Three Game Pass Games We Are Playing Over the Weekend (Oct. 10-12)
Following Microsoft's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $30 per month, numerous subscribers are seeking fresh methods to maximize their membership. If you holding onto their membership or considering joining, here are our latest picks.
Our selected titles include a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful independent journey, and a brilliant puzzler set to depart from the platform shortly.
Persona 4 Golden
Among the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill perfectly. You take on the part of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve forming friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with studies. At night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by exploring unique locations based on your friends' inner fears.
With a memorable cast of characters, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a highly engrossing cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, repeatedly.
Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato
Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a magical realist tale steeped in South American traditions. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the world's residents by collecting an inventory of objects. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a sweet small experience that openly showcases its love for the region's culture.
Cocoon
Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element revolves around moving between realms within other worlds, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.
While it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a highly natural way, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's correct that now.
