It's awesome, and made even better when restarts are both quick and cleverly incorporated into the soundtrack. The most satisfying part of Polar Vortex is the process of adapting and reacting and threading the needle through the moving map until the player feels completely in sync with the game. Needless to say, the spinning grew on me. It took some time to adjust to the pace of the player avatar's movement and the sharp angle of its turn, but once I did, I appreciated how well the obstacles' shapes and positions were tuned around my capabilities. You don't need me to tell you that this game is incredibly well-polished and thoughtfully designed - the collision detection feels fair, obstructions spawn in with enough time and distance for players to become aware of their presence, and the visual and audio presentation speaks for itself. I kept playing until I earned a slightly higher score, and now I'm here. And about twenty minutes later, I'd earned a score of 90.68 and finally felt qualified to leave a comment. Phenomenal job!Īlso, if it is okay for me to ask, what song did you use for this game?Ī few minutes into Polar Vortex, I was ready to criticize the spontaneous intermittent spinning for making it unreasonable for players to predict the positions of obstacles ahead of time, but I kept at it a little longer. I think that's about it, but even while writing this, I can't stop thinking about how good this game is! Please release this on the App Store asap cuz I am so ready to buy it. It would be nice to have it always happen at the same time so I could be like "Oh I hear the bass drop! Now I know I'm past the 30 second mark" or something like that without having to constantly glance at the timer to check up on how well I'm doing. During my playthroughs, the bass drop could happen before the 10 second mark, or it could happen near the 50 second mark. I know it might be hard to do cuz of how well the sound is mixed in with the gameplay, but I think having audio cues to know how far you are in your run would be helpful. Is it supposed to be the only one left spinning? It felt a bit strange but it's honestly such a small thing that I wouldn't care if you left it as it is.ģ) I kinda wish you started the song at the same time at the beginning of every round. I understand that the obstacles do not harm you when they are disappearing, but it still gives me a slight jolt when it happens, and I think players would have a more comfortable experience if the obstacles just disappeared when the player was on the other side of the circle.Ģ) I don't know if this is a bug or if it's intentional, but when you die while the three other circles are on screen (when the bass drops), all of the circles stop spinning except the bottom left one. This game is damn near perfect, but if I were to point out a couple of nitpicky things, it would be:ġ) Having the obstacles disappear when they are right in front of the player feels a bit strange. I especially love it when the beat drops and three more circles come into the screen. The fact that you were able to match the music with the actual gameplay so well is amazing. The thing that stood out to me the most is definitely the sound design. I love the simple and round art direction, and I'm in love with the animated background as well. So, changes in the polar vortex in the stratosphere can affect the strength of the jet stream and as a result whether we get milder or colder weather in winter.I am honestly so blown away by how polished this is. It's hard to believe that this game only took one week because it really looks like a game I could go and buy on the App Store right now. This has been linked to many spells of cold winter weather in recent years. Sometimes the polar vortex can even break down entirely, in an event called a ‘ Sudden Stratospheric Warming’. A weaker jet stream allows more frequent spells of northerly or easterly winds to affect the UK and in winter these bring very cold air from the Arctic and continental Europe. With a stronger jet stream, stormy and very wet weather tends to occur. In a typical UK winter, the jet stream brings winds from the west giving us our mild, damp climate. The jet stream is a fast moving ribbon of air around 5 to 7 miles (8 to 11km) above the earth that drives weather systems from the Atlantic towards the UK.Ĭonversely, when the polar vortex weakens, the jet stream also tends to weaken and become distorted. How does the Polar Vortex affect our weather?Ī strong polar vortex favours a strong jet stream.
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