Cheese, I'm late on reading this thread. I hope that is not true! Night time in SR3 is my favorite time of day.
Been playing a bit of SR2 lately too, same there. Night is just better. Explosions brighter, neon lights, high contrast background where
tracer fire shows up with great effect.
What the hell were they thinking removing night time? That seems so insane I can't believe they did that.
So, yah, HUGE thumbs up for night time if it is at all possible.
*Spoilers*
At the end of the game, you won't have a day and night cicle, but you will be able to choose the time you want to be in.