This week, Albert and Tera begin their quest into the Lands Between in earnest. This is the first part of 'Gathering The Shards' — 

a weekly sub-series (joined by various Souls community guests) that divides Elden Ring’s 3-minute trailer into 15 second segments, 

using each one as a platform to discuss, analyse, explore and speculate on a variety of topics: visuals, design, gameplay mechanics, music, mythological and cultural references, themes, symbolism, aesthetics, lore and much, much more, going down whatever avenues of subject matter/tangents that naturally occur. 

Now, fellow Tarnished, I command thee…Enjoy!