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After Microsoft's recent news of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $30 monthly, many members are looking for new methods to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their subscription or considering joining, we present this week's recommendations.

This weekend's games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzler set to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description perfectly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making friendships, taking on employment, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by exploring unique dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a incredibly engrossing cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for the service, the subscription also highlights smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting indie adventure is a fantasy tale steeped in Latin American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is transported to a vibrant realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the realm's residents by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little game that proudly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to play it via subscription — and you definitely should. Developer the creators crafted one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning among worlds within other dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

While it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a very intuitive manner, though they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a big period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit missed by many players. Let's correct that now.