The Witcher 2 combat

Combat is an inseparable part of a Witcher's profession, so you will have many chances to perfect your fighting abilities in-game.

Movement
Movement in combat is not drastically different from regular movement. You can move Geralt using the, , , and keys. You rotate the camera using the mouse so as to have the best view of in-game events.

Rolling is an important maneuver, as it helpt to quickly avoid blows or increase or decrease the distance to an enemy. Rolling forward is done by pressing the. Pressing an appropriate movement key (,, , and ) twice will result in a roll in the selected direction.

Melee
Steel and Silver swords, typical weapons of the witchers, are available in-game. Steel swords are more effective when fighting sentient races, while silver ones are used against monsters. It may turn out that you'll have to use an improvised weapon - a pick or an axe - and in rare circumstances even your fists.

Fistfight

 * Act 1: When Geralt sees his friends about to be hung.
 * It's really easy actually, just follow the letters Tw2_control_w2.png, Tw2_control_s2.png, Tw2_control_a2.png, and Tw2_control_d2.png that are displayed in game during this fistfight. If you're fast enough, you can't loose.