>>12039471
No, that is a bad idea, it's better to start off with 1 with no expectations and enjoying it for what it is and if he can't get through it, skip to 2 and play in order from there, if 2 doesn't hook him, it's not for him.
One tip I will give is to talk to people again after you make progress, they'll often have more info about the world, characters or secrets to give, sometimes lots in a row but one has to wait like 8 seconds between talks to update to the next topic.
Many don't catch this and miss out on a lot of the world building and story the game has.