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Following Microsoft's recent news of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $30 monthly, numerous members are looking for new ways to get the most from their membership. For those keeping their subscription or thinking about joining, we present this week's picks.

Our selected games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzler scheduled to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top methods to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill exactly. Players step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include making friendships, taking on employment, and managing schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by venturing into strange dungeons themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical battle system, impeccable art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly addictive cycle that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting independent game is a fantasy journey rooted in South American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful world filled with potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a sweet little experience that proudly celebrates its love for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, leaving only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you definitely must. Studio the creators designed one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between worlds within other worlds, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a very natural way, though they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit missed by the masses. We should correct that now.