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After the company's latest announcement of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, many members are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or considering joining, we present our latest recommendations.

This weekend's titles feature a acclaimed JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description perfectly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include making friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and managing studies. By night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by exploring unique dungeons themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, strategic battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for the service, the subscription also showcases smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting independent adventure is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa unfolds like an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the realm's residents by gathering an inventory of objects. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming small experience that openly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on transitioning between worlds within other worlds, and often you'll transport those realms, in the shape of colorful orbs, alongside you.

While it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a highly natural manner, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat missed by many players. We should correct that now.