Deathloop Gameplay - The Ultimate Preview

Join me as I look at everything we know about Deathloop and Deathloop Gameplay. From the combat and the characters to the abilities and the setting of the game, I cover it all.
Deathloop release date: September 14th for PlayStation 5 and PC
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00​​​​​​ Intro
2:12​​​​ The Timeloop Mechanic
7:52​​​​​​ The World
18:56​​​​​ The Characters
25:41​​​​​​ Your Arsenal
31:13​​​​ Your Abilities
37:56​​​​​​ Your Rival Assassin
44:12​​​ Outro
DEATHLOOP GAMEPLAY - THE ULTIMATE PREVIEW
Imagine you’re an assassin and it’s your job to pull off an impossible hit. That’s the premise behind Deathloop. But here’s the catch. You’ve got unlimited lives. In this world, every failure, every death, is an opportunity to try again. To experiment with new weapons and new supernatural abilities, and to discover new secrets and new passageways. Die enough, or rather, try enough, and you’ll eventually be able to crack the code of one very peculiar island, and one massive assassination contract. While Deathloop was delayed until September 14th, we still know a ton about the game. If you want the TLDR version, this could be a game of the year contender. But if you like first person shooters, games that let you play however you want, and if you like exploring expertly and meticulously hand-crafted worlds, then stick around as I cover everything - and I mean everything - we know, about Deathloop.
But first, here’s a fun fact for you. As of now, only 3% of my viewers are subscribed. That blows my mind. The next time I publish a preview for say, Far Cry 6, Ratchet and Clank, or any other big game, 97% of my viewers won’t get notified. I don’t post videos very often but when I do, I make sure they’re worth your time. So if you like highly researched, highly edited previews just like this one, hit that subscribe button below. And with that out of the way, let’s look at everything we know, about Deathloop.
THE LOOP
It’s hard to talk about the world, the characters, and the gameplay of Deathloop without first explaining its premise. The game takes place within a time loop that has you, a character named Colt, waking up morning after morning after morning on the beach of an island called Blackreef. If you want to break this timeloop, and you do, you have until midnight to kill 8 targets, called visionaries. Visionaries are the leaders of Blackreef - or at the very least, they’re the brilliant minds that cooked up this timeloop thing - and if you fail to kill just one visionary, or get killed yourself, the loop resets, placing you back on that same beach with the same goal, and the same splitting headache. It sounds simple, but there’s one major problem. Each visionary is on a set schedule, and without your intervention, there’s literally not enough time in the day to simply find and assassinate each visionary one by one. As such, you’ve got to manipulate their schedules by triggering certain events, or preventing others. This will cause, for example, two targets to change their plans and hence, appear in the same place at the same time, allowing you to save precious time by eliminating them simultaneously. It’s what the developers call a “Murder Puzzle.” There are many pieces to this puzzle, and discovering they fit together is completely non linear. You have to scope out your targets, uncover mysteries, and you can do this in any order, and at any pace that you choose. But while the exploration phase of Deathloop is completely non linear, this murder puzzle has only one solution. That is to say, you must kill all 8 targets in just the right order. But again, the game lets you discover this solution, more or less, on your own. As described by Game Director Dinga Bakaba in an article in Game Informer "If we're talking about learning everything there is to know about breaking the time loop, it is very open-ended. Activities can be completed in any order, and every situation can be approached in a variety of ways.” But he then went on to say that “There is only one solution for how to get out of the time loop. But first, you need to find it. Then you need to perform it. And that isn't necessarily the easiest thing to accomplish."

[@robertosantos7135]

My guess is that colt was probably found guilty of treason because maybe he was once a visionarie who went rogue when helping the other visionaries with the making of the loop and only remembers that his goal is breaking the loop

[@rhenry5708]

such an underrated channel

[@QuestMode]

Thanks for the support!

[@claesjunhammar4645]

I agree

[@gabrielcrisan2289]

@@QuestMode 800 in 888

[@cliffordjohnson943]

Can’t wait to see the speedruns on this game

[@QuestMode]

Yep. Gonna be pretty interesting to see how long it takes for people to figure out how to beat the game in one run.

[@headsgrowback1]

@@QuestMode within the first 24 hours easy. Never underestimate the speedrun community

[@Themaxxrad99]

@@headsgrowback1 true.

[@jayfrosimpson2895]

So sad this got delayed but willing to wait for a better game.

