/vr/ - Retro Games

>>638589
You are correct and you are mah nigga for appreciating the series.

>>638589
Been meaning to play this. Any meaningful differences between the SNES and GBA versions?

>>639034
I know back in the day (like ~8 years ago) there was a menu glitch in the SNES one that screwed graphics up when you left one particular kind of menus, I forget which kind. If this has been fixed/a better romdump has been established then disregard.

>>639034
GBA version adds a dash function and cleans up the interface and menus (including fixing a somewhat rare graphic glitch when you leave a menu) and font. Sound isn't as good though. Uses the exact same translation. If the sound doesn't bother you, I'd recommend playing the GBA version. If you move onto the 2nd game, just use the retranslation patch on the SNES version and play that.

Oh wow this is a favorite of mine. it's nice to see someone else bring it up.

I love this game. I'm playing through it now. Am I supposed to be using stacks of healing items on the bosses, or grinding prior to fights??

>>639117
Yes to the former, I forget to the latter but it couldn't hurt.

I remember using this awesome graphics restoration patch for both GBA games, it was glorious.
But after a little search, I could only find the one for BOF2, for some reason. There's some forums with people looking for the BOF1 one, but no one has the thing, it seems.

http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php/topic,14142.msg234790.html

It's a shame, I really wanted to replay them without burning my eyes on the GBA palette.

Fantastic series. BoF1 was one of my first JRPGs, sadly have never found a copy of BoFII. The debate between III and IV used to be a regular back in the day.

Which do you favor, /vr/?

Also did they make many others? There was Dragon Quarter I never played, but thats all I know.

>>639117

early in the game, you'll probably burn through a lot of stacks of healing items, until you get Nina.

One tip, once you get the E.Key, you can use it as an item, it damages every enemy on the screen for 30 damage flat (even against enemies you normally hit for much less). It's useful to use for Nina's damage for pretty much the first half of the game.

There's also some other items that can be used as magic in combat. Any weapon that has "Flame" in it like FlameDR, FlameHR, FlameRP (FlameSD is the exception to this) will cast fire spells of various magnitudes, IcyDR, IcyCW and IcyCN will also cast ice spells. The IcyCN in particular does 100 damage to all enemies. There's quite a few others too.

2 of the Goddess Keys you get can alter time, the DkKey and LtKey, they'll make day to night or night to day respectively

>>639174
BoF2 is better on the SNES (with the patch) anyways.

>>639117
After you fight a boss named Gremlin, you should never at any point have to grind as long as you're not using Mrbl3s to skip encounters. Beforehand, I'd suggest grinding to level 3 at the start of the game, but after that you should be good to go. Although, if you need a good spot to grind (because Gremlin is pushing your shit in) there's a spot far to the west of Tuntar & Tantar (You'll understand later.) that's pretty good for it. It's got enemies from later in the game there sort of like those spots in FFI, FFII, and FFIV where the edge of a continent had monsters from a nearby continent instead.

Somethings to note: The E-Key can be used in battle. It's best to have your healer use it when not healing. The 3rd character you get (who will let you move through forests) should be placed in the back row. Once you get a boomerang, keep it as your melee weapon for the MC (switching to your best sword when you think there will be a boss fight). This will apply until you beat Gremlin as after that the MC will have better means to fight than a sword.

You know, it took reading into a guide for this, but I finally figured out why Karn's transformations got hit like they were plowed by a Semi every hit..

There's bugs in the equipment.. the PowerHT that I had equipped on Karn AND Gobi increase incoming damage by 100%.. despite being pretty expensive (not randomly found cursed items meanwhile the CursedHT is.. perfectly fine aside from being heavy) and technically being the highest defense rating helmet both of them can wear aside from the CursedHT.

>>639186

I had to emulate the first one, though I used to rent it when I was younger. I bought the second when it came out. I'm a bit sad to say but I threw it in my SNES just a bit ago and the save battery was dead.

>>639186
I like all of them including DQ, but IV is my favourite. For me it goes IV, II, III=I, DQ.

>>638589
BoF is godtier when it comes to an underated jrpg.

>>639232

Yeah I pretty much used boomerangs on Ryu the entire game except certain boss fights or if I was grinding M.Slimes later on Don't forget the Tri-Rang on that island! since it's a single target.


