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After the company's recent news of Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the top tier to $30 monthly, many members are looking for fresh ways to maximize their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about joining, we present this week's recommendations.

This weekend's titles include a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful independent adventure, and a superb puzzler set to leave the service soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill exactly. You step into the role of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making new friends, taking on employment, and keeping up with studies. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by exploring unique locations based on your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary selling point for the service, the platform also highlights smaller games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie adventure is a magical realist tale rooted in Latin American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa unfolds like an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet small game that openly showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you definitely should. Studio the creators designed one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around transitioning between realms within additional dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the form of colorful spheres, alongside you.

Although it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly intuitive way, yet they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by the masses. We should correct that now.