"Yo...you wanna make some awesome? Then you want to work with Ed. Making big awesome is his specialty. I worked with Ed for a number of years at another developer where he was pretty awesome. But then I went and made my own thing and hired Ed to write some stuff for me and come up with cool ideas. And that is when he became "The Big Awesome". Ed is not only an excellent guy to work with, he has also gotten better and more awesome over the years. From now on, I look forward to having Ed assist my company with more awesome whenever possible. So to sum it up, work with Ed. Cause he is mutha ******* awesome."

"Ed came to us on Duke Nukem Forever with a ridiculously daunting task -- take a collection of maps that had evolved over years, been hacked apart and reassembled, and in some cases pulled entirely from the game, and create a coherent story, background, and narrative descriptions from all that. And he did it splendidly. He came up with creative solutions for our narrative dilemmas and offered a ton of great ideas on how to fix narrative flaws and gaps we had yet to address. At the time of the studio's closure he was about to work on our final script, and I'm disappointed that we never got a chance to see what would have come of that. I would recommend Ed to anyone. He's friendly, honest, creative, humble, and, most of all, an excellent writer."

"Ed is such an excellent writer, so easy to work with, and never needs a lot of managing. For those reasons, he has become my go-to writer. I've hired him 3 times already and I will continue to hire him. Funny, concise, intelligent and cohesive - he's the best!"

"Ed is our go-to guy for the most important cases in our CSI games. His stories are twisted, his schemes dastardly, and his characters depraved. Just what we want! He also has an excellent game design sense, which is very rare in a writer of his caliber. Typically a lot of editing is required to make a script workable in a game, but not so with Ed. His stuff is professional, polished, and ready to go the moment he turns it in. He's the first person we'll call when the next game comes around!"

"Mr. Kuehnel is a consummate storyteller. I had the pleasure of collaborating with Ed on two diverse projects this year, and his sense of a story's path is truly impressive. To say that Ed is creative or clever would be a monumental understatement. His sharp wit and the ability to turn around high quality work in a short time line make him a cut above the rest. I look forward to working with Ed again in the coming years."

"Ed has been such a pleasure to work with that I keep calling him back. I first hired Ed a few years ago as a freelance writer for CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder. I have since worked with him on two more CSI games. He has always delivered creative, quality story writing with all the details that go along with writing for games on time. He is one of the handfull of writers I've worked with who is not only a great story teller, but also truly understands the ins and outs of writing for games."

"Ed wrote dialogue script for one of our titles and did a great job. He researched each character thoroughly and produced a funny and well-written script."

"We originally hired Ed to write two of five episodes of one of our licensed games. Of the three writers we had, his work required the least effort on our part to integrate into the game. So, when we needed someone to rewrite one of the other episodes, Ed was the obvious choice."

"Ed is as good as they come as far as writing goes. In fact, he is so good that I don't expect to have the luck again to work with any writer as professional and talented as him in our industry. Furthermore, Ed is also extremely adept at voice acting direction and management, to this date he is by far the best that I have ever worked with in this respect. If you get a chance to play Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude you will know what I (and the critics) are talking about!"

"I had the pleasure of working with Ed on several projects of varying scopes. Whatever the goal at hand, you can always count on him to deliver the (superbly-written) goods on time in a professional manner."

"Working with Ed was some of the best times I have had in the industry. He is a solid creative writer, overflowing with ideas and hilarity that translates directly to the high quality of his work."

"Ed is an extremely gifted writer and designer. I worked with Ed on several console games, and look forward to working with him again someday."

"Ed is one of the most talented, reliable, and trustworthy people that I have worked with so far. Throughout the history of the game industry, there haven't been very many legitimately funny games. With the Leisure Suit Larry project Ed knocked it out of the park! The game industry would be much better off if there were more people like Ed Kuehnel writing game scripts."

"Working with Ed was truly a pleasure. Rarely have I seen someone take as much pride in their work. Ed is the kind of person who cares passionately about his writing and is willing to put in a tremendous amount of effort in order to see that it is as good as it can be. He welcomes criticism and takes it very seriously. The result is some of the best writing that I have ever seen in video games."

"I found Ed extremely easy to collaborate with and I'm very pleased with the work he did for us on "Colors". Even though we live in different countries, and the fact that I actually haven't met Ed in person, I experienced no problems in communication. Ed always delivers top quality and on time. The dialogues he did for me had just the perfect balance of humour and attitude I was looking for."

"Ed developed a story treatment for me for CSI: Three Dimensions of Murder. The quality of work he delivered was excellent, and the work was on schedule. His strengths in character and story development were exactly what I needed for the project. Further, I was very impressed with his flexibility and creativity when changes were requested. I would hire him again in a heartbeat."

"I worked with Ed for over 3 years at HVS. He's a well organized, extremely talented writer who's friendly, positive attitude is a benefit to any company that employs him."

"Ed wrote the funniest stuff that ever appeared in a game. He understands both writing and gameplay. He works hard, and everyone loves working with him."

"Ed is a great Designer, with a most wicked sense of humor. He also tells his ideas to others flawlessly"