Secret of Mana (SNES)

Finally played this classic. I really liked it, the graphics are still charming and the music is excellent. The gameplay is fun and I like the way the world gradually opens up and the game becomes less linear.
The difficulty isn't balanced very well though. There's a big difficulty spike about a third into the game and after that the game just becomes easier and easier.

WarioWare Inc. (GBA)

Always wanted to try this out and it is fantastic. Don't know what else to say about other then I'm very eager to play the rest of the series.

Just Cause (X360)
Nobody ever seems to talk about the first Just Cause but I quite liked it. Eventhough there are a lot of differences it reminded me of the PS2 GTAs and that's only a good thing in my opinion.

I'm surprised that it's missing a lot of iconic games like Crash, Spyro, Tomb Raider, Castlevania,...

My thoughts on the games that are included:

Battle Arena Toshinden - Terrible game
Cool Boarders 2 - Ok choice
Destruction Derby - Never played, no opinion
Final Fantasy VII - This had to be on here
Grand Theft Auto - The PC version is better
Intelligent Qube - I like the inclusion, never played it but always wanted to
Jumping Flash - I like the inclusion, never played it but always wanted to
Metal Gear Solid - This had to be on here
Mr Driller - No opinion
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee - Great inclusion though some would say the sequel is better but I'm not sure if I would agree
Rayman - I've beaten it once and never again. The difficulty is insane.
Resident Evil Director’s Cut - Is this the version with the terrible soundtrack? I've only played the original so I'm interested to play this version
Revelations: Persona - It's the worst version of Persona 1 and it's also the worst Persona game on the PS1.
Ridge Racer Type 4 - Great game
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo - Great game
Syphon Filter - Great game
Tekken 3 - One of my favorite games on the PS1
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six - Mediocre port of a PC game
Twisted Metal - Ok choice, never played much of it
Wild Arms - Ok choice, never played much of it

I started playing Resident Evil remake HD. It's one of my favorite games ever but I've only played through it once in my life (on the Gamecube).

Mega Man 11 (PS4)

I loved it, one of the best games in the franchise. The level design, difficulty, bosses, weapons, graphics,... is all fantastic. I guess the downside is the music. It's alright, just not up to the series standard.

I personally don't see this term being used very often anymore. It seems pretty natural for people who were a child in the 80s or later to be still playing video games to a certain extend.

@axel said in The EZA Community Top 25 Best of 2000!:

Thanks again to everyone who voted, you make this super fun and I can't wait to host the GOTY 2018, that one's going to be a bloodbath!

Thanks for organizing this!

I just realized I still have yet to play a 2018 release, must get to it.

This was my list:

1. Spyro: Year of the Dragon
2. No One Lives Forever
3. Perfect Dark
4. Persona 2 Eternal Punishment
   HM. Counter-Strike
   HM. Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
   HM. Pokémon: Gold and Silver
   HM. Deus Ex

Majora's Mask is a game I really wish I liked. I love the setting, atmosphere, story and gameplay premise. I just find it so annoying to play. I finished it on the GC and I'm willing to give it a second chance on the 3DS but haven't got around to it yet.

I don't have anything bad to say about Final Fantasy IX. I just find the whole game to be incredibly average. Which is strange because all the other Final Fantasy games I've played, whether good or bad, are very memorable. The only things that stood out to me with FFIX are Vivi's storyline and the soundtrack.

@tokyoslim said in The EZA Community Top 25 Best of 2000!:

@neocweeny said in The EZA Community Top 25 Best of 2000!:

Capcom Vs SNK

Over MvC2? You maniac!

Just a bit of trivia, Gametrailers/Screwattack rated Marvel vs Capcom the 2nd greatest fighting game of all time in 2007

Well then, I hope their first was Capcom Vs SNK 2 otherwise they were WRONG!

The only game in my top 8 that didn't make the list is Capcom Vs SNK but that's not unexpected.

@brannox I was thinking about giving Crash Bash an HM.
In contrary to most of the games that are on my list, I actually played Crash Bash a lot in the year 2000.

For me Deus Ex is a game with a lot of pros and cons. I can view it as a mixed bag but the thing it does best (the level design) outweighs all of its problems for me. The level design is open yet dense and the multiple ways you can approach a missions is still impressive to this day. Modern games "try" to emulate this often by giving you the choice between a lethal and non-lethal approach but suffice to say they are missing a lot of what made Deus Ex great.