[@Smackthatchicken929]

Yeah we learned from cyberpunk 😂

[@alexubel]

@@Smackthatchicken929 Nah. You will find that no one learned anything from Cyberpunk. Deathloop wasn't delayed to fix anything. It got pushed to avoid Resident Evil Village. It's also Bethesda, so....

[@NotJuquan]

@@alexubel it needed to get delayed in my opinion the gun sounds kinda muffed

[@mainsmain]

@@alexubel 16 times the bugs

[@johnt3606]

@@mainsmain we're talking about arkane studios here. Bethesda is not the one developing the game. Play dishonored and you'll see how good and how clean the gameplay is. Literally no bugs

[@joshparker1295]

A murderous Groundhogs Day. I’m digging it.

[@GamePhysics]

Basically the plot of Edge of Tomorrow minus the aliens. Try the same day over again until you defeat your enemy.

[@Yeet432]

@@GamePhysics or boss battle on hulu

[@ZitrusCS]

As a dishonored super fan, I cannot wait for this game

[@wilian.]

s a m e

[@EarlSway]

this game seems like playing a hitman level multiple times - and I love it

[@QuestMode]

My thoughts exactly.

[@EyesDontCry]

It's like putting every hitman level into 1 big map

[@arcakahraman4040]

Don't know why but your channel (esp. your previews) is highly underrated. You deserve way more views.

[@davemilton1587]

agree

[@kayrakaanonline2615]

Can’t believe your subscribers are just 3% of the views. Hope it gets better soon. Thanks a lot for the video. I was not crazy excited about this game, but thanks to this video i definitely understand the game better and i have learned a bunch of things i didn’t know about the game. Deathloop is now one of my most anticipated games of 2021 too! Hope they can deliver everything they promise. Because if they can, we will probably see one of the true next gen games in the form of gameplay.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

This video is insanely well done. I've been subscribed. Your content is so good.

[@QuestMode]

Thank you! It means a lot to hear from my subscribers.

[@elidasilva5558]

The marketing team for Deathloop need to be fired, I know more about the gameplay and how it will play from this video then any of the trailers released

[@sergeviken5654]

Dude your channel is so underrated, you deserve a million subscribers!

[@devo17210812]

Super great preview, nice time length, very detailed, and well put together! Awesome job man! I appreciate it I'm super hype for the game

[@QuestMode]

Thanks!

[@davemilton1587]

subbed. underrated channel. u dont go too hard on the "OMG U WONT BELIEVE THIS" hype. its good

[@skoobs5382]

I got gamingbolt vibes while watching this video, but anyways, great video man, I’m really looking forward to this game😍

[@MrGipiem]

Lucky me i found this channel, god job!

[@fabrice9848]

A very nice video about the only game I find exciting at the moment. Thank you very much.

[@Dangatv]

Never seen your channel before. Great video I'm gunna sub. Keep up the good work man!!

[@QuestMode]

I plan on it. Thanks for the sub!

[@genericcommenter9005]

Thanks for finding the info on these games. It's so hard to figure out what's true and where to find news on these titles

[@bentotron3654]

Subscribed and loved the video. Was so gutted when the game was delayed but it will be worth the wait.

[@mar11423]

Hey man, nice video! I'm glad people are compiling info so new people can more easily introduced into the game. Two things I wanted to note however: the weapon you're referring to at around 28:10 is not the Fourpounder, but instead the gun you show after the LIMP-10. Speaking of the LIMP-10, it is the SMG he's using, not the turret, as we see a solo shot of the SMG right after in that video. You're also able to dual wield combinations of single handed weapons, e.x dual Fourpounders or a Fourpounder and a Tribunal. Easy things to mistake and not a big deal, but just wanted to let you know!

[@kristopherreaves1457]

You need more followers cus this is top notch review!

[@splattern8218]

this vid is way to underrated. this was super helpfull and showed a lot.

[@regissanders2409]

I was aware of this game before but now I'm SUPER HYPED for it!

[@thenegusayo]

so hyped for this game. great vid!

