When i look at the game i can see that a lot of it was very nice to look at. Then i look at the characters in the game and it ruins it for me, idk why and i'm not sure if it is just me but they look out of place for some reason.
Other than that GTA IV's scenery was very nice
yh i see where you're coming from about the characters, its the cars i like most though, the fact that every car will get scratched/dented exactly as it should in real life depending on what part of the car u scratched/smashed where and at what angle