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After Microsoft's latest news of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are looking for fresh methods to maximize their membership. If you holding onto their membership or thinking about joining, here are our latest picks.

This weekend's games feature a acclaimed JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzler scheduled to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description perfectly. Players step into the part of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve forming new friends, working employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange dungeons themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic battle system, flawless art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing cycle that will have you playing late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for the service, the platform also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming independent game is a magical realist tale rooted in Latin American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma make soup, is pulled into a vibrant world filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the realm's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little experience that proudly celebrates its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a short time to play it via subscription — and you definitely should. Developer the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core gameplay element focuses on moving among worlds inside additional dimensions, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of colorful spheres, with you.

While it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a very intuitive way, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a big period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that while we can.