Yeah u have to learn to use your right stick to aim while you're not locked on. It is a Souls must.

Certain enemies are easier via the manual way.

My cousin started playing a couple weeks ago. He spent many hours in the first area before he started to get a hang of the mechanics. Now though, he's hooked;)

In Bloodborne you adopt a much more aggressive attitude than in the Souls series where you can use a shield.

You can get a shield in Bloodborne although I personally don't recommend it.

If I remember rightly you are given the choice of a Cleaver, Axe or a Whip/Cane when you first enter Hunters's Dream.

I have found that the Axe is a short to medium strength weapon and is excellent for taking out multiple enemies while the Whip/Cane is a skill weapon and is great for taking out enemies at a longer distance. The cleaver is basically a short range and faster weapon.

Then there is the choice of the pistol for single targets or a blunderbuss which has a wider spread but less power.

You will be able to get pebbles. Don't think these are useless, they are excellent to annoy individual enemies so you can lure them away from the crowd.

I actually found the Cleric beast first and was destroyed since my level and skill were too low. You need to be comfortable in taking out the ogre like beasts (eg. the one pounding on the gate) and the man beasts (sort of a cross between a human and a werewolf) before you try the Cleric beast or you can summon Father Gascoigne at the empty fountain.

Note: If you find Father Gascoigne first before you attempt the Cleric beast (I did this by myself at level 15) you won't be able to summon him.

Hint: When you do eventually fight Father Gascoigne (I beat him at level 24) the Whip is very useful and a special item can help at the later stages of the fight only. Then use weapons that you should always carry with you and don't forget to dodge because if you get cornered then it's all over.

Don't be afraid of dying since I died over 30 times in this fight before I finally worked out what to do and how to go about doing it.

Not at all, it was just determination and learning to play the game. Its not a gamers ability that stops them playing hard games, its their lack of patience as they want instant gratification from their games.

I have been playing games since i was about 5 ( i'm 27 now ) I have raged that many times at games over the years that it's got to the point where i just want to avoid really challenging games. The good feeling of finally beating something you have been trying to beat for so long doesn't last long enough for me.

I don't think the online component affects the singleplayer, it would not be a problem with difficultymodes, there are already a lot of games heavily focused on competitive multiplayer like Halo or Call of Duty and they all have several difficulty options for singleplayer. People who want to dedicate a huge load of time into 1 game and want to get seriously attached to a multiplayer don't play the games on easymode anyways. You know I don't think the guys who still play Halo 5 every weekend are the ones who play the Halo story on easy, they are the ones who play on heroic or legendary. And all the other people who just want to enjoy some time with the story and don't want to get dedicated that much drop anyways always fast out. This not changes if you add several difficulty modes for singeplayer or not. There are a lot of Souls players already who maybe never even try multiplayer or just try a few matches and than drop out.

And plus I have a lot ot trust in From Software, I am 100% sure they would find solutions to make this fair and good for everyone. You know I don't get how people who claim to be Soulsfans don't trust From Software to nail this, especially because there are already other games who doing it.

Sorry, I should have been more clear, I was trying to say that complaining about a learning curve is stupid. Some games have steeper ones than others.