Uh no. However, you might want to play witcher 2 first if you have a strong enough PC. If you really want to get into the lore you can play the first one which you can play as long as your pc isn't flabby and sick but the controls is a bit dated and 2 and 3 are significant improvements.
However, this is easily the game of the year. I've sunked 72 hours in and just now nearing the end of the game with a ton of side quests left.
This is many times better than Skyrim and other games like it in my opinion.