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After Microsoft's recent news of Game Pass subscription updates, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, numerous subscribers are seeking new ways to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their subscription or considering joining, we present our latest recommendations.

This weekend's games include a acclaimed JRPG, a charming independent journey, and a superb puzzle game set to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top methods to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill exactly. You take on the part of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve making new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. By night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange locations themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key selling point for the service, the platform also highlights smaller games. A perfect example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie game is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the realm's residents by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming little game that proudly celebrates its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you definitely must. Developer the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core gameplay element revolves around moving among realms inside additional dimensions, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the form of vibrant orbs, with you.

While it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a highly natural way, yet they can test you as well. 2023 was a big year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by the masses. We should rectify that while we can.