[@EnRGFuZion]

First of all the fact that only 3% of views are subs Instantly got me to sub. Second I saw that the video was 45 minutes and I cringed a bit, but I ended up watching the whole thing! IT WAS GREAT! I love your format! Very organized and rewarding to follow. I have been spoiled by the 10 minute meta and I am sorry for my initial reaction. I appreciate that you take the time necessary. Here's to joining the 3% 🍻

[@QuestMode]

Thank you so much! I’ll be posting my ratchet and clank preview soon so stay tuned 👍

[@knightofhearts4633]

This was awesome and exactly what I was looking for! I'm definitely giving you a follow bro. Also, you helped me decide not to pre-order it lol, even though I LOVE Dishonored and I think Arcane is one of the best. And I do think this game will be awesome, the pre-order bonuses just don't seem worth it, I want it, but seeing as I haven't even been able to buy a PS5, I think I'll just wait until I have one and then buy it. At least that's where I'm at right now, I may change my mind before the release lol. What do you think? Is the Deluxe preorder edition worth the money?

[@vipsignlive]

Excellent Video Josh!

[@mountrussmore]

Ok. I wasn't going to watch this but I'm glad I did. Fantastic job. It's gonna make the make the next five months tougher.

[@Sam-nn9hv]

Best Deathloop complete overview on the internet.

[@Cerberus0076]

This ones going to be huge Baby! Cant wait to dive in that stylish 60s Area over and over and damm over again^^

[@Reiner_Miller]

Good that there is no timer on levels. I was starting to worry. I really hate any time limits in games.

[@deeznutscragmiar6968]

One of things that stopped me from enjoying dead rising

[@Sam-nn9hv]

Now that Deathloop has been delayed so long, maybe we all will have a chance to actually buy a PS5 by the time it releases!

[@applepieman9443]

Hope you got one brorher

[@itsme.PrinceVegeta]

nope

[@theonlysardine726]

how is it going

[@MicFury]

Great Job My Guy This Was Awesome :)

[@QuestMode]

Thanks!

[@MicFury]

@@QuestMode no problem man here to support :)

[@nicpics6220]

This dude needs more views you make the best ultimate previews ima send a link in reddit

[@matthewbunting7804]

Great Vid by the way , just subscribed m8

[@QuestMode]

Thank you!

[@EdwardVGrimm]

Subscribed. Worth it. 👌🏽🔥

[@danfors1333]

There's so many movies of this kind of plot, they should make a mod and take a lead character of each movie into the game as assassins. Bill Murray from Groundhog Day, the girl from Run Lola Run, Tom Cruise from Edge of Tomorrow, Frank Grillo from Boss Level, girl from Happy Death Day and so on.

[@motoko9888]

Great one !

[@ps2progamer814]

awesome video. Will you do biomutant preview?

[@QuestMode]

I'm gonna try to get one done, yes.

[@mountrussmore]

I was so stoked for this. Probably my most anticipated game this year. To delay in April when it was coming out in May really hurt Arkane! I appreciate what you do but I honestly don't want to hear about this game now until September. Wouldn't surprise me to see it go to 2022 at this point.

[@smurphftw2008]

Fantastic preview. I just hope I finally have a PS5 by the time this comes out in September.

[@QuestMode]

I hope you do, too. Good luck!

[@kayniac7277]

gun corrections: the 2 shot burst guns can be seen in the first gameplay trailer, the limp 10 is the machine pistol colt is using in the clip with the turret

[@therealkillmongerdbd]

Subbed!!! EDIT: Julianna is going down!

[@202STFU]

awesome deep dive

[@matthewbunting7804]

I’m looking forward to this , probably the 2nd must have game for this year

[@Jeses961]

Whats ur first

[@fabianmedina9724]

@@Jeses961 Ratchet and clank

[@julyclarion5499]

Amazing

[@rhylz6447]

I can’t wait for this game to finally come out!!!

[@Moscoe...]

This game will be my game of the Year.

[@headsgrowback1]

The big reveal is that colt is one of the founders/makers of the island or the timeloop tech - calling it now.

[@xceptiona1828]

That pistol that combines into a rifle was actually shown a few times like at 28:53

[@QuestMode]

Wow. Good eye. I can't believe I missed that.

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

Seems like dishonored, but with a few gimmicks. Which is fine, but releasing on my daughter's 1st bday, going to have to be the day after for me. Priorities.

[@rummhamproductions8208]

Exactly, priority's. Get yours in check, leave the family behind for good and play death loop and other future games. Families are for the 1950's.

[@Largentina.]

@@rummhamproductions8208 Nobody should take advice from someone that can't accurately spell "priorities".

[@rummhamproductions8208]

@@Largentina. It's called a JOKE. Dumbo.

