First, let me say that I thought both Portal 1 and 2 were fantastic. I (like I imagine a lot of people who visit this site) play a lot of different types of games, not just adventure. However, adventure games will always be my first love. Having said that, I think those who would like Portal to be a sign of an adventure game renaissance are mistaken. Much as I would like to pretend otherwise, Portal is a very intellectual puzzle-heavy variant of a FPS, not a first person adventure game. For those looking for the possible future of the genre, I think games like Heavy Rain or (hopefully) L.A. Noire would be much better examples.
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