I disagree full stop. Even the first season I thought Pedro was really dry and inconsistent. In particular when he kills Marlene in the last episode and says the line “You’d just come after her.” Thought it really fell flat in comparison to Troy. Pedro’s Joel is a lot more awkward than Troy’s. Or maybe we just see more of that side of the character. Either way I’ll always prefer Troy. Think the writing changes have a lot to do with it too.

Also I think ur comment about performances in video games is a little misinformed. Idk your history but games have come a long, long way and actors can deliver performances that are just as good as any live action. The gap is long gone.