Okay, recently I discovered this problem on windows 8. It was after I tried changing a setting, all of a sudden any display driver I chose under setup would not show.
Here's the fix that worked for me:
Make sure in compatibility settings for setup AND anesis.exe are both checked for either windows xp or windows 7.
Run the setup and chose a resolution.
Close.
Then run the patcher and play.
For some reason with windows 8 none of the driver options allowed a resolution. So you have to run the setup in compatibility mode, and then select one. You'll also want to run the game in compatibility mode afterwards each time.