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Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Game Pass membership changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $30 monthly, numerous members are looking for fresh ways to maximize their membership. If you keeping their subscription or considering signing up, we present our latest picks.

This weekend's titles feature a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful indie journey, and a superb puzzler scheduled to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill perfectly. You take on the part of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve making friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by venturing into unique dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical battle system, flawless art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases smaller indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting independent game is a magical realist tale steeped in Latin American traditions. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa plays out like an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of items. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming small experience that proudly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning among realms within additional dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the form of colorful spheres, alongside you.

While it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a highly natural manner, though they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by many players. Let's correct that while we can.