Those who were able to get Final Fantasy XIV pre-order were given access to Square Enix action adventure game.

The early access programs of Final Fantasy XIV started August 24 but severe issues were encountered. In fact, according to Kotaku, the game's early access release over this weekend "was a mess."

One of the perks of those who decided to get the game via Final Fantasy XIV pre-order will be to have the early access program set by Square Enix over the weekend but many experienced severe issues on the game. For instance, gamers were unable to get past the menus screens of Final Fantasy XIV.

To know more about the problems that occurred during Final Fantasy XIV early access program release, you can watch the video below:

Square Enix issued a statement in response to issues encountered by those who preorder Final Fantasy XIV and tried the game during the early access program. The game develeoper said that they have "placed a severe login restriction in order to stabilize the servers."

The statement reads, "We have confirmed that the issues on the North American/European data center Worlds have resurfaced. Therefore, we have placed a severe login restriction in order to stabilize the servers."

Square Enix further continued, "While you may continue to have a difficult time logging into the game, please note that the issue is being addressed, and new updates will follow as additional information becomes available."

Moreover, the game director, Naoki Yoshida also issued an apology to the affected players of Final Fantasy XIV. On the game's official forum, as cited by Game Front, he wrote:

The maximum expected population limit is nearing for each World, and unless the current World simultaneous connection amount decreases, we are unable to open release the limitation.

In case we do release the limitation, there is a high chance that the corresponding World will crash or cause issues, and we are thinking that it will be difficult for us to release it for a while. We please ask you to consider playing in a World that has a low limitation."

Final Fantasy XIV will be officially available starting August 28.