I have been DM for a D&D 5E game for just over a year now, have played multiple D&D 5e games as a PC, and have enjoyed a couple of one shots as a shadowrun 5e character as well.
I like to make character personalities shine, and get to as close of open world as possible when I DM. Sure there is a plot, but it can pass you by if your interested in some other aspect of the world. As a player, I like to make deep, quirky characters that are cynical and jaded, but typically have a bleeding heart under the gruff exterior.