Senzait
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Its never too late. Specially with new installations of the series coming out. Not only gameplay mechanisms but even a couple of combos will be translated, so previous knowledge is always beneficial.
Having said that when you have friends who have played the game for a while it can be discouraging since winning becomes a rare occurrence. My advice it to pull through, concentrate on the basics first and keep playing. The execution and combos will eventually be ingrained in your head. I can now pull off iMCF in my sleep, but my first half year I almost quit playing Yoshi because I couldn't for my life do it.
Having said that when you have friends who have played the game for a while it can be discouraging since winning becomes a rare occurrence. My advice it to pull through, concentrate on the basics first and keep playing. The execution and combos will eventually be ingrained in your head. I can now pull off iMCF in my sleep, but my first half year I almost quit playing Yoshi because I couldn't for my life do it.