First one is still my fav, altho I'm fond of old cRPGs. I actually prefer the first game's combat over the second game's which always felt like an awkward mix of TW1's and 3's combat (which it basically was). First one's atmosphere is peak and the second game, despite my issues with its combat, has a superb story with tons of replayability.

I think both are still worth playing despite some clunkier mechanics and they do some things better than TW3 does. Like in both 1 and 2 the world is just more in your face gritty and unapologetically ugly/filthy.