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Following the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, numerous members are looking for fresh methods to maximize their subscription. For those holding onto their subscription or considering signing up, we present this week's recommendations.

This weekend's titles feature a acclaimed JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game set to depart from the service soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top methods to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill exactly. You take on the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming new friends, working employment, and managing schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by venturing into unique dungeons themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also highlights lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent game is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a vibrant world populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa plays out similar to an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the world's residents by collecting an assortment of items. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little experience that openly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to play it via your membership — and you definitely must. Studio the creators crafted one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element focuses on moving among realms inside additional worlds, and often you'll transport those realms, in the form of colorful orbs, alongside you.

While it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a very intuitive way, yet they will test you as well. 2023 was a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by many players. Let's correct that while we can.