Three Xbox Game Pass Titles We Are Playing Over the Weekend (October 10-12)
Following the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for new methods to maximize their membership. If you keeping their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are our latest recommendations.
Our selected games feature a beloved JRPG, a charming independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzler scheduled to leave the service shortly.
Persona 4 Golden
One of the top ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description perfectly. You step into the role of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals involve making friendships, taking on employment, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by exploring strange dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.
With a memorable group of heroes, strategic battle system, flawless art design, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.
Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato
While big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for the service, the subscription also highlights smaller indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming indie game is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American culture. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful world populated by potato-stealing frogs and other quirky creatures.
Sopa unfolds like an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the world's residents by collecting an inventory of objects. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet small experience that proudly showcases its love for the region's culture.
Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure
Cocoon is set to exit the service on October 15, leaving only a short time to experience it via subscription — and you definitely should. Developer the creators crafted one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element revolves around transitioning among realms inside additional dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the form of colorful spheres, alongside you.
While it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly natural manner, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat overlooked by many players. Let's correct that now.
