The game is on sale right meow, could be had for $16. I've never played a Souls game. Just how challenging is it? To be clear: I'm not looking for the overt challenge, but I do like something like Bayonetta or Monster Hunter that is rewarding with a little effort. That said I never have time to play those games due to their demand that you git gud. Tempted to pick up Bloodborne, but I can't tell if it's just going to frustrate me. Anyone here who was a n00b to the series have any insight as to how much fun these games are if you don't have the time to devote to mastering the controls et al?
Bloodborne was my first From game.
Not gonna mince words here, there are definitely hard and challenging bosses that make you want to bang your head on a desk and may require you multiple attempts to beat. There may definitely be moments where you get jumped and taken down by random mob enemies and then be forced all the way back to a certain point on the map. You might run low on in game currency or completely lose them and not be able to buy the items you want.
At the same time, if you have the patience to understand how enemies and bosses attack, pay attention to environmental cues and fully explore to make your traversal through areas easier, I'm sure that you will learn to like the game. The game as I see it is all about repetition, memorization, and learning from your mistakes (don't take the word repetition as a bad thing). Finally beating an area and a boss feels really rewarding.
Also remember that you can co-op in the game and that everyone here in the community thread can give you advice if needed.