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Following Microsoft's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, many members are seeking new methods to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or considering signing up, we present this week's picks.

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

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill perfectly. Players step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve forming new friends, working employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by venturing into unique locations themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a highly engrossing cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the subscription also highlights smaller games. A perfect example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting indie adventure is a magical realist tale rooted in Latin American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa unfolds like an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world'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 showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave Game Pass on October 15, leaving only a short time to play it via subscription — and you absolutely should. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on moving between worlds within other dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

While it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly intuitive manner, though they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat missed by many players. Let's correct that now.