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After the company's recent news of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are seeking fresh methods to maximize their membership. If you keeping their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are this week's picks.

Our selected titles include a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game set to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill perfectly. Players take on the role of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals involve forming new friends, taking on employment, and keeping up with studies. At night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by exploring strange dungeons themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key selling point for the service, the platform also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a magical realist tale rooted in South American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of objects. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little game that proudly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to play it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio the creators crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element focuses on moving among realms inside other worlds, and often you'll transport those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, alongside you.

While it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's challenges is built in a very intuitive manner, yet they can challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by the masses. We should rectify that now.