Bloodborne: Explore Old Yharnam, Survive The Hunter's Gunfire And ...

Killing the Hooded Beasts, Walking Beasts and Hooded Demons

Go up the wooden stairs right in front of you, then chuck a Pebble towards the Hooded Beast up above. Don't worry about the door on your right for now, just kill the Beast and his Hooded Demon friend at the far side of the room.

Pick up the trio of Antidotes from the corpse in the corner, then go down the stairs that are over on your left. Enter the first door on the right, and quickly kill the Hooded Beast that's on the balcony. Stay out on the balcony and face the door - there's a good chance you're about to be ambushed by Walking Beasts and Hooded Demons. If they don't appear after a while, they're waiting for you down the next set of stairs.

When things are clear, take the pair of Blood Stone Shards from the corpse on the balcony, then go through the door and take the stairs on the right all the way down. This is where you might face the pack of enemies mentioned above. Regardless, there will be a few more Hooded Beasts when you reach the bottom.

Pick 'em all off, then check the right-hand alcove where a Hooded Demon is waiting. When it's dead, take the Madman's Knowledge from the corpse in the alcove. Now go back upstairs towards that door that we chose to ignore a little earlier. Get onto the wooden walkway and head to the left-hand side. Drop onto the section below, then drop down again. If you turn around, you should be able to see a corpse that has a Coldblood Dew on it.

Make your way to the furthest end of this walkway, then drop down once more. Head to the left-hand altar and take the Ritual Blood items. Now go into the hallway to the rear of the altar and go down the left-hand stairs. Watch out for the Crazed Crows on the balcony. Kill them, take the Blood Stone Shards, then go upstairs and head off in the opposite direction. When you reach the end of this section, you'll be able to loot half a dozen Blood Vials from a corpse.

Enter the room that's just right of this corpse and go up the ladder you come to. At the top, open the gate to create a handy shortcut back to where that Hunter was. When you're done, climb back down the ladder and enter the corridor on your left.

Up ahead of you are three Walking Beasts that can be tricky to keep track of. It's worth inching your way along the side of this room until you hear them coming, before retreating right back to the entrance so you can fight them where it's easier to see what's going on. There's also an Imp around here which won't attack you, but will reward you with a pack of Blood Stone Shards if you can kill it before it scarpers.

When you're done, go down the stairs on the left-hand section of the room, but be ready to kill a pair of Nether Beasts. Now, look for the corpse in the corner which has a pair of Pungent Blood Cocktails on it. Carry on along the right-hand path until you come to a body with a load of Blood Stone Shards on it. You can't pass through the next door from this side unfortunately, so make your way back to where you fought the Nether Beasts and take the path on your right.

Make your way over the bridge and then take a left. When you reach the end of the path, you'll need to kill another Nether Beast. If it's not there, you'll need to go around the corner and take the Beast Blood Pellets from the corpse. Do so, and your enemy will have appeared when you make your way back around.

Return to the bridge and take the path to your left. When you get to the next building on your right, you'll be attacked by an ambushing Nether Beast. Kill it, then go through the smashed up doorway if you want to get a few useful items. If you're not fussed about picking them up, skip the following section.