I got tired of gathering all the materials myself, and the monsters were slowing me down too much, so I put the game on peaceful creative mode which gives me endless supplies and lets me fly around so I can build pretty fast.

That can be nerve-wracking when they sneak up behind you (unless it's on peaceful mode with no monsters).

Even the sky isn't the limit, because you can just fly around in creative mode

We mostly hang out in creative mode (we occasionally take on mobs and trade with villagers in survival mode), building our world which so far includes three huge houses, an airport complete with runway and air traffic control tower, a restaurant, two towers with a skybridge, a huge swimming pool and a race track that runs through all of it.

Nobody uses the adventure setting - they all play it in creative mode.

Your mind wonders as you mine for gold and kill zombies... or you can go into creative mode and build amazing things

I personally like to play in creative mode, but I'm told this isn't really playing

But I thought you could turn off the zombies which you can in peaceful mode but there are still creepers.

I am playing this on a PS3, survival and creative mode

THE FIRST TIME?I was afraid I'd be overwhelmed, but the tutorial mode was extremely easy to follow

Oh yes (but you can play in creative mode and not bother with fighting).

I knew I needed a creative game like Minecraft, but I didn't quite understand how the creative mode worked

He loves to play in creative mode and just build things.

You can use your creativity and build up mansions and huge buildings with lava in creative mode

The freedom to create in Creative Mode is awesome, and the game is even more challenging and addictive when you play in the survivor mode