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After Microsoft's latest announcement of Game Pass membership changes, including a price increase for the top tier to $thirty monthly, numerous members are looking for new ways to get the most from their membership. For those keeping their membership or considering signing up, we present our latest picks.

This weekend's titles feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game set to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill perfectly. Players take on the part of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals include making friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by exploring strange dungeons based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a incredibly engrossing cycle that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming indie game is a fantasy tale steeped in South American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles 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 sweet small game that proudly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to leave Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio the creators designed one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between worlds within other worlds, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the form of colorful spheres, alongside you.

While it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a highly natural way, though they can test you as well. 2023 was a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's correct that while we can.