No, you don't have to play Witcher 1. It's just one of many games in the series.
No, you don't have to play Witcher 1. It's just one of many games in the series.
You can explore the Witcher series without playing the first game. You don’t need to go through it first if you just want to grasp the story.
I mean ineffective or improper systems that fail to perform their intended functions properly.
A new Witcher 3 adaptation of Witcher 1 is being developed. You can experience the prologue using 3's controls at the provided link: https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/2767/. For the rest of the narrative, you can follow it on YouTube. Then proceed to Witcher 2 and 3.