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Following the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous members are looking for fresh methods to maximize their membership. If you holding onto their membership or considering joining, we present this week's recommendations.

This weekend's titles include a beloved JRPG, a delightful independent adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. You step into the part of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve forming friendships, working employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into unique dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, tactical battle system, flawless art design, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a incredibly engrossing cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for the service, the platform also showcases smaller indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a fantasy journey steeped in Latin American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the world's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of objects. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet small game that proudly celebrates its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave the service on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to play it via subscription — and you definitely should. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on transitioning among worlds within other dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the form of vibrant spheres, with you.

While it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a very intuitive way, though they can challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that now.