I kinda wish some of those ridiculous weapons you get right at the end had more time to shine. You get 2 weapons that can be used as items for really powerful spells StarHR for Comet 400 damage to everything

But there's really nothing to use them against because at that point.. it's the end of the game and you just use Agni

Dragon Quarter killed the BOF series.

>>639034
SNES has a great re-translation patch that fixes a ton of issues.
GBA has the original translation and makes the exp/gp more generous.

BoF bros in this thread I see.

Here is my collection.

>>639264

You shut your whore mouth.

I got to the boss where you have to rescue your old man and I sorta loss all my motivation to play.

Bof1 was fun though, I don't know why I find bof2 to be a chore.

>>639286

Wow, would love to see some of that artbook

>>639306
Pretty much every piece of art in it is easily found on the internet. They didn't really add anything special to it other than notes (which I can't read). Only stuff that might be hard to find is some of the BoFIV concept art in it and the early designs for BoFIII.

It's just something I picked up when I was in San Francisco because I love Breath of Fire and it's nice to have all the art in one book.

>>639286
You motherfucker.
I repeat. You motherfucker.
I only have both versions of I, and DQ. (I've got III+IV on my PSP but that doesn't count.)
I want that IV and that artbook.

>>639302
The original translation of it is ass. Might have negatively impacted your possible enjoyment of it.

>>639286
Holy shit bro. I´m so jealous. How much did it cost you in all? I want that...

>>639302

Really? BoF II was one of my favorite SNES games. I loved the Township, the somewhat quirky localization (I know a patch "fixes" the Localization but I find a lot of more "true" Localizations take away some of the charm), the Shamans and the story. I liked that you could save your old man in the first place, I think I remember there was multiple endings depending on your old man and the township.. a bad "sacrifice" ending, and a good ending with no sacrifice since the Township can seal Infinity instead of your dragon body

Only thing I don't like about II is the fact that Dragon Spells are single cast events rather than a transformation, and they drain ALL of Ryu's AP.

>>639324
Been collecting it for years. I don't think I ever payed over $40 for any single game though.

The GBA Breath of Fire games are my original copies too. I've had to replace my PS1 BoF games that I had as a kid because I took shit care of my discs back then. I've played every single game multiple times though (I lost count of how many times I've beaten BoF3).

I love BoF games, but they were always kind of weird to me.

Remember that time you had to go inside of the brain of a tree?

Or that time you had to make a fat women skinny by killing her fat?

Or that time Ryu was teleported underground by a monkey and the monkey was trying to solicit sex from your party members in order to get Ryu back?

BoF2 best

>>639445
>Or that time Ryu was teleported underground by a monkey and the monkey was trying to solicit sex from your party members in order to get Ryu back?

Nina was in your party at the time. Sten's only crime is having good tastes.

>>639469
I do admit, I would do many terrible things to those wings.

>>639371
Why did this not fucking happen. Damn it. The only reason he got to live was because the game team ran out of time

I love that every artist just assumes Momo has huge tits.

>>639584
>Red-haired brainy female wearing inexplicably thick clothing
Why would she NOT have huge tits?

>>639584
well, yeah. momo is cute with huge boobs.

>>639628
Fucking mushroom trap

>>639628
You'll never get me with that again

>Hey who's that cute mushroom chick?

>>639628
but it obviously has boobs...
how can trap?

>>639692
>>639710
>>639742
Bu-but spar in genderless, they had to use "he" to designate Spar because there isn't a neutral denotation in english.

>>639628

now we know the REAL reason 4chan loves BoF 2..

>>638589
>Super Backtracking and cryptic bullshit
>now with the megaman x soundfont

Its an ok game. If the battle theme weren't so good, it'd be unbearable.

Always enjoyed the art style of the BoF games. Also some really interesting species, I always enjoy half-creature people.

It's been quite a while since I played BOF, but I did enjoy the story. The part with the robot was awesome, as was the sinking ship etc.

The only problem I had with this game is that the dragons are overpowered. You can get past most dungeons by just using herbs and fighting the boss as a dragon.

I started playing Breath of Fire 2 a few weeks ago on /vr/s recommendation, and I have just recently completed my first playthrough.

A couple thoughts: (some spoilers probably)

1. I first thought the new translation was inaccurate in how risque it was, ala DeJap's notorious "I bet she fucks like a tiger!" scene. Then I got to a part in the game where you need to meet a witch named Nympho. It was at this point that I paused to check what her name was in the original Japanese, since the translation was clearly fucking with me.

