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After the company's recent news of Game Pass membership changes, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, many members are seeking fresh methods to get the most from their subscription. For those holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

This weekend's titles feature a beloved JRPG, a charming independent adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description perfectly. Players take on the part of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals involve making friendships, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by venturing into unique dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a highly addictive gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases smaller indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming independent adventure is a magical realist journey rooted in South American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds like an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the world's residents by gathering an inventory of objects. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little game that proudly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to leave Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a short time to play it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element focuses on transitioning between realms inside additional worlds, and often you'll transport those realms, in the shape of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

While it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is built in a very natural way, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a big period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by many players. We should correct that while we can.