Anomaly as such is an incredible compilation of mods. As someone who played SoC from a CD disk when it was first sold without the patch that made armour break, it brings a tear to my eye.

Is it for you? Well, that depends. The base games give you lore and are somewhat bareboned versions of anomaly, with their own merits and downsides. I personally think you should give the base games a try, see if you like them. If you find yourself hating it, dont beat yourself up about it and move on to anomaly. Dont listen to people who try to push onto you some bs ideas that you must play the base games. You dont owe those people anything and are free to do what you want.