Quick first impressions:
--I'm guessing the scene EK thought most people wouldn't be expecting is IanxJess and that did surprise me some, but the one I really wasn't expecting was IanxMinerva, which I was pleased by, just a nice quick & dirty scene. And very interesting that she's the one who brings up the idea of helping Ian win the book contest...
--I also got the bug with Cindy's scene on my non-Cindy, IanxHolly route, but I have to say the scene itself was very hot, and for those invested in that relationship, some great stuff.
--Ivy is still stringing Jeremy along, with just a little kiss and nothing else! I laughed out loud at that one. Nicely played, EK.
--Confirmation that Cherry won't be at Perry's because of visiting her family (and because Lena's going), Jeremy wasn't invited, and Cindy will be doing her horizontal mambo photo shoot with Axel. Everyone here called that last one but the others I don't remember us being sure about one way or another.
--Interesting that, in EK's post releasing the Alpha, she very much presented the MMA tournament as a side-quest not affecting anything else in Ian's storyline. I understand the reasoning, especially for those players not interested in the tournament or not interested in mini-games, but it still seems to me like a bit of a missed opportunity.
--Overall, it was about the length I expected for a prologue, and I thought the MMA fight was handled well (I lost twice and won once), and on my Manwhore Ian route I enjoyed the IanxCherry scene best, because his inner Chad could dominate Cherry as she still wants to be even though she's not with Axel anymore. But of course on my canon IanxHolly route, I'm aiming for the Holly Trinity and so am eagerly thinking about what shenanigans can happen at the beach house in the full chapter...