After 2, 3 felt like such a step backwards in terms of everything (mainly customisation, story, gameplay, side missions, progression and rewards), and I didnt like how hard they tried to be funny, like, they tried WAAAAAY too hard, while previously the ridiculousness and over-the-topness mixed with some serious story bits was how the humor flew naturally, kinda in a Japanese sort of way. With 4 though, they just jumped the shark in the most amazing of ways and just made a Crackdown, superpowers and aliens and all. Kinda a shame the series now has to be this way to stay alive, it was nice having a GTA-clone that tried to be more, instead of becoming a self-parody superhero game.