As someone who's not too fond of the point 'n click adventure genre, I feel like I add an unbiased opinion here. I've also never played the series before, but upon hearing so much praise and seeing the low price tag I couldn't resist.
The problem with most of these games is that the logic is so insane that most puzzle solutions tend to only be obvious to the person who made the puzzle. You end up rubbing every item against the others in an attempt to hope that something, somehow will work. Other adventure games have problems where they become a pixel hunt and you have to sweep your mouse CAREFULLY over every inch of the screen to find one doodad to progress.
Thankfully, this is not the case with Broken Sword. Aside from the very last puzzle at the end, progression is usually logical and the solutions are well thought out. While there are some small items you may miss at first glance, hunting for items in the screens is not too much of a chore.
As far as presentation goes, the graphics are gated but the animated movies are charming and the voice acting is top notch - especially with the main character. The story is also very intriguing and will keep you interested until the end.
My only complaints; the game is fairly short and the end comes on rather suddenly.
Four stars!