Does a new player NEED the first game?

look im going to keep this post fairly straight to the point. when the first game came out I bought it and binged it before selling my switch. recently I played the second game and while I loved both, I personally believe that the second game is just immaculate.

my question is, I want my GF to play OT2 because I think its something she would love both visually and gameplay wise. does she NEED to play the first title? i will say that of course the game was a bit easier for me having known the games mechanics, but I believe it does a more than adequate job of introducing players, and I'm not entirely sure but much of the game didn't seem to need information from the first.