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The Grand Theft Auto Advance PC mod has resurfaced after being abandoned a few years ago. Unfortunately, there’s AI huge problem with it.
We first learned of the Grand Theft Auto Advance PC project in 2015. GTAForums user X/R// shared this description on the site:
Grand Theft Auto Advance is a PC remake of original GTA Advance (2004, GameboyAdvance).
Its a sequel to LCS, while being a prequel to GTAIII. Its taking place in the year 2000, only 2 years after LCS (98) and 1 year before GTA3 (2001).
X/R// hadn’t shared updates on the project and so it was assumed that it had been abandoned, until today.
The Grand Theft Auto Advance PC Mod Is Out
As YouTuber English Ben explained, the mod suddenly emerged out of nowhere, completed and fully playable. You can download the mod here.
The new modder, BRIAN02, shared this description of his work:
Previously, I attempted to improve XR’s GTA Advance PC port. However, it suffered from a crash issue near the stadium. As a result, I decided to remake it from scratch, giving it a more cartoonish visual style.In terms of missions, I had no prior experience, so I learned Sanny Builder from the ground up. Please forgive any shortcomings that may exist.
As for the map, this version bridges the gap between Liberty City Stories (LCS) and GTA III more effectively. It restores features like the destroyed Fort Staunton and the under-construction Portland tunnel, among others. Since I don’t know how to model, most of the changes were made through texture editing.
Unfortunately, there’s a huge problem with the mod.
AI Use Is All Over The Place (Literally)
As English Ben revealed while playing through the game, it’s clear that BRIAN03 used generative AI all over this mod. It’s most obvious in the voice acting in the campaign.
Grand Theft Auto Advance had no original voice acting to use as reference. Yes, some Game Boy Advance games did have PCM voice samples, this just wasn’t one of them.
Furthermore, while it had some characters from Grand Theft Auto III, it mostly used original characters. So BRIAN03 had no reference to make these new voices from.
While he could have recorded his voice to make those samples, it’s clear that he used AI instead. The spoken lines have a robotic monotone, and mispronounce some words.
But they also make these mistakes in a way that is clearly not done by a human. Some may notice other clear signs of AI use if you watch English Ben’s video, which we will share below.
The AI voices are used throughout the whole game, so it’s really distracting. Should you download this mod and give it a try anyway? We’ll leave it to your discretion.
You can watch English Ben’s Grand Theft Auto Advance PC gameplay video below.
