I did not compare it to GTA 5 just mentioned that I was playing it a lot prior to this hence that having some of the best environment interaction and this having pretty much nothing makes it stand out.
I notice things like this and they annoy me. This is next gen I want water to ripple when you walk through, Bushes to move, bins to fall over and spill rubbish not just stop the player dead. It makes the game world feel fake and unnatural and takes away the immersion.
But as I said this is my opinion and soon others that have played may love it and have nothing but praise. I personally hate GTA V as a game I cannot stand all the gangster rubbish and swearing but the core mechanics of the game are superb.