I have 60 hours in and just got to the temples. There's a ton of things to do. I'll probably get 100 hours into the base game and then many, many more hours from mods.
I'm not sure if Montreal smoked meat is popular there but the best poutine I've had was just fries, homemade turkey gravy, cheese curds, and Montreal smoked meat.
The other responses are good, but I'll just add that if it was Ukraine, they would take credit for it. Assassinating a high ranking officer is a big deal, and would make them look strong. So unless there's something else going on, it's safe to rule Ukraine out.
There are still good AAA releases, it's just that 95% of AAA games are not worth the price.
I would argue the old business model still works, it's just that most AAA games studios don't follow that model anymore. Back in the day, a full priced game didn't have DLC or MTX, was an actual complete game, and focused more on the fun than the profit making. Games tried new ideas, they innovated instead of chasing whatever fad is popular at the time. It's the modern AAA game business model that is the problem and doesn't work anymore.
The somewhat niche ARPG space is already competitive enough in strong game design with the likes of PoE, Grim Dawn, and Last Epoch for subpar games to make it long term.
And I'm toast