I had my doubts about this game as well, but I will say I'm having a shytload more fun with it than I did with The Third. I was against buying it full price for the same reasons you guys are saying(expansion). That was until I seen a live stream with one of the devs about two weeks ago that kind of sold it on me. It really feels like a love letter to the fans of the series with all the callback to the previous games.
After upgrading your sprint and jump all the way, flying through the city is just
.
As much as I'm loving the game, $40 would've been the perfect price
. Just for reusing the same exact dull ass map Steelport. At least SR2 changed it up a bit.