[@Largentina.]

@@rummhamproductions8208 Mine was also a joke, kiddo. I responded to a joke with a joke. Crazy huh? Yours was obviously a joke and it honestly made me laugh, but what wasn't a joke was your spelling of the word "priorities" which was the joke I was making.

[@muffy7323]

@@Largentina. Someone makes a joke: I sleep Someone makes a spellinj mistake: Real shit

[@10-OSwords]

This looks fun I just hope there is more mana available. I had a big prob. with Dishonored 2 feeling like the amount that I could use magic abilities was very stunted especially if you want to combine abilities.

[@shammendraeshwar433]

im going to write a detail notes on every level. 16 variants of notes for all times and levels.this is like cracking an entrance test.

[@QuestMode]

I know. I can’t wait!

[@marciturani6416]

stealthgamerbr is going to have an absolute field day with this game

[@phoenixforce2409]

This is like Boss Level with only one person chasing you, and you being the one doing the rest of the hunting to get out of the fight.

[@umanoid1523]

Quite comprehensive. I don’t have a PS so just another game I’m going to have to watch on Twitch.I LOVE arcane games but not enough to buy a PS5. No gaming PC either since were in the middle of a chip shortage. Killed my plans to build one.

[@BurqueBone]

Alright alright I subbed

[@QuestMode]

Thank you!

[@MINECRAFTandSEB]

this game looks INSANE

[@kelpyyyyy]

For the 2 pistols that combine into a rifle, I don't think it's the fourpounder because in the Gameplay reveal trailer, at 0:59, we see Colt combine 2 pistols into a rifle and it's not the fourpounder correct me if I'm wrong

[@TheMagicNicBicycle]

Proud to be in the 3%

[@QuestMode]

Glad to have you in my audience. Thanks for the support!

[@beneyammesfin9319]

why did you stop uploading preloaded on your channel :( :( :( It was one of my favorite podcast. But this video was amazing... Keep doing what your doing.

[@QuestMode]

You can still catch Preloaded over on Jayvee's youtube channel at kzbin.info

[@juiceleethewarriorpoet]

A black protagonist in a video game super rare super fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@apictureoffunction]

I think the messages left for Colt come from Colt himself after he's broken the loop. For whatever he reason, he finds he can leave short messages for his former self to guide him to the correct path. That's just my guess, I suppose we'll know in a few days!

[@ShowbizPhoenix]

Makes me think of Bioshock and dishonored a bit

[@parmeshyadav6744]

Time loop theory sounds like Stein's gate anime when Rintarou (mc) tries to save Mayuri from dying but fails all time and remembers every time loop and death of Mayuri.

[@sigma5210]

Colt is a visionary obviously

[@QuestMode]

Interesting theory.

[@babayaga4320]

I get the vibe that this is going to be a _very_ short game, meant to be played many times. I'm down for multiple play throughs when it comes to games I love, but I do not like short games, if that's the case here it's a no-go for me, but it does seem interesting at least.

[@MINECRAFTandSEB]

it doesnt look so short tbh

[@Sm0k3turt]

Hype as fuck for this. Already preordered months ago

[@mustashfan1o198]

Imagine: Knife only speedrun

[@dudearlo]

This shit looks dope :D Kinda like a Hitman, MGS, Dishonored, Deus-ex love-child

[@dannystopford8324]

That 97.1% killed me man, that sucks

[@QuestMode]

Pretty crazy, huh? Something has changed for my channel in 2021 that's driving my views and subs down. Hopefully we can get back to where things were in 2019 and 2020. Thanks for the support!

[@dannystopford8324]

@@QuestMode I hope so Josh, your videos are my go to for gaming you definitely deserve the recognition for the effort you put into the videos. For example, I thought Deathloop was an online game and now I know it's not and it has been explained it's probably my most hyped and I'd seen absolutely nothing other than the reveal trailer that initially turned me off it. So thank you!

[@Eightminusfive]

Expertly crafted vid, consider myself a sub

[@QuestMode]

Thank you, Jason! Much appreciated 🙏

[@sking7448]

So basically this is another Returnal

[@exodusn2233]

Looks really cool overall. I hope there are more unorthodox weapons like the nailgun.

[@adrian_cool_kid2853]

Wait so colts objective is to kill all the ai or just kill her until you win

[@MatheusSantoro91]

Bet the video is great as usual, but 45 min!!! 😳

[@QuestMode]

lol. That's how long my previews used to be. Thanks for watching!

