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After the company's recent news of Game Pass membership changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are seeking new methods to get the most from their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about joining, we present this week's picks.

This weekend's titles feature a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. You take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include forming new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. By night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into unique locations themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, strategic turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for many reasons. It also features a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting independent game is a magical realist journey steeped in Latin American traditions. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the realm's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet small game that openly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core gameplay element revolves around transitioning between realms within other worlds, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the form of colorful spheres, with you.

While it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a very natural manner, though they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by many players. Let's correct that while we can.