Actually, that's kinda what happened to me, exept it was a similar but different problem.....

         I had just downloaded the game, and I was SO psyched to start playing.But, in the tutorial while trading with Neave Besetun, my screen started flickering, and crashed.I found that if you turn off the volume, it flickers much more slowly, but the effect is still the same.I have no idea what to do, and I can't even actually PLAY the game.I almost cried in frustration actually.I think I have found a new bug, which will probably need a patch to fix.Please (and I mean PLEASE) help me.