Well I think your username says it all - Rokablly - it must be creature or otherwise you should have named yourself Kingofpain

But seriously, I think you can't go wrong on both. Not to compare... both great machines, I have a Creature, no MM, but I played MM a lot. MM is really different with the toys (castle, trolls, dragon) and multiball modes, Creature is a more nostalgic pinball, just a lot of ramps and shots. No bashtoys, just shots to be made.

If you only have limited place and cash consider this:
MM is a fun machine but pricewise very hard to get for the price a nice Creature goes. In that way I think Creature is a grow diamond. There will be more MM's on the market within time as MMR can still be bought. There will be no more Creatures, some may get a second life and be restored and saved from the trash, but the amount is Creatures is fixed.

Agree, finally someone talking sense, if you are not in for an LE, No need to rush. I think the Premium is great and can be even better with shaker and custom coloured trim. LE is just madness, I think a lot of people speculate on the price going up as only 500 are made and the demand is high. But before you get yourself a premium, wait and play the game first, you don't buy a car not text driving it.....

You started with the question buy a CFTBL or MMR, you end up with a picture of a GB premium for your sons birthday, with unknown time to wait - look at SMVE, GoT premium. I have a 7 year old daughter and know she can't wait. I wish you all the best with your choice......

Well you asked all the wrong persons Most of us started with one and ended up with multiple games. And you can't go wrong, buy a CFTBL and your son will like the creature that appears, buy a MM and the castle is great, buy a SM and the DR.Ock is awesome, buy a POTC and the ship is cool, buy a GB and the ecto goggles are it, my son just loves all of them. I still recommend to get a nice machine now and wait for the premium GB to settle down, play your machine for half a year, have a good time, sell it then for the same price (or more) and get a GB premium, or........just like all of us.....put one next to that. The limit is in most cases not the money but the room you can fit your machines in