my favourite games ever).
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