roblox creator made something with gta 6 vibes and people can't believe it's roblox

Caught this on GamesRadar earlier and had to share. A Roblox creator dropped a project that supposedly has serious GTA 6 energy, and the reaction in the comments is basically everyone doing a double take. The headline quotes someone asking "...is this Roblox?" which tells you everything about how convincing it looks.
I haven't gone hands on with it yet, but from the buzz it sounds like one of those builds where the lighting and the street layout hit just right. Not a direct copy of Vice City or anything, more like the general mood. Palm trees, neon, that slightly grimy coastal feel. People in the thread keep saying it shouldn't be possible in Roblox, which is funny because Roblox creators have been pushing that engine way past its limits for years now.
What gets me is the timing. We're a month out from GTA 6 and the fan projects are getting more ambitious. Between this and the guy who rebuilt the launch trailer inside GTA 5, the community is clearly starving for anything that scratches that itch. A Roblox take on the vibe might sound silly on paper, but if it looks close enough to fool people scrolling past, that's impressive.
I'm not expecting Rockstar levels of detail obviously. But the fact that onlookers can't tell it's Roblox at first glance says a lot about how far those tools have come. Would you actually play a Roblox take on Vice City while we wait, or does it just make the wait worse?
Source: GamesRadar+ · Curated content.
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