So pretty much done with the update as far as it goes without any save editing to see the Vanessa stuff.
Thoughts are similar to my first impressions, it' my least favorite update in a while. The Gym is neat, I guess, but it pales in comparison to say, the sleepover, or the crazy sex filled romp that was the class B update.
The lockout choices are going to be a problem down the line, and I can already see it starting here. We already have Mayo/Iris which isn't TOO bad as it only affects dates, but still seems kinda annoying. Next we have the Martin thing, as it stands there is NO advantage to being friends with Martin as you miss out on the Vanessa scene and everything you can do with Maria (which isn't much) can be done in a different way. Then there is the nerd/popular kid split, which again just feels unnecessary.
Sexy stuff still has the same issues that it always has, with a few exceptions, not enough description, I'm also starting to notice a lot of repeated positions and all too.
As for advancement. Really disappointed in the Mimi arc... it feels a bit stretched out. She's complaining in the Sauna about doing shit with Nate, but I mean, he can fingerbang her nightly, and she can blow him once a week. It's not like what's happening in the sauna is some new experience. The whole thing is trying my patience at this point.
Maria arc is probably even worse. Yeah, you can finger her now, but nothing more, and it only has what, 2 scenes? And more realistically it's one scene cut in half.
But again, the last update was pretty epic, so I'll give this one a bit of a pass. I'll also edit my save to see the Iris Gym scenes and see what's up with Vanessa.