🔗 Share this article 3 Game Pass Games That Can Justify Your Subscription During the Weekend (Nov. 21-23) Following the recent cost hike for Game Pass Ultimate, the initial commotion has subsided. While it may not be seen as the top offer in gaming anymore, the platform has welcomed a number of high-profile launch day games recently, including Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2. Those additions only enhance a vast library of hundreds games ideal for weekend-long gaming binges. This week's picks feature a cathartic shooter, an award-winning indie gem, and a essential HD-2D RPG. Sniper Elite: Resistance Every so often, everyone needs a little catharsis. For 20 years, the Sniper Elite series has provided exactly that. Rebellion Developments' enduring shooter line presents players intensely graphic carnage against Nazi targets. This year, the studio released Sniper Elite: Resistance, a well-timed new entry to the franchise. While it doesn't revolutionize the gameplay, Resistance remains a well-constructed dose of immersive sim World War II sandboxes packed with enemy objectives. The long-range combat is as visceral and gratifying as ever, featuring the game's trademark killcam displaying every bullet's effect in gory, explicit detail. It's a bloody excitement for any pacifist wanting to let off steam in the safety of a digital world. Resist 1000x 1000xResist tells an critically acclaimed story touching on post-pandemic life, generational trauma, and other deep themes. It approaches these themes through a sci-fi perspective; you play as Watcher, one of several clones of Iris, the only person left of a global outbreak that eradicated human life. Watcher and her sister clones delve into Iris's recollections from the time Earth was beset by that terrible plague, along with memories of her education and family life, neither of which were bearable for a teenager. Watcher discovers Iris isn't what she appears, and the story unfolds from that point. Should all that mystery fails to grab your interest, the game indeed start with a murder. What could be a more compelling opening than this? Octopath Traveler 2 Yes, completing a gazillion-hour RPG in only nine days is a challenging task, but if any game worth attempting the effort for, it's Octopath Traveler 2. Square Enix's visually striking masterpiece is leaving Game Pass at the close of the month (as is the original game, also available). However, due to a break in the middle, at least for those in the States, it's technically achievable. Octopath Traveler 2 follows 8 characters, every one embodying a distinct story style. You'll find a procedural tale about a cleric looking into the murder of his cathedral's archbishop. A merchant aiming to solve poverty through the power of capitalism headlines a western-themed narrative. There's even a enigma about an apothecary with memory loss (since every good RPGs require a hero with an unknown past, of course). A few of these stories intertwine in unexpected, intriguing ways, while you progress through a stunning Industrial Revolution themed setting. And the battle system is superb — stat-focused gameplay distilled to its purest form.