I'm just gonna pre-order and have it shipped to my house...so not worth going into town the day of, only to find it's sold out. I can wait the extra day or two so that I know I'll get it, and I won't have to drive anywhere.
Pretty much all the FF games are a little slow in the beginning, but I think that's good, it gives you some time to ease into the game and figure out the controls and such. But yeah, once you get a little further along, it starts to pick up.
I just started playing and right away noticed how that one princess chick looks like Yuna.... The intro did not suck me in like what the other FF have done.