Well, she really is named Nympho in the Japanese. Her tower is covered with the statues of exboyfriends she's turned to stone. Her actual living space is a large empty room with a single massive bed. From that point on I had much more faith in the translation.

2. There's some leveling in the game, especially in the early part. I didn't mind at all, but it surprised me since I hadn't played a game that required leveling in some time.

3. Fuck the giant bug monster you fight in the well. Fuck it.

4. SERIOSULY fuck the plant woman fight. She's absolutely horrifying.

5. I thought the monkey dude was an asshole, but I really dug his questline. I had a bit more respect for the animal afterwards. I still didn't field him again.

I started playing Breath of Fire 2 a few weeks ago

on /vr/s recommendation, and I have just recently

completed my first playthrough.

A couple thoughts: (some spoilers probably)

1. I first thought the new translation was

inaccurate in how risque it was, ala DeJap's

notorious "I bet she fucks like a tiger!" scene.

Then I got to a part in the game where you need to

I started playing Breath of Fire 2 a few weeks ago on /vr/s recommendation, and I have just recently completed my first playthrough.

A couple thoughts: (some spoilers probably)

1. I first thought the new translation was inaccurate in how risque it was, ala DeJap's notorious "I bet she fucks like a tiger!" scene. Then I got to a part in the game where you need to meet a witch named Nympho. It was at this point that I paused to check what her name was in the original Japanese, since the translation was clearly fucking with me.

Well, she really is named Nympho in the Japanese. Her tower is covered with the statues of exboyfriends she's turned to stone. Her actual living space is a large empty room with a single massive bed. From that point on I had much more faith in the translation.

2. There's some leveling in the game, especially in the early part. I didn't mind at all, but it surprised me since I hadn't played a game that required leveling in some time.

3. Fuck the giant bug monster you fight in the well. Fuck it.

4. SERIOSULY fuck the plant woman fight. She's absolutely horrifying.

5. I thought the monkey dude was an asshole, but I really dug his questline. I had a bit more respect for the animal afterwards. I still didn't field him again.

6. Tiga. I was pissed at the game for making me fight an unwinnable battle, and pissed at the character for macking on Linpoo. But after I gave it some thought, I really began to feel for the guy, since I realized the game was setting him up to be killed.

Then I learned that the whole time he flirting with Rin he was in a relationship with another woman. Hahahahaha, what the fuck, Tiga?!

7. Breath of Fire 2 has two different methods of flying. The first one is very fast and super convinient, but towards the end it's replaced with something much, much slower. That was a mean trick, Capcom.

>>640008
Katt is the best thing to come out of BoF2, period.

Teepo was, and always will be my nigga in Breath of Fire 3.

This nigga has both fire AND ice. He's like Gill's grandson or something.

>>639063
but the translation patch is over hyped garbage, it was just a quick half as translation of some german patch by the same person, who barely knows english, it's filled with wrong forms of words and engrish (if they/some one else cleaned this up please disregard)

>>640018
teepo was a punk compared to making the main character a magic using demon.

i was making the fairy girl look like a little punk bitch with her magic skills.

>>640031
>teepo was a punk
Say that to the Dragon Lord again motherfucker.
Not online and see what happens.

>>640036


maybe i will

>>640040
No.

I just wanted come here and say that BoF is my favorite JRPG series (although not without it's flaws) and that you are all gentlemen of fine taste.

Also, I'd really like to get into a III vs IV debate but I have to leave for work which sucks, because III was better.

>>640052
i will talk 3 with you when you start up a topic later. i have been waiting.
you wont be alone

i sadly have not played 2 YET and did not read this topic for fear of them spoilers.

but i love and beat 3 multiple times. I'm playing all at the moment except 2. I will leave that for last.
(dont ask)

Teepo guy here.

So I seriously thought the beginning of the game was better than the rest.

I just liked the character development of Rei and Teepo. After a certain point in the game, everyone just kind of dies out.

>>640082
I'm replaying it and at this moment i have aged up. To the point you can build fairy towns. The game is very story driven as a child. I notice as a adult character, its more about being able to explore/customize.

as a child you had lots of restrictions, but the story was just fun. What keeps me going is the customization as a adult.

