God of War combat doesn't seem to click with me? Find it sub-boring?

So I been playing through god of war 3 and for some reason I find the combat kinda boring. I don't know why if its the fixed camera angles or the combat feels button-mashy.

I played lots of other combat/hack n' slash games like devil may cry, darksiders, metal gear rising, bayonetta. I loved them all but for some reason I find the gameplay of god of war slightly boring. Like it feels less skilled-based or something. I dont know why.