Interesting start, I'll keep an eye on it (ha).
The story is a bit generic right now. I don't want to compare a new game to long developed ones, but with a college setting that has fighting be a core story point, it's going to be compared to Being a DIK and College Kings. Perhaps with it being a college specifically to train MMA it'll be different enough. I hope so.
Having a tall muscular LI is unfair to the rest of the characters, it almost cements Natasha to always be my #1. Having her be a softie only makes her better.
Liliana at first put me off, but after the initial shock I think I like her. While I found her personality and quirks fun, please don't go too far with it. She's right on the line between fun and annoying, so be careful.
Joseph it just a dick right now. You've picked the right outfit for him too, every time I see a Daz model in that I instantly hate them. I assume that it's just for some early drama and to spur Marcus to be more competitive in fights. Let's just wait to see how he evolves, or not. He might turn into a bro, but it's not looking good so far.
I'm curios to see how Nyah will contribute to the story. She obviously is a big part of Marcus' life and has a relationship tracked in the phone, but she is not on the episode end screen. Though she is on the end card, so it's likely she will appear again.
I have no problem with a black MC. Ignore anyone that's butthurt about that, make the character that you want in your game. Also, it's nice to see a black character that's not the usual Daz models.
Not sure what you meant with the sex scenes. I'm fine with slow burn games, as long as they actually get there in the end. When you say no close up penetration shots, that's fine. While it's nice to see that, I much prefer shots where you can see the characters' expressions in sex scenes. The sex scenes are why we're all here though, so if you are saying they may not ever happen, that's a bit concerning.