Three Game Pass Games We Are Enjoying This Weekend (October 10-12)
Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, many subscribers are looking for fresh ways to get the most from their membership. For those holding onto their subscription or considering joining, we present this week's recommendations.
Our selected games include a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful independent adventure, and a superb puzzler scheduled to leave the service shortly.
Persona 4: The Golden Edition
Among the best ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill exactly. You take on the part of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with studies. By night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by venturing into strange locations themed around your companions' inner fears.
With a memorable cast of characters, strategic battle system, flawless art design, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive gameplay loop 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 key attraction for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this charming indie adventure is a fantasy tale rooted in South American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is transported to a vibrant realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small experience that openly celebrates 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 play it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between worlds within other worlds, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, with you.
While it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a highly natural way, yet they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a big period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. We should correct that now.
