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I don't think Portal is high art. I think it's merely very, very good. But it (and now we're getting in to definitions of art, which I said I wouldn't do...) didn't affect me emotionally or change my view in the world like high art should.
It would be like saying that Scott Pilgrim is high art; it's an accomplished, polished comedy, but it's not art.
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I don't really think it's fair to say something has to emotionally move you to be considered high art. That's a pretty narrow view, as it automatically excludes all other emotions from being worth considering.
If it's a very well-crafted work, and it accomplishes what it sets out to do, then I'd say it's "good art"; even more so if it pushes boundaries and innovates (like Portal did with its portal game mechanic).