I like Neogaf. There are lots of things they do well:
- the layout is nice and simple
- hey have a mobile version of the site that is also simple and easy to navigate
- news usually breaks there first
- the mod team is quick to lock duplicate threads, or merge duplicate threads.
- the mod team also does a great job of ensuring that discussion of a topic stays within a single thread (this is a big problem at VGchartz, IMO. Too many users will create a new thread when any idea pops into their head, instead of posting that idea in the half-dozen other threads of the same topic)
- I think the process to join Neogaf, although slow, is a benefit to the site. The threat of being banned carries more weight and I think causes people to be more mindful when posting.
- a number of their users work in the industry and provide interesting insight into the business