So a common complaint I've read of the Compilation and its fans is that they simply don't remember how FFVII actually was. They treat the series oh-so-seriously and forget that there was a whole quest to have our hero dress up like a girl or take his black friend out on a date or the various whacky hijinks that ensued with Yuffie.

So my question is - how seriously do you think of VII? Does the actual game take itself all that seriously or did it have an appreciation for humor that a lot of its sequels lacked?