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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty per month, many members are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their membership. For those holding onto their subscription or considering signing up, we present our latest recommendations.

This weekend's titles feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top methods to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description exactly. You step into the part of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve forming new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. At night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into strange locations themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical battle system, flawless visuals, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also boasts a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights lesser-known indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent game is a magical realist journey steeped in Latin American culture. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa plays out similar to an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the realm's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet little game that openly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Developer the creators designed one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element focuses on transitioning among realms inside other dimensions, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

While it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a very intuitive way, yet they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by many players. We should rectify that now.