Flying 45-deg bank turns in Alternate and Direct Laws is the same as doing the exercise in a conventional aircraft.
Negative!
DIRECT LAW handling characteristics are NOT like a conventional airplane's, no matter what Airbus claims.
Sidesticks give no clue of airspeed, like conventional airplane yokes do. Specially in steep turns, g force feeling is a cue that will tell you when to ease the bank, get back to altitude and roll to 45º again. Sidesticks give no clue of anything.
btw, I think steep turn training is a waste of sim time.