I thought after all the rave reviews GTA4 got, it was overrated and not a great GTA game at all, I hated the driving, shooting was a bit meh, fighting hand to hand wasn't all that either. Missions were no where near as compelling, rather boring actually, I can say I thoroughly enjoyed one mission, but the reward from it was pointless. money was essentially useless, couldn't do up your cars and the clothes were limited and boring. There were NO GANGS!!! What was up with that, used to be able to go in a wrong area and get attacked by some sort of gang not in this though.
But Saints Row, I loved it, was really enjoyable, and two was great. This is the first time I saw that gameplay and it's a must buy for me now haha, that is ridiculously great haha.
Loads of options for customization, the graphics from that looked a bit more realistic, though still with it's cartoony edge. I saw one amazingly ridiculous mission on a jet or plane... parachuting and fighting mid air, looked great. Can't wait.