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mnkboy907 posted...

I feel like the game did a good job of re-establishing the relationships of the characters Geralt already knew, either through dialog or in the journal. I think I still looked up some background info on the wiki, though. Then when I watched the first season of the Netflix show, I realized some of the stuff they referenced must not have even been from the previous games, like a lot of the history that's referenced about Yennefer in 3 is stuff that was in the TV show (which I believe is based on the books, before the events of any of the games).

Yeah, the games and the show are both based on the books. The games are a separate entity though - out of canon from the rest of the franchise.

As for skipping Witcher 1 and 2 - sure, you can. I think they're worthwhile plays, but they're not nearly as good as Witcher 3. You could mostly skip through Witcher 1 and 2 while ignoring most side stuff. At the very least, if you feel up to it, a youtube watchthrough of cutscenes or plot synopses would be fine.

There are some choices you can make in the games that affect Witcher 3, but I'm not sure if they matter much.