Hey all, I'm a fairly seasoned souls veteran who can get through pretty much every entry of the series with ease but I struggle pretty hard with Bloodborne...

Been playing through all the other Soulsborne games before Shadow of the Erdtree and left Bloodborne for last. This is my 3rd time going through the game since it came out, I got all the way through Vicar Amelia only dying a handful of times but I'm really hitting a brick wall in Hemwick and beyond. I'd like to become more familiar with the mechanics because they never seemed to agree with me for some reason lol. I'm hoping you fine people could give me some general tips on play styles or general game sense that could help a souls player out! I can't manage to find any summons to help carry me through either lmao

I'm using the Saw Cleaver and the Pistol if that helps! Thank you in advance!