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After Microsoft's recent news of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous members are looking for new methods to get the most from their membership. If you keeping their membership or considering signing up, we present this week's recommendations.

This weekend's games feature a beloved JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. You step into the part of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming friendships, taking on employment, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by exploring unique dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for the service, the platform also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie adventure is a magical realist tale steeped in South American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is transported to a vibrant world populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's residents by gathering an inventory of objects. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little game that openly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit the service on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Studio the creators crafted one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between realms within additional dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a highly intuitive way, though they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by the masses. Let's rectify that now.