Ok I’m mid era Gen X and I totally dig Conan and Elric.
Conan is by far my favourite. The movies are okay, but the books and comics are great, as well as the various RPGs portraying The Hyborian Age ( Mongoose D20, Modiphus 2D20, etc)
Both of these characters scream Sword and Sorcery to me...
D&D 5E somehow feels like a trimmed down D&D 3E, yet also feels as simple as Basic D&D Red Box,. I guess it’s more a vibe thing then anything else.
Whilst I can certainly think of better games to GM, I really do enjoy being a PC in a D&D 5E game.