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After Microsoft's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty per month, many members are looking for new methods to get the most from their membership. If you keeping their subscription or thinking about joining, we present this week's recommendations.

This weekend's titles include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a superb puzzler set to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best methods to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description exactly. Players step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making new friends, taking on employment, and managing studies. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange locations themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a magical realist tale rooted in South American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma make soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and other quirky animals.

Sopa unfolds similar to an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the realm's residents by collecting an inventory of objects. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small experience that proudly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to leave Game Pass on October 15, leaving only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you definitely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core gameplay element focuses on transitioning between realms inside additional worlds, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the form of colorful orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a highly intuitive way, though they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a big period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat missed by many players. We should correct that now.