I'm one of the few who prefer the first game, and not so much the sequels. The first one has a wonderful fairy-tale/fantasy atmosphere and Malcolm is a fantastic villain. I realise that Brandon isn't a very interesting character, but he fits into the setting being a classic fairy-tale hero. The music is great, too. Puzzles are tedious, but the rest of the series suffers from the same problem. The two last games have a very different style - some people say unique but I'd just call them weird.
