I had Dark Souls 2 when I had a 360. Didn’t get very far in it. After the first boss, which I think was sort of a tutorial boss you could kill quickly, I remember getting into this outdoor sort of area, and the enemies got a lot harder to deal with. And then I got the notice that someone entered my game. This was a thing I heard about, so I did my best just to hide. But no, they found me, and then they killed me handily. I don’t think I really played after that.
Do it for the cat, Midori!
First real “Boss” is the last giant and unlike DAS1, he’s no push over. I’m replaying it now too. The best thing to do is get to him and then farm souls at Blue Tower land since those sentinels are super easy to kill. The Dragonrider boss there IS a push over and from there the game slowly gets easier.