I can't comment on what it was that actually got it working - it could have been a mix of the following:Did this - didn't work for me - have requested my refund from steam now as its logged all my attempts as gamneplay!
- I uninstalled & reinstalled graphics drivers
- Deleted & redownloaded those Visual C++ files
- Turned off all game overlays
- Verified game downloads
The last one was when it finally kicked off. Played for a little bit and no crashes so far. Already seeing it's going to be a timesink of a game!


