Meet the Team: Ludwig Kietzmann
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ May 22nd 2008 at 4:25PM }
- Name: Ludwig Kietzmann
- Job Position: Senior Contributing Editor, podcast host and typo killer.
- Past Experience/Education: I have a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, with majors in Computer Science, Mathematical Techniques and Organizational Psychology. Fat lot of good that did me. Before joining Joystiq, I awarded games 3 out of 10 at some more obscure review sites.
- Life Outside of the 'Stiq: If, hypothetically, I ever left my laptop, it would be to watch a movie, get lost in a good book or wrestle down marauding lions.
- Why I'm Blogging: Though the ability to mash words together in order to form coherent sentences has brought me nothing but trouble, I rather enjoy it. Blogging is a great outlet for creative writing, opinion and unrelenting use of puns.
- First game experience: Destroying invaders (from space!) on a hand-me-down piece of hardware attached to a yellowed, CGA monitor. How many aliens have died by my hand since then?
- Favorite games: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Grim Fandango, No One Lives Forever, Half-Life 2, Jet Set Radio, Metal Gear Solid 3, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Beyond Good & Evil and ... Rayman 2.
- Can love bloom on the battlefield? I need scissors! 61!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
David Hinkle @ May 22nd 2008 4:28PM
The only man to have ever defeated me in a match of DOA4. He is the Gray Fox to my Solid Snake, only without the sacrificing himself to Metal Gear part.
Moffka @ May 22nd 2008 4:41PM
WOLF!!!!
DazzPFR @ May 22nd 2008 4:55PM
You are f'n cool sir! Monkey Island 2! HAHA Awesome. Grim Fandango! AND!!! Jet Set Radio! i'm about to dig out my Dreamcast and pop that in....I miss that game.
Chase @ May 22nd 2008 5:00PM
Ludwig for President in 2008.
FOXHOUND @ May 23rd 2008 6:54AM
;_; Normally I save DREAMCAST NOSTALGIA WEEKEND for September... but... I miss my noisy 56k-modem'ed, loud-ass GDROM drive and surprisingly kick ass games I have for it.
Kye @ May 22nd 2008 4:45PM
Please now we can has...
Oh, wait.
Yea! Ludwig!
(I am the only one to think of Koopa's kid every time they hear than name?)
GatorSax2010 @ May 22nd 2008 4:48PM
Nope, I've always imagined him with big blue hair.
http://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/c/c4/SMB3_LudwigVonKoopa.jpg/180px-SMB3_LudwigVonKoopa.jpg
Mr Khan @ May 22nd 2008 5:22PM
Ludwig von Koopa; yep
J.Goodwin @ May 22nd 2008 4:45PM
Rayman 2.
Good choice :D
ApolloIV @ May 22nd 2008 4:48PM
You have impeccable taste in games good sir.
Kye @ May 22nd 2008 4:52PM
I must agree.
Ocarina of Time, best game evar.
yes, yes I did go there.
samfish @ May 22nd 2008 5:09PM
You're really goin' out on a limb with that one, Kye...
SimonZA @ May 22nd 2008 5:00PM
Greetings from Cape Town my good man!
:)
NATO_Duke @ May 22nd 2008 4:59PM
*obligatory silly comment*
I forgot about No One Lives Forever - it was a fun game!
DWells55 @ May 22nd 2008 5:06PM
Yeah, I had a blast with No One Lives Forever 2. Just found the box while sifting through the games in my room, I'm tempted to give it another play-through.
Chase @ May 22nd 2008 4:59PM
Luuuuuuudwiiiiig, watch out for snaaaaaaake.
...s.
Marty @ May 22nd 2008 5:01PM
I see Ludwig's got some good taste in games. Nice!
Anticrawl @ May 22nd 2008 5:19PM
With the exception of Metal Gear Solid 3 that is a fantastic list.
Raikage (LDF CRAB BATTLE!!!) @ May 23rd 2008 3:34AM
What are you smokin'? MGS3 IS THAT LIST
Anticrawl @ May 23rd 2008 4:22AM
Nah, Metal Gear Solid has always been a niche title. Just not my thing. The original Metal Gear on the NES was fun though.
FOXHOUND @ May 23rd 2008 6:56AM
-slips in a pool of Anticrawl sarcasm jizz- Damnit. x_o
Anticrawl @ May 23rd 2008 2:13PM
Are you sopping wet?
Korova @ May 22nd 2008 5:23PM
I knew you had a mathematical mind, Ludwig. You pun with such precision.
Also, you are my favorite blogger on Joystiq because you love language so much, even if it frequently takes the form of pun pills.
