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After the company's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous subscribers are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their subscription. For those keeping their membership or thinking about signing up, here are this week's picks.

This weekend's games include a beloved JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzler scheduled to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best methods to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill perfectly. You take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve forming friendships, working employment, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into unique locations themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a highly addictive cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also highlights lesser-known indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming independent adventure is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the world's residents by collecting an inventory of objects. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little experience that openly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, leaving only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio the creators designed one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning among realms inside other worlds, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful orbs, with you.

While it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a very natural way, yet they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that while we can.