I was sent a free copy by the devs and they were cool!

Cookie Cutter is kinda just alright. It isn't the best metroidvania out there, but it also isn't the worst thing in the world. At first I was thrown off a bit by the moments of over the top goryness and the design of the main character, how you can see her panties whenever she moves. But besides that, the art-style of the game is nice and it's kinda similar to Hi-Fi Rush.

The gameplay is fine, I never felt like I wanted to explore every nook and cranny of each room. The combat is pretty difficult at times and the arena fights can take quite a while, but completing them feels satisfying. The different weapons all look cool and have nice animations but some are just a lot weaker than others. Nothing was really bad about the platforming and movement, but it didn't really feel that good.

The weirdest part of the game I think is the pacing. So much stuff is seemingly shoved in during the final third of the game that it makes me think the devs originally planned for the game to be longer. Abilities, NPCs, Story. It all feels really rushed and undeveloped.

Also the game ends on a really abrupt cliffhanger that's not even a cliffhanger. It's just like the story stops at a certain point unsatisfyingly.

This was a nice game to play in the background while listening to some podcasts. Not that bad but not that good either.