This thing is happening to me too
A hero posted the "fix" for this earlier in the thread - making a few folders and copying in a file will make it playable, but for me at least all the dialog and interface turns into jibberish. Guessing the file hasnt been translated.
Now I'm wondering how to get to the Alley for Melissa as it seems to be under construction and is inaccessible.. D:
Figured it out - albeit I am probably the only one who needed to even think about it lol. If anyone else has the IQ of an NPC like me, the Alley isn't the one Downtown, but the Back Alley that's usually empty in the evening. Head there and skip time until some sketchy fellow shows up.