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After Microsoft's recent announcement of Game Pass membership updates, including a price increase for the top tier to $thirty per month, numerous subscribers are looking for new ways to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their membership or thinking about joining, here are our latest picks.

This weekend's games include a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful indie journey, and a brilliant puzzler scheduled to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description exactly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals include making friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with studies. By night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by exploring unique locations themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a highly addictive cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for Game Pass, the subscription also highlights smaller indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting independent adventure is a magical realist tale steeped in South American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a vibrant world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the world's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small experience that openly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to experience it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Studio the creators designed one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving among realms inside additional dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the form of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

While it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a highly intuitive manner, though they will test you as well. 2023 was a massive year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit missed by the masses. We should correct that now.