🔗 Share this article Three Game Pass Games That Will Validate Your Membership During the Weekend (Nov. 21-23) Following the recent price increase for Game Pass Ultimate, the initial uproar has subsided. While it might not be seen as the top deal in gaming anymore, the service has welcomed a number of high-profile day-one games lately, such as Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2. Those titles only enhance a massive collection of numerous games perfect for weekend marathon sessions. Our current picks feature a therapeutic shooter, an prize-winning independent masterpiece, and a essential HD-2D RPG. Resistance: Sniper Elite From time to time, everyone needs a bit of catharsis. For 20 years, the Sniper Elite franchise has delivered exactly that. Rebellion Developments' long-running shooter series presents players intensely graphic mayhem targeting enemy targets. Recently, Rebellion launched Sniper Elite: Resistance, a timely new entry to the franchise. Although it doesn't revolutionize the formula, Resistance is a well-constructed dose of immersive sim World War II open environments filled with enemy objectives. The sniping is as brutal and satisfying as ever, featuring the series' signature killcam showing every bullet's impact in gory, explicit detail. It's a violent thrill for every peace-lover looking to unwind in the safety of a virtual world. 1000xResist 1000xResist presents an critically acclaimed narrative exploring post-pandemic existence, generational trauma, and other deep themes. It examines these themes through a sci-fi perspective; you assume the role of Watcher, a member of several clones of Iris, the sole person left of a global outbreak that eradicated humanity. Watcher and her fellow clones delve into Iris's memories from when Earth was beset by that terrible disease, as well as experiences of her education and family life, both of which were easy for a teenager. Watcher discovers Iris is not all that she seems, and the story develops from that point. If all that intrigue isn't enough to grab your interest, the game indeed start with a killing. Is there a more gripping opening than that? Octopath Traveler II Yes, finishing a extremely long RPG in just nine days is a tall order, but if there's any game deserving attempting the grind for, it's Octopath Traveler 2. Square Enix's HD-2D gem is departing Game Pass at the close of the month (as is the first game, which is also included). However, due to a holiday in the middle, at least for those in the U.S., it's technically doable. Octopath Traveler 2 features eight characters, every one embodying a distinct genre. There's a investigative tale about a cleric looking into the death of his church's head priest. A merchant striving to solve destitution through the power of capitalism stars in a western-themed adventure. Additionally, there's a mystery about an herbalist with memory loss (since every good RPGs require a character with an mysterious past, of course). A few of these plots connect in surprising, intriguing ways, while you progress through a gorgeous Industrial Revolution inspired world. And the combat is excellent — stat-focused gameplay distilled to its essence.