If your game is stuck on the first screen asking you to press A or Space to continue (not registering input from your controller or/and keyboard, this is usually easily fixed by following the below steps:
- Go to the Microsoft official download page here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads-2647da03-1eea-4433-9aff-95f26a218cc0
- Install packages for Visual Studio 2015, 2017, and 2019. You will need to install two files: x86 and x64
- Reboot your PC and retest the game