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Following the company's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or considering joining, here are our latest recommendations.

This weekend's titles feature a beloved JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to leave the service soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description perfectly. Players step into the part of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals include forming friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange dungeons themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic battle system, impeccable art design, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming indie game is a magical realist tale steeped in South American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a colorful world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa plays out like an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the world's residents by collecting an inventory of objects. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little experience that proudly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to exit the service on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to play it via subscription — and you absolutely should. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzle games of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core gameplay element revolves around transitioning between worlds within additional dimensions, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a highly natural way, though they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that now.