Bloodborne fans finally have the game playable on PC via emulation after months of nothing but black screens, crashes, and hellish red tints. It's a monumental step forward for not just FromSoftware and Japan Studio's seminal Lovecraftian action RPG, but also for PS4 emulation in general.
With Bloodborne now on PC, fans are digging through the files to find new ways to optimise the game while also making some neat discoveries in the process. Take YouTuber and modder fromsoftserve, who found the Hunter holding a proper shield and sword.
As they note in the comments, it's probably just a debug item, but it's fun to see all the same.
The only shield you can find in the release build of the game is the wooden shield, the item description of which tells us that "Hunters do not normally employ" them as they are "ineffectual against the strength of beasts".
In all likelihood, FromSoftware included it not as a viable means of protection, but as a thematic way to distance Bloodborne from Dark Souls by showing the futility of old tactics as the game pushed us towards more aggressive action. However, you can find a much better shield in The...
