I am facing the same issue. Also tried without VR. Version 1.2 is running fine, current version 1.71 is crashing.
Difference with V1.71:
the game loads. Unity screen is shown, then it freezes and then i get a black screen but can hear the menu music for two seconds and it crashes. So it bascially launches I guess.
I'd assume it is in fact the system thats causing troubles. Do you have any tips or hints that might help us identify the problem?