There's little question that Dark Souls 2 will be an incredibly tough game but "if you're good enough" and "paying attention", you will be able to defeat the game's bosses early on, developer Takeshi Miyazoe told VG24/7.
“As much as the development team is still balancing the game, I think there will be key moments in the game – not just challenges by story or difficulty – but there will be key enemies and bosses in the game that will challenge the players enough.
“There will be areas where we’re revisiting some of the boss battles as well, where you’ll be able to encounter boss battles part-way through the stage."
He says that changes are being made to allow for better "gameplay flow".
“You won’t have to start from one venue, go through to the end, beat the boss and then start from a new venue. There will be be areas where you can meet the boss halfway. If you’re good enough or paying enough attention, you might be able to defeat them early.
“We’re trying to create a more interactive gameplay flow so that we sort of break a little bit in terms of the traditional ‘start point, boss and then new start point’.”
Beta signups are now available on the PlayStation Network for the PS3 exclusive early test of the game. For a look at some of the changes which are being made to the game head over here. Dark Souls 2 is due to be released in March 2014 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.