🔗 Share this article Three Xbox Game Pass Games That Can Validate Your Membership During the Weekend (Nov. 21-23) After the latest price increase for Game Pass Ultimate, the initial commotion has calmed down. Although it may not be seen as the top offer in gaming anymore, the service has welcomed several big-name launch day releases lately, including Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2. Those titles only enhance a vast library of numerous games perfect for weekend marathon sessions. Our current recommendations feature a cathartic shooter, an prize-winning indie masterpiece, and a essential HD-2D RPG. Sniper Elite: Resistance Every so often, everyone needs a bit of catharsis. Over two decades, the Sniper Elite franchise has delivered precisely that. Rebellion Developments' enduring shooter line offers players ultraviolent mayhem targeting Nazi targets. Recently, the studio launched Sniper Elite: Resistance, a well-timed new entry to the franchise. Although it doesn't reinvent the gameplay, Resistance remains a well-constructed serving of immersive sim World War II sandboxes filled with enemy targets. The long-range combat is as visceral and gratifying as always, with the game's trademark killcam showing each shot's effect in graphic, testicle-crunching clarity. It's a violent excitement for any pacifist looking to let off steam in the safety of a digital space. 1000xResist 1000xResist presents an award-winning narrative exploring post-pandemic life, generational pain, and other deep themes. It examines these subjects through a science fiction perspective; you assume the role of Watcher, a member of several clones of Iris, the sole survivor of a pandemic that wiped out humanity. Watcher and her sister clones delve into Iris's memories from the time Earth was ravaged by that terrible plague, along with experiences of her education and family life, neither of which were bearable for a young person. Watcher discovers Iris is not all that she seems, and the plot develops from there. Should all that mystery fails to hook you, the game does begin with a murder. What could be a more compelling opening than that? Octopath Traveler II Yes, finishing a extremely long RPG in only nine days is a challenging task, but if there's any game deserving trying the grind for, it's Octopath Traveler 2. Square Enix's HD-2D gem is departing Game Pass at the close of the month (along with the original game, also available). However, due to a break in the middle, at least for players in the States, it's technically doable. Octopath Traveler 2 follows eight characters, every one embodying a different story style. There's a investigative tale about a cleric looking into the murder of his church's head priest. A trader aiming to eradicate destitution through the power of commerce headlines a western-themed narrative. There's even a enigma about an herbalist with amnesia (since all great RPGs require a hero with an unknown background, of course). Some of these stories intertwine in unexpected, intriguing ways, as you play through a gorgeous 19th-century inspired setting. And the combat is excellent — stat-focused gameplay boiled to its essence.