Three Xbox Game Pass Games We Are Playing This Weekend (October 10-12)
Following the company's latest announcement of Game Pass subscription changes, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, many members are seeking new ways to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their subscription or thinking about joining, we present this week's picks.
Our selected titles feature a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie journey, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform shortly.
Persona 4: The Golden Edition
One of the top ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill exactly. You take on the part of a teenager who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by exploring unique dungeons based on your friends' deepest insecurities.
With a unforgettable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.
Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato
Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for the service, the platform also highlights lesser-known indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting independent adventure is a magical realist tale rooted in Latin American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the realm's residents by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that openly showcases its love for the region's culture.
Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure
Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave the service on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio the creators crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element revolves around moving between realms within additional worlds, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.
While it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a highly natural way, though they can test you as well. 2023 was a big year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. We should rectify that now.
