I've seen prototypes of RPGs where you could freeform talk to NPCs and I pretty quickly lost enthusiasm for the idea after seeing it in action.
It didn't feel like a DnD game where you're maneuvering a social conflict with the DM or other players, it felt more like the social equivalent of jumping up on a table where an NPC couldn't get to you and stabbing them in the face.
This is a weirdo complaint but one thing I don't like that some modern games keep doing is adding a lot of visual/texture noise by having a lot of details.
Sometimes its OK, but sometimes it gets difficult to tell what's going on in the chaos of a fight. Combined with particle effects, reflections, and the DLSS or FSR or whatever and it gets to be a bit of an eye strainer.
Halos usually pretty good about strong enemy colors and easy to read room layouts but a few glimpses of this have me raising an eyebrow.
For some reason any time I have ever brought up playing a centaur, every DM always shoots it down either saying its a serious campaign or it doesn't fit the vibe.
I'm not sure what everyone has against them so I've assumed they're either broken somehow or that someone will attempt the centaur stacking shenanigans.
Depending on what you're looking for in critique, Steam may not be a great place to get feedback. If you're looking for just a handful of focus users, you're better off uploading a game to itch.io and then asking people to try it via whatever relevant channels you're looking at.
Steam is better for reviews. Though reviews are not aimed at the dev but aimed at potential buyers which is very different looking.
I briefly considered starting an open source game project but seeing this kind of stuff keeps me away Lol.
Also my code sucks - Which doesn't stop me from making games but still.
I really enjoyed the Sims 2 on the Xbox because it was co-op and I was eager to see how they handled co-op in future games.
Then I found out that they just never did co-op again and I was incredibly disappointed.
This is definitely going in the book.
I got several, I've found that some people really think about what I like in a game and nail a recommendation and some people just recommend things they liked, regardless how I feel on them.
The big ones would be Breath of the Wild and Helldivers 2.
That sucks. It sounds like a dodged bullet and I wouldn't take it personally.
I've seen this happen from different angles where a manager or c-suite has them hanging people out to dry so they can protect their own ego. Even if you managed to get through that situation, you'll feel like you're walking on glass for every project and that's just not a way you want to live.
A dumb one when I was younger.
Get a whatever job and go to training, get the uniform, they tell me they'll let me know what day I start when they get the schedule.
Two weeks pass and I ask about it again. They get bothered but insist they'll reach out to me when I get scheduled.
A monthish goes by and I run into a co-worker I saw at training. I chuckled and said they still haven't reached out to me. She says what are you talking about, I've been scheduled every week for the past month, and that I should have checked the schedule book in the managers office.
At that point I was already looking at other work so I didn't ever follow up again. I'd assume they fired me at some point.
So far the biggest issues I've faced are League of Legends and funky network driver issues. One of those I can work at, the other not so much.