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Following the company's latest announcement of Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous subscribers 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 picks.

This weekend's titles include a beloved JRPG, a delightful indie journey, and a superb puzzler scheduled to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top methods to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description perfectly. Players take on the role of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include making new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into unique locations themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a highly addictive cycle 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 primary attraction for the service, the subscription also highlights lesser-known indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting indie game is a magical realist journey steeped in South American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a colorful realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the realm's residents by gathering an assortment of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that openly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon is scheduled to leave the service on October 15, leaving only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Developer the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic revolves around moving among realms within other dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the form of colorful spheres, with you.

Although it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a very intuitive way, though they can challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. We should correct that now.