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After Microsoft's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty per month, numerous members are looking for new ways to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their membership or considering joining, we present our latest picks.

This weekend's games include a acclaimed JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the service soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. Players step into the part of a teenager who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. By night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange locations themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic battle system, impeccable visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights lesser-known games. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming indie adventure is a magical realist tale rooted in South American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a colorful world populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's residents by collecting an inventory of objects. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a sweet small experience that proudly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, leaving only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic revolves around moving among realms inside other dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

While it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a very intuitive way, yet they can test you as well. 2023 was a massive year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by the masses. We should correct that now.