Posted January 08, 2025
Sachys
Woodie Guthrie's Guitar!
   Registered: Dec 2011
From United Kingdom
Mr. Zim
Did we ever find a way ? -He/Him-
   Registered: Jul 2013
From Netherlands
Posted January 08, 2025
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Maybe there's a relation with 1C or something? I really don't know. I actually never heard about a.i.m. Looks quite nice
we really need those AI, well at least i do, upscalers to be able to enjoy those older titles. From the look of it, not to mention the price i would like to dive into the game to get a feeling for it. in a 2024 decent 1080p manner
It is sometimes ridiculous. After dabbling around for a bit in Starfield, Veilguard and Cyberpunk of course i also gave Andromeda another chance but boy! did that game suddenly feel old. Not to mention the myriad of graphical inconsistencies that seem to appear when you try faster frame rates and such, something that seems to become more and more apparant through-out the years
you really need that little kid of yours that appreciated a certain game a lot to be able to dive back in a 20 year old title
Luppen674
New User
   Registered: Sep 2023
From Hungary
Posted January 08, 2025
That said, i'm also ready to make my try :-)
I was thinking of Parkan
As it turns out there are three games.
Exempt of the Parkan Wiki
Parkan is a series of video games that combine space flight and trade simulation with first-person shooter style game play. Namely it allows players to board ships. "Parkan" is the name of the spaceship, which means boomerang for its shape.
Parkan: The Imperial Chronicles (Russian: Паркан: Хроника Империи) - the first game of the series space simulator and first-person shooter
Parkan: Iron Strategy (Russian: Паркан: Железная Стратегия) - a spin-off first-person shooter and real-time strategy and mecha
Parkan II (Russian: Паркан II) - the newest game space simulator and first-person shooter
I only played Iron Strategy myself. I know i purchased the game at one of the electronica shops in my neighbourhood. Probably as either a recommendation from PC Gamer or just a catchy cover
GoG actually also offers all three titles, all with a nice discount atm
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=parkan&order=desc:score
Well i do hope this is a bit of help there weren't to many games available at that time that come close to what you are describing. if this ain't it at least you can scratch another one of your list
I checked Parkan using the russian names, and i could see a picture with a planet, but the planet in the game in question did not have water on it. Also the cockpit in Parkan looked like too bright, and very colorful overall compared to the title i am searching for.
I do not remember mechs specifically, but it is not impossible to be present in the game i am looking for. Maybe there were mechs belonging to the red faction, but i am not sure.
I checked Parkan 2, and there is one ship that looks like a catamaran in Parkan 2 that is very similar to a ship in the title i am looking for. In the game i am looking for this design of the ship is more aerodynamic, and shorter, and it is flewn by the alien race.
There is one mission i remember which included flying such ship through a rift on the planet with full of defensive structures. There was a time limit to get to the end, and the player must have flewn through the rift, not above it.
It is likely that there were numerous missions to the same planet using the planet's static features. It was basically like an open world game.
Parkan 2 is way too colorful, and of different style graphically compared to the game i am looking for. It is also different in a manner that i do not remember me able to play on board of the space ships. I remember that i could only play as the fighter, or the tank in the game. Maybe that was the limitation of a demo game aswel though.
Unfortunately i do not remember trading feature, but maybe because i was only able to play with the demo of it.
It was basically as simple game as an aquanox 1. It did not seem as complex as for example an x series game would be. Although that can also be the result of me playing the demo version of it.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/aim_2_clan_wars
https://www.gog.com/en/game/aim_racing
Yeah this was it. Incoming forces :D Thank you guys :D
Post edited January 08, 2025 by Luppen674
solseb
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   Registered: Jan 2012
From United Kingdom
Posted January 10, 2025
Xeshra
RPG Geek with Monster PC
   Registered: May 2011
From Switzerland
Posted January 10, 2025
Actually more interesting if there was any AI bot able to "find" this game. If so... it would be somewhat terrifying because most humans without special knowledge are incapable of.
Lin545
May. 24, 2022
   Registered: Jun 2011
From Russian Federation
Strijkbout
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Xeshra
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   Registered: May 2011
From Switzerland
MobiusArcher
Bad at games
   Registered: Dec 2008
From United States
Posted January 11, 2025
oops
Post edited January 11, 2025 by MobiusArcher
Luppen674
New User
   Registered: Sep 2023
From Hungary
Posted January 27, 2025
 thank you! although i started to look at playthroughs on youtube, and it was sort of nostalgic enough. honestly i remember better than it actualy looked, or played. i decided to not purchase the game in the end. 
 
I would like this topic to be marked as solved, or closed.
 
Thank you all! You are wonderful people!
I would like this topic to be marked as solved, or closed.
Thank you all! You are wonderful people!
Post edited January 27, 2025 by Luppen674