Three Xbox Game Pass Games We're Enjoying Over the Weekend (Oct. 10-12)
After the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous members are seeking new methods to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their membership or considering signing up, here are this week's recommendations.
Our selected titles include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie journey, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to leave the service shortly.
Persona 4 Golden
Among the top ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description exactly. Players take on the role of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve making friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with studies. At night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by exploring strange dungeons based on your friends' deepest insecurities.
With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic 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 releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for the service, the platform also highlights smaller indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting indie game is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and other quirky animals.
Sopa unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of objects. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming small game that openly showcases its appreciation for South America.
Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure
Cocoon is scheduled to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a short time to play it via your membership — and you definitely must. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on moving among realms inside additional dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of colorful spheres, with you.
While it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a highly natural manner, yet they will test you as well. 2023 was a big period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat overlooked by many players. We should correct that while we can.
