P.S. And I won't even mention Devil May Cry and other games. It's just a typical console game with great graphics (although, to each their own), simply with altered combat and gameplay, but the core concept of grinding remains (like jumping on ledges where you can stumble and have to start jumping again). In general, BoD differs from these games in that the focus is more on the difficulty of combat than on such grindy features.
P.P.S. And I don't like the anime style either.