I've never played Bloodborne. I didn't have access to it especially since it is a console exclusive to this day. I am also a beginner in souls games, been experiencing this for an hour currently and loving this! 

I compared it to the original Bloodborne and it is scary how a fan made game can still be just as cool and correlate with the base game. This is very impressive! I've encountered some bugs but they do not ruin the game experience. (Interacting with the doll, precisely the upgrade character attributes in the hunters dream. When with keyboard i try to scroll down to get an upgrade if fired bullets from my weapon.)