Yeah, suffer through AC1, skip the sidequests, watch whatever hidden scenes there are online and move on to the vastly superior sequels that aren't likened to driving a nail through your palm.
Also, if you didn't purchase Dragon Age Ultimate Edition or if they aren't including the Prisoner of Stone DLC anymore, I do recommend it. The only other DLC I bought was Wardens Keep, which isn't terrible but not that great either. The others didn't seem worth the price.