1) It has to have at least two women in it, 2) Who talk to each other, 3) About something other than a man.
Go. Off the top of my head I can't think of any but also a lot of games I play tend to involve silent protagonists so that's kind of okay, and also I haven't played too many games in a while.
(crossposted from NGG because I trust this board's taste in games more)
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Mortal Kombat (2011) has 7 female characters (Sonya, Kitana, Mileena, Jade, Sindel, Sheeva, and DLC character Skarlet). They talk about things other than men in Story Mode. For example, Kitana and Mileena talk about killing each other. Most fighting games fit the bill, really. Multiple female characters who talk to each other about how they will (or did) beat each other up.
Does the Portal series count? GLaDOS talks to Chell, but Chell is mute.
FF9 passes, about an hour in so far. Brahne and Beatrix talking about Garnet going missing. Chrono Cross, about five hours in, doesn't so far -- the only named female characters are Kid and Harlequin, and they've only talked to each other about Serge.
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From: skull_bonek23 | #018 I think it would be harder to list games that DON'T pass this test. I can't think of a single one.
Yeah, the Bechdel Test is meant for two hour films, not 30+ hour RPGs or other dialogue-heavy games. Even a game focused mostly on a male hero and male villain will be able to sneak in a conversation that passes, unlike a similarly designed movie.
Well, there's like one male character in the universe, he's a turtle, and he's only important in one game, as a literal vehicle for the main character.
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skull_bonek23 posted... I think it would be harder to list games that DON'T pass this test. I can't think of a single one.
Ocarina of Time. Hell, actually I think every Zelda fails the test terribly unless Midna and Zelda talk to each other about something other than Link, Zant, or Gannon.
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It probably happens in Zelda's Adventure on the CD-i. And Zelda: Wand of Gamelon on CD-i, too.
Just sayin'.
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Also, I imagine that any game where you're allowed to pick the gender of the main character will meet this criteria, if only for the characters whose only dialogue is "Welcome to Corneria" and such.
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From: waiflike | #023 Ocarina of Time. Hell, actually I think every Zelda fails the test terribly unless Midna and Zelda talk to each other about something other than Link, Zant, or Gannon.
There are almost no conversations between two characters who aren't (silent male protagonist) Link, so of course it's going to fail at this.
I can't think of any game where characters get to talk with each other that doesn't fit this rule. The Bechdel test really doesn't work well with text heavy video games.
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