I've played and finished Driver: San Francisco's campaign (not every side quest however), and I really love the designs of the characters, especially Tanner's since his jacket is really iconic and gives character. The driving is really smooth and the powers are such a nice bonus, the story's twist of 'powers' because he's in a coma is an intriguing concept
Since I liked the game so much, I wanted to play other Driver games. I got my hands on a Driv3r game, but I couldn't set it up at all, so I left it (I really wanted to play it, though).
I only found Driver: Parallel Lines on Steam, so I bought it since many people were saying it's great and all. But the controls are terrible at least for me. The car is ice skating. I couldn't understand the controls at all. Despite the small lag, I wasn't yet caught by the story. Sure, 'bring me this car', 'paint the car', 'go do x and bring it to me' is just the beginning, but I want to know if it gets any better. I don't like the protagonist just yet, nor the design (no hate, I haven't played much), and that guy he went to at the strip club is just annoying.
I know I'm just giving hate comments about a game I haven't really tried, but I'm asking if the other games come close to gameplay or story as D:SF. I would've liked if the franchise didn't have completely different designs for protagonists every release.