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Kotaku = Craptacular?
fadecy \| 1:40 PM on 01.23.2009	26 comments

This is just gonna be short and quick but. I was just wondering your opinions on Kotaku.
I used to think it was the bee's knees, but I'm slowly migrating over to DESTRUCTOID.
Reasons for this are as follows:

1.) Destructoid has more of a community.

2.) Recently I have read a good number of stories on DTOID before Kotaku.

3.) Kotaku do hardly any original content.

4.) Their site layout sucks.

5.)The green they use burns my eyes.

Yeah so, what are your opinions on the site? I like it more here because the users have more of an identity.

Also. Didn't really know what category to put this in so tell me if it's wrong.

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24 comments | showing # 1 to 24

Dimly

I find it useless to compare to sites that look to each other for breaking news tips. I think both are awesome sites, I find Dtoid more my style.

Also, what type of responses do you think you'll get about Dtoid vs. Kotaku on www.destructoid.com?

Count Grishnack

To me Kotaku is more "newsy" while the toid is more "feature-y." Oh, and the community rules. One is not better than the other, they're different.

Gantz

They're good in their own way.

I like Kotaku's layout for articles but their color scheme burns my retinas.

They both kinda go to the extremes though. With Kotaku being too damn serious alot of the time and Destructoid being almost a bit -too- joking some of the time.

bloodylip

Destructoid does not seriously post stories about how to host a "Gamer Party", so the toid is infinitely superior. Hell, by that rubric, Joystiq is infinitely superior to Kotaku.

MrSadistic

I thought the site was ok, until I realized every week they show off some shitty Zelda/Mario related tattoo or cake.

whiteskwirl

I like Kotaku, but the new layout is horrible. I check out Kotaku and Joystiq just in case they have something that Destructoid missed.

AgentMOO

Fadecy, all true points - that's why we're here and not on caketaku.

Rational Animal

Any site that uses disemvoweling can suck a nut. Censoring posts that aren't outright hate-speech is just lame. Also, everything you've said in your blog is spot on.

blehman

"Hey dedicated readers of destructoid, in fact, you're so dedicated to reading destructoid you're willing to read random people's community blogs and seriously comment on them, what do you think of <other website>?"

...yeah.

SilverDragon1979

Come on Fadecy, this belongs in the forums, not the Cblogs.

If you are going to write something like this up in the Cblogs at least give it more substance. Explain in more detail why you prefer Dtoid over Kotaku, and be more specific then just saying "their site layout sucks". What is it about their site layout that sucks. Why do you really hate them so much. What is it about Dtoid you like so much better, then just saying "our community is better"

MrSadistic

Oh yeah, I got banned after visiting/posting there for a little over half a year. Funny enough, I think it was because someone got butt hurt over a comment I made about some tri-force tattoo or something. I used to visit Kotaku and Dtoid, but since I got banned I just started checking the news only on Dtoid.

Char Aznable

Dtoid encourages its users to speak their mind and openly discuss problems with the site, in the interest of making it better for everyone. Kotaku bans people and edits their comments.

Dtoid has heart. Kotaku is a pile of news.

blehman

Silverdragon, there ARE NO FORUMS RIGHT NOW. Stop giving bad advice. Or good advice at the wrong time.

ZServ

kotaku sucks. EOS :]

AgentMOO

Ahahaha SilverDragon1979

Grimspoon

Is this like console fanboyism where if you like one you feel compelled to bash the other in order to justify your own feelings?

Much like video game consoles, I think it's alright to give yourself permission to enjoy all the major video game blogs, without making unnecessary allegiances.

I've been visiting both sites for a number of years now and feel that both offer something unique and special to the video game community and there's definitely something good to be had from both sites. No need to pick one over the other.

That's how I feel about it anyhow.

SilverDragon1979

@Blehman: DAMNIT!!! My bad. Dtoid without forums just makes me all confused in the head. I'll think of it as good advice at the wrong time. ;-)

Pyroph

BANNED

seigfreid

i used to be addicted to it buy then i found d-toid (:

but yeah its wayyy not as good as it used to be and destructoid is 100000000000000000000000x better

RiotMonster

Kotaku is a pretty good site for news but goddamn, you guys are right about the whole color scheme.. Yuck..

Bob Muir

I still respect Kotaku, even if they post way too much "news" in a day, but their push for original content in the past few weeks has been pissing me off. I do not need any advice on how to throw a gamer party, and I don't think any other gamer who would take the time to read Kotaku does.

It's fine for keeping up with gaming news, but Dtoid takes care to post only the more relevant stories that happen.

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