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After the company's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, numerous members are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their membership. For those keeping their membership or considering signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

This weekend's games feature a acclaimed JRPG, a charming independent adventure, and a superb puzzler scheduled to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill exactly. You step into the part of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include making friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into unique locations based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, strategic battle system, impeccable visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a highly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases smaller games. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting indie game is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant world filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little experience that proudly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to leave the service on October 15, giving you only a few days to play it via subscription — and you definitely should. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between worlds within other dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, with you.

Although it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a highly intuitive manner, yet they will test you as well. 2023 was a big year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by many players. We should rectify that while we can.