Definitely agreed they don't make them like they used to.
Unfortunately Subaru isn't the only who isn't making "exciting" cars, although other manufacturers resurrected "fun" cars in the last several years. These things always go back and forth, like a race. One is more ahead of the other, then the other is more ahead than the one. To and fro as such. Example: ND Miata was "better" than the BRZ. S2000 was better than both. Now the new BRZ is equaling the S2000 and better than the ND Miata (from what I've seen and read as these things are always subjective).