I made LA Noire my first console title purchase since I had an Atari 2600, and I'm so far enjoying it... (I've played a few console games on other peoples consoles)..
The game's driving doesn't bother me that much.. you get used to it.. even the car chases sections where the other car makes some crazy turns I can handle with proper use of the handbrake/gas.. just have to be a crazy driver.. the bad is you get yelled at if you take out to much scenery/people, so doing a SAFE car-chase is hard.
My biggest gripe is a few things seem counter-intuitive.. maybe it's because I'm not a hardcore-console-guy.. but the balancing/swinging parts I sorta dislike, Also I end up having to replay alot of parts (chases, whatever) because I hate the console-format camera control, so I am usually loosing my targets.. especially in any dark areas. I think my biggest problems are 'too many damn buttons and my fingers aren't used to it' getting in my way of experiencing the game. :/
Overall though, I'm very happy with my purchase... (there is a bit of hand-holding in the game, by the 3rd case, you quickly learn to just stroll around and always rotate anything.. yet the UI keeps reminding you about it).
I hope they make more in this format.. a SanFran/NYC private-dick storyline would be kick-***.
Compared to the GTAs I've played, there is less draw to me to just cruise around town though.. sure there are secret cars and all that, but the game puts them on your mini-map as ?'s.. WAY TO KEEP A SECRET.. .. so no need to cruise.. just set a waypoint and make your partner drive you there....