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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are seeking fresh ways to maximize their membership. For those holding onto their subscription or considering signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

This weekend's titles include a beloved JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description exactly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve forming friendships, working employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by venturing into unique locations based on your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, tactical battle system, flawless art design, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a highly engrossing cycle that will have you playing late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for the service, the platform also showcases lesser-known 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 tale steeped in South American culture. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and various quirky animals.

Sopa unfolds similar to an learning-focused PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the world's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of objects. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small game that proudly celebrates its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via subscription — and you definitely must. Studio the creators crafted one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between worlds within other dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a very natural way, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a big year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat overlooked by many players. Let's correct that now.