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Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty per month, numerous members are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their membership or thinking about signing up, we present our latest recommendations.

This weekend's titles feature a beloved JRPG, a charming independent journey, and a superb puzzle game set to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description perfectly. Players take on the part of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange dungeons based on your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for the service, the platform also highlights smaller games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie adventure is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa unfolds similar to an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small experience that openly celebrates its appreciation 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 absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element focuses on transitioning among worlds inside other dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the form of colorful orbs, with you.

While it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a highly natural way, yet they can challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by the masses. We should correct that now.