Whether you're one of the Miyazaki faithful who's been playing the game non-stop since release day or a casual fan who's taking on a From Software title for the first time, be prepared for Bloodborne to take over your life. That YOU DIED screen will be imprinted on your retinas. You'll find yourself planning out tactical assaults of certain enemies and areas whilst driving, in the shower, eating dinner or having boring conversations with friends and loved ones. When you actually boot up your console, too, it's tempting to spend hours upon hours in Yharnam. But for the love of the Cleric Beast, give yourself a break every once in a while. There's the practical purposes of making sure you don't get a headache from staring at the screen for that long, and also because your wireless controller's battery will die after a while and what with the aforementioned lack of a proper pause screen you don't want that happening at an inopportune moment. Really, though, the benefit of stepping away from Bloodborne when you've been having a long session, or struggling on a particular section or boss, is that at a certain point you're not gonna break through that wall. You'll get frustrated, angry, make silly mistakes, and stop enjoying yourself. Remember, this is a game. It's meant to be fun. It's just that sometimes fun also means challenging. That said, if you get to Reverend Gascoine and feel the need to repeatedly run in and shoot him in his stupid face, that's understandable. Just don't make a habit of it.