I cannot think of a single game that tops Killer7 in terms of stylistic cohesion. Nothing is wasted. Every element—visual, aural, ludic, and literary—is moving in perfect harmony towards a singular goal and when it reaches that goal it lands with the force of a bullet to the brain. This game feels like the antidote to decades of poisonous, pigeonholed triple-A design—a bold counter to the idea that these homogenous design trends won out because they are universally the best way to do things. More and more, games look the same, play the same, tell their story in the same damn ways. Suda, for his entire career, has been shouting from the rooftops: It doesn't have to be this way! We can (and should) do things differently! And no game screams louder than Killer7. Some day I hope we listen.