I really, really feel that Jackie and his whole story arc would hit harder if the intro wasn't just a montage of various missions that
should've taken place. This story from opening to end would've undoubtedly been better if the intro was the first half of a 40 hour story.
You could get a real introduction to Vik, Misty, Jackie & T-Bug, you deal with a "lower level" fixer like Wakako before moving onto Dexter Deshawn.
You could really get a chance to really develop "feelings" for the crew with the Dex mission as a "climax" in the story.
And you're forced to stay on 1/2 of the map, they could've also used that time to build up Johnny Silverhand as this radical, psychopath
then the story could unfold from there.
A lot of potential there that I feel was just...wasted.