I'm just using the Empire State Building as an example, but is there a reason why this iconic landmark is just all wrong?
Because at this point, you could have saved time trying to replicate NY and just made a "generic" city that resembled NY, but wasn't.
Are we to expect the rest of the game including DLC to mimic famous landmarks while not actually being a realistic replication?
I do know that they couldn't use a lot of things because of copyrighted reasons. and I think some of the choices to exclude others are to help gameplay by creating an environment that fits the gameplay style. I honestly think the game looks good and does a decent job of resembling NYC within the bounds of a games ability.