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Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty per month, numerous subscribers are looking for new methods to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or considering joining, here are this week's recommendations.

This weekend's games include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill exactly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve making friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you investigate a disturbing string of murders by venturing into strange locations based on your companions' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic battle system, impeccable visuals, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive 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 IV are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting indie adventure is a magical realist tale steeped in Latin American culture. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant world populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds similar to an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the world's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet small experience that openly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to play it via subscription — and you definitely should. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on moving between worlds within additional worlds, 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 puzzles is built in a highly natural manner, though they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit missed by many players. Let's correct that now.