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After the company's recent announcement of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for new ways to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their subscription or considering joining, we present this week's picks.

This weekend's games include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent adventure, and a superb puzzle game set to depart from the service soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description exactly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By 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 exploring unique locations based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly engrossing cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting indie game is a fantasy journey rooted in Latin American culture. You follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out like an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the world's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of objects. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet small game that proudly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you definitely must. Developer the creators designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving among worlds inside other worlds, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the form of colorful orbs, alongside you.

While it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a highly intuitive way, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. We should correct that now.