> I think it depends on how creative you are. I wouldn't describe myself as creative, and I am not a big fan of sandbox style games.

I don't think it depends on how creative you are; I think it depends on what kind of experience you are looking for in a video game.

I think everyone enjoys being creative to an extent, everyone enjoys more analytical thinking to an extent and everyone enjoys more instinctive activities that create a state of "flow" to an extent. These extents vary from person to person and can be very large or very small.

But equally, everyone's daily life, job and routine requires creativity, analytical thinking and instinctual behaviour to greater and lesser degrees.

The kind of video games people enjoy can't be divided simply into "games for creative people" and "games for analytical people". The kind of experiences people seek out or enjoy are a result of the complex interplay between their natural proclivities and how those proclivities are stimulated, drained or left idle by the rest of their lives.