Words that I myself could have spoken.
Pretty every single game that comes out in this day and age feels like we've 'been there, done that'. Even a lot of Nintendo's new games. The older generations wipe the floor with newer ones. To me the pinnacle was the 5th Gen, but you can't go wrong by saying it was the 4th Gen or even the start of the 6th. I agree we live in a mediocre time, and that DLC picture couldn't be closer to the truth.
Still, I keep getting newer machines for those few (and they are few) gems that do come out ever so rarely.