Mikko Sandt, the reviewer from MSDN, a site dedicated to game (and especially to Duke Nukem 3D user levels) reviews that's been around for almost 25 years, has reviewed Simpler Times, giving it a high rating of 96/100. You can read his review here:
Here are some of the quotes from his review and the main page news regarding the level's release:
Check out Alex Pistol's Simpler Times for one of the most impressive maps ever created for our beloved Duke3D.
After Simpler Times it's fair to ask, where does one go from here? Can anyone hope to pack more great design and creative ideas into a single map file than Alex has done with Simpler Times?
I have to admit, I'm extremely happy with the overall response the level has received so far! It's really nice seeing comments from people who say they spent 3 hours in the level just exploring and looking at things and they actually enjoyed it!
Here's a link to Devon's (The Legend of Devon) Youtube playthrough which happened live on stream last Saturday. The level took him about 3 hours to complete. I was present for about an hour at the beginning in the chat, providing some extra comments - along with several other experienced level designers for Duke 3D!
Last but not least, Duke Map/Mod of the Month Club, an initiative started by FistMarine and myself some 2.5 years ago on Duke4 forums and now ran solely by FistMarine, where people play and comment on certain TC or specific author's maps for a month, has picked my creations for January of 2024. You can chime in to the discussion here:
Duke Map/Mod of the Month Club - January 2024 - topic on Duke4 forums
