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На самом деле, я не особо люблю этот тип игр. Ну знаете, не геймплейно-ориентированые, а созерцательно-погружательные. Я геймер простой. Мне побольше собственно игры, а уж всё остальное по возможности.

И как не парадоксально, но это у меня уже третья подобная игра в этом году. Был симулятор подводника ABZÛ и покорителя гор A Short Hike. И по-большому счёту у меня к ним была лишь одна претензия - нераскрытый геймплейный потенциал. Я прекрасно понимаю, что это индюшатины и возможно авторы сделали всё так, как и хотели. Но поиграв в эти проекты, вы поймёте что именно я имею ввиду.

И вот вы думаете, что моя подводка состоит в том, что Alba, стала той игрой, что удовлетворила мои желания в данном жанре (если это можно назвать жанром). Как бы и да, и нет.

И да

Вообще устанавливая игру в эпиках (где же ещё в библиотеке у меня могла оказалась такая игра), я ожидал некий тайкун на минималках. Буду облагораживать заповедник на острове без всяких экономических вычислений. Но нет. Это в большей степени симулятор "коллекционера". И разработчики явно учились у лучших) Ведь тут есть статистические полосочки, которые триггерят любителей платин. Слава богу, ачивки к этой игре эпики ещё не завезли. Поэтому моральное право не выполнять ВСЕ миссии у меня есть)

Но, конечно, какие бы "мотивационные" приёмы не использовали геймдизигнеры, без какой-либо базы, нафиг это кому нужно. Здесь же базой выступает аудио-визуальная составляющая. Не буду сильно растекаться о ней, но скажу, что сделано очень приятно глазу и уху. Ближайший референс, который приходит в голову - это Лука от Пиксар. Сюжет, правда, тут более "глобальный")

И нет

В корне это всё ещё игра без интересного геймплея. Даже фишка с фото спотыкается об одну очень странную ошибку. Ваши фото не влияют на игру визуально. На острове есть стенды, которые нужно заполнять фотографиями птиц. Но ставите вы не ваши фото, а заготовленные игрой картинки. Тот же прикол с газетами. Как можно было упустить такую возможность погружения игрока, ума не приложу.

Ещё одна странность (или это элемент сатиры). В чём соль. Остров находится в раздрае. И это не только состояния элементов заповедника, а просто разбросанный мусор по всюду. Но с кем ни поговоришь, все такие белые и пушистые. Вопрос: кто же притворяется не свиньёй?? Не мог же мэр с бизнесменом по ночам ходить и раскидывать все эти банки? Да боже мой, на лежаке отдыхает человек, а вокруг него всякий хлам. Просто смешно.

Играть иль не играть?

Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, вы должны отметить для себя следующие утверждения верными:

- Атмосфера превыше геймплея

- Я готов(-а) услышать, хоть и милую, но всё же довольно детскую историю

- Минималистичный стиль для меня не проблема

Ну и в целом игра короткая (я за 2,5 часа прошёл). И если вас что-то удерживает в игре, то вероятно до конца вы пройти её сможете без усилий.

6 валяющихся банок из 10

This game is not only wholesome but it catches perfectly the essence of the summers on the Valencian coast thanks to the Spanish members of the development team. I absolutely loved it.

Played on Steam Deck

Alba is a super cute cozy game with a nice exploration/collectible experience. It gets old pretty damn quick, but it's not a long experience by any means. Definitely a fun little game you could knock out in an afternoon if you're feeling up to it.

it's giving pokemon snap but not

Schönes Sammelabenteuer. Toll für Kinder und Top auf dem Deck.


A cute, relaxing photographing game, definitely not the greatest I've played but it suffices. The birds are wonderful, sometimes I still revisit the bird photo album in my PC.

It's an adorable game and certainly one of the better wholesome, relaxing games I've played. Tracking down all of the wildlife was a joyful experience and it paid off with a decently cute story. I don't think the characters were as memorable as A Short Hike or Lil Gator Game--they didn't have much personality to differentiate from one another--but the vibes were all here. I also did find it amusing that an unsupervised child was running around constructing all sorts of structures.

A sweet game about a young child who does her best to protect the wildlife of her grandparents' home. A good way to introduce children to the concept of nature and wildlife preservation.

The actual going around the island and photographing the animals is alright. The animals are cute. The thing that got me to set down the game is that there's constantly rumble effect bursts going off. Wvery single step of walking, and every single letter of text that appears in NPC dialog. It's just way too much. There's no in-game setting to turn it off. Also there's no in-game setting to speed up how fast the text appears. It was really just little things that made me remember, "hey I don't need to finish every video game".

An easy-going, environment-minded game that caters to casual players and those who want to delve into entry-level ornithology.

Being already into the nature of birds and introduced to Spanish culture, Alba felt like a treat for simple knowledge while playing into the environment-related intrigue, such as running your own wildlife protection and helping society. The fauna book plays into the collectible element of the game and, as much as I could recognize several bird types IRL, there are some other fascinating types found here that ain't from my geographical area (since I live in Sweden).

