No one knows why this is happening within Konami.
Most gamers of course sympathise with Kojima, but Konami might have a good reason for going down this road with their most famous and influential developer.

Good riddance? Really? Do you know anyone else in Konami who's actually capable of making a Stealth game? Kojima is the only one who actually knows how to.

I like Kojima as a game developer, but I was never truly into Metal Gear. Except the third and Portable Ops I never managed to get myself finishing them. It is sad to see him leave a company after he spent almost 30 years there.

BUT we do not have the whole story. Maybe Kojima simply felt that he is the star who is running the show? Maybe he went mad? Maybe he actually committed a crime and Konami wants to be clear of him? We do not know.

Anyways, hoping for the best for both him and Konami.

Ocarina has you crisscrossing across the map and revisiting each location at least once, not including sidequests.

We know that konami cut content from Peacewalker after saying it was too violent. We also know that he is pushing the boundaries of narrative within games. Konami is clearly trying to censor him and his vision.

That's why you can warp with the Ocarina of Time to all the important locations.

Besides, Shadow of the Colossus is one of the best games ever made and all you do there is travel and kill bosses. The travelling makes for a nice change of pace.

That's why you can skip cutscenes with the start button

everybody already knows this

Its offical: konami has no honor.

Hideo Kojima produced with Kojima production MGS5 Phantom Pain. But:
Konami has removed Hideo Kojima's name and the Kojima Productions logo from the Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain box art.

http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/metal_gear_solid_5_the_phantom_pain/news/latest_metal_gear_solid_5_box_art_drops_hideo_kojimas_name.html

This is the last game I ever buy from Konami. They're dead to me after mgsv. You can't take away kojima's name from MGSV, it's his game! Whatever, he'll get picked up somewhere else, or start his own company, and continue releasing ground breaking games.