I really do not consider myself narrow minded. And while i said that some of my parents' views are what people had in the middle ages, i did not say i didn't respect them or that i want them to change. It's the fact that even talking about these things makes them so agitated that they try to force their beliefs on me and take everything i say as an insult to them. Discussing about anything other than who did what, what car X person bought, whose kids dropped out and the likes, is shameful to them.

We're all Christians, and yeah they may believe in some things that i find a little too extreme, but they're far from fanatics. It's not like we go to church every Sunday or anything. I don't think it's about religion, rather than the circumstances and the environment they grew up in. And no, going to university doesn't make me an expert on life, i just mentioned it because i believe I'm a very different person than who i was, say, 4 years ago. People you meet, things you do, places you visit- they all affect one's personality and forge their character.

As far as homosexuality goes, yeah i make jokes about gays with my friends on a daily basis, but to me they are people like any other with just a different sexual orientation. Few gays I've met were really kind, funny and open hearted people, and you'd never know they're gay unless you got to know them well. So, again, people like any other.

And, seriously, homosexuality as a genetic condition? Only clueless people would believe that. Although there are ongoing studies, the majority of the science community(genetics, neuroscience, psychophysiology) does not support that claim. Even if, years from now, homosexuality was linked to a specific marker, or comprehensive changes and alterations in the genome, how would it be a "condition"? Condition usually hints pathology, of which gays have none. Would you feel the need to "cure" them? It would be as much a condition as black/white people are, as red-haired people are, as blue eyed people are; that's genetic variety. IF it is ever proven to be genetic.

@Gaming-Planet: I wish my parents could adopt even 10% of that thinking. I don't think they'll ever appreciate any of it. No matter how hard i try to explain something, they constantly mistake my efforts for direct insults towards them.

@schu: You could also interpret the title as me not being human like them. Not what i meant either way. We are not alike when it comes to our way of thinking, beliefs and views. Not sure what you mean by the second comment. I never enforced anything upon them. And they don't "bother" me. They just cannot sustain a certain level of quality(or however you may call it) in their conversations.

@Storm_Marine: I understand that they have entirely different views(some of which I'd leave back in the 15th century were it up to me) from me. What i dislike is that they don't even have views on certain matters, and they think I'm some crazy person for having one on them(or so their behavior tells me). I told them what i firmly believe, which is that life is not measured in years but in experiences, and that, to me, a person who's done anything and everything and passes on at an early age, has lived a better/more fulfilling life than someone who's been doing the same things over for 80 years. You should've seen the grins they got. They went on the defensive and i proceeded to tell them (or attempt to, at least) that this is how i see things, how it's my own opinion. Never got around to finishing my thought because, again, they got offended, somehow.

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I just had a horrible talk turned argument with my parents. My folks are lovely, hard working, caring. They're honest people and have always provided for me, they still do. They got me a car, my mom always makes me great food, they'll choose not to go out themselves so they give that money to me instead. We have always been very close, with my sister too.

But the world they inhabit is nothing like the one i do. I'm currently in university, studying physical therapy, with hopes to switch over to medschool after i get my bachelors. I've spent time with professors, read my fair shair of books (mostly academic textbooks), watched documentaries and lots of movies, traveled to a few places. I have accepted that everything from the smallest thing to reality itself is different for everyone;what's a certain way to me might be another way to someone else.

They can't grasp that. They believe there's a "normal" and it's the same for everyone. They project their own opinions and views of themselves literally on every single matter they ever discuss. While we were "conversing", my dad threw out something like <<as far as I'm concerned, gay people will always be sick people >>. I was honestly left speechless. I realized the root of the problem possibly comes from the times they grew in, the people they were surrounded by and the ideals they were brought up with. Their sight is incredibly limited and their way of thinking simple and singular. It feels like they have a field of view of 30 degrees and can't see past that. Everything i say, even when i quote their very own words, they turn against me, think i insulted them and get offended and angry.

This was the first time we talked about our views in this depth. Previous attempts to have this kind of conversation all failed miserably mere minutes after they began. I could talk about views and cosmic theories for hours, but they cannot. Their own insecurities surface almost immediately and the discussion turns into a disaster. I raise my voice (not because of frustration but rather passion on the subject), they tell me to calm down. I speak calmly and steadily, they start yelling themselves. From weak to medieval to nonexistent points- they're all there, right around each corner.

They said that the neighbors can hear us talking about this stuff and had this look on them, like we were committing a crime or more like they were utterly ashamed of having such a conversation. To them, anyone who's ever visited a psychologist is insane and to be avoided; just an example of their opinions.

I love them, but they are incapable of talking about anything other than mundane, repetitive things of our daily routine. I don't know what to say or think. We are close, but couldn't be any further apart. I can't help but be glad i don't see the world the way they do. They have soft hearts, love and kindness in them, but their views on fundamental concepts of life are simplistic and shallow. Some things that i believe everyone, not just intellectuals, should have looked in on, they probably have never even discussed before in their lives.

@putaspongeon Thanks for the suggestions, i will check out as many as i can and see which ones fit my tastes the most.

@johnmclane26 Played it, finished it, loved it. Thank you nonetheless.

@gamerstoper_ Not really a fan of mobile games.

@RSM-HQ Oh gee RE7 is installed on my computer, got it on a sale some time ago but I haven't touched it ever since lol. Though I'm surprised to hear it's not just a jump scare fest. I should try it out. In full daylight. With the lights on. Don't really have a good record with horror games.

@suicidesn0wman Great, thanks!

Thanks for the suggestions. I have already finished Until Dawn and DE Mankind Divided, though i might try Human Revolution since i've only watched gameplay videos of it. Yakuza 0 sounds enticing, been reading good things about it, it's also on the lower side of prices so i might give it a go.

First of all, allow me to say that I just finished FFXV and my life is somewhat changed lol. For some reason the game had a huge impact on me and I shed lots of tears in certain chapters, leading up to the finale at which point I was legit crying, my heart a broken mess and clinical depression right around the corner.

I know many FF fans didn't like it for various reasons, but it's the first time I properly played a FF game and I fell completely in love with it. It was right up my alley. 3rd person(ofc), the open world was pretty decent(though it's not a prerequisite for me), gameplay was fluid, combat was something I thoroughly enjoyed and looked forward to(unlike in most games where combat is a dread/really don't like turn-based either), leveling and progression were superb, graphics were stunning and the story..well, no need to say anything more.

SO, what are some other games I can play that offer a similar experience as far as the story is concerned? I value the story above all else, but I can't say I like playing 16/8 bit/2d/15 year old games, meaning that graphics are a big factor for me as well (I do, after all, spend quite some time looking at in-game sceneries, taking it all in). No need for specific genres, anything will do. From 1st person linear, to 3rd person fully open world, I enjoy anything long as the story is solid.

Games not to recommend:

Mass Effect(my favorite series, played the trilogy 5 times/currently playing Andromeda)

Witcher 3(loved it, finished it twice)

Anything from Quantic Dream/played it all

Horizon Zero Dawn(planning to play it soon)

Nier Automata(also planning to play it)

Popular opinion(at least in my country) associates gaming with a myriad of bad things, but every time i play a game that touches me this much i know my heart is in the right place. So, guys and gals, suggestions?

Edit: forgot to say, i have a ps4 and a pc, so anything on either of these platforms will do.

I have a question regarding a game option in Mass Effect Andromeda on pc, called Resolution Scale.

Right now I'm playing the game on a 1080p monitor. The default setting is <<Auto 1080p mode>>. I assume that means the game is rendering at my native res which is 1920x1080, right?

So when i set Res Scale to custom and set the value at 1.0, shouldn't the game still be rendering at 1080p? But even at 1.0 there is a massive fps drop.

Meanwhile, if Resolution Scale is set to Auto 1080p mode, and i change the rendering resolution of the game to something higher than my native, like 1440p through nvidia's dsr, there is no change in picture quality or performance, which makes me think that resolution scale actually controls the resolution as long as it's on default 1080p mode.

Can anyone explain to me how this setting works? It's not the same as in other games, Battlefield 1 for example, where 100% res scale means the game's rendering at your native res/whatever res you have selected.

No I'm not. I'm tired of low quality rpg wannabes. A game like Witcher 3 or FFXV i'd enjoy anytime, and to be honest i want more games like them. Open world rpg is the recipe for success, if the developers actually want to develop a game and not a cashgrab.

This.