Three Xbox Game Pass Titles We're Playing Over the Weekend (October 10-12)
Following Microsoft's recent announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, numerous members are looking for new methods to maximize their membership. If you keeping their subscription or thinking about joining, we present our latest recommendations.
This weekend's titles include a beloved JRPG, a delightful independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game set to depart from the platform soon.
Persona 4: The Golden Edition
Among the top ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description perfectly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals involve making friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by exploring strange dungeons based on your companions' deepest insecurities.
With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato
While big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for the service, the subscription also highlights smaller indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting indie adventure is a magical realist tale steeped in South American culture. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky creatures.
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the world's residents by gathering an assortment of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little experience that proudly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.
Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure
Cocoon is scheduled to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic focuses on moving between worlds inside other worlds, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of vibrant orbs, alongside you.
Although it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a very natural manner, though they will test you as well. 2023 was a big year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by many players. We should correct that while we can.