Three Game Pass Titles We Are Enjoying Over the Weekend (October 10-12)

After the company's latest announcement of Game Pass subscription updates, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their membership or considering joining, we present this week's picks.

This weekend's titles include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a brilliant puzzler set to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. You step into the role of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve forming new friends, working part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by venturing into strange dungeons based on your companions' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting indie adventure is a fantasy journey steeped in Latin American culture. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

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

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you definitely must. Developer the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element focuses on transitioning among worlds within other dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the form of vibrant spheres, alongside you.

While it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a highly intuitive way, though 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 overlooked by many players. We should correct that while we can.