It's a pleasantly wholesome game that merely took me a couple of hours to complete, despite the fact of moving around feels bogged-down by the lack of running speed or instant travel. A well-done game for relaxing and passing the time, while learning a bit of the Spanish culture and birds.

Super charming game, it can't bet much better than this. I initially gave it 4 and a half stars, but I can't see how this is not a five stars game as I write this.

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”

From the BAFTA-Award winning ustwo games studio comes Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. An absolutely fantastic experience, imbued with personality at every turn, that can be completed in a single session, with an emotional finish and a great message about preserving nature and it's wonders.

Join Alba Singh, a cute pig-tail haired girl, as she visits her grandparents on a fictional Mediterranean island of Pinar del Mar. She is ready for a peaceful summer of wildlife exploration with her friend Ines in the town of Secarral, but when the mayor decides to doom the island's nature reserve to a sad fate, they decided to gather up signatures for a petition from the people of the town.

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure shows the power of a little girl and what she can do to make things better. It feels like the world is actually becoming a better place through small act of kindness and compassion that you could do in the real world today. It’s a good game to give to children, to help pass along the idea that they can make a difference, they can help the world, if they so choose. The game is a great experience for all ages though, and anyone can help out mother nature with small deeds through out their lives.

It's a beautiful experience that I was very happy to be able to experience. I have to thank my good friend Gina for gifting it to me, such a lovely game and it will forever stay in my favorites list. I wish more games would bring so much joy and happiness.

Absolutely lovely experience, It was so fun exploring Alba's world!

Its main appeal are the 60ish birds (and a handful of other animals) that populate the island and breath life into it with unique animations, patterns, and most importantly - sound.

My only complaint is that Alba is essentially a snap like game where you photograph and catalogue birds, but the game cares very little for photography. There's no real album in the game and the catalogue adds a premade photos, ignoring the actual one you took.

Nevertheless it is a rich and vibrant island that anyone should pay a visit.

Este juego me representa tanto que me da miedo. Es pura nostalgia para mi, me recuerda a los veranos de cuando era un niño, esa semana típica de ir al País Valencià a un pueblo con playa y castillo olvidado. La combinación con la naturaleza y los pelotazos turísticos de la mano de los políticos más corruptos del Estado.

Está tan bien representado tanto por su arquitectura, como por sus npc que se les nota con su personalidad marcada a cada uno que te podrías encontrar en cualquier pueblo en verano.

Habiendo mamado un poco de campo todo resulta familiar, todos los animales que tienes que escanear.

Y por último sin hacer spoilers, el final del juego era una cosa esperable que por muy esperable que sea no lo hace peor porque a veces no hace falta un plot twist para que un final sea bueno.

Esta es una de las joyas ocultas y una vez más Ustwo ha hecho un juegazo. Mis dieces.

esse é mais um caso de jogo que se tornou muito especial porque dividi essa experiência com alguém. jogo fantástico e que marcou minha vida. agradeço muito à pessoa que me acompanhou.

A mediocre game that fails at fundamental levels. I think the game doesn't understand what it needs to do to be relaxing. Constantly having the camera taken away from me when I talk to a character doesn't feel relaxing, it's stressful and annoying. The incredibly slow pace of walking isn't relaxing, it's extremely frustrating. There's no jumping or anything either to do when you walk from place to place, nor much to see after you've been through an area once or twice.

The concept of finding animals is cool, but underdevelopped and there isn't much else to the game.

The game may be short but its cute

Une petite aventure écolo où se mêlent la survie d'une île et celle de ses espèces animales, armée de notre appareil photo et de notre bonne humeur.

C'est chill, c'est mignon comme tout, et une belle découverte.

this game is cute!! i generally do not like games where i have to take photos but i still thought this game was super well done :))

Wholesome. Delightful. Positive. All of these are more. An excellent, heart-warming game that has simple but very effective mechanics, terrific music and just generally put a smile on my face.


Un jeu tout mignon dans lequel on essaye de restaurer la biodiversité d'une île en la nettoyant et en prenant des photos de la faune au passage.

Très chill, parfait pour une après-midi de détente. À ranger à côté de A Short Hike.

Starts kinda rough but then it hooked me! I think they tried to make a game very approachable and the tutorial is a big part of that— but for me it became too handholdy and I enjoyed the game way more once I was juggling multiple tasks, could explore freely and had all of my tools. Still, that happens fairly quickly so it’s not that big of a deal.

Played the game in Spanish and it was very refreshing to read the dialogue written in a very authentic voice and all the references to the geographic zone it’s inspired by.

Need to return to this one. Absolutely adorable game, plays really well on the Deck

Jogo chad do caralho.
> Plante MAIS de um milhão de árvores.
> Coloque instituições de caridade antes dos créditos.
> Recicle.
> Repare a ilha.
> Tire foto de dezenas de animais.
> Aprecie a vista.
Espetacular.


such a fun, chill game to play. the visuals are great too

Was hoping for a little more out of this game, but the experience was enjoyable for what it was.

really nice cute game, good to chill and just turn your brain off

i’m living out my ecologist dreams