I've been lucky enough not to have the issues others have mentioned RE the menu screen not loading properly and/or the mouse freezing; I've found the video does play up occasionally which is fixed by saving and re-loading, and it crashes a bit too, but the auto-saves have spared me most of the grief so far. For reference, I'm playing it on a Win7 i5-4690 w/GTX970. The manual alone barely scratches the surface of the depth of this game, I'd recommend following the manual through the tutorials and then Googling a few guides (IGN, Youtube) to explain the mechanics in more detail and get ideas on how to approach a strategy, before expecting much success. A couple of examples of this are that the tutorials only demonstrate the rudiments of extortion, when there are plenty of other (more satisfying) ways to make money, and I don't think keeping your off-the-books income proportionate to your legit income (and dodging taxes) to avoid the notice of the FBI is mentioned at all. As has been said, the planning interface isn't exactly intuitive (why does it want me to intimidate soup kitchens?!) and the RTS part of the game can be unforgiving, but be warned; once you get used to the interface and the mechanics start making sense to you, the amount of time one can sink into this game without realising is staggering. If the idea of goading your rivals into starting massive gunfights with each other and the police, and/or managing the logistics of a large scale moonshine network appeals to you, you should probably look into this game.
