I have recorded a video teaser for Simpler Times, which you can watch in the video section or here:
Furthermore, despite it's only been two days since the release, Quakis of The Abandoned Workshops has already reviewed the level - it might have helped that he was one of the beta-testers, so he had a kind of "early access" to it as well! You can read his review here: The Abandoned Workshops - Simpler Times review (and while you're at it, you might also want to check his review of my older level Submachine that was written a few weeks ago).
I am really satisfied that the map resonated with him in just the exact way I hoped it would click with the audience! The conclusion of the review reads:
A tightly woven experience with engaging exploration, paced well so that each milestone has significance to the journey. SIMPLER TIMES takes a step back from Pistol’s prior work to put focus on Duke3D’s core aspects that make it’s gameplay tick. These range from solid combat setups and moment to moment flow, to interactive environments and larger set pieces that create change during the level. Traversing the city just to take in the sights and gawk at the spritework is also enjoyable enough on it’s own too, it’s a gorgeous piece of work where each component has its place.
Last but not least, I have uploaded a version of the level that includes 32-bit version of EDuke32 - so if your system is using 32-bit architecture, go fetch it at the files section!
