I'm genuinely bemused by the reaction to the visuals. I'm playing on Xbox, and I think it looks good. Not incredible, but on par with something like Ass Creed Syndicate, maybe. Some of the textures are a bit ropey, but it's open world. Aside from GTA, there are always some ropey textures. It's pretty smooth, pretty stable in terms of frame rate. And the weight of Lincoln is excellent. Combat is fun, driving is fun. I'm not in the repetitive grind bit of the game yet, and so far, I think it's really good. The writing is excellent. I love the storytelling mechanics, the documentary thing. Feels really neat.
Plus, one of the melee finishers is basically a Rock Bottom. That's a good thing.