It's because instead of trying to be the "GTA Clone" that SR2 was, they tried to be their own game in the same flavor. They chose to do this by going way more sexual and with way more explosions. It seems to have worked.

I honestly enjoy SR3/4 way more than any of the GTAs, including even Vice City. (Not saying it was…

Hey, YOU DON'T KNOW HE PAID. Maybe he just...somehow unlocked the room that lets you build Dark Angels, 2 hours after the game launches through playing the game legitimately and grinding the 1000hours worth of in-game gold it would take....right? RIGHT?