Hey! Just bought the game and im having the exact same issues, dont know what could be the root cause, that zip without winrt seems to not be available to download anymore :(
I can see the console for a split second when I open the Verbose Console exe, this is what I get: 
(Atleast I can play it in my linux pc lol :D )
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