Iosefka's Clinic | Walkthrough Bloodborne Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
When the game will begin walk through the only open door which you can see it in the left part of the room. Here you can read the notes left by the Messengers (they are focused mostly on the controls).
In the next room you will meet your first enemy. You don't even have to try and fight him since he will kill you instantly because you don't have any weapon.
Note: It is possible to avoid this death and reaching the first lantern that carries you over to the Hunter's Dream. However, you gain nothing this way, the effect will be the same as if you died.
You will be transferred to the Hunter's Dream. It is a buffer place which allows you to perform several actions such as upgrading your weapons, trading, fast travelling and so on. While you are walking through this area you can read some notes which will reveal some information about control and fighting.
Your main goal, though, is to get a weapon. To do so you need to walk down through the stairs on the right side of the building. You will see the little skeletons called the Messengers. You will receive from them a weapon (you may choose between three melee weapons and two firearms) and the Notepad. When you will gather your supplies you may return to the game by using the Yharnam Headstone which you can find on the bottom of the stairs. Use it to travel to the place called 1st Floor Sickroom.
You will return to the room where you were killed by a beast before. You should notice few things. First of all fighting in this game is not so easy and every battle will require you to be focused. You can't just rely on one type of attack and smash a button in hope that it will help you defeat an enemy. Even though the beast is already weakened you need to watch out for its claw strikes.
Note: After you return from the Hunter's Dream, you can return to the stairs at the top of which, there is a locked door now. Talk to Iosefka and you will receive a Iosefka Blood Vial. You can use it to replenish health points that you lost in the battle.
Use the whole bunch of options. You may interrupt the enemy attacks in a right moment ([L2]) or dodge them ([wheel]), use your fast attacks ([R1]) or the strengthened ones ([R2]) however the second type of attacks requires you to channel your action and in result it makes you more vulnerable to damage. Don't forget about locking the camera on your enemy ([press the right analog stick]). Try to attack after your successful dodge. If you will take a hit you will see that your life bar will be reduced and your lost Hit Points will be marked with a white line. In this case you need to make a counterattack to "regain" a part of your health bar. If you will be to late you will be unable to heal in other way than by using some Blood Vials.
After the fight you should notice that somewhere around (in the place where you have died earlier on) will be a stain of blood highlighted with red color. Remember to collect these blood stains since they are the Blood Echoes left after your death. If you will be unable to collect them and you will die again - you will lose them permanently.
After you will defeat a beast you may loot its body to find some Blood Vials and collect another one in the passage leading to the next room. You should notice that you can find items only where are the highlighted bodies of your enemies and some humans as well. These corpses are in many places. Finally you can go outside. You will see a body in the middle of round square which you can loot to find few Quicksilver Bullets. Open the gate on your left.