I tried getting into these games a few years back but just couldn't do it, I don't remember exactly what bothered me about it though... should I have the games another try?

>>640118
what exactly do you enjoy about playing role playing games. Answers will come easier if you do this for my specific self.

>>640127
exploring and strategy, I mean I like story to obviously, but it shouldn't be more important than the actual game like in the later FF games

>>640153
too*

>>640153

Breath of fire 5 is amazing for exploration and if you dont strategize correctly... you will just DIE!
i will allow someone else to chine in other reasons.
but take a look at breath of fire 5.

>>640184
chime*

Just recently finished a Mage Ryu playthrough of Breath of Fire 3. Much prefer it to regular Ryu

I think the Masters system is overlooked and should be used more often in games. Could potential add a lot of depth and replayability (though maybe more should be available in the beginning of the game)

>>640184
>waits for you to respond
> recommends a non-retro breath of fire game that sounds like it's ridiculously hard
>not sure if I was just trolled

>>640223
i didnt know you wanted a more easier game.

well part 3 has everything you want. also its not ridiculousness

>>640205
its how it was meant to be played.

i gave bunion to momo. never looked back. watched her making the big numbers. especially with the misc item to better accuracy.

It used to be one of my favorites when I was a kid, but my opinion of it has dropped a little bit since discovering the Dragon Quest games. In Japan they already had FF4&5 and DQ5 to play, but in the US there was just FF2, 7th Saga, and Lufia and that was like it. It's definitely better compared to those, IMO.

>>640332

Dragon Quest games are pretty terrible though. Every single one of them I've played has been SO Old Hat. There's just nothing really innovative about them aside from like, the chapters setup of IV and the wife and kid in V (and you really need the DS version so you have more options there to make it really different).

They have some decent characters but the gameplay is.. really hard to sit through after most rpg's had moved on and come up with innovative new things in gameplay after 1990, while DragonQuest... stayed pretty much entirely the same.

>>640409
Dragon Quest is pretty much responsible for the entire JRPG genre. The only reason people say that it feels generic is because, well, it IS generic, but that's because it pretty much started everything.

And even then it isn't fair to say that, since every DQ game does something different. The first game was the original, II added more party members and some other things, III added classes and gave you the ability to form your own party, IV had a chapter system, V let you get married and have kids and it took place over a large period of time, VI took the class system of III and made it deeper, VII took VI's class system and made it even deeper, VIII swapped out the class system in favor of having a points system.

>>640409
The whole appeal of the series is its nostalgic charm and tradition. Looking at the Final Fantasy series in comparison, there are fierce oppositions as to which ones suck and when did it get bad. You can pretty much pick any DQ if you're a fan of a few.

>>640409
>Dragon Quest games are pretty terrible though
That's a pitifully ignorant look at things.

Other games in the genre are to blame. The elements of DQ were borrowed badly in many series like Final Fantasy, and people who haven't played DQ think at a glance that those elements (grind, basic combat, exploration etc.) are just as bad in the original games. They have no clue.

Contrary to what may seem at first, Dragon Quest games are completely unlike any of it's clones in how they actually handle their gameplay.

>the underwater town in BOF
>HomeTown's customization
>that fucking whale that needed to be exorcised

These games really went out of their way to make you feel like you were on an adventure.

Was 3 just as good at that?

>>640018
teepo nooooooo :(

>>640842

Yeah I get that it spawned the genre, but what I mean is that the game style never really changed from the original. Doing the same thing over and over tends to get old for me. Need some things changed to gameplay itself to really keep it interesting. Final Fantasy even managed to change things up some with different skill systems and the active time battle system.

>>640849

I've played the DQ games, and while I find the characters and story alright, it's the gameplay aspects that are a chore to sit through. There's no "well DQ does the tedious chore of random encounters and samey menu driven combat 'better' because they were the originals" Forget that, I actually find the extra things, such as using weapons as items in combat, active time, auto battle, macros, team based techs/skills/combo attacks, and limit breaks to be more enjoyable than the really old hat play of DQ.

>>640907

all of them do really funky things like that, even the first one you're going into a moleman's dreams and dealing with time travel.

>>641445
>>641459
DQ is a series of tradition. What I love about it is when I get the next numbered game, I know I'm getting a classic JRPG. The fact that it remains to it's roots is why it's so loved.

