By all accounts there's a huge difference between 1&2 and 3. Not sure 1 does justice to 3 other than establish a world/lore etc.
In other news I installed Starcraft 2 the other day as said up thread and have basically zerged my way through the entire weekend. Lady CYOA isn't impressed.
Any games I should buy on Steam right now (sale) in prep for new computer? Thinking Watch Dogs is worth a punt at a tenner.
You guys have been talking about Witcher 3. Maybe I'll grab the first one now and see what it's like.