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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous subscribers are seeking new ways to maximize their membership. If you holding onto their membership or considering signing up, we present our latest picks.

This weekend's titles feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a brilliant puzzle game set to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill exactly. You step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve making friendships, working employment, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a disturbing string of murders by venturing into strange dungeons themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for the service, the platform also highlights smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this charming indie game is a fantasy tale rooted in South American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa plays out like an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming little game that openly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit the service on October 15, leaving only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on moving among realms within additional worlds, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the form of colorful orbs, alongside you.

While it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a very natural manner, though they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat missed by the masses. Let's correct that now.