But anyways this topic is about BoF. Was there anyway to make Scias in 4 a good fighter? I really wanted to use him but he just sucks in the end game.

>>641503

which is why I started the thread, because I picked up and replayed BoF I recently, remembering enjoying it as a kid but thinking it was a samey DQ like game just with an isometric battle screen, but I had forgotten how many new things it had added to the genre. I was expecting to play it a bit and go "yeah that was just nostalgia, the actual game isn't so hot anymore" but found myself really enjoying it because of the variety they had added.

It was Capcom, their first RPG, a source of a bunch of new ideas. Kinda sad that like all good things Capcom created in the 20th century, they later destroyed in the 21st.

Looks like someone is working on a BOF1 retranslation/restoration hack over at romhacking.net

>>641542

Why, whats there to change?

>>641542

>making Karn blackface

kills it. It just looks retarded.

>>641536
>It was Capcom, their first RPG
Hate to be that guy, but Capcom's first RPG series was for the NES called 'Destiny of an Emperor' based off Romance of Three Kingdoms. The producer of it went on to make the BoF series. If you enjoy minor innovations in RPGs you should check it out, it's a very underrated game.

>Breath of Fire's 20th anniversary was last month
>Capcom did nothing to acknowledge the series' existence

And that's the end of this chapter.

>>641593

Modern Capcom are pretty much shit-tier, are you really surprised?

>>641593
Is a reference to BoF too much? Just have Ryu and Nina in the background of MvC3, or a reference to Ryu in Dragon's Dogma or Monster Hunter.

I just want acknowledgement.

>>641593
W-Well. At least pixiv remembered. The amount of Breath of Fire fanart that week was crazy.

>>641592

>sRPG

not quite the same, and I hate sRPG's with a passion. I can barely tolerate the slow, sleep inducing pace turn based battle systems, strategy games drag it out to an untolerable level.

TBS and sRPG is a surefire way to make me have narcolepsy.

>>641593
>Sonic turns 15
>Sega gives its fans the worst game in the history of the universe

I'd sooner a forgotten birthday than one with an awful present.

>>641767
I have no idea where you got the idea of Destiny of an Emperor as an sRPG. The wikipedia page may say that but it plays much more like a common turn based game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BktiXC2XDGA&t=2m34s

>>641671

>no unmorphed Gobi in that picture

everyone hates Gobi.

Is the blue haired chick staring lovingly at Zog the Princess of Tunlan?

>>641795

I wiki'ed it and it said sRPG, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms were TBS games.

>>641805

Oh nevermind, I thought the image of the greedy jew was the Shin transformation, since they show Puka and Debo, but not Shin and Doof

>>641593
it's not one of their cash cows, like say megaman, why should they care?
that's basically capcom's mentality these days, but ironically it's a mentality that is destroying the company

>>641671
any good hentai come out of it?

>>641795
>dat music that starts of 1:42
wasn't that reused in one of the Duck Tails games or Yo Noid?

>>641892
oh god the battle scenes have pretty similar music to what was in duck tails as well, and the same sound effect that were used in the game... and looking it up, they have the same composer, so that totally makes sense

I just beat BoF1 a few days ago.
I have BoF1,3,4 and DQ, just missing 2. Pardon the crtv shot, I have no vidya capture hardware/software.

>Breath of Fire 2
>That trial in Infinity where you are asked to sacrifice a party member and you're supposed to refuse
>Candidates for sacrifice include Jean..

Tempting, isn't it?

>>641954
>implying I refused

>>641503
>Was there anyway to make Scias in 4 a good fighter?
Apprentice him under the sailor and KAHN to turn him into an absolute game breaker at his magical skill's expenses. Near the end of the game, apprentice him (for a while) under Bunyan to raise all of his stats and give him 100% hit rate at his HP growth expenses.

Also, Scias' Shinning Blade skill is an insta-killer against those pesky enemies with the absurdly high defense stats so he's awesome to farm for rare drops since the moment you got him AND the guy can also equip swords that can deal 2 swings per turn.

Seriously, Scias is like Peco: absolutely underrated.

>>641954
>Breath of Fire 2
>Contantly try to defeat Lee
>Later find out it's a fight you cannot win
Fuck...

