That's good to know given that I do mind playing a GTA clone that's more upbeat and has some great humor (Huge GTA fan and all, but I need some color in my eyes). I'm pretty sure that the game will be enjoyable if it's hilarious and plays well. Long loading screens is something I've gotten use to since there had been many games I've played with such screens (*cough* *cough* Sonic 2006 *cough) and it will be the first thing I'll buy soon as I get the next loan.
And yes, I'm one of the many people who had played Sonic 2006 before and was disappointed like the many fans that bought it at launch. It did have some redeeming factors like Shadow's story and the introduction of a competent villain (Mephilles the Dark), but it did have plenty of problems that could have been fixed like the glitches and certain plot details (Sonic and Elise's romance is one of the sickest things I've seen the franchise). I can understand that Sonic was original supposed to have a human girlfriend, but having Elise kiss a dead hedgehog is one of the main reasons why Eggman is the ONLY human character that fits in the Sonic universe.