Hi, I don't know if this is the right sub to ask in, but I really don't know where else I could.

My father absolutely hates video games; he considers them practically the worst thing in the world.

My parents got divorced, and I went to live with my father.

He has strictly forbidden me from bringing any gaming devices (I own a Nintendo Switch and a gaming PC); the only device I have for “gaming” is my mobile phone.

I love video games; they were a part of my childhood and have been a passion of mine since I was little.

I tried talking to him about it, and he flew into a rage, accusing me of wanting to do nothing all day long (for context, I’m 19 and actively looking for a job).

Is anyone else in the same situation? If so, can you give me some advice on what to do?

FOV is at 65 instead of default 100 to make it more cinematic, but it makes the game harder (harder to have enemy-awareness, hard to do very quick traversal movement etc). i still do think you should play at like 80 FOV or something compared to 100

Back when I had endless free time, beating everything on "Nightmare" or "Hardcore" felt like a badge of honor. Nowadays, after a full work day, bullet-sponge enemies and repeating the same checkpoint fifteen times just feels like wasted time. Switching to "Normal" or even "Story Mode" made gaming genuinely relaxing again. Did your difficulty preference drop as you got older?

As a kid I had no trouble creating storylines and characters in my head when immersing myself in a videogame (especially more open rpg's etc), it seems that getting older has atrophied my imagination/ability to get immersed.

Have you noticed the same thing happening or have you always been able to roleplay no problem? Have you found a way to get back some of that old magic?

(I haven’t played any Souls games. I am a working adult and barely have time to play games. I prefer story based games that are moderate in difficulty. I do not have time for soul like games where you keep on dying for hours in order to figure out the bosses moves. I prefer games that you can lock into after a heavy day at work. Eg. Resident Evil 9, God of War Ragnarok, Ghost of Tsushima/Yotei, Witcher 3, Cyberpunk etc.

So do you think Onimusha is worth giving a shot or do you think it will be too tough for my likeness?

(Please react to this post if you are in the same position as me)

I used to love clearing every single question mark on an endless map as a teenager. Nowadays, seeing an UI cluttered with hundreds of icons, fetch quests, and artificial level-gating triggers instant mental exhaustion before I even finish the prologue. I find myself craving focused, tightly crafted 12-to-15 hour linear games instead. Did your gaming taste naturally shift towards shorter experiences as you got older, or do you still prefer massive sandboxes?

You finally watch the credits roll, shut down the system, and just sit in silence. For the next two or three weeks, booting up anything else feels completely hollow and boring because you're still mentally stuck living inside that world. Which game hit you with that feeling the hardest?

Not just talking about universally praised titans like Skyrim or Halo, but games where the music completely outclassed the actual gameplay or turned a mediocre project into a memorable experience. Which composer went entirely above and beyond what the project actually required?