>>641938
you are probably better off playing the fan re-translation of 2 anyhow, I hated it at first but now I'm a convert

>>641867

It's fucked up because in the late 80's and all the 90's Capcom was god tier (whatever greatness they had left was gone by 2005) They came out with a bunch of new shit, pretty much invented genres, strong long running franchises, and even their licensed disney games were pretty good.

Now they're shit.

BOF 1 & 2 are really the only games in the series that I loved. 3 was OK I guess, couldn't get into any of the other ones. never played DQ.

>>641984
>>641984
>in the late 80's and all the 90's Capcom was god tier
I'm pretty sure not EVERYTHING they released during that time period was god tier, there is a reason the first street fighter is forgotten for instance... and not to mention their entire catalog of 80s and early 90s dos ports (the late 90s dos ports were pretty much identical to the console counterparts though) though maybe those shouldn't count

>>642057

not EVERYTHING no, but as a whole.

Nintendo is God Tier still, and not everything they release is amazing but enough of it that year after year they put SOMETHING out quality. Capcom used to be like that.

>>642073
>Nintendo is God Tier still
I like a lot of nintendo games... but please... cool it with the nintendo fanboyism

>>641813
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a book that Koei based their series on.

>>642097

>implying I'm wrong.

>>642121
to me, game companies can't be god tier, the game they put out can, but not the companies, of a game company to be god tier next to none of their games would have to be bad, which is an imposible standard for any company
so to me anyone calling any game company god tier reeks of fanboyism

>>641573
The translation could be expanded a bit.

>>642134

setting impossibly high standards doesn't really get you anywhere in life you know.

You have to take what's available and select the top out of what's available.

>>642134
>For god to be god tier next to none of creations would have to be bad

Always wanted to get in these games. Hell, I own III, IV, and Dragon Quarter.
But something about the gameplay has really turned me off, more so in III and IV. It feels so oddly slow, and the master system itself is very vague. Not sure. Need to give them another chance I think.

>>641503
If you get his best sword. He´s the strongest character in the game. The one you get from fishing

Bump, bitches.

>>641973
>you are probably better off playing the fan re-translation of 2 anyhow, I hated it at first but now I'm a convert
it adds a run button. that is reason enough.

>>639867
>Cryptic bullshit
No you were just retarded. I'll give you the backtracking though.

>>640025
It got cleaned up multiple times. When it was first released it was pretty ass, yeah. It still has a couple fuck ups (at least, I'm pretty sure I remember seeing a couple in my latest playthrough) but it's much better.

>>641580
It's a hack of the japanese game. I shit you not, but Karn was blackface in that version. I think they should import the character portraits from the GBA game if possible.

>>643836

That's just... dumb. I mean if they made him look believably like a black man that's fine and then I'd understand if the US version was made white (to avoid the stereotype of the black man who's a thief)... but the blackface that looks like a minstrel caricature looks stupid.

>>641542
hnng that older nina

>>640008
Yeah, but It was a floating town! You could take your home anywhere FFS! It does replace the Great Bird, and acts as a free inn when you grind at Monster Isle.

>>643948
>free inn
say what

>>641542
what the fuck is with this and the BoF II translation and putting a horrible background image on the menu? It just makes all the text harder to read. Fucking dumb.

>>643948
>free inn
>say what

You could stay in your town for free whilst grinding, obviously.

>>641867
>it's not one of their cash cows, like say megaman
>megaman
top lel

>>643948
>It was a floating town! You could take your home anywhere FFS!

That's not a problem to begin with, since I could just cast the Warp spell.
Even the frog knows the Warp spell!

>It does replace the Great Bird, and acts as a free inn when you grind at Monster Isle.

Despite all sense, the flying town DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE AN INN.

Anyone know about this? http://rpgmaker.net/games/2842/

Thoughts?

>>645087
Actually, going in the building for party switching behaves as an inn. I don't think it works on Ryu though since you can't switch him out, but I don't remember. It might behave as an inn as soon you step in the building.

>>645106
I think a bit too much is being changed, to the point of where it'd be like playing an interesting romhack or something rather than the original game touched up. Still, I'll most likely be giving it a shot regardless.

>>645087

I think you can sleep in the beds in the main building.

>>645240
No, you can't. But the party's HP is automatically refilled as soon you enter into the communal building.

It makes sense, since thet's where they live and shit.

>>642985
You can get the same sword as a rare drop in Fou-Lou's castle. (Charm is your friend there)