Well, my copy has just arrived at work! Only a few hours until I wreck a bit of havok on Medici!
I know reviews are opinions and all but lately I've been seeing a trend in reviews criticizing mini maps in open world games (and I agree, I think they detract a lot from the open world concept) so it surprises me this one in particular has it as a negative.
IMO it's a HUGE positive.
And I think it's a negative. What's wrong with pulling a Witcher and having virtually every part of the HUD removable?