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Following the company's latest announcement of Game Pass membership changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous subscribers are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their subscription. For those keeping their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

Our selected games feature a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game set to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best methods to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill exactly. You take on the role of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve making new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by exploring unique dungeons based on your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, strategic turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for the service, the platform also showcases smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a magical realist tale rooted in South American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a vibrant world populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the world's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that proudly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to exit the service on October 15, leaving only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you absolutely should. Studio the creators crafted one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on moving among realms within other dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

While it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a very natural way, yet they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by the masses. Let's correct that while we can.