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Following Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass membership changes, including a price increase for the top tier to $30 monthly, many subscribers are looking for new methods to maximize their membership. For those keeping their membership or thinking about joining, we present our latest recommendations.

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

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill exactly. You step into the part of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include forming friendships, working employment, and keeping up with studies. By night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by exploring strange locations themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming indie game is a fantasy tale rooted in South American culture. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds similar to an learning-focused computer title from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the world's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a sweet small experience that proudly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between worlds inside additional dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

Although it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a highly natural way, though they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a big period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by many players. Let's correct that now.