Trying out Halo 4 at FanExpo

Over the weekend I got to try out Halo 4 and the Microsoft booth at FanExpo over the weekend. Luckily I was there the first day on Thursday and early so not a big line up to get in. However trying it on any other day looked like it would have been quite the wait.

The game feels very much like Halo so 343 did a good job to not veer off to far in another direction. Now you can sprint anytime as it is no longer locked to being a loadout. What was awesome was when I killed someone and picked up up their shotgun and it assembled as I picked it up.
It just surprised me. I noticed how you locate people on your radar is now both arrows instead of the faded dot for players underneath you. The game felt faster and maybe that might just be because I can sprint all the time now but I think it takes less damage to kill someone making the game more faster paced. I like it. The new armor looks great and I can wait to get my hands on the game this fall.

Here's a picture I took of the new console.

Also there were some great cosplay of some spartans.