As for that last name, are you thinking of changing your stage name to Luddy K, now that Cliffy B's spot is free?
Mr Khan @ May 22nd 2008 5:23PM
I must agree, they're all games that are all well-beloved by pretty much all
I too especially appreciate the nod to Rayman 2
Noshino @ May 22nd 2008 5:27PM
I was reading...
"If, hypothetically, I ever left my laptop, it would be to watch a movie, get lost in a good book or wrestle..."
and I stopped at wrestle, I was like "Damn, Ludwig wrestles? what kind of wrestler must he be, fuck man, if he can wrestle lions, then mexican luchadores are nothing for him...what could his nickname be? El Fuego, no too common, El Rey, hell no, fuck it, El Ludwig, that shit is both unique and also mad scary, Imagine his opponent, he would be all like "Holy shit bato..."..."
Ok, I think I need to go get some food now...
Neebs @ May 22nd 2008 5:30PM
No wonder he's so funny. He used to play adventure games.
Ludwig Kietzmann @ May 24th 2008 4:58PM
Whaddaya mean "used" to?
Neebs @ May 24th 2008 6:37PM
Oh yeah, that's right. The genre was revived after years in a coma.
CB @ May 22nd 2008 5:40PM
"University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg"
Did you just make that up on the spot?
*don't hurt me Witerwaterersranddy pupils*
Mr Khan @ May 22nd 2008 7:41PM
Afrikaans is always an amusing language
Korova @ May 22nd 2008 10:56PM
I thought it was an incomplete name Wit Waters and ... What?
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ May 22nd 2008 6:04PM
"...or wrestle down marauding lions."
Knew it!
Benny @ May 22nd 2008 6:20PM
Is it weird that you look exactly how I imagined?
theturtle363 @ May 22nd 2008 6:20PM
Ludwig? Ludwig?! LUUUUUUDWIIIIIIG!!!
Dustin @ May 22nd 2008 6:44PM
That, my good man, is the best Meet the Team image EVER.
Also, you rock. Your passion for the English language, as well as puns, makes me a better man. ..or at least a jollier-man. Is that even how you spell jollier? I don't think I've ever typed that before.
SEE WHAT YOU DO FOR ME!!!???
Ross Miller @ May 22nd 2008 8:34PM
Glad you like my artwork :D
BIlly G @ May 22nd 2008 7:00PM
Cheers Ludwig. Yours are always the posts that make me laugh the most, thanks to your firm grasp of language, and your subtle but often abstract wit.
Carry on, then.
HighFiveJesus @ May 22nd 2008 7:47PM
We both know those invaders were only possibly from space.
kftgr @ May 22nd 2008 10:00PM
Ludwig has a Bachelors of Science degree? Would not have thought, given the quality of his creative writing. Not that that's not possible, but unlikely -- makes me appreciate his awesomeness even more!
gaymerxbox360 @ May 22nd 2008 10:41PM
OMG HE IS SO CUTE !!!
Anticrawl @ May 23rd 2008 4:25AM
Hahaha, ahhh I love that name.
Ariel @ May 23rd 2008 4:41PM
MINE!
gaymerxbox360 @ May 24th 2008 4:48PM
We will see!
Ariel @ May 24th 2008 5:14PM
Is that a challenge, good sir? If it is, I will gladly accept.
gaymerxbox360 @ May 24th 2008 8:24PM
back off you most unclean Bi7ch! I saw him first.
Ariel @ May 25th 2008 1:14AM
Aw, I just wanted to have a little fun. Please don't resort to name-calling. Besides, I win by default, because he actually is my boyfriend.
Ludwig Kietzmann @ May 26th 2008 11:34AM
She also has a really big purse and isn't afraid to swing it.
gaymerxbox360 @ May 26th 2008 1:34PM
Well I happen to have a large man purse as well. The both of us will so fast we will have a purse duel similar to the duel chainsaws in gears. Instead of fighting the locust... we're fighting for your love.
gaymerxbox360 @ May 26th 2008 1:42PM
Well I happen to have a large man purse as well. The both of us will swing so fast we will have a purse duel similar to the duel chainsaws in gears 2. Instead of fighting the locust... we're fighting for your love.
Ariel @ May 27th 2008 5:59PM
I personally don't like using my purse as a weapon if I can avoid it. There are a lot of necessities in there, you know. Might I suggest Wii-motes instead? There's a lot more versatility in those things, and it'd be nice using them for SOMETHING. And I'm happy to fight for Ludwig's love. Especially if it'll make him blush. Any time, any place.