While i'm definitely not amazing or probably tournament worthy, I do have to note that I picked up Smash Bros U pretty fast for someone who only played 2-4 hours one day a week. It did help that I watched someone play For Glory mode and chose Mario because he seemed easy to learn, as well as having a ton of (casual) experience (with brother and friends) from Melee and Brawl.
Still, it felt a bit surprising to going from "What the heck are these wii-mote and nunchuck controls" to wiping the floor with everyone else in less than 2 hours. I couldn't beat one guy who played a ton of the game at home though.
This year it's still the same. I never played the game outside Saturday Game Nights, but after Bayonetta 2 Infinite Climax Mode i've gotten a LOT better with timing and perfect blocking. That one guy I couldn't compete actually got destroyed by me twice in an Omega 1-on-1 (3 stock matches, i still had 2 left in both matches). The match felt pretty intense but it made me feel like despite limited playtime I've learned a lot.
Even if he wasn't completely serious for all of the first match (Which i know he wasn't) and wasn't one of his better characters on the second, It still shows growth from when I only took of 1 of his lives when he wasn't being serious at all near the beginning.
Still, it felt a bit surprising to going from "What the heck are these wii-mote and nunchuck controls" to wiping the floor with everyone else in less than 2 hours. I couldn't beat one guy who played a ton of the game at home though.
This year it's still the same. I never played the game outside Saturday Game Nights, but after Bayonetta 2 Infinite Climax Mode i've gotten a LOT better with timing and perfect blocking. That one guy I couldn't compete actually got destroyed by me twice in an Omega 1-on-1 (3 stock matches, i still had 2 left in both matches). The match felt pretty intense but it made me feel like despite limited playtime I've learned a lot.
Even if he wasn't completely serious for all of the first match (Which i know he wasn't) and wasn't one of his better characters on the second, It still shows growth from when I only took of 1 of his lives when he wasn't being serious at all near the beginning.