What this game really needs is an in-game notebook.
Yeah... that is it... how about a book that just allows you to put notes in. Nothing special, just a simple text input system. That way I could type in the date, the person I spoke with and some basic hints/facts I got from their conversation.
Heck, I would even like that better than them giving access to the full dialogue in the entire game.
But that's not old school enough! To make this game old school, you should have none of this. You must grab your note book and a pen, write stuff down! And none of this word processing on a second monitor, that destroys the immersion of the game! You must use your brain. Any simple improvements just show that you want to dumb down the game for the mass market! /sarcasm (do we have a sarcasm font?)
An in game note system would be fantastic. Especially for those players that may take a break and forget all the goings on. And it would hardly break the immersion of the game. In fact, it would only add to it, making your character even more like an adventurer/source hunter. They must keep a journal detailing what they saw and experienced.
