Grand Theft Auto IV/Heartwarming


 * "Niko, my cousin!" *hugs* Even though he's drunk at the time, Roman's joy at having cousin Niko in Liberty City is a pretty good moment to make you smile.
 * Roman comforting Niko after.
 * Roman is just The Woobie. Since Niko's arrival, he'd been stabbed, kidnapped, shot, tied up, beaten,  and had his computer broken but never, ever lost faith in his cousin.
 * The stranger quests, showing a lighter side to Niko (sometimes) involving rescuing a failing rapper being harassed by thugs, giving money to a drug-addled prostitute and taking her home, helping a recently divorced woman, stopping Anna Faustin's (Mikhail's daughter from way back at the beginning) new boyfriend from turning her into a whore, helping, paying off some debts with newly reformed ex-drunkard Mel and getting old friend Hossan's money back from an employer.
 * More needs to be said about Marnie (the drug-addled prostitute). In her second mission you take her to the train station and give her some money for her journey home. Afterwards you get an email from her, telling you just how much you've changed her life. In a game where nearly everyone you meet you kill and end up in a little better situation then you left, it's one of the few genuinely bright spots.
 * Despite