Should I play the original Broken Sword, or the Director's Cut? I know that the Director's Cut is larger, but which version results in the better overall experience?''

EDIT: Make that "BS1"

I would recommend checking the comments here:

http://www.gog.com/forum/broken_sword_series/q_should_i_go_with_the_directors_cut

those might help you to decide.

Personally I think that it's easier to follow the story of original version in your first play through and you can enjoy more from the additional stuff of director's cut if you're already familiar with the story.

I agree with OlausPetrus. As much as I really appreciated the new stuff they added in the Director's Cut, I think much of that appreciation was because I enjoyed an understood the original so well. I'm not sure how someone jumping into the DC as their first playthrough would receive it.

On the other hand, both versions are fantastic games.

I assume that it would have been much more difficult to include additional events of the extended storyline once the story reached certain point and besides at that point they already had told that additional story. While it wasn't much, it was certainly more than what BS2: Remastered version included (comic which explains what happened before the events of the game).

However weakest thing in Director's Cut versions is that they leave out stuff. BS1: DC removes some dialogue from original game and Remastered version of BS2 removes one maze puzzle. And that's the reason why I recommend playing the originals first.

I just checked the director's cut version and I couldn't get through the intro movie it's that terrible. Out of morbid curiosity I had to check from Youtube what they had done to the cafe scene and yes it's beyond awful. Revolution doesn't know how to write good dialog anymore. The original writers for BS1 probably left the studio, that's the only explanation that I can think of.