[@callmepsycho3132]

I’d buy this, it’s made by the legends themselves Arkane studios

[@Loveilis]

I don’t know everything...let’s see if I’ll actually keep my preorder or get my refund for the delay.

[@MisterK-YT]

“IF you’re playing on PS5” ? Isn’t it a PS5 exclusive? Or perhaps it will be on PC too? Genuinely asking.

[@QuestMode]

Yeah, it’s also gong to be on PC.

[@johnt3606]

It's a timed exclusive, meaning it is gonna be on ps5 and pc first then on xbox 1 year later (this is a pretty asshole move tbh)

[@zman8998]

The character looks like Jax from mortal kombat

[@jayfrosimpson2895]

Honestly I think they could have released the game, Considering an Game Informer did the cover story on it. So I’m thinking they’re just adding additional features and stuff that will make the game better. Rather than fixing bugs and stuff like that.

[@Largentina.]

You don't know if the game was running well or not so you have no basis for saying that they could've released the game.

[@sifter14]

This is speed run, the game.

[@ME-dn8sm]

Fucking buzzing for this. Dishonoured 1 and 2 were excellent

[@QuestMode]

My thoughts exactly.

[@LostTouristOfficial]

Basically similar concept to Returnal

[@daviddeng5497]

Do you think that silencers will be a thing?

[@QuestMode]

Good question! I know some guns are silenced on their own, but I don't know if you'll be able to mod them with silencers, or if silencers will be an item you can find in the game.

[@TheMaskedWarrior92]

@@QuestMode Actually, the Nail Gun is the only confirmed silenced weapon to date

[@nemesisencounter2060]

I.hope this is more like Dishonored and nothing like Returnal

[@QuestMode]

I’m right there with you

[@AdrianStoneisdead]

Finally, my dream of being able to kill someone named Egor every day is gonna come true! And here I thought Assassin's Creed 2 gifting me the privilege of punching and punching and punching the Pope was the best thing ever bestowed upon a simple mote of meat such as myself....

[@SquidlyFishBeans]

Edit* (Im a stupid brownie boy that is exactly what they did!!!!) The biggest travesty is that Sony copped this as an exclusive. They should consider delivering games like this strait to PC/PSN. You get the sales from PC. Good faith in the gaming community. Its not a first party title and you can still fuck xbox (A competition console) with the exclusivity. Im not really looking to play this on my base ps4...also I don't have any bots to get a ps5...lol

[@dannypistilli4864]

It almost feels like its in the Dishonored and Bioshock universe

[@MINECRAFTandSEB]

GUYS, should I buy far cry 6 or deathloop?

[@itsme.PrinceVegeta]

HOW TF THEY THINK IM GON GET A PS5

[@itsme.PrinceVegeta]

got a PC

[@megaheroes3611]

Find it odd that Bethesda recently teamed up with Microsoft, yet this game isn't even on Xbox Series X and Bethesda made this,

[@MixedMilk1]

Bethesda was bought buy microsoft. But this game was obviously already late development and deals in place with sony. Microsoft will honor any deal that was already in place before the acquisition.

[@johnnyplto5592]

ps4 got deathloop early after the update that bricked the console

[@KxrbonTh30ry]

Bro really???

[@johnnyplto5592]

@@KxrbonTh30ry yeah but the gameplay is just the safe mode bar getting to 24 and me initializing my console twice a week

[@snakeman-metalman157]

This is the cyberpunk 2077 everyone wanted 😫👌👌👌

[@opinionpaladin6007]

Is it just me or did the main character’s ethnicity change? I coulda swore I saw previous pics with a white dude

[@QuestMode]

No. He's always been black.

[@opinionpaladin6007]

Look at the “Deathloop Explained” thumbnail from Bethesda Softworks. You can only see the main character from behind. Lowkey thought he was a very tanned Hispanic

[@Sam-Fisher]

First 💪🏻

[@QuestMode]

Dude. The one and only Sam Fisher.

[@placeholder8371]

Disliked just for the complaints about how many people are subbed.

[@jackm4536]

Bit grumpy

[@Onsenblc]

noisy voice. Bye

[@Loveilis]

That looper tone at the end of every sentence is so fucking annoying and unoriginal I am contemplating not finishing the video because this tone loop. Edit: I’m out