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After the company's recent announcement of Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for fresh methods to maximize their membership. For those keeping their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

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

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description perfectly. Players take on the part of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making new friends, working employment, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by exploring strange dungeons based on your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive cycle that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting independent adventure is a fantasy journey steeped in Latin American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-stealing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out like an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's residents by gathering an assortment of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little experience that openly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon is scheduled to leave the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Studio the creators designed one of the best puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning between realms inside additional worlds, and often you'll transport those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

Although it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's challenges is built in a highly natural way, though they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by the masses. Let's rectify that now.