I got into it with no hype, as an Internet-less European who never saw a videogame trailer before (aside from Pokémon ones on TV), and loved it as no other game before it.
Before you end up selling the house and moving to the pile of shit, let me tell you that there's nothing wrong in living with your parents. Everyone I know at age 25 still has legal residency at their parents' house.
Please approach women in public. It's okay.