Lack of "being able to control vehicles they way you want to" does not a bad game make. Lol. If that is the only complaint I'd say the franchise is doing well. There has been no other GTA title that had this type of multi-player/online capabilities. Many people who have played felt that the vehicle control was actually harder in this one than previous versions. Again San Andreas had the best overall experience, until GTA5. Liberty City tried with all its dlc but the expansions came out way after any interest was put towards the game.