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Following Microsoft's recent news of Game Pass membership changes, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, many members are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their membership. If you keeping their membership or considering joining, here are this week's picks.

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

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description perfectly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include forming new friends, working employment, and keeping up with studies. By night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by exploring strange dungeons based on your companions' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a highly addictive gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights lesser-known games. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting independent adventure is a fantasy journey rooted in South American culture. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the realm's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that proudly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 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 this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element focuses on moving between realms inside other worlds, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, alongside you.

While it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a highly intuitive manner, though they can challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by many players. We should rectify that now.