Just tried this for the first time - it froze in the tutorial as soon as I got control over the character. I could hear it making menu noises but nothing was responding and x'ing out of the menus didn't fix it. So I restarted, skipped the intro, talked to the other business owners and did the bar tending tutorial - everything's looking good at this point, I'm interested, and it freezes mid dialogue.
...Am I doing something wrong? Are you just meant to jump to the latest update and starting a new game doesn't work? I kinda want to play the game from the beginning...