I agree. Fancy super steels are cool but I’m fine with VG-10. Good ergonomics and great cutting geometry matter a lot. Two of my recent favorites are the Tangram Santa Fe in Acuto 440 and the Kizer Mini Domin in N690. Both feel good in my hand. Both have thin slicey blades. The Mini Domin’s 0.10” blade stock really helps it to slide through material.
BTW, did you see that Spyderco has an exclusive blade steel now?