Three Game Pass Games We're Enjoying This Weekend (Oct. 10-12)
Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $30 per month, numerous members are seeking new methods to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their subscription or considering joining, we present our latest picks.
This weekend's games feature a beloved JRPG, a charming independent adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform soon.
Persona 4: The Golden Edition
One of the top ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill exactly. You take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making friendships, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. At night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by exploring unique dungeons themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.
With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a highly addictive cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, repeatedly.
Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato
Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for the service, the subscription also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting independent game is a magical realist tale rooted in South American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is transported to a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky creatures.
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an learning-focused computer title from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the realm's residents by collecting an assortment of items. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a sweet little game that proudly showcases its love 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 subscription — and you definitely must. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on moving between worlds inside additional worlds, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, with you.
While it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly natural way, though they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by many players. We should correct that while we can.
