I've finally managed to play the game extensively and I've pretty much done everything possible for this version; it is impossible to review a game this early in its development, so I'll just post a few impressions/suggestions; I'll also try to refrain as much as possible from comparing this game to RLE, but seeing that TNH has drawn huge inspiration from it, some comparisons are pretty much inevitable.
The run was pretty smooth, only had a couple of errors during the gameplay; one was saving and then loading the game during a "cinematic" dialogue, it gave me an error that forced me to load a previous save (luckily I'm the kind of guy that saves every five minutes, so it was not a big problem), and the other was during a date with Jean, when we went to the bathroom to have fun it caused an error, ignoring it just moved the game forward without generating other issues.
Story and supporting cast: the fact that there is an overarching story is already a plus; I like the fact that our MC is having "real" struggles with his power(s?) and his tenure at the academy is not just chasing down the entire female student body (and what a body, but I'll get to it later); the scenes between the various seasons really helped to flesh out the problems of being a new mutant with unknown-unfathomable abilities.
Xavier really seems the good professor we all know and love but I can't shake the feeling that he knows something and is hiding it from us (probably something related to the Shadow King?) Nightcrawler is a good bro, Colossus is a real comrade and I did not expect the Juggernaut quote from Deadpool.
The girls: having three gals from the beginning is not a bad start; they all need a different approach and I was happy to see what worked for each one and how they behaved towards the MC.
If I had to pick a favourite, I would say Jean (I'm a sucker for redheads and I really like the pampering oneechan dynamics, sue me), but all the ladies have interesting dynamics and quirks, so it's easy to actually get invested in them.
For a first release, I'd say it's a resounding success; my hope is that, seeing that the project has finally taken off, the next updates will be quicker, but I would not want the team to rush things.
Hopefully for the future we will see the implementation of threesomes-interactions between girls- finding a girl for our german blue friend.
I'll also join the discord later, but another thing that I've liked so far is the interaction between the guys involved in the project and the posters of this forum.