Waldorf and Statler

Excel is pretty spot on, the controls are more complex. As he said in the first game it was pretty much just LMB and RMB to attack with sword n signs. Now it's LMB and RMB just for the sword, E to block and parry, Q to sign, R to bomb, X for special attack. I guess maybe FDS is just playing it wrong and only using sword attacks in 2.

All things you could do in the first game, except without worrying about styles. The special attack is the only thing added, and it's about as complex as a QTE.

All those things you could do in The Witcher 1 however, were doable with the mouse by clicking on buttons on the interface, as Johnny said. That makes The Witcher 1's controls that much simpler.