Kevin C. Wong

Apple Arcade - Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (2020) [/]

Alba is a third-person exploration game where you play a teenager visiting her grandparents living on an island (or next to the ocean anyways). You go around doing tasks and taking pictures of animals and learn more about them. Often animals are in trouble and you need the aid of the townspeople to help them. You also get a nice Spanish Mediterranean vibe.

This is a game suitable for kids. There's no timer. In general the game indicates where you need to go next or you're free to wander around. I did find some of the controls confusing (there's a camera, a diary/journal, a map, something else and they each have no the clearest UI). Graphics are not bad, a bit basic but bright. Lots of dialogue which can get tedious. A good vibe-y soundtrack.

Overall seems to be a pretty good experience game.