Had a few people with this issue in the past. One user mentioned he was using the 32bit version, which was the problem. Using the 64bit helped.
First it didn't work(I was already running it on 64), than I ran it at 32, it crashed, than I ran it again on 64 and it worked.... Idk what the hell happened there but it works now, so thx. Also while I have your attention. Do you plan on translating into other langauges? I am a translator on an other game and I'd be up for it if you need.