Witcher 2 was popular in my social circle in the USA. A lot of us went back to Witcher 1 afterwards to get a better idea of the story. So I'd say Witcher 2 was

Witcher 2 was popular in my social circle in the USA. A lot of us went back to Witcher 1 afterwards to get a better idea of the story. So I'd say Witcher 2 was when the series started to get popular. Witcher 3 was riding on 2's coattails. Now that the Netflix show is popular, Witcher1 does deserve a remake.