Originally Posted by Daroou 
Thanks guys. Yes, not long after I posted this here I figured out that I needed to hold down LMB and then use the directional movement keys at the same time. Unconventional, yes, but it is nice to have that level of control while attacking. What isn't so nice is that the game doesn't give instructions on screen or something. Ahh well, live and learn. Yes the only reason I bought the game off GOG was because of the raving user reviews here on RPGW and other places too.
And they are well deserved! It's a pity that the controls have probably driven away so many gamers from the series. They are actually quite good once you get used to them (except the inventory, that sucks), but it just shows how used we have become to the "standard" control scheme.