Three Game Pass Games We Are Enjoying This Weekend (Oct. 10-12)
After Microsoft's latest announcement of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, numerous subscribers are seeking fresh methods to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their membership or considering joining, we present this week's recommendations.
Our selected titles feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent journey, and a superb puzzler scheduled to depart from the service shortly.
Persona 4: The Golden Edition
One of the top ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill exactly. You step into the role of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include forming friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by exploring strange locations themed around your companions' inner fears.
With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical battle system, impeccable art design, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a highly engrossing cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato
While big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also highlights smaller indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent game is a fantasy journey rooted in Latin American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric animals.
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an learning-focused computer title from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the realm's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little experience that openly celebrates its love for South America.
Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure
Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Developer the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on moving among worlds inside other worlds, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the shape of colorful orbs, with you.
Although it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly natural way, though they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by the masses. We should rectify that while we can.
