What's the Difference Between Dark Souls and Monster Hunter?

Bob Greene asked Twitter what games would you consider to be quote on the bubble for RPGs. The answers that he got were really interesting, and two of them are of special interest to him. He says Dark Souls is an RPG without a doubt but monster hunter has no inherent stats or qualities in it. Greene: You want to know another game where your characters don't have inherent stats? Final fantasy.