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DetectiveKomics  170 posts
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Date Posted: 12/2/08 10:45am Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
I've yet to play Deception (I plan on getting the Kollection with these week's paycheck), but I prefer Taven as of now, soley on the fact that Armageddon's Konquest reminded me a lot of Shaolin Monks (which I loved), and that I got accustomed to using him after all the time I put into the story mode. I also enjoyed the story, as I had yet to play any of the other 3D MK's at that point and at the time didn't even know MK had much of a story.

As I hadn't experienced Shujinko's Konquest, I've only experienced him as generic fighter #9 in MKA's massive roster. My opinion may change when I get Deception.

 

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Dark_James666 
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Date Posted: 12/2/08 1:57pm Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
Black_Shroud posted:
Shujinko definitely, when you play as him you actually care about his fate, the boy from Earthrealm who at one point even comes closer to his dream (competing in MK);

Somehow when you play as "Whoa Im almighty half-god guy awakened from long sleep, but even if I missed all MK-related stuff, I'll knock out anyone who I meet on my way" Taven, who doesnt knows places, people, events, even his mission, you are like "meh? Did I saw his face in The Suffering, or did Midway made good guy version of Jarek?"

And if someone thinks Shujinko is foolish for serving Damashi, then remember Taven's "Lord Shinnok!", lol.


I wasn't talking story-wise, I was talking combat-wise. In combat, Taven would kick Shujinko's ass. But when you mention the story, yes, it is better. But only to a point. What I meant by the whole "talking to a freaky piece of wood that talks back" thing was that when he talks he acts like someone is following him and is making him nervous, and the people he talks to on Deception are kind of linear on what they do. All they really do is say the same thing over, and over, and over, and over, and *50 minutes later*, and over and over again! IT'S ANNOYING!!! I honestly don't care much for the story in either MK:D's or MK:A's Konquest modes, but I would say Shujinko's is better

 

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Noob-_-Smoke  1286 posts
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Date Posted: 12/2/08 2:37pm Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
Dark_James666 posted:
[quote=Black_Shroud]In combat, Taven would kick Shujinko's ass.
Shujinko contains the combined might of Subzero, Scorpion, Ermac, Baraka, Mileena, Sindel, Nightwolf, Ashrah, Bo Rai Cho, Havik, Hotaru, and Li Mei. Taven's ass would be kicked back into his little cave shell egg thing.

 

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San  108 posts
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Date Posted: 12/3/08 2:24pm Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
The Konquest mode in MK:D was better 1000000 times than the one in MK:A .
Still Jinko is just a fool man .Taven FTW .

 

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Doom54  3638 posts
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Date Posted: 12/3/08 7:12pm Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
Taven

 

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Date Posted: 12/3/08 7:19pm Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
Noob-_-Smoke posted:
Dark_James666 posted:
[quote=Black_Shroud]In combat, Taven would kick Shujinko's ass.
Shujinko contains the combined might of Subzero, Scorpion, Ermac, Baraka, Mileena, Sindel, Nightwolf, Ashrah, Bo Rai Cho, Havik, Hotaru, and Li Mei. Taven's ass would be kicked back into his little cave shell egg thing.


Shujinko contains the might of Apep, and that's enough to finish Taven.

 

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Xiola 
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Date Posted: 12/4/08 1:46pm Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
Hmm, in my opinion I believe Shujinko was the better of the two Konquest protagonists. In Deception's Konquest, you watched as he grew into his present character while learning what events took place during his training/'quest'. Actually, Deception's Konquest was a lot more...adventurous than that of Armageddon's.

Taven was a bit disrespectful. The konquest's storyline/cut scenes were a little repetitive, which was disappointing to say the least.

 

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evil_emporer  24137 posts
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Date Posted: 12/4/08 3:48pm Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
I just grew on Shujinko a little more in MK:D. Taven is just too unoriginal IMO and never enjoyed his konquest being.

 

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Date Posted: 12/5/08 12:35am Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
evil_emporer posted:
I just grew on Shujinko a little more in MK:D. Taven is just too unoriginal IMO and never enjoyed his konquest being.


I have to agree with you there. MKD's konquest mode was so much better.

 

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Black_Shroud  1730 posts
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Date Posted: 12/5/08 3:27am Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
Taven respects only his precious Lord Shinnok The Elder God

 

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evil_emporer  24137 posts
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Date Posted: 12/6/08 1:47am Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
Maybe if MK:A's Konquest was a bit longer and his character was further explained, I might respect the character more.

 

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Date Posted: 12/6/08 11:28am Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
Taven, Shujinko is just like a good Shang Tsung.Also Taven's move "Speed of Light" is really cool.Anyway, every character created after MK3 sucks for me...Sorry for the people who loves any of those characters...

 

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evil_emporer  24137 posts
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Date Posted: 12/6/08 2:29pm Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
I have to admit, some of the chracter after UMK3 were pretty good, but most of the only good ones are those classic ones.

 

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Date Posted: 12/12/08 10:08am Subject: Taven or Shujinko?
Doom_Master posted:

I'd chose Jinko as he had better moves and his Konquest journey was much better than Tavens.



Seconded... Taven is boring <_<

 

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Date Posted: 12/23/08 12:29pm Subject: RE: Taven or Shujinko?
Shujinko

 

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