Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-5264386-20131018105419/@comment-5264386-20140201233730

More News (2nd February, 2014)

 * Enemy AI has been overhauled so that enemies will now react to certain player actions, such as healing, blocking another enemy's attack or recovering from a missed axe swing.
 * The voice of Mild-Mannered Pate is Shaun of the Dead's Peter Serafinowicz, a self-admitted fan of Dark Souls, and the first celebrity to participate in the Souls franchise.

Source
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/games/1305490/dark-souls-2-review-hands-on-with-the-latest-build