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After Microsoft's recent news of Game Pass subscription changes, including a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their membership or considering signing up, we present this week's picks.

Our selected games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie journey, and a superb puzzler scheduled to depart from the service soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill exactly. Players step into the role of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals include making new friends, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a disturbing string of murders by venturing into strange dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive cycle that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the subscription also highlights smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming independent adventure is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is transported to a vibrant world filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's residents by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little game that openly showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to leave the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via subscription — and you definitely should. Developer the creators designed one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving among realms inside additional dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the form of colorful orbs, with you.

While it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a highly natural manner, though they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by many players. Let's rectify that while we can.