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Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $thirty monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for new ways to get the most from their subscription. For those holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

Our selected titles include a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game set to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description perfectly. Players take on the part of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include forming new friends, working employment, and managing schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by exploring unique locations based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly engrossing cycle that will have you playing late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for the service, the subscription also highlights lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming independent game is a magical realist tale steeped in South American traditions. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the realm's residents by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet small game that openly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave the service on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to play it via subscription — and you definitely should. Developer the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between realms within other dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of vibrant orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a highly natural way, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat overlooked by many